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In the twelfth year of the reign of king Ahasuerus the lot was cast seeking that perfect day to punish the whole of Israel because of Mordecaiís refusal to bow to Haman. Twelve is the number of government in the scriptures.
The Lord is the supreme ruler over the governments of this world. Good, bad, evil or indifferent, He is over all.
He has ordained them to fulfill His will. Rom. 13:1 Daniel recognized His power and authority by his statement, ìHe removes kings and raises up kings.î Dan. 2:20-21 They cast lots for each day of every month of the year at one and the same setting. Est. 3:7.
Hamanís revenge. A man of sly politics and well versed in political maneuvering. As the prime minister of the king his approach is as if he were seeking the best interest of the king. There is not even the slightest hint of the personal affront which he had experienced. He is the clever one. The name of these people, who are supposedly disobedient to the king, he does not mention. The punishment is to be rendered because of the diversity of their law from the Medes and the Persians. No reference made to the fact that it is the Law of the Lord which would conflict with their laws. His clincher is that it is not beneficial to the king to allow this condition to continue. How devious are the ways of those who oppose the Lord. Haman was well versed in the use of language, without revealing his personal involvement. Est. 3:8.
Haman positioned himself before the king as both attorney and judge. He had already made his decision and now was involving the king in his verdict. There is no question but what the king had great confidence in Haman, after all, he was second in command with great influence on all the resolutions made by the king. So intense was his hatred and determination that he was willing to pay ten thousand talents of silver into the treasure to cover the costs of the extermination of the whole of Israel. Est. 3:9.