Wednesday, December 9, 2020

It pleases the King to give us Haman's estate

Esther 8:1‭-‬2 NIV
That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman's estate.

Haman is obviously a type of the satan.

In a trinitarian view: the King could represent the Father; Queen Esther, who risked her life, represents Christ; and Mordecai, who proceeds from both the Father and the Son, represents the Holy Spirit.

In an ecclesiological view: the King could represent Jesus, who is the King of Kings; Queen Esther is a type of the Church, the Bride of Christ; and Mordecai is a type of every disciple, appointed with authority and power to appropriate the resources of the Kingdom to accomplish the righteous will of God.  In the sense of each disciple being part of the type of Queen Esther, we have an ongoing privilege and responsibility to petition the king for deliverance from our enemy (consistent with Jesus's model prayer for the disciples).  In the sense of each disciple being part of the type of Mordecai, we need to boldly leverage our delegated authority and the inexhaustible resources of the Kingdom to overcome the enemy.

It pleases the King to take the resources from the satan and give them to us.

Luke 11:22 NIV
But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up his plunder.

Father, I praise you for being the King.  Jesus, I praise you for being the King.  Thank you for guaranteeing our victory over the satan, sin, and death.  May we boldly step into the identity that you have given us and faithfully advance your mission.  I love you.

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