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The king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king`s house, to speak to the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.
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God's Perfect Timing
Commentators highlight the incredible irony of this moment. As the king is inside pondering how to reward Mordecai, Haman is waiting in the outer court, eager to ask for permission to execute him. This collision of opposing intentions demonstrates God's sovereign hand, orchestrating events to bring about justice and reversal.
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19th Century
Anglican
Haman had come. —When morning finally came, Haman had come to the palace in due course, and was waiting in the ou…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the king said, who is in the court ? &c.] Being in haste to confer some honour on Mordecai for what he had done:…
Presbyterian
See how people's pride deceives them. The deceitfulness of our own hearts appears in nothing more than in the conceit we have of ourselves and our …
