Written by Uyoyou Christiana
Charles-Iyoha
Haman despised and hated Mordecai
because Mordecai refused to bow down to him. About everyone bowed down to Haman
and he had become accustomed to being so revered by everyone. It conferred
great significance and importance on him irrespective of whether he was
relevant to the people and if he deserved such obeisance that had become a form
of worship. Whatever be the case, Haman loved the fact that the people always
bowed down to him. It therefore unnerved him that Mordecai refused to do same
on account of certain religious and cultural practices of the Jews.
How dare Mordecai and the Jews! And
what on earth gave Mordecai and his fellow Jews the effrontery to dare think
that he, Haman was undeserving of such obeisance? To say the least, Haman felt
humiliated and insulted by such arrogance from Mordecai and his fellow Jews and
to prove to them that he was truly deserving of such obeisance, would show
Mordecai and his fellow Jews how much power he commanded and how much wealth
was at his disposal to play with. Therefore, without giving it a thought, Haman
paid great sums of money into the royal coffers just to get a decree signed
that would bring about the annihilation of the Jews as it was far far beneath
him kill only Mordecai. The Jews had to be taught the lesson of their lives so
that if they had a second life on planet earth, they would learn to show
respect to the Hamans of this world who cock strut about every palace and roads
on planet earth.
Haman commenced celebrations
after the decree was signed. He could not wait for the day to come when the Jews
would be no more and he would be worshipped in the kingdom as everyone would
always bow down to him. Beloved, please pause and ponder with me a while! What
was Haman looking for - the healthy self-esteem which he lacked and thought he
could only gain from people bowing down to him because of his position in the
land and his close relationship to the King? It is said that every negative
behavior is a desperate cry for help.
Haman needed help desperately. He
suffered low self-esteem which he desperately covered up with his position in
the land and his relationship with the King, his wealth and the quest for
worship by insisting that people bowed down to him. Haman had no idea of who he
was and why God created him to be on planet earth. That explains why he wanted
people to worship him by bowing down to him each time he walked the streets or
rode on his horses and chariots. Unknown to this emotionally sick and depraved
man, he was attempting to take on by force what did not belong to him. In
essence, Haman was a thief; he was trying to steal the glory of God by
insisting in being worshipped through forced obeisance from the people. It was
either that he did not know that worship belongs to God alone or he simply
dared to tread where angels feared to tread. Too bad as it eventually cost him
both his life and the lives of members of his family.
The pride of life, a consequence
of unhealthy self-esteem birthed great despisement and hatred of the Jews and
the hatred escalated into murderous intent paid for from his God given wealth
which ideally should have been used for divine purposes. What a negative way to
deploy divine resources – deploy wealth for the annihilation of a people, a
race, an ethnic group, nation, simply because they would not worship you; they are
not in agreement with your political views and policies! The pathetic end of Haman
should be life lessons to everyone in positions of power and authority who
imagine that they own power and wealth. This is because the truth is that power
and wealth belong to God and He gives both for His plans and purposes for
humanity. Please read Isaiah Chapter 45 verses 1 to 5, Psalm 62 verse 11. Unfortunately, Haman learned the hard way.
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