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Esther, 6

1. That night the king could not sleep; he called for the Record Book, or Annals, to be brought and read to him.

2. They contained an account of how Mordecai had denounced Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's eunuchs serving as Guards of the Threshold, who had plotted to assassinate King Ahasuerus.

3. 'And what honour and dignity', the king asked, 'was conferred on Mordecai for this?' 'Nothing has been done for him,' the gentlemen-in-waiting replied.

4. The king then said, 'Who is outside in the antechamber?' Haman had, that very moment, entered the outer antechamber of the private apartments, to ask the king to have Mordecai hanged on the gallows which he had just put up for the purpose.

5. So the king's gentlemen-in-waiting replied, 'It is Haman out in the antechamber.' 'Bring him in,' the king said,

6. and, as soon as Haman came in, went on to ask, 'What is the right way to treat a man whom the king wishes to honour?' 'Whom', thought Haman, 'would the king wish to honour, if not me?'

7. So he replied, 'If the king wishes to honour someone,

8. royal robes should be brought from the king's wardrobe, and a horse from the king's stable, sporting a royal diadem on its head.

9. The robes and horse should be entrusted to one of the noblest of the king's officers-of-state, who should then array the man whom the king wishes to honour and lead him on horseback through the city square, proclaiming before him: "This is the way a man shall be treated whom the king wished to honour."'

10. 'Hurry,' the king said to Haman, 'take the robes and the horse, and do everything you have just said to Mordecai the Jew, who works at the Chancellery. On no account leave out anything that you have mentioned.'

11. So taking the robes and the horse, Haman arrayed Mordecai and led him on horseback through the city square, proclaiming before him: 'This is the way a man shall be treated whom the king wishes to honour.'

12. After this Mordecai returned to the Chancellery, while Haman went hurrying home in dejection and covering his face.

13. He told his wife Zeresh and all his friends what had just happened. His wife Zeresh and his friends said, 'You are beginning to fall, and Mordecai to rise; if he is Jewish, you will never get the better of him. With him against you, your fall is certain.'

14. While they were still talking, the king's officers arrived in a hurry to escort Haman to the banquet that Esther was giving.

Verses related to Esther, 6:

Esther 6 reports the moment when King Ahasuero could not sleep and had the book of the chronicles to be read to him. In this book, he discovered that Mordecai, who had saved his life, had not yet received any honor or recognition. The chapter then follows the account of what the king did to honor Mordecai. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in Esther 6:

Proverbs 3:35: "The wise will inherit honor, but the fools take over themselves ignominia." King Ahasuero recognizes that Mordecai is a wise and worthy man, and decides to honor him publicly.

1 Samuel 2:30: "Therefore, the Lord says, the God of Israel, In fact, I had said that thy house and the house of your Father would walk before me perpetually; but now the Lord says, far from me, such Thing, because to those who honor me, but those who despise me will be despised. " King Ahasuero decides to honor Mordeque for saving his life, and thus fulfill the divine principle of honoring those who honor him.

Philippians 2:9: "For which God also exalted him sovereignly and gave him a name that is on every name." Just as God exalted Jesus for his obedience and humility, King Ahasuero exalts Mordoca for his faithfulness and courage.

Colossians 3:23-24: "And whatever you do, do it with all your heart, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that you will receive from the Lord the reward of inheritance, because the Lord, the Lord, Servis." Mordecai served King Ahasuero faithfully, and even if the king had not honored him, he knew that his true reward would come from the Lord.

2 Timothy 2:20-21: "Now, in a large house there are not only gold and silver utensils, but also of wood and clay; some, for honor; others, but for dishonor. So, then, if anyone Himself cleansing itself from these errors will be an utensil for honor, sanctified and useful to its possessor, being prepared for every good work. " Mordecai is an utensil for honor in the hands of God, and King Ahasuero recognized this and publicly honored him.





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