Esther 6:13 Meaning and Explanation
“And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Haman's wife and advisers warn that since Mordecai is a Jew, Haman is doomed to fall before him.
What Does Esther 6:13 Mean?
Haman pours out his humiliation to Zeresh and his friends, and their answer is grim: if Mordecai is of the seed of the Jews, you have begun to fall and will surely fall before him. The very counselors who urged the gallows now foresee Haman's doom. His own circle pronounces his sentence.
Their words carry a striking recognition that to oppose this people is to oppose a destiny that cannot be overcome. Without naming the reason, they sense that an unseen power guards the Jews, and that Haman has set himself against it. The narrator lets even Haman's household voice the truth: the man who plotted a nation's death has begun an irreversible fall before that nation's God.
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What does Esther 6:13 mean?
Haman's wife and advisers warn that since Mordecai is a Jew, Haman is doomed to fall before him.