The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Esther 6:4,11,
"Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about impaling Mordecai on the pole he had set up for him... So Haman got the robe and the horse. He robed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city streets, proclaiming before him, 'This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!'"
Haman intended to put Mordecai to death for failing to bow before him. He entered the king's court to speak with the king about impaling him on a pole he had set up for the purpose. However, due to events outside of Haman's control, Haman left the court with the king's command that he honor Mordecai with the highest of honors.
I cannot think of another account that so forcefully displays the proverb: "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 16:18.
"Haman had just entered the outer court of the palace to speak to the king about impaling Mordecai on the pole he had set up for him... So Haman got the robe and the horse. He robed Mordecai, and led him on horseback through the city streets, proclaiming before him, 'This is what is done for the man the king delights to honor!'"
Haman intended to put Mordecai to death for failing to bow before him. He entered the king's court to speak with the king about impaling him on a pole he had set up for the purpose. However, due to events outside of Haman's control, Haman left the court with the king's command that he honor Mordecai with the highest of honors.
I cannot think of another account that so forcefully displays the proverb: "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 16:18.
The book of Proverbs is replete with axioms and maxims: truths to live by. We live by them to find success in life and we violate them to our own peril. In the account of Haman and Mordecai in the book of Esther, the truth of Proverbs 16:18 could not be displayed more clearly and effectively.
The book of Proverbs contains many truths and principles for life - for us. The advantage the wisdom found in Proverbs brings to our lives simply cannot be matched. The account of Haman is a cautionary one and brings the importance of the wisdom found in Proverbs to the ordering of our lives. Things do not end well for Haman. Perhaps if he had embraced the book of Proverbs things would have turned out much better for him.
There are 31 chapters in the book of Proverbs. Consequently, a person could read through a chapter of Proverbs for the day of the month and avail himself/herself the truths contained in the book each and every month. It only takes 10 to 12 minutes to read a chapter of Proverbs. Today is May 16, so this morning I read Proverbs 16. It is an activity I have engaged in for many, many years and I can attest to the tremendous advantage it brings to life.
How about you? Is God's wisdom for your life worth 10 minutes out of your day? It certainly would have been for Haman!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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