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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
Esther 8:15-17; Esther 9:1-10
The time of standing humbly at the king’s gate is past for Mordecai. Ahasuerus, the holder of supreme power has conferred upon him glory, majesty, honour and power – a prefigurement of the exaltation of the Lord Jesus Christ, when, as the poet puts it "We shall see him arise, resplendent in glory, Son of man on clouds lined with gold" (cf. v. 15). Let us briefly compare the fortunes of Mordecai with the pathway of Jesus: He took care of the young Hebrew girl, as Christ has constantly kept watch over His people. A faithful servant of the king, Mordecai yet refused to bow to the Amalekite; likewise Jesus would not acknowledge the least claim of the Tempter. Yet Christ, because of His perfection and His love for His people had to experience the reality of the cross of shame, the shadow only of which passed over Mordecai. After suffering comes glory. Indeed, throughout v. 15 of ch. 8, and vv. 3 and 4 of ch. 9, we contemplate Jesus’ triumph with adoring hearts. This triumph will be accompanied by the destruction or submission of all his enemies (cf. Psalms 66:3-4).
The ten sons of Haman of whom their father was so proud (Esther 5:11) perish in their turn. "The seed of evildoers shall never be renowned" (Isaiah 14:20).
