Esther 7:7-8 (NASBStr)
Haman Is Hanged
The king arose in his anger from drinking wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm had been determined against him by the king. Now when the king returned from the palace garden into the place where they were drinking wine, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was. Then the king said, “Will he even assault the queen with me in the house?” As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.
God is in control of even our balance in life. In the portion of the story of Queen Esther, Mordecai, King Ahasuerus, and Haman, the king has just discovered that Haman, his trusted right-hand man, has gone behind his back in an attempt to destroy the people of Esther, the Jews. While exiting the room to clear his thoughts, Haman begins to beg for his life. In the exact timing, even Hollywood could not construct in a movie plot, Haman loses his balance just as the king re-enters the room. But, he didn't lose his balance just anywhere in the room. He lost his balance in a way that caused him to fall into Queen Esther's lap, causing the implication that Haman was attacking the Queen. For God's purpose, this man's equilibrium was distorted to accomplish God's greater plan. This is not the first time something like this has happened. Poor Joseph was put in a compromising situation with Potiphar's wife and it caused the wife to take hold of his garment and accuse him later of rape. God could have allowed his rope to stay on his back as he fled the scene, actually resisting Potiphar's wife's advances. But, as in the story of Haman, God had a different purpose. In the one, Joseph, a good man would be moved to a jail to learn to trust God more and to be in the exact place he needed to be to later meet a member of the King's royal court. In this one, Mordecai, had his balance distorted so God could excite the anger of the King and rescue the people of God; the source of the Messiah for the world. There are no accidents with God. God moves the pieces the way He will to accomplish His purpose. We don't always know why we fall one way or the other, but we can be assured that even when we lose our balance, God is doing His great work. He is completely in control. In this case the evilness of a man wishing His people to be destroyed was brought down by a set of circumstances only God could coordinate. Rejoice is such sovereign grace.
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