Esther 5-10
Rev. Dwight Yoo
Premature celebration can sometimes bring about our downfall. Haman thinks he is about to have his revenge on Mordecai and the Jews.
Reversal of glory and humiliation
Haman expects that the king wished to honor him. He was the king's right hand man. Instead, he is humiliated. And his enemy, Mordecai, is glorified.
Reversal of life and death
The day where the Jews were to be killed becomes a day of joy. The Jews are delivered from the sword. A new edict is written that allows them to defend themselves against their enemies. This has become commemorated as Purim.
The greatest reversal is Jesus dying on the cross, to bring sinners life. Resurrection and life comes from the death of an innocent man upon the cross.
Application
We can persevere knowing that Christ will reverse all these things. Even though good deeds are punished and evil men prosper, at the end, it will all be reversed.
We are to live in tune with the reversal that is to come. We will be out of tune with the world, but in tune with the kingdom of God. We are to grow in humility and serving others, not self promotion nor making demands.
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