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Es 5:9-12
Esther 5:9-12
KJV 9 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. 10 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. 11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. 12 Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
The New Jerusalem Bible
Esther 5:9-12
5:9 Haman left full of joy and high spirits that day; but when he saw Mordecai at the Chancellery, neither standing up nor stirring at his approach, he felt a gust of anger. |
These are my thoughts, please share yours.
9 Haman thought he had favor of both the queen and king, he thought that the favor he was gaining with the queen was winning favor for him with the king. Mordecai was not willing to show honor to Haman, Haman was not king but wanted people to respect him as one.
10 Haman did not let his wrath pour out because of his rage. One of the best things Haman did was not let his wrath come out, we as Christians are to let God be the one who reacts to wrath not us.
11 Haman was very prideful and thought that he was in a place of royalty. Haman was under a false sense of security.
12 Haman thought Esther was a ally but she was just starting her plan to bring him and his plan down.
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Permalink Reply by Amanda on
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What impresses me most about Haman is, even though the text says he left the banquet with a joyful and glad heart, is his unhappiness. It was important to him to be important to others and to receive honor and adoration from others. If he thought others didn't realize how important he was, he'd take it upon himself to tell them. His anger is clearly due to feeling defensive because receiving adoration from others was the only way he could feel fulfilled. Of course, that made his happiness and, ironically himself, under the control of others which often filled him with resentment and motivated him to exert his will over others. He strove to empower himself at the expense of others. He asserted what he thought was his superiority over others, and wanted others to acknowledge his value so that, ironically, he could value himself. His happiness was in the hands of others. He could not really enjoy life. Really, it wasn't a false sense of security, but he had no security.
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Some of it is from a personal standpoint because I have struggled lifelong to please people so that I would feel loved, valued, appreciated, and most of all, safe. But I think we could take the word "Haman" and instead say "Human" because he's certainly a representation of living in the flesh and, yes, anyone in a position of leadership could be tempted and could fall into sin in these ways.
Trying to please people, for me, was/is an attempt to make myself feel better. It's about fearing no one loves me for me or could ever value me unless I'm the way they want me to be and do the things they want me to do.
It's really like two sides of the same coin.
It's a good topic :)
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Permalink Reply by Tammy on
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I think most of us have went thru something similar especially in school. We want to be accepted. I love how you said that it places one under the control of others when they strive to seek that importance. This is so true.
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Yes, when you look to others thinking they hold the key to what you need, be it love, adoration, safety, meaning, purpose, worth, or what have you, then you are giving them control and power over you and will feel happy when you receive what you wanted from them but feel very badly when you don't get it. You will feel good when you're able to please people but not so good when you're not able to please them no matter how hard you try.
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