Esther 7:7-10 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden… I. THE EVIL-DOER RECEIVES WARNING. "Haman saw that there was evil determined against him by the king." He clearly heard the sound of the avenging deity though his feet might be shod with wool. Evil-doers receive warning. Nature gives warning. Revelation gives warning. History gives warning. II. THE FOOLISH EVIL-DOER WORKS HIS OWN DESTRUCTION. The very means Haman took to save his life was the means of bringing about his speedy execution. III. THE EVIL-DOER RAISES STRIKING EVIDENCE OF HIS OWN GUILT. "Behold the gallows fifty feet high," etc. IV. THE EVIL-DOER IS PRACTICALLY HIS OWN EXECUTIONER. "So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai." (W. Burrows, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king. |
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