HAMAN’S BETRAYAL!

Esther 3:1-6, 8-11

After These Things, King Ahasuerus Promoted Haman, The Son Of Hammedatha, The Agagite, And Advanced Him, And Set His Seat – Above ALL The Princes, Who WERE – With Him!  And All The King’s Servants, Who WERE – Within The King’s Gate, Bowed And Paid Homage – To Haman; For So, The King Had Commanded Concerning Him!  BUT, Mordecai Would NOT Bow, OR Pay Homage!  THEN, The King’s Servants, Who WERE – Within The King’s Gate, Said To Mordecai, “Why Do YOU Transgress The King’s Command?”  NOW, It Happened, When They Spoke To Him – Daily, And He (Mordecai) Would NOT Listen To Them; That, They Told IT – To Haman, To See Whether Mordecai’s Words Would Stand; For MORDECAI Had Told Them, That He WAS – A Jew!  When Haman Saw That Mordecai Did NOT Bow, OR Pay Him Homage, Haman Was Filled With Wrath!  BUT, He Disdained To Lay Hands On Mordecai – Alone; For They Had Told Him Of The People Of Mordecai!  Instead, Haman Sought To DESTROY All The Jews, Who WERE – Throughout The Whole Kingdom Of Ahasuerus — The People Of Mordecai!

THEN, Haman Said To King Ahasuerus, “There Is A Certain People (The Children Of Israel), Scattered And Dispersed Among The People – In ALL The Provinces Of Your Kingdom; THEIR Laws ARE Different – From All OTHER People’s, And THEY Do NOT Keep The King’s Laws!  Therefore, IT IS NOT FITTING – For The King To Let THEM – Remain!  If It Pleases The King, Let A DECREE Be Written, That THEY Be DESTROYED; And I Will Pay Ten Thousand Talents Of Silver – Into The Hands Of Those, Who Do The Work, To Bring IT – Into The King’s Treasuries!”

So, The King Took His Signet Ring – From His Hand, And Gave It – To Haman, The Son Of Hammedatha, The Agagite, The Enemy Of The Jews!  And The King Said To Haman, “The Money And The People – ARE Given To YOU, To Do With Them As Seems Good To YOU!”

Esther 5:9-14

So, Haman Went Out THAT Day – Joyful, And With A Glad Heart; BUT, When Haman Saw Mordecai – In The King’s Gate; And That, He (Mordecai) Did NOT Stand, OR Tremble Before Him, He Was Filled With Indignation – AGAINST Mordecai!  Nevertheless, Haman Restrained Himself, And Went Home; And He Sent, And Called For His Friends, And His Wife Zeresh!  THEN, Haman Told Them Of His Great Riches, The Multitude Of His Children, Everything In Which, The King Had Promoted Him, And How He Had Advanced Him – Above The Officials, And Servants Of The King!

Moreover, Haman Said, “Besides, Queen Esther Invited NO One, BUT Me, To Come In With The King, To The Banquet That She Prepared; And Tomorrow, I Am Again Invited – By Her, Along With The King!  Yet, All THIS Avails Me – Nothing; So Long As, I See Mordecai, The Jew, Sitting At The King’s Gate!”

THEN, His Wife Zeresh, And ALL His Friends Said To Him, “Let A Gallows (Large Wooden Spikes) Be Made – Fifty Cubits (About 75 Feet) High, And In The Morning Suggest To The King, That Mordecai Be Hanged On It; THEN, Go Merrily With The King To The Banquet!”

And The Thing Pleased Haman; So, He Had The Gallows Made!

Esther 7:1-10

So, The King (Ahasuerus) And Haman Went To Dine – With Queen Esther!  And On The Second Day – At The Banquet Of Wine, The King Again, Said To Esther, “What IS Your Petition, Queen Esther?  It Shall Be Granted YOU!  And What IS Your Request, Up To Half The Kingdom?  It Shall Be Done!” 

THEN, Queen Esther Answered, And Said, “If I Have Found Favor In Your Sight, O King, And If It Pleases The King; Let My Life Be Given Me – At My Petition, And My People – At My Request!  For We (The Children Of Israel) Have Been SOLD, My People And I, TO BE DESTROYED, TO BE KILLED, AND TO BE ANNIHILATED!  Had We Been SOLD – As Male And Female Slaves, I Would Have Held My Tongue; Although, The Enemy Could NEVER Compensate – For The King’s Loss!”

So, King Ahasuerus Answered, And Said To Queen Esther, “Who Is He, And Where Is He, Who Would Dare Presume – In His Heart, To Do Such A Thing?”

And Esther Said, “The Adversary, And Enemy IS – THIS Wicked Haman!”

So, Haman Was Terrified – Before The King And Queen!

THEN, The King Arose – In His Wrath, From The Banquet Of Wine, AND WENT – Into The Palace Garden; BUT, Haman Stood Before Queen Esther, Pleading For His Life; For He Saw That Evil Was Determined AGAINST Him – By The King!  When The King Returned From The Palace Garden, To The Place Of The Banquet Of Wine; Haman Had Fallen Across The Couch – Where Esther WAS!  THEN, The King Said, “Will He (Haman) Also – ASSAULT The Queen, While I AM – In The House?”

As The Word Left – The King’s Mouth, They Covered Haman’s Face!  Now Harbonah, One Of The Eunuchs, Said To The King, “Look!  The Gallows (Large Wooden Spikes), Fifty Cubits High, Which Haman Made For Mordecai, Who Spoke Good – On The King’s Behalf, Is Standing At The House Of Haman!”

THEN, The King Said, “Hang Him On It!”

So, They Hanged Haman On The Gallows, That He Had Prepared For Mordecai!  THEN, The King’s Wrath Subsided!

For More, Read The ENTIRE Book Of Esther!