God created a counteraction when Haman decided to create the gallows, which is fifty cubits. Since a cubit was about 18 inches, so it is actually about 75 feet high! Who would build a 75 feet structure just to hang a person when a person is only about 5 to 7 feet high! 75 feet high is probably ten times his height! The measure of Haman's gallows that was created for Mordecai may show the true measure of Haman's inner egoism, or maybe it is a true measure of Haman's wife's egoism since she is the one who suggested Haman! Or should I blame both for they are united as husband and wife, so there is only one measure of their egoism?
It doesn't matter how we should measure their egoism because God measured theirs. God saw that Haman hurried to kill Mordecai before Esther may infer by revealing Haman's plot in the next banquet. Even our hero, Esther, couldn't do anything about it! God is the only one who counteracted on this part! So God dropped something into the king's head, so the king wasn't able to sleep that night! It forced the king to pay attention to what has not been done, so he ordered his servants to bring him the book of memorable deeds and found the name of Mordecai, who saved him, and realized that he didn't give him any honor.
Then came Haman! The king was relieved that he wouldn't have to figure this one on his own! So he asked Haman how he should honor someone who deserved an honor. So it is when Haman's true measure of egoism is being exposed unawared. "Then the king said to Haman, 'Hurry; take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate. Leave out nothing that you have mentioned.'" It's like God is making sure that Haman didn't leave out any small measure of his egoism here! So Haman had to go out and do what he said. After his egoism is being measured out, Esther revealed his plot, and Haman crushed! Done!
God counteracted on His own! God wants to measure Haman's egoism on His own. God didn't design us to measure each other's egoism. So He worked things out for our good, so Esther didn't reveal Haman's plot on her first invitation. Haman didn't create the gallows until Esther increased his pride by inviting him. Then the king had a sleepless night. God did everything according to our good! So He took care of the deserving-measurement.
Are you trying to measure someone's deserving-measurement? Are you trying to measure it back to that person? Do you realize that God wants to be the only one who will counteract? Are you willing to allow Him to counteract in His own time?
God is bigger than you think! He is a creative God who measured it back to Haman in a creative way! Haman honoring Mordecai with the king's robe after he created the gallows just for him?! How hilarious! I think God is rolling on the floor laughing (ROFL) right now!
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