1 Esther’s was God’s .
a. Esther’s desperation stemmed from a place of and .
“The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD, he turns it wherever he will.” – Proverbs 21:1
b. Our is an opportunity to ourselves before the God of the universe.
c. The people of God did this by and .
2. Haman’s was his .
a. Haman’s desperation stemmed from the of the human .
“God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble, so humble yourselves before God!” – James 4:6-7
3. From to .
“Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs;” – Psalms 2:1-4a
a. Haman forgot that the were God’s people!
4. Haman is .
“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” – Proverbs 16:18
a. The world has always wanted to destroy the people of God, but they will be .
“at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” – Philippians 2:10-11