Podcasts about hamans

Ester is misschien wel één van de spannendste boeken van de Bijbel. Het is bijna of je naar een film kijkt. Bovendien is de hoofdrol weggelegd voor een vrouw. Ester, een meisje van eenvoudige komaf, wordt vanwege haar schoonheid uitgekozen om koningin te worden. Maar ze heeft zoveel meer te bieden dan een mooi uiterlijk. Haar moed redt uiteindelijk het joodse volk. Want hoewel veel Israëlieten waren teruggekeerd naar Jeruzalem en omstreken, gold dat zeker niet voor iedereen. Een groot deel van hen leefde nog steeds in ballingschap in Perzië, het huidige Iran. Ester, die ook Hadassa heet, leefde in de vijfde eeuw voor Christus. Haar ouders waren vroeg gestorven en daarom werd ze opgevoed door haar oudere neef Mordechai, die ook een belangrijke rol speelt in de redding van Gods volk. Verder heb je nog de wispelturige en soms wrede koning Ahasveros en de schurk in dit verhaal, Haman. Er zijn echter twee personages die niet genoemd worden door de auteur van dit boek, God en de duivel. In het hele verhaal zie je de voortdurende strijd tussen goed en kwaad. De duivel die Adam en Eva misleidde, zit achter het plot tegen het joodse volk, terwijl God hem telkens te slim af is. Toch wordt hun rol niet omschreven. Daarmee komt de realiteit van dit Bijbelboek misschien wel heel dicht bij onze eigen realiteit. We zien goed en we zien kwaad. We zien de gevolgen van wat de duivel doet in zonden en misstanden, oorlogen en hongersnood. Maar wat hij precies doet en hoe hij het doet, dat weten we niet. Het Bijbelboek Ester daagt ons uit om met geestelijke ogen naar de wereld om ons heen te kijken. Het kwaad probeert het goede werk van God ongedaan te maken. Soms lijkt het alsof het kwaad wint, maar uiteindelijk zal het goede overwinnen. Dat is de boodschap van dit Bijbelboek. De openingsscène van Ester is een overdadig feest van de koning, één dat wel 180 dagen `duurt. Tijdens dat feest wil hij laten zien hoe mooi zijn vrouw is en hij verzoekt haar op te komen draven om voor zijn gasten te dansen. Koningin Wasti weigert en de koning ontsteekt in woede. Om haar - en alle andere vrouwen - een lesje in gehoorzaamheid te leren, zet hij haar af als koningin. Na verloop van tijd kiest hij Ester via een schoonheidswedstrijd als haar opvolgster. Ze voegt zich bij de vele vrouwen die de koning al heeft en mag alleen bij hem komen als hij haar ontbiedt. Maar ze vertelt hem niet dat ze joods is. Ondertussen beraden twee verbitterde dienaren van de koning een plot om hem te doden. Esters oom Mordechai hoort dit toevallig en hij informeert Ester, die op haar beurt de koning waarschuwt. De mannen werden gevangen genomen, berecht en uiteindelijk ter dood gebracht. Niet veel later benoemt de koning een man die als een soort premier fungeert. Iedereen moet naar deze Haman luisteren en ook voor hem buigen. Alleen Mordechai, die ook een hoge positie heeft, doet dit niet. Haman beraamt een plot om Mordechai en zelfs het hele joodse volk uit de weg te ruimen. Mordechai ontdekt ook dit plan en wil dat Ester de hulp van de koning vraagt. Ze aarzelt. Het is levensgevaarlijk om op audiëntie te gaan als de koning niet om je heeft gevraagd. Haar oom schiet enigszins uit zijn slof. ‘Als jij je mond niet opendoet', zei hij, ‘dan komt er van een andere kant wel redding. Maar jij en je vaders familie komen dan om. Je moet wat doen. Wie weet, misschien ben je hiervoor wel koningin geworden.' Ester is overtuigd, maar ze is al in geen maand ontboden bij de koning. Daarom vraagt ze Mordechai en de rest van het volk drie dagen niet te eten en te drinken. Zij doet hetzelfde met haar dienaressen. (Hier zie je haar geestelijke houding. Net als Mordechai vertrouwt ze volledig op God. Daarom vast en bidt ze.) Na drie dagen trekt ze haar koninklijk gewaad aan en gaat naar de koning. Hij vraagt haar dichterbij te komen en haar verzoek te doen. Ze kan hem niet direct vertellen wat er scheelt en vraagt daarom toestemming de volgende dag een feestmaal te mogen organiseren voor de koning. Hij gaat akkoord. Ondertussen laat Haman een grote paal bouwen om Mordechai aan op te hangen. Die nacht kan de koning niet slapen en laat hij zich verhalen voorlezen over zijn tijd als koning. Hij wordt zo herinnerd aan Mordechai, die hem van een moordplot had gered en hij beseft dat hij hem daar nooit voor beloond heeft. De koning roept Haman en vraagt hem naar ideeën om iemand te eren. Haman denkt dat de koning hém wil eren en komt met een uitgebreid plan. Die persoon moet met een mooi gewaad worden rondgereden door de stad terwijl iemand voor hem uit moet lopen en moet roepen: ‘Dit valt je ten deel als je de koning eer bewijst!' Een dag later wordt Mordechai niet geëxecuteerd maar rondgereden door de stad, terwijl Haman voor hem uitloopt. De rollen zijn dus volledig omgedraaid. Maar de koning weet nog steeds niet van Hamans plan om Mordechai en de joden te doden. Daar komt hij pas achter als Ester hem dat 's avonds bij het feestmaal vertelt. Hij is ontzet dat Haman, ook aanwezig bij het maal, hiervoor verantwoordelijk is en laat hem ophangen aan de paal die Haman voor Mordechai had bedoeld. De bevelen van Haman worden uiteindelijk teruggedraaid en vele vijanden van het joodse volk, die hadden gehoopt hen op één dag uit te roeien, werden gedood. Anderen waren te bang om nog langer iets te proberen tegen Gods volk. Niet alles wat Ester en Mordechai doen, is goed in de ogen van God. Er wordt veel bloed vergoten, er is sprake van trouwen met heidenen, eten van onrein voedsel, en deelnemen aan misschien wel ‘wilde feesten'. Ester en Mordechai zijn wel voorbeelden van je vertrouwen stellen op God als het moeilijk wordt. En dat is precies wat God ons vanaf het begin heeft gevraagd. Adam en Eva hoefden maar één ding te doen, God vertrouwen. Zo sluit Ester opmerkelijk goed aan bij de rest van de Bijbel. De slang probeert Gods schepping kapot te maken. De mens is zondig, maar wordt gevraagd zijn vertrouwen op God te stellen. God geeft uitredding en herstel. De ultieme belofte is dat we een plek zullen hebben om te wonen en te leven, dat in dit koninkrijk van God in al onze noden voorzien zal worden en dat God zelf te midden van ons zal wonen.

Compelling just isn't a big enough word to capture the work that Fr. Paul Hamans has given us in this book. "Edith Stein and Companions on the Way to Auschwitz" not only gives us a portrait of the great saint, but gives us the faces and insights into the hearts of those we call "companions"...be prepared to be both heartbroken and inspired at the same time. The post IP#14 – Fr. Paul Hamans – Edith Stein and Companions on the Way to Auschwitz on Inside the Pages appeared first on Discerning Hearts Catholic Podcasts.

When you realize all the things that took place on the 17th day of Nisan by YHWH its truly amazing! Coincidental? I don't think so. YHWH'S set apart plan. Noah's Ark resting on the Earth, Israel crossing the Red Sea and the Egyptians drowning in the Red Sea, Esther's Deliverance from Hamans plot and of course the greatest thing that took place on the 17th day of the first month the Messiah's resurrection.

Maamar Purim 5716 #5: This class waspresented on Friday, Parshas Vayikra, 12Adar II, 5784, March 22, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

Maamar Purim 5716 #5: This class waspresented on Friday, Parshas Vayikra, 12Adar II, 5784, March 22, 2024, at Bais Medrash Ohr Chaim in Monsey, NY.

Hamans grandchildren. Daf Yomi Gittin 57. ״מבני בניו של המן למדו תורה בבני ברק״. דף היומי גיטין נז --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yisroel/support

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We begin introducing Passover music and themes this week. Regular feature - "Yiddish Expression" - Too many Hamans, only one Purim. Check it out! An interview with famed Israeli archeologist Dan Bahat, the man who directed the digs in the tunnels under the Temple Mount History and commentary on the upcoming Passover season

Happy Purim! Transhumanism. Covid 19, The Jab, World War 3 and Gaslighting1 Here are five ways that the Hamans of today are trying to get rid of the Mordecais of this same day. But we see that even though the holiday is named Purim, meaning lots (dice), which is a game of chance, God is sovereign and He wins. This is why we can rest confident in knowing that if we obey God like Esther and we stand for righteousness like Mordecai, we will see the intervention of the Almighty in time and according to God's bigger plan!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/propheticangle/message

Thomas Huth über Esther 3,7-15.

Kyle discusses anti-semitism in Esther's time as well as in modern times and identifies some modern-day Hamans. Click here to download the Daily Word, Teaching Notes, Study Guide Questions and Artwork for this lesson.

In case you were wondering exactly what gas-lighting is, THIS IS IT! Making a claim so outrageous that you force others to prove it wrong, thereby making them responsible for the mess you've created.

Mordechai Hayehudi is spotted on the streets of Jerusalem, the world is one step closer to Hummus on the moon and Putin surprises no one by being a complete shtick dreck.

Mordechai Hayehudi is spotted on the streets of Yerushalayim, the world is one step closer to falafel on the moon, and Putin surprises absolutely no one by being an absolute shtick dreck.

Diezelfde dag nog schonk koning Ahasveros de bezittingen van Haman, de vijand van de Joden, aan koningin Ester. En Mordechai kreeg vrij toegang tot de koning, want Ester had verteld in welke relatie hij tot haar stond. De koning deed de zegelring af die hij Haman had afgenomen en gaf die aan Mordechai. En Ester gaf Mordechai het beheer over Hamans bezittingen. Bevelschrift ten gunste van de Joden. Opnieuw wendde Ester zich tot de koning. Huilend viel ze aan zijn voeten en smeekte hem het verderfelijke plan te verijdelen dat Haman, de nakomeling van Agag, tegen de Joden had beraamd. De koning stak Ester de gouden scepter toe, waarna ze opstond, voor de koning ging staan en zei: ‘Als het de koning goeddunkt en hij mij goedgezind is, als het de koning juist lijkt en hij op mij gesteld is, laat er dan een bevel op schrift gesteld worden dat de brieven herroept die geschreven zijn door Haman, de zoon van Hammedata, de nakomeling van Agag, waarin zijn plan staat om in alle provincies van het rijk de Joden uit te roeien ...Lees hier Ester 8 meeLuister de volledige Bijbel in Mijn Bijbel app

Cross TrainingFind Encouragement in the Stories of FaithRead or WatchTraining for half marathons, I realized I'm not a huge fan of running as a recreational activity. But race day is a different story! If every training run had that same sense of excitement and camaraderie with thousands of other runners, it'd be different. Running Phoenix's Rock 'n' Roll marathon, you have rock bands playing every couple miles, people giving you high-fives, and plenty of encouragement. And the difference between training and race day highlights the importance of keeping our eyes on all the faithful witnesses that went before us. We're Cross Training to develop our endurance, one of twelve marks of the Master we're working on this year. Endurance comes when we look to faithful witnesses in God's word, grow stronger in suffering, remain consistent, and bear each other's burdens. So how do the faithful figures found in Scripture stir us to endure and keep going?What You Need to KnowWhen we read about David taking his stand against Goliath (1 Sam. 17) or Esther courageously outwitting Haman (Est. 8), we find the strength to face our own Goliaths and Hamans. When Job refuses to give up, we want to see how his epic story ends (Job 42) because in his struggles, we see a little bit of our own. And when Elijah feels all the world is out to get him, and no one's on his side, we lean in to hear "the sound of a low whisper" (1 Kings 19:12) and long to know what God will speak to his lonely soul. In all these accounts about people "of whom the world was not worthy" (Heb. 11:38), we find both encouragement and a challenge to continue living by faith as they did. Because by faith, "the people of old received their commendation" (Heb. 11:2). God could've filled the Scriptures with anything, but he chose to give us a vast collection of stories about devoted people. Why has so much been written about these forerunners of faith? "For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope" (Rom. 15:4).What You Need to DoApproach your spiritual life like a marathon, not a sprint. Taking to heart the examples that went before you (good and bad!), eliminate anything that slows you down. As the conclusion of Scripture's "Hall of Faith" coaches us mid-run:"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us" (Heb. 12:1). Don't gloss over the sins of your heroes. After all, the Bible doesn't! Recognize the weaknesses and missteps in Noah (Gen. 9:21-23), Abraham (Gen. 20), Moses (Num. 20), David (2 Sam. 11), and the rest of the "witnesses" that surround us (Heb. 12:1). When you see your own faults, take heart, knowing that God can forgive our sins (1 John 2:2) and perfect his power in our weaknesses (2 Cor. 12:9). Though we're all like jars of clay — fragile and unimpressive — he places within us a treasure that shines brighter than the sun (2 Cor. 4:6-7). So we take the baton to run the next leg of the race — joining the long line of imperfect servants giving their all to glorify a perfect God.And finally, never, ever take your eyes of our perfect forerunner, the one whose name is "Faithful and True" (Rev. 19:11). When the path is hard to see and it seems the uphill climb will never end, remember that Jesus found a way to stand in every kind of trial (Heb. 4:15) so that we can take his route and "follow in his steps" (1 Peter 2:21). Just keep running, "looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God" (Heb. 12:2). Through the WeekRead (Mon) — Matt. 5:11-12; Acts 7:2-60; Rom. 15:4-5; 1 Cor. 10:1-13; Heb. 11:1-40Reflect (Tue) — What do I need to learn from the saints of old?Request (Wed) — "Father, help us imitate faithful examples, as they imitate Christ" (cf. 1 Cor. 11:1). Respond (Thu) — Look for an opportunity to share a meaningful Bible story with someone.Reach Out (Fri) — Of all God's people in the Bible, whose story comes to mind as a major influence on your life?Support the Show

(1) Esthers request to the king. Hamans rage against Mordecai. (2) The parable of the sower. A lamp on a stand Jesus' mother and brothers. Jesus calms the storm.The healing of a demon possessed man. A dead girl and a sick woman.

This week, the hosts discuss Tel Aviv Pride, finding love in Brooklyn and Israel, the latest developments in the Israeli election, and more. Plus, we tell you what you should tune out on your Twitter feed, what to actually pay attention to, and this week's Hamans and Habibis. New Zionist Podcast is hosted by Blake Flayton, Noah Shufutinsky, and Ysabella Hazan, and offers a smart, fresh, fun weekly take on all things Israel, Jewish culture, and more. The New Zionist Podcast is brought to you by the New Zionist Congress. Learn more at newzionists.org, and follow along on Twitter, Instagram, and Clubhouse

Esters bog lakker mod enden, der sker rigtig meget i de sidste fire kapitler! Alligevel har vi valgt at lave disse afsnit i to-kapitel-blokke.  I dag taler Anders og Peter om hvordan hele Hamans plan går i vasken, hvordan Ester og Mordokaj planlægger at redde deres folk og meget meget mere! 

Purim and the Longing for a Better World§ The holiday of Purim is relevant to the Jewish people because it illustrates how to combat the cause of anti-Semitism and the suffering in the world. While most people think of Purim primarily as a celebration of deliverance, chockful of food, drinking and costumes, perhaps there is more. If the deeper meaning of the story it might be a model for our world. § The desire to eliminate the Hamans of the world takes unity and the ability to set aside the partisan divisions. Under the threat of imminent death, Mordecai was able to get all the Jews in Persia to fast and pray for three days together.A Core Concept§ The festival of Purim offers Jews a powerful lesson, teaching them not to despair even when dangers are most threatening and persecution most cruel. § Its festivities cheered the Jew in his darkest moments and assured him that deliverance was at hand and justice is assured.§ The nature of the Purim festival contrasts with that of Persian banquets because Purim obligated acts of tzedakah (“justice”). Feasts as the Skeleton of Esther§ A prominent structuring principle in Esther is the Hebrew word mishteh, translated “feast” or “banquet”. § The term appears twenty times in the book – almost half of all OT occurrences. A Core Teaching in PurimMordecai makes manot (sending of portions) (9:19) central.There is joy and merrymaking but the consumption of food through which an identify is forged and sustained focuses on the praise of justice, not reveling in revenge. The exchange of manot creates a symbolic communal banquet to which everyone is invited, thus making the banquet the main feature of the holiday.The story’s ending returns to its beginning to transform the banquet motif on several levels—from an anthropological perspective, royal banquets that reinforce social divisions by showcasing wealth give way to a banquet that emphasizes community through mutual relatedness.Most importantly, generosity toward the poor forces the Jewish perspective beyond a concern with self to a concern for others.Purim, Tzedakah and Tikkum OlamTzedakah (justice or righteousness) has the strong connotation concerned with the recipient’s dignity irrespective of any differences.It expresses a Jew’s duty to their fellow human being as mandated in the Torah (Deut. 16:20).Tikkun Olam concerns social justice that repairs the world.The Torah envisioned a just, social order intended to benefit the poor and the wellbeing of society (Lev. 25:8-17; Deut. 14:28-29; 15:1-18 etc.) Purim extends the opportunity and obligation to perform tzedakah to establish tikkun olam.ConclusionIn the Esther story we are confronted with a document whose narrative arc is more expansive that the deliverance of the Jews.It is the story of the human family surviving the threats of extinction through hatred and violence.It is a call to a bigger banquet that includes all the human family regardless of origin.This vision is told by Jesus himself in Luke 14:1-24

I dette afsnit af Bibelsnak kigger vi på kapitel 6 af den episke historie om Dronning Ester! I dagens afsnit har vi bl.a. godnathistorier til konger, plottwist på Hamans planer og en rimelig flabet hustru! Alt dette og meget mere i dagens afsnit! 

Pastor Chris Monaghan | How can we be bold like Mordecai? How can we identify the Hamans? Listen as Pastor Chris answers these questions and shares his heart on what it means to bow down to the King and Him alone.

Haman is now brought in to the presence of the king and queen for the second banquet. It was here and now that the king asked Esther what her great petition was. What a difficult place for the queen to be in- Would the king really listen to her- What would Haman do next- But she does make her request known, and begs the king for her life and the lives of her people. And in answer to the king's astonished question, she reveals the name of the would-be assassin- -this wicked Haman-- And he met his just reward -- on the very same gallows that he had hoped to hang Mordecai on. --Everything has been turned around- Very often, the Lord does not work in the way that we expect Him to. Here we see how Esther -- who had the death sentence upon her, just as much as every other Jew -- was saved by God and employed by Him to also save the lives of His chosen people. --God has a plan for us, too- The Hamans and Ahasueruses of this world cannot thwart His Gospel-Kingdom. His plan for sinful humanity, which was under the death sentence, was for Jesus to come and take our place -- facing God's wrath upon the cross. He works in such a way that He turns darkness into light-

Pastor Chris Monaghan | How can we be bold like Mordecai? How can we identify the Hamans? Listen as Pastor Chris answers these questions and shares his heart on what it means to bow down to the King and Him alone.

great insights by the Rebbe and Reb Yonoson Eibeshitz as what Hamans mistake was

PRAYER FOCUS: ARE YOU GLADLY BUILDING A SANCTUARY FOR GOD’S PRESENCE IN YOUR LIFE AND THE LIFE OF YOUR NATION? Listen to the Prayer Audio: Heavenly Father, Protect and bless us as we draw close to Your Heart for we are here to worship and praise You. Knowing Your Heart is why we are here and why we are seeking Your Perfect Will in all we do and say this day and all the days ahead of us. We thank You for the Gift of Your Son who in loving us has really shown us Your Heart and so in this time we are together may we like Him worship You in spirit and truth! May we grow stronger in our Love for You and follow Your Command Your Son said to us love one another as I have loved you! Father it is Your Heart that love fill the whole earth and all of us as Your Family and to build You a Sanctuary among us so that You fill us with Your Presence and we will see Your Glory shine in us and in one another. Father, it is Your Call that our hearts be a Sanctuary for Your Presence and that all we do and say will be used to draw the lost, the abandoned, the sick and the lame and the widow and orphan into the Love found in Your Sanctuary among us. Lord, we know it is Your desire that none should perish so we intercede for them and that all of our actions draw men to see Your Presence in us and around us! We are here Father, to gladly and willingly be used to offer Sanctuary to all who seek to know You and to be saved by the Blood of Your Son, Jesus the Christ! Father, fulfilling Your Perfect Will is our desire and goal and You have spoken through Your Prophets that in our land we are to lead by the ones You have anointed to lead us. Father we have shown You we want what You want in re- electing President Trump. But the enemy has planted weeds among our crop. So Lord, we intercede that the harvest begin by separating the wheat from the chaff on the the threshing floor where we have built our altar to worship and praise You! Lord the enemy has stolen from us that which we have desired, so give us the Wisdom now to move and o what needs to be done to restore what the prophets have said is to be! Let Your Holy Fire burn up the chaff that is among us so that we will see Your Magnificent Glory change what man has done in shame and let us return to the Plan You have given us and fulfill it now here in America, Israel and across the earth! Father, one thing that You have made that is sacred and holy is the womb of woman for it is the privilege to bear and grow life in a child who is our future and a sign of Your Presence in our lives. Father, we have made a mockery of this sacredness by allowing it is a woman's body and she can do what she wants with it and allowing abortion to be in the land. Now is the time Lord for us to rise and give voice to change the laws and to stand firm that all life is Precious and it is our Gift to us! Lord, we seek the strength to stop the Hamans and jackals that have stolen the offices of authority to re-in-state this abomination in our land. Lord, we speak in the authority of Jesus this stops now and we will see the anointed return to lead us and stop this! Lord, let Your Mighty had of Justice strike the enemy now just as You did for the Hebrew children in their time of deliverance from Pharaoh and his army. By the Blood of Jesus wash away this iniquity from our land! Father, it our prayer that the covenant You made with us be completely restored and that the righteous will arise to return us to live by Justice as is in our Constitution. Father, You have been exposing the corruption in our land even in the highest court so now let the plan to overcome this and destroy the corruption be brought forth now in such a way that You get all the Glory and this nation will know it is You, who love us and have called us to be Light like Your Son Jesus in this day and in this hour! So shall it be Lord! What You Will is what we freely accept and use our will power to fulfill. Thank You,

Judisk morgonandakt med Ariella Lindström, föreläsare, författare och medlem i Göteborgs interreligiösa råd.  Denna vecka firas Purim, en judisk högtid till minne av hur drottningen Ester räddade det judiska folket undan förintelse i Persien. Tillsammans med Mordechai avslöjade hon ämbetsmannen Hamans ondskefulla plan. Vad gör jag under Purim för att tacka för den stora räddningen? Jag förstärker mina relationer med släkt och vänner, skickar gåvor: jag skickade "mishloach manot" en tallrik med kakor till mina barn och till några vänner,  det var Hamans öron, kakor som ser ut som öron, karameller och en flaska kosher vin. Till  de fattiga, gav jag extra peng och något gott att äta. Vi gör så som Ester och Mordechaj bestämde för oss: igår  satte vi oss mitt på dagen vid dukat bord och firade ordentligt med god mat och dryck. Ariella Lindström Text Esters Bok 7:29 Musik Auro l´Mordechai /Lazlo Sandor, Hungarian State Opera Orc Hag Purim/David and the High Spirit   Producent Neta Norrmo Produktionsbolaget Munck för Sveriges Radio Göteborg liv@sverigesradio.se

Denna vecka firas Purim, en judisk högtid till minne av hur drottningen Ester räddade det judiska folket undan förintelse i Persien.   I denna judiska morgonandakt hörs Ariella Lindström, föreläsare, författare och medlem i Göteborgs interreligiösa råd. Hon berättar idag om Haman, en hög ämbetsmans  förargades av en judisk man och beslöt att hämnas. Under månaden Nisan, enligt Bibeln, årets första månad,  kastade Haman lott, en "pur" som gav helgen sitt namn- Purim. och den föll på den 13 Adar, då skulle utrotningen av alla judar ske samtidigt: barn, vuxna, gamla. Och naturligtvis, detta undgår inte juden Mordechaj. Han som hörde allt och förstod allt. Vad kände han? Vad sa han? Hur skulle han klara av ett sånt hemsk katastrof? Och jag? Hur klarar jag av att leva under detta återkommande hot mot det judiska folket idag?  Ariella Lindström   Text Esters Bok kap 3 Musik Juif Espagnol/ Enrico Macias Producent Neta Norrmo Produktionsbolaget Munck för Sveriges Radio Göteborg liv@sverigesradio.se

A daily devotional walking through God's word together using The Bible Reading Plan at http://www.bible-reading.com/bible-plan.html. Our website http://alittlewalkwithgod.com. Today my devotions took me to the book of Esther. A fascinating story that never mentions the name of God. You can certainly see the hand of God throughout the story, but his name is not mentioned. I've heard and preached many sermons on the sage pronouncement Mordecai gives to his niece, Queen to King Xerxes. He says to her, “Who knows but you were made queen for just such a time as this.” Esther was the only person in a position to stop the massacre of the Jewish people after Haman, a prince in the nation, convinced the king to destroy every Jew across the land because of his personal hatred of the race. But today I'd like to talk about something a little different than the usual sermon topic in the book of Esther. I'd like to exam the character of the king and Haman. We see people like them everywhere today. As a matter of fact, their character types plague us today when you begin to explore who they really are and their roles in the drama that played out in the first few chapters of the story. First, let's look at Haman. Here was a political figure who had it all. He climbed the ladder of success to become an advisor to the king. Few could just walk into the throne room without a personal invitation, but Haman could. He was special in the kingdom. The king could trust few people with his signet ring to make proclamations in his name, but Haman held that kind of trust. People bowed to Haman just as they bowed to the king. People may not have respected Haman because of the way he gained his position, his power and influence. But people paid homage to him because of those things. He was rich. He was deemed intelligent. He was at the ear of the king in every decision made about the kingdom. And you can be sure every decision the king made was good for Haman before it was good for the kingdom. Most of the people around the kingdom would like to be like Haman. Rich. Powerful. Prestigious. Standing at the right hand of the king. Almost a god in his own eyes. What a life! Most people longed for a life like Haman's. Mordecai was not like most people, though. And so Haman hated him. Mordecai was a Jew and bowed to no one except God. He would not even consider bowing to one of God's creations because God said not to have any gods before him. There was only one God and he was not Haman. So while everyone else bowed when Haman walked by, Mordecai just stood there. Haman despised the man. But his hatred went a little deeper. He hated every Jew because Mordecai was a Jew. His prejudice showed through his behavior, his emotions, his every action. Haman hated a whole race of people because Mordecai would not bow to him when he went in and out of the gates of the royal palace. So here's the point I want to make about Haman. We get the rest of the story about how Haman was humiliated by having to praise Mordecai for a deed he had done several years earlier. We get the part about Queen Esther intervening on behalf of the Jews and saving her people by appealing to the king allowing them to defend themselves against those Haman demanded kill her race. But we're focusing on Haman. Did you get the point about Haman hating a whole race because of the actions of one man? Did you see how Mordecai's refusal to bow to him led him to want to kill every man, woman, and child of Jewish ancestry? Did you see the character flaw in Haman that even if Mordecai harmed him in some way, let him become blind to the good in people and carried his hatred to a whole race instead of focusing his attention on the one who did him wrong? Now look around the neighborhoods where you live. Do you know any Hamans? Or worse, yet? Do you spread your prejudice to a race of people because of the harm one or two people of one race or another might have done to you in the past? Do you harbor hatred and vengeance in your heart against a whole class of people because of what a few have done? We see it every year in our election processes here. Democrats against Republicans. Doesn't matter which side of the aisle you're on. If you can't understand that both sides need salvation and both sides need to put God at the head of the party instead of their political leader, our nation is doomed. And guess what. God has disappeared from our political process. The Supreme Court says he must not be mentioned. Something about separation of church and state. Didn't seem to be a problem for the gentlemen who founded the country, but it is today in our not so Christian nation. So, do you have a tendency to be like Haman and pour out your negative thoughts and ideology against a race just because? Think about it. God made us all. Everyone who breathes the air around us were made in his image. In fact, Jesus didn't look like the white guy in most of the paintings we see. Remember he was born in Bethlehem. A community of Jews who lived in Israel. He looked a lot more like the terrorists we see on television every once in a while than he looks like me. Dark haired. Olive skinned. Probably large nosed. Middle eastern. Israeli native. Jew. So what kind of prejudice do you need to overcome when you think about Haman's hatred of the Jews because of Mordecai. Well, let's move on to King Xerxes. What a guy. No one could come into his throne room unless he invited them. If he doesn't raise his scepter and you walk into the room, his guard immediately run you through with a spear. Great guy. He banished his first queen because she wouldn't dance in front of a bunch of drunken guests. Yep, put him on the list of folks most likely to invite your next party. Oops, scratch that. He picks his next wife by sleeping with the most beautiful women in the kingdom and that's the best criteria he can come up with to find his next queen. He must have spent a lot of time coming up with a good list of things he wanted in his next queen before he started on this quest for the right virgin girl. Right. Now take a look at his kingdom. He trusts this guy Haman with everything. He probably knows little about his character or he wouldn't put him in charge. But because King Xerxes doesn't seem to know anything about being a king, only a bored bully, he lets Haman do whatever he wants and in his boredom, gives him his signet ring and tells him to just go write whatever he wants to get rid of the race that seems to be pestering him. Great analysis went into his decision making, I'm sure. Even the king's decision to have Haman hung was pretty flighty when you really look at it. There was no defense. No question. No chance for Haman to tell the king he was pleading with Esther for her help in calming the king and helping him out of this situation. He had no chance to tell the king he didn't have any untoward feelings for Esther and only touched her couch to beg her forgiveness. The king flew off the handle. He didn't stop to think. He didn't seek any explanation. He assumed he knew what was going on when he really didn't. He thought he was smart enough to know everything about everything because he was king. So Haman had an immediate trial with the king as judge and jury. Haman had no chance to appeal. He was immediately sentenced to die. King Xerxes needed some anger management classes in the worst way. Know anyone like that? Know anyone that goes from zero to ten in a flash without thinking? Know anyone that decides the worst about something without really knowing what's happening? Just flies into a rage because? King Xerxes may have been different in that he had the power of life and death at his fingertips as king, but we can just as easily destroy someone's life with our words or actions when we act as this king did. We can destroy relationships in a flash when we decide we know everything about a situation when we really know nothing about what is going on and we completely misinterpret the circumstance surrounding us. The book of Esther has some great lessons for us. All the players teach us monumental truths about how to live or how not to live. Haman and the king certainly give us the negative side. Pay attention to them, though. If we don't pay attention to history and understand what happened and why, we are bound to repeat it. With the tension abounding in our political processes right now, we need to go back and take a look at our history books. 1860 to 1865 were not good years for us. We don't need to repeat them, but we are getting really close if we don't get on our knees and ask for God's help. You can find me at richardagee.com. I also invite you to join us at San Antonio First Church of the Nazarene on West Avenue in San Antonio to hear more Bible based teaching. You can find out more about my church at SAF.church. Thanks for listening. If you enjoyed it, tell a friend. If you didn't, send me an email and let me know how better to reach out to those around you. Until next week, may God richly bless you as you venture into His story each day.

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09 - Thoughts on Purim - Blotting out Haman's Name

Esther 9: Modern Day Hamans: Esther 5 (Owen Batstone)

Bijbeltekst Omschrijving: [1] ¶  Na deze geschiedenissen maakte de koning Ahasveros Haman groot, den zoon  van Hammedatha, den Agagiet, en hij verhoogde hem, en hij zette zijn  stoel boven al de vorsten, die bij hem waren.[2]   En al de knechten des konings, die in de poort des konings waren, neigden  en bogen zich neder voor Haman; want de koning had alzo van hem bevolen;  maar Mordechai neigde zich niet, en boog zich niet neder.[3]   Toen zeiden de knechten des konings, die in de poort des konings waren,  tot Mordechai: Waarom overtreedt gij des konings gebod?[4]   Het geschiedde nu, toen zij dit van dag tot dag tot hem zeiden, en hij  naar hen niet hoorde, zo gaven zij het Haman te kennen, opdat zij zagen,  of de woorden van Mordechai bestaan zouden; want hij had hun te kennen  gegeven, dat hij een Jood was.[5]   Toen Haman zag, dat Mordechai zich niet neigde, noch zich voor hem  nederboog, zo werd Haman vervuld met grimmigheid.[6]   Doch hij verachtte in zijn ogen, dat hij aan Mordechai alleen de hand  zou slaan (want men had hem het volk van Mordechai aangewezen); maar  Haman zocht al de Joden, die in het ganse koninkrijk van Ahasveros waren,  namelijk het volk van Mordechai, te verdelgen.[7] ¶  In de eerste maand (deze is de maand Nisan) in het twaalfde jaar van den  koning Ahasveros, wierp men het Pur, dat is, het lot, voor Hamans  aangezicht, van dag tot dag, en van maand tot maand, tot de twaalfde  maand toe; deze is de maand Adar.[8]   Want Haman had tot den koning Ahasveros gezegd: Er is een volk, verstrooid  en verdeeld onder de volken in al de landschappen uws koninkrijks; en  hun wetten zijn verscheiden van de wetten aller volken; ook doen  zij des konings wetten niet; daarom is het den koning niet oorbaar hen  te laten blijven.[9]   Indien het den koning goeddunkt, laat er geschreven worden, dat men hen  verdoe; zo zal ik tien duizend talenten zilvers opwegen in de handen  dergenen, die het werk doen, om in des konings schatten te brengen.[10]   Toen trok de koning zijn ring van zijn hand, en hij gaf hem aan Haman,  den zoon van Hammedatha, den Agagiet, der Joden tegenpartijder.[11]   En de koning zeide tot Haman: Dat zilver zij u geschonken, ook dat volk,  om daarmede te doen, naar dat het goed is in uw ogen.[12]   Toen werden de schrijvers des konings geroepen, in de eerste maand, op  den dertienden dag derzelve, en er werd geschreven naar alles, wat Haman  beval, aan de stadhouders des konings, en aan de landvoogden, die over  elk landschap waren, en aan de vorsten van elk volk, elk landschap naar  zijn schrift, en elk volk naar zijn spraak; er werd geschreven in den  naam van den koning Ahasveros, en het werd met des konings ring verzegeld.[13]   De brieven nu werden gezonden door de hand der lopers tot al de landschappen  des konings, dat men zou verdelgen, doden en verdoen al de Joden, van  den jonge tot den oude toe, de kleine kinderen en de vrouwen, op een  dag, op den dertienden der twaalfde maand (deze is de maand Adar), en  dat men hun buit zou roven.[14]   De inhoud van het schrift was, dat er een wet zou gegeven worden in alle  landschappen, openbaar aan alle volken, dat zij tegen denzelfden dag  zouden gereed zijn.[15]   De lopers gingen uit, voortgedrongen zijnde door het woord des konings,  en de wet werd uitgegeven in den burg Susan. En de koning en Haman zaten  en dronken, doch de stad Susan was verward.