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The Lord is of great equity and will bless those who are determined to serve Him. Problems, difficulties will arise, even for Christians, they are just a part of the learning process of this life on earth. The afflictions of the righteous may be many but the Lord has a way of delivering us from them all. Ps. 34:19 We have before us an example of the afflicted, the persecuted, the lowly being exalted to the highest of offices and honor. There is a process of the working out of the will of the Lord in our lives which is sometimes long, rough and stormy. How the race is run is important but much more vital is the conclusion of the race. This is a classic case of the hand of the Lord exalting the depressed. 1 Sam. 7-9.
Esther was awarded the entirety of the estate of the wicked Haman. It would certainly of involved his servants and quite possibly his immediate family. They were sold into servitude because of the wickedness of the heart of Haman. He is entitled ëthe Jews enemyí and became a sign to all of those who would fight against the will of the Lord. Est. 8:1.
At this time, Esther revealed to Ahasuerus her family and racial connections. Mordecai is made known as her cousin and adoptive father. What a tremendous change of affairs. Mordecai, who had been just hours away from hanging on Hamanís gallows is now called upon to replace him. He is elevated to the place of high and complete, absolute trust. The signet ring which the king had given to Haman was now surrendered to Mordecai and with it he became the second in authority in the kingdom. His actions were paramount to the personal acts of the king. What an amazing change of affairs. Est. 8:2 The value of fasting and prayer is well documented in the deliverance and the complete turn around of affairs. When the Lord is involved in our daily lives there are tremendous results and our lives are blessed of Him in a mighty way. The estate of Haman must have been considerable as Esther turned the administration of it over to Mordecai.