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The Book of Esther Chapter 5 "Esther
and the King. [1 - 14]" This Bible Study
is written by Roger Christopherson, and it's transcription/ location
This
fifth chapter of Esther will have two acrostics in it.
The acrostic in verse four will not be as the first acrostic that
was given backward [HVHY] in Esther Many
people say that this chapter will begin a new life for Esther
5:1 "Now
it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel,
and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's
house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over
against the gate of the house. Queen
Esther put on her royal gown and entered into the king's house and went
into the court yard where the king was sitting and doing his business of
the day. Also present with the
king, as Esther entered into this court yard, all the duties of the people
were to take care of the kings business, and give him counsel on matters
dealing with the kingdom. So
in that the king is on his royal throne, Esther stood back and waited on
the king to ask her to approach. Esther
5:2
"And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in
the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to
Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand.
So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre." In
time the king saw Esther standing at a distance in the court yard, and he
raised his scepter and asked her to approach the throne.
Esther came to the extended scepter, and touched the top of the
scepter. Esther did not come
to that court yard for the sake of being timid and hanging her head down
low. She was there and in
plain sight so that the king would not miss seeing her amongst all the
business going on at that moment in time.
She was there to get the king's attention, and she would use
everything within her power to gain that attention.
In the story, the life of her people was at stake, in her mind, and
the approach that Esther used in appearing to be non-aggressive and
humble, was to gain the upper hand with the king.
When she finally reach the king, she made a point of touching the
top of the scepter where he held it. Esther
5:3
"Then said the king unto her, "What wilt thou, queen
Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half
of the kingdom." Remember
from the first chapter, when the drunken princes of the kingdom called out
to see Vashti in her feminine things and she would not come.
Well Esther must have worn what ever Vashti refuse to wear, for
that royal nighty caused the king to offer Esther half of his world
kingdom. This king's kingdom
was supposed to have all the peoples from Esther
5:4
"And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, LET THE
KING AND HAMAN COME THIS DAY unto the banquet that I have prepared for
him." It
appears that the writer of this book is trying to let people living in the
end times that have the understanding of God's Word, know that what was
happening here was worth paying attention to.
Here in verse four is our second acrostic: from the Hebrew text we
must keep in mind that the Hebrew is read from right to left, whereas the
English is read from left to right, thus in the English it may not read as
in the Hebrew.
1
2
3
4 (In
Hebrew it reads) Yobo
Hammelek Vehaman
Hayyom. "YHVH" The
next part of the second acrostic:
In English) Let-come
the-king and-Haman
this-day (by translation)
1
2
3
4
(In
Hebrew Let
Our
Royal
Dinner "LORD" This
acrostic is spelled forward, and as such Jehovah is seen as not
over-ruling the councils of Gentiles for the accomplishment of His own
people. It then becomes
prophecy and God will allow it to stand in this end generation.
This then is the second pivot on which the history within this
story turns. Esther is telling
the king that she has planned for just the king and Haman.
Remember by this time, Haman has been promoted to the second in
command for all of the empire, only under this king. So we
see God's stamp of approval on what is to take place within this story,
and God will allow the Kenites to move in and take control of the
deception planned, and the existing government removed.
This is what that day of Purim is all about, the rejoicing of
the Kenites taking complete control of the world system of the end time Esther
5:5
"Then the king said, "Cause Haman to make haste, that he
may do as Esther hath said." So
the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared." The
king accepted the invitation for both himself and for Haman.
Esther
5:6
"And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine,
"What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy
request?" The
use of pity by Esther worked, and it is now time to get ready for this
party banquet. Esther
5:7
"Then answered Esther, and said, "My petition and my
request is;" Esther
gave the banquet, and the two were present for the meal.
At the close of the dinner, wine feast, Esther is to present her
request that the king granted her. So
if this were prophecy to our generation of the end times, notice how this
playing around with the end result continues until it become time to end
Haman, and all that he stood for. When
that time comes, Amos tells us exactly what will take place.
Just like the doing away with Vashti, and Haman, so will the
hearing of the Ten Commandments, the Word of God and all those that seek
to advance His Word. Amos
8:11, 12
"Behold the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send
a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but
of hearing the words of the Lord:" [10]
"And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north
even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord
and shall not find it." [12]
Stop
and look at what is happening today, as our religious leader and
governmental leaders are setting the stage for this action to come to
pass. The religious and
philosophies of the eastern though are replacing the things of the Lord.
Our Heavenly Father has given us His Word, and that set of laws and
instructions, such as the Ten Commandments are guidelines for our lives.
Knowledge of God's Holy Word is wisdom.
Yet the world, including the churches today are starting to allow
the mental balance that only comes from His Word, to be replaced by the
philosophy of human morals, as created by man.
Man seek’s his own wisdom from his logic, and ethics, to create
his own system of principles for conduct of life.
Esther
5:8
"If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it
please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the
king and Haman come to the banquet That I shall prepare for them, and I
will do it morrow as the king hath said." Esther's
request is to give one more party for the king and Haman the next day. Remember
two steps forward and one step back. She
is going to do the cooking herself, and then she will tell the king what
she wants for request. Haman
just had one good free meal and here he is asked to return the next day
for another meal. When Haman
was on his way home, joy filled his heart and his mind was focused on the
good time that he would have tomorrow. As
Haman passed the king's gate where the judgments were made and business
transacted for the kingdom, there sat Mordecai.
As Haman approached Mordecai, he expected respect to be given him
like all the other people would do. However
Mordecai sat there and didn't make a move.
Haman could see the hatred of Mordecai, and this caused anger to
rise in the mind of Haman as he passed by.
What ever joy was there in his mind was now removed and replaced by
this indignation against Mordecai. Again,
because of the acrostic, there is a warning for us, pay attention to this
verse. When you are dealing
with Kenites, and it would appear that all of a sudden you have everything
going in your favor, you may not. Kenites
are the ones that want to be given this false sense of honor and prestige;
so be careful as to what you say and do around them.
If you don't think that this point is important, then watch what is
about to happen to Haman.
Esther
Haman
held his temper at this moment in time when Mordecai showed him or his
office no respect, and went on home to his wife.
Haman by this time has mixed feelings for he has just left the
banquet given him in the presence of the king and queen, yet this one man
at the gate of the king needs to be taught a lesson.
If Mordecai's disrespect for the office continues, it could spread.
Remember that over a year had passed since Haman was given the
right to get rid of all the Jews, and not one thing had been done about it
yet. Each day the lots were
thrown, and it was put off. This
disrespect for the king and all that his government stood for had gone on
for over a year at this time. The
people had become numb with it, and learned to listen and ignore it. Esther
As
Haman was boasting of himself by the many good things that Esther had told
him, he was thinking of all the things he could tell his friends about
himself. Haman was second in
command in the kingdom, he had riches, and the promise of many more as he
became more and more know in the kingdom.
Think of what is being said here, and think of the method of
operation that Satan used to cause flesh men and women to follow him in
their sins. Esther has built
all of this into the mind of Haman, and when Mordecai rejected that
authority to his face, it enraged him. However
as we study the book of Daniel: Daniel 6:1-3; "It
pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes,
which should be over the whole kingdom;" [1]
"And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first:
that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have
no damage." [2] "Then
this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an
excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the
whole realm." [3] By
this, there should be no doubt that in this book of Esther; Haman, Esther
and Mordecai are here in our bibles for other reasons than being
historical, and factual. It is
given as a guide for Christians to be aware of the Kenites, and what God
will allow them to do in and to this final generation.
That
is why Jesus stated in Matthew 24:32; "Now learn a
parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth
leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:"
When you see those things spoken
of in prophecy about the Kenites in the end times, know that the end is
not far away. Matthew
24:33, 34
"So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things,
know that it is near, even at the doors." [33]
"Verily I
say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be
fulfilled." [34] Jesus
gave us many examples in parable form, and when he did He always explained
it to his disciples so they would understand.
To the Kenites many things just don't make sense because it is not
written to them. The lessons
from this writing is for the ears of God's elect, and those that the Holy
Spirit opens their minds to. This
book of Esther is just such a writing.
In reality, it is just a story, yet within that story allows
Christians living in these end time to understand more of the methods of
operations of the Kenites. If the
Holy Spirit opens the mind of a Kenite to receive the Word of God, and he
comes to the understanding of God's love and Grace, and repents, then he
is saved and no longer a Kenite, but a son of the Living God.
Yet all souls living in these flesh bodies have only one way to
approach our Heavenly Father, and they way is in repentance in the name
and under the shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, given on the cross. When
ever the Sacred Name of YHVH is given in reverse order as in an acrostic,
you know that our Heavenly Father wants us to sit up and take notice.
That is exactly what has happened in Esther 5:13; and it
will also happened in Esther 1:20.
Esther
5:12
"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 invite unto her also with the king." As you
read this story, keep in mind that the world Empire of that day was Esther
5:13
"Yet all THIS AVAILETH ME NOTHING, so long as I see Mordecai
the Jew sitting at the king's gate." Here
again is the third acrostic in the book of Esther.
Note the four words; "THIS AVAILETH ME NOTHING".
1
2
3
4 (Hebrew
text) zH eynnennV
shoveH
leY (Reversed,
YHVH)
1
2 3
4 (English)
"Yet am I saD
foR nO
avaiL."
(Reversed, LORD) Again,
as we saw in the first acrostic, the sacred name of YHVH is reversed,
thus Jehovah is seen over-ruling the councils of Gentiles for the
accomplishment of His own people. Friend,
no one puts the sacred name in reverse unless the purpose is to
deliver a message to those He loves. God
is warning each of us living in these end times, and in this end
generation that something is wrong with what is going on around us.
Check out what seems to be right, and pay attention to it, for
thing’s still appear to be according to the Word when they are not. Haman
went forth from the banquet "joyful and with a glad heart"
as we say in verse nine "that day".
Yet it was to be his last. This
is the message that we are to receive from this third Acrostic.
This Acrostic is formed with the final letters, for the end was
approaching; and the name is spelt backward, for Jehovah was overruling
Haman's gladness, and turning back Haman's counsel.
Friend,
you are in this last generation, and the parable of the fig tree is taking
place all around you. This was
one of Jesus final warning to you, His Child that would be living to face
and represent Him in these final days.
Haman's mind turned to himself, and the riches and glory that were
bestowed him by this Kenite Queen Esther, or the religious part that was
ruling the world within this story line of this book.
Remember Jesus warning to us at this time?
Matthew 24:33
"So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it
is near, even at the doors."
It is at the doors of your city and national government, your
church and schools, and even at and within your own houses.
Haman
thought he was sure of himself and that he was at the top of his
profession, and in a swift moment he will find himself in dire need.
Old Haman was simply not aware of the things that were taking place
that would have removed him from office and claim his very life.
So as the plot thickens, this story is getting more and more like
what is going on today around us, with all the lies and deception that is
part of our every day life. It
starts at the bottom, and flows all the way through the system to the very
top. Men
say one thing and do another, they vote one way one day, and against that
stand the next. It all depends
on where the power is and money is flowing, and that is as deep as any
political or judicial person will stand.
The purse strings are controlled by the Kenites today, and they set
people up their presses and air waves, and they tare down whom they
please. Don't get caught in
Satan and the Kenites trap, for this story is a warning to each of us.
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