Queen Esther lives after entering the narcissistic king’s inner court, and Haman errantly builds gallows to hang Mordecai her cousin

Esther 5

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• Esther enters the inner court of the king who reaches his scepter to her.
• Esther invites Haman and king Ahasuerus to a banquet for the three.
• Haman gleefully boasts of his inner circle status with the king and queen.
• Haman builds a gallows to hang Mordecai.

Esther enters the inner court of the king who reaches his scepter to her.  “Now it happened on the third day that Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the king’s palace, across from the king’s house, while the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the house.” Esther 5:1

Through Mordecai, Queen Esther asked all the Jewish people and her servants to fast and pray for her as written in Esther 4:15-16. On the third day of the prayers, Esther dared to enter the king’s (her husband) inner court, defying his order that forbade anyone from entering (even his wife) unless they be put to death, as written in Esther 4:10-11. Wearing her finest royal attire, Esther looked like a doll to please King Ahasuerus, who had a narcissistic and grandiose personality.

In this world, people wear clothes that please the senses of sight and touch, catering to the fleshly desires of the beastly human nature. But God dresses our spirit and soul through Jesus Christ, “I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.” Ezekiel 16:10 The Lord God had adorned Esther with royal robes of her heart, but the narcissistic and grandiose king only noticed her external beauty.

“So it was, when the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, that she found favor in his sight, and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. Then Esther went near and touched the top of the scepter.” Esther 5:2

The king spotted Queen Esther in the inner court without his invitation. This was a grave offense that could have cost her life. But he must have recognized her as the one who had foiled an assassination attempt on him and saw her as an asset too valuable to lose, as written in Esther 2:21-23. She also enhanced his majestic image with her beauty. He did not have her killed but extended his scepter to her. She touched the tip of it, accepting his self-serving mercy.

With humility, submission, and full of reverence and admiration for her husband and king, Queen Esther entered the king’s inner court. Esther’s submissive approach was more important than rules to the king who suffered from narcissism and grandiosity. Similarly, we who follow Jesus Christ do not have hostile intentions towards the entity that invades our thoughts, feelings, words, and deeds. Jesus came to save lives not to destroy. Through Jesus Christ, we are to be harmless, meek, gentle, and peaceful. We are sheep who listen to the voice of the Good Shepherd, who is Himself the Lamb of God with the Spirit of a dove. Esther was a living example of being as harmless as a dove and as wise as a serpent. “Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils and scourge you in their synagogues.” Matthew 10:16-17

God welcomes everyone to enter His inner court, which is the spirit and soul as the home of the Holy Spirit, and He reaches the scepter of life to us for doing so. “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4;16 This is unlike King Ahasuerus, who decreed that anyone who entered the inner court without his permission would face death, which represents he “…who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:4 “If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.” 1 Corinthians 3:17 Click here for a post on the “man of sin”.

Esther invites Haman and king Ahasuerus to a banquet for the three. “And the king said to her, “What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given to you—up to half the kingdom!” Esther 5:3

The penalty for entering the king’s inner court without permission was death, but Queen Esther did so after three days of prayer. Mordecai, all the Jewish people, and her servants were praying with her. Her husband, the king, spared her life and pardoned her. He then asked her what she wanted, and her request would be granted. Esther has not yet revealed her Jewish identity to him, but she plans to do so when she makes her request known to the king to save her people from annihilation.

Everyone is welcome to enter the inner courts of God, within the human body, where God invites us without any fear of death. He has made us to be the temple of the Holy Spirit and extends His scepter of eternal life to all who live for Jesus Christ. Jesus does not promise us worldly possessions, pleasures, and comforts, but He gives the Holy Spirit to whoever asks, seeks, and knocks. “So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” Luke 11:9-10, 13

When God asks us, “What is your request?”, we ask for Salvation from sin and death that comes through Jesus Christ, we seek the life of Holiness by living for Him, and we knock on the door that leads us to the inner court of the Holy Spirit. God grants us eternal life through His Son Jesus Christ who is coming back.

“So Esther answered, “If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him.” Then the king said, “Bring Haman quickly, that he may do as Esther has said.” So the king and Haman went to the banquet that Esther had prepared.’ Esther 5:4-5

Esther planned to reveal her Jewish identity and Haman’s plot to annihilate the Jewish people in the presence of both Haman and the king. She invited them to a banquet that she had prepared. The king agreed to her request and summoned Haman, and the three of them sat down together. She planned to reveal her secret at a second banquet the next day, but first she would enjoy a friendly dinner with the two men.

When Jesus Christ walked on this earth, He sat down with the vilest of sinners and leaders of the people for the purpose of not bringing condemnation but to fellowship with them in the Spirit of God. This is similar to the parable of allowing the wheat and the tares to grow together until the day of judgment arrives at the end of time. Click here for the parable of the wheat and tares.

“At the banquet of wine the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!” Then Esther answered and said, “My petition and request is this: If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, then let the king and Haman come to the banquet which I will prepare for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.” Esther 5:6-8

At the first banquet, which was pleasant, warm, and enjoyable, Queen Esther did not reveal her request to the king. She said she would answer his question about what her request was at a banquet the next day, as he had instructed her to do. Meanwhile, Haman was feeling very proud and boastful. He told his people how well he was doing and how the world seemed to favor him. “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.” Esther 5:12 Haman was unaware that the banquet he was looking forward to would end with his execution on the gallows.

Haman’s fate mirrors that of the global culture that lives in blissful ignorance, following the entity that gives them their feelings, thoughts, words, and actions. This entity empowers the image of the beast to live and speak through people in every city around the world. They do not realize that they will be gathered like weeds to be burned on the day of judgment. “Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’” Matthew 13:30 Unfortunately, people around the world conform to the anti-Christian global culture as they are groomed to the mark of the beast by what they say and do.

Haman gleefully boasts of his inner circle status with the king and queen. “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 did not stand or tremble before him, he was filled with indignation against Mordecai.” Esther 5:9

Haman craved power and recognition and rejoiced believing he had attained it by being the king’s closest advisor, enjoying the riches of this world, and receiving an exclusive invitation to a banquet with the king and queen. He showed all the signs of the people of today’s global culture who live for the one “…who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.” 2 Thessalonians 2:4 He sits in the human body, the temple of God, as people are given what to think, feel, do, and say. Click for a post on the “man of sin”. They exalt their own importance above the followers of Jesus Christ and the authority of God Himself. Haman, like the people of today’s culture, become indignant when others don’t recognize their self-claimed supremacy.

By humbling ourselves before God’s authority, we will be lifted up by His Spirit. “And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Matthew 23:12

“Nevertheless Haman restrained himself and went home, and he sent and called for his friends and his wife Zeresh.” Esther 5:10

Haman was so self-absorbed with the elation of his self-perceived importance that he didn’t waste his time responding to Mordecai. Haman had already plotted Mordecai’s death along with the death of all the Jewish people. With a total lack of empathy or remorse, Haman went home to celebrate with family and friends his empowerment, riches, and royal recognition.

“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.” Esther 5:11

This verse reveals where Haman’s heart and treasure were, making his motives and values obvious. He lacked remorse and empathy for others and treated them as mere tools or resources to boost his riches, his offspring, his reputation, prestige, and authority. He desired to be exalted above others and to dominate them. He did not understand the concept of humility and being equal to others. As Jesus Christ says to us, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Esther 5:19-21

“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.” Esther 5:12

Haman was mistaken to think that the private banquet with Queen Esther and her husband King Ahasuerus was a day of glory and a sign of his prestige and influence. The king suffered from narcissism and grandiosity who would not tolerate any rival for his power and glory. Nor did Haman know that Queen Esther was about to reveal to her husband and king that Haman signed her death warrant in his plot to exterminate the Jewish people. Instead of power and glory, Haman would be hanged on the gallows.

In the New Jerusalem, we will all sit at the banquet table with Jesus Christ as His children. We will be united in His name, and no one will be higher or lower than another, “For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:26-29

Haman builds a gallows to hang Mordecai. “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 be made, fifty cubits 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 5:13-14

Haman is elated and energized to think that he has become part of the inner circle of power with Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus. He does not want Mordecai to be anywhere near the king and queen. With all the power and influence Haman thinks he has; he rejoices in the thought of being able to destroy Mordecai and all the Jewish people. People who have a huge ego and a strong desire for admiration from others use their power to eliminate those who do not submit to their will. Haman’s wife and friends fed into Haman’s demand for absolute loyalty and suggested that he should build gallows to hang Mordecai. Haman constructed gallows 75 feet high.

Haman lacked empathy, compassion, and remorse, so he went on his merry way to the second banquet as if all was normal after believing Mordecai to be as good as dead. While Haman seeks relief by getting rid of his enemy, Jesus Christ offers peace and rest in the spirit and soul through humility. A humble soul in the Holy Spirit has no worries for worldly power, prestige, control, and admiration. We submit to Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. “It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud.” Proverbs 16:9

The global culture of today lacks human conscience and exhibits traits of psychopathy. It follows the will of the entity that gives them their thoughts, emotions, actions and words. They derive joy and power from imposing their will on those who live by the teachings of the Bible, as a way of defying God’s authority. They feel no shame, guilt, remorse, or regret as they find enjoyment in hurting those who acknowledge the need for Jesus Christ for the remission of sin. They rejoice in oppressing, exploiting, and attempting to destroy the Holy Spirit.

“And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation. All who dwell on the earth will worship him…” Revelation 13:7-8 This verse refers to the global culture of the beast who lives by the entity giving them what to think, feel, do, and say. They rejoice at the destruction of Jesus Christ and His followers, “Then those from the peoples, tribes, tongues, and nations will see their dead bodies (bodies of the faithful witnesses of Jesus Christ) three-and-a-half days, and not allow their dead bodies to be put into graves. And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, make merry, and send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.” Revelation 11:9-10 Click here for a post on rejoicing over the death of the faithful witnesses of Jesus Christ.

People who govern and live for the global culture are tormented by the Gospel of Christ and rejoice when a Christian is eliminated. They detest being criticized and referred to as sinners who need Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sin.

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,“
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’”
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:1