Esther 6:5 Meaning and Explanation
“And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.”
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Read Full Chapter →Told that Haman waits in the court, the king summons him in.
What Does Esther 6:5 Mean?
The servants tell the king that Haman stands in the court, and the king says, let him come in. The stage is set for one of Scripture's most delicious reversals. Haman enters expecting to dictate Mordecai's death; instead he will be made to design Mordecai's glory.
The simplicity of the verse heightens the drama. Two men are about to speak past each other, each thinking of a different person, and the misunderstanding will undo the proud one entirely. The reader, who sees the whole board, watches Haman summoned to his humiliation. The trap closes not by Esther's hand here, nor Mordecai's, but by the quiet ordering of events neither could have planned.
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What does Esther 6:5 mean?
Told that Haman waits in the court, the king summons him in.