The Most Unbelievable Coincidence in the Bible! ( Bible Stories Explained )

the greatest coincidence in the Bible why do I call this the greatest coincidence in the Bible it's because throughout all my reading I have never witnessed such a large amount of favorable events take place in such a little time take note that what we refer to as coincidence is to be seen as Providence the story takes place in Esther and it is the Vindication of Mordecai he is described as being the son of jair of The Tribe of Benjamin he was promoted to vizier after Haman was killed the Book of Esther is the Old Testament book with the most historical evidence records other than the Bible such as the histories of Herodotus a contemporary Greek historian born in 4adbc confirmed that Esther is a late book there is a slew of other sources that back up what is read in Esther archaeologists Excavating persepolis the Persian Empire's Capital discovered a stone tablet containing the name marduka in 1930. historical background Babylon was conquered by amid's Persian Alliance Darius the Mead who was succeeded by Xerxes a Persian was the first emperor of the new Empire otherwise known as ahasueris Hadassah Rose to the position of Queen and was given the name Esther a pagan name short for Ishtar a Babylonian goddess as a result Esther was promoted to positions in which she could help her communities God did not forcibly return the Jews to the promised land a romantic story it's a love story Esther was a beautiful and young Queen who ruled over a wide Kingdom only one man knew her secret and it was a life-threatening Secret this is a common occurrence in romance novels Xerxes ruled a realm that stretched Eastward from India to Egypt but with danger looming he called the 180-day meeting to explore how he would deal with the Greek threat at the completion of the session they celebrated with a seven-day feast in the Royal grounds the king asked his wife vashti to dance for them after they had consumed too much wine as she was young and gorgeous and he wanted entertainment for his generals the story starts when Queen vashti refuses to appear as a result of her refusal the king found himself in an uncomfortable predicament if he didn't deal with his wife you can imagine what the woman of the generals would do something had to be done since they were in danger if he couldn't control his household he told her she'd never be able to return to his presence he did however find his bed to be a touch cold and he grew increasingly lonely someone proposed he have a beauty pageant with the winner becoming his wife it was a significant issue Esther had a Year's worth of beauty treatments prior to entering the competition she was proclaimed Xerxes new queen as a result of her victory Esther 2 17-18 now the King was attracted to Esther more than any of the other women and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins so he set a royal crown on her head and made her Queen instead of vashti and the King gave a great banquet Esther's banquet for all his Nobles and officials he proclaimed a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed gifts with royal liberality she belonged to the Benjamin tribe which is surprising giving the Clan's tumultuous history Mordecai was her cousin but he adopted her as his own daughter when she had been abandoned as an orphan because the Empire's Jewish communities were in danger due to anti-semitic sentiments she kept their relationship a secret at Mordecai's request despite her inexperience in the Harem she rapidly established herself as the King's favorite we also noticed the position of another man who was exalted in the court at the time as we set the scene he was known as Haman and he was Mordecai's antagonist he was a descendant of agat the prophet Samuel had instructed Saul Israel's first king to go defeat agag Samuel took over after Saul refused to kill agag and hacked him to bits in front of the Lord's altar as a result of this occurrence in history there was hatred between the agagites and the Jews and Haman harbored animosity for the Jews we have an intriguing situation the Persian Empire's Queen is a jewess and Haman is a high-ranking courtier who despises all Jews it became a crisis when Haman urged that everyone worshiped the emperor Haman informed the king when Mordecai refused he emphasized that the emperor's Jew should be destroyed altogether they were distinct with their own laws traditions and religion they were Misfits who needed to be let go he also offered the treasury a hefty reward if the Monarch agreed to exterminate the Jews to determine when all the Jews would be executed in secret they literally Drew Lots on the 13th day of the month a lot was cast to determine the fate of the Jewish people when the Jews found out what was going to happen they fasted wore sackcloth and wore ashes Mordecai sent Ester a message begging the king for Mercy he claimed that God had brought her to the kingdom for a specific reason she was thus in a position to assist her people so Esther faced a real battle should she reveal that she was Jewish if she did her life would be at stake too but she decided that if she perished she perished so how was she to make the request known the queen Could Only See the King if she was summoned but she knew she had to see him so she boldly entered his presence and proposed a banquet with Haman as the honored guest the king granted the request and the meal was properly set up meanwhile Heyman was so furious at Mordecai that he built a 23 meter high Gallows to hang him on he didn't say who it was for though Esther five nine Heyman went out that day happy and in High Spirits but when he saw Mordecai at the king's gate and observed that he neither Rose nor showed fear in his presence he was filled with rage against Mordecai nevertheless Haman restrained himself and went home calling together his friends and zerish his wife Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth his many sons and all the ways the king had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other Nobles and officials and that's not all Haman added I'm the only person Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave and she has invited me along with the King Tamara but all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king's gate his wife zerish and all his friends said to him have a poll set up reaching to a height of 50 cubits and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai impaled on it then go with the King to the banquet and enjoy yourself this suggestion delighted Haman and he had the poll set up the night before the supper the king had insomnia and got up to read he dug through his old Diaries and discovered that Mordecai had saved his life years before from an assassination plot involving two of his colleagues he was recalled that he had never bestowed a prize to him Esther VI on that night the king could not sleep so he ordered that the book of records and memorable Deeds the Chronicles be brought and they were read before the king it was found written there how Mordecai had reported that big Thana and tarish two of the king's eunuchs who were doorkeepers had planned to attack King Xerxes the king said what honor or distinction has been given Mordecai for this then the king's servants who attended him said nothing has been done for him so the king said who is in the court now Haman had just entered the outer Court of the king's Palace to ask the king about hanging Mordecai on The Gallows which he had prepared for him the king's servant said to him look Haman is standing in the court and the King said let him come in so Haman came in and the King said to him what is to be done for the man whom the king desires to honor now Haman thought to himself whom would the king desire to honor more than me so Haman said to the king for the man whom the king desires to honor let a royal row be brought which the King has worn and the horse on which the King has written and on whose head a Royal Crown has been placed and let the robe and the horse be handed over to one of the king's most noble officials let him dress the man whom the king Delights to honor in the Royal robe and lead him on Horseback through the open Square of the city and Proclaim before him this is what shall be done for the man whom the king desires to honor then the king said to Haman quickly quickly take the Royal robe and the horse as you have said and do this for Mordecai the Jew who is sitting at the king's gate leave out nothing of awe that you have said so Haman took the Royal robe and the horse and dressed Mordecai and led him on Horseback through the open Square of the city proclaiming before him this is what shall be done for the man whom the king desires to honor then Mordecai returned to the king's gate but Heyman hurried to his own house mourning and with his head covered in sorrow then Haman told zarish's wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him then his wise counselors and his wife Zara said to him if Mordecai before whom you have begun to fall in status is of Jewish Heritage you will not overcome him but will certainly fall before him while they were still speaking with him the king's eunuchs attendance arrived and hurriedly brought Haman to the banquet which Esther had prepared [Music] on that night the king went through the book that detailed Mordecai's actions to save the king then Haman the antagonist mistakenly told the king to bless Mordecai thinking that he was rewarding himself it almost looks like Haman was devoted to the greatness of Mordecai as Haman honored him in front of the city it was an incredible event certainly the result of God's hand the amazing thing is that this is still not the end at the feast Esther Found the courage to speak to the king about her people when the king learned of haman's heinous plot he had him hanged on The Gallows that had been erected especially for Mordecai Esther 7 1-8 so the king and Haman came to drink wine with Esther the queen and the King said to Esther on the second day also as they drank their wine what is your petition Queen Esther it shall be granted to you and what is your request even to half of the kingdom it shall be done then Queen Esther replied if I have found favor in your sight O King and if it pleases the king let my life be spared as my petition and my people be spared as my request for we have been sold I and my people to be destroyed killed and wiped out of existence now if we had only been sold as slaves men and women I would have remained silent for our hardship would not be sufficient to burden the King by mentioning it then King Xerxes asked Queen Esther who is he and where is He Who Dares to do such thing Esther said an adversary and an enemy is Haman this evil man then Haman became terrified before the king and queen then in his Fury the king stood up from drinking wine and went into the palace Garden to decide what he should do but Haman stayed to plead for his life from Queen Esther for he saw that harm had been determined against him by the king when the king returned from the palace Garden to the place where they were drinking wine Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was then the king said will he even attempt to assault the queen with me in the palace as the king spoke those words the servants covered haman's face in preparation for execution a fresh decree was published overriding haman's orders and guaranteeing the Jews the right to self-defense as well as the authority to assemble and annihilate any Armed Force that could attack them because assassins were waiting to slay all the Jews across the Empire it was a stunning intervention as a result when haman's edict to exterminate the Jews came to fruition the Jews were ready and proceeded to defeat their opponents and slay haman's family Esther 9 1-14 on the 13th day of the 12th month the month of Adar the edict commanded by the King was to be carried out on this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them the Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of the King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them no one could stand against them because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them and all the Nobles of the provinces the satraps the governors and the Kings administrators helped the Jews because fear of Mordecai had seized them Mordecai was prominent in the palace his reputation spread throughout the provinces and he became more and more powerful the Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword killing and destroying them and they did what they pleased to those who hated them in the Citadel of Susa the Jews killed and destroyed 500 men they also killed par shindatha dalfin aspatha the ten sons of Haman son of hamadatha the enemy of the Jews but they did not lay their hands on the plunder the number of those killed in the Citadel of Susa was reported to the king that same day the king said to Queen Esther the Jews have killed and destroyed 500 men and the ten sons of Haman in the Citadel of Susa what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces now what is your petition it will be given you what is your request it will also be granted if it pleases the king Esther answered give the Jews and Susa permission to carry out this day's edict tomorrow also and let haman's ten Sons be impaled on poles so the king commanded that this be done an edict was issued in Susa and they impaled the ten sons of Haman if this had not happened there would have been no Jews left because the Persian Empire spanned from India to Egypt if the original edict had been followed Jesus would not have been born as a result Esther stepped in to save the day it's no wonder that the Jews celebrate Purim every year to honor these events Mordecai's trust in God shown throughout the tale of Esther serving as a Light Of Hope for those around him and the source of strength for Esther his words and deeds reveal the man who was not interested in gaining Prestige or following the crowd but rather in standing up at times alone for what he considered to be God's will as a result God showered blessings on Mordecai as he sought to remind others of God's provision for them Mordecai didn't think much of the plot to kill the king until he learned that the king wanted to reward Mordecai with a royal robe and a parade the blessings from the King also continued after Esther exposed Haman for his plot with haman's hanging Mordecai's commanding of the Jews to protect themselves against their attackers and Mordecai's appointing a second in command to the king these unexpected blessings from God were not meant to elevate Mordecai but it was meant for him to continue God's missions for peace in the kingdom and continued Reliance on God Mordecai's greatness was published in the entirety of s-13 King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the Empire to its Distant Shores and all his acts of power and might together with a full account of the greatness of Mordecai whom the king had promoted are they not written in the book of the annals of the king of media and Persia Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes preeminent among the Jews and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews [Music] foreign [Music] [Music]

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Published: Sat Apr 22 2023