There is only one Dragon/Serpent in scripture (Part 7) (At Chapter 1-3 of Esther)

[Grip Docility]

OP Parts Quick Links Located to Spoiler in the left​

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Link to part 1: Biblical terms used to identify Satan and his first canonical appearance in Genesis. What occurred in Eden.​

Link to part 2: Job chapter 1 shows us very important aspects of Satan's place in scripture.

Link to part 3: Satan's attributes are recapped and Job 41 is used to Demonstrate how to find Spiritual Prophecy that reveals Satan.

Link to part 4: Jobs Faith is contrasted against Satan's deceit. Discussion about the Decalogue, Full Book of the Law and Moses.
Job 2 shows Satan increasing in his Pride.
Link to part 5:The biblical timeline of when Satan hadn't been cast from Heaven, yet.
Implications discussed. Ezekiel 28 reveals so much more.

Link to part 6: The cords that bind together to form the Noose that "Haman" hung from.

If you desire to understand a thing within scripture, you must be willing to read the scripture as it was written. Here's some assistance.​

Exegeses: critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.
Eisegesis: an interpretation, especially of Scripture, that expresses the interpreter's own ideas, bias, or the like, rather than the meaning of the text.
Abrogation: Abrogation is the act of canceling, nullifying, or repealing something, almost always in an official or legal context. To abrogate something is to repeal or cancel it, so abrogation is the act of repealing or canceling.

To properly Exegete, you must be willing to consider all of the above.

1) Each Book, though inspired by the Holy Spirit and quite capable of interlinking with other books, has the flow of wording and intention given by it's human vessel. One book may use different wording to describe a matter. NEVER remove the authors flow, intention and intended points of interpretation from a passage. ​

An inside Theologian Joke is the combination of two verses within scripture, ripped from the intended flow of the passages that yield a bad result.​

The Theological Joke is to combine these two scriptures. (Mt 27:5)(Luke 10:37)​

When rendered improperly, the passage reads... "..... Judas .... Hanged himself.... Go and do likewise"​

2) If you "posit" an idea from scripture, it has to flow relevant to the entire composition of, at the very least, the book you are drawing from.​

3) You absolutely MUST remember that scripture wasn't written with Chapters and Verses.​

In the 13th century a Catholic cardinal, in England, named Cardinal Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, divided up the sacred text into the chapters we are familiar with, today.​

4) Cross Referencing within the entire Bible, to the entire bible should be the only "Reference tool" that you reference scripture with, with the exception of also using tools like Lingual studies tools. examples Thayer's Greek Lexicon, Strong's Biblical Concordance... etc. etc.​

5) It's okay to sift through MANY translations to better understand a portion of scripture that you are grappling with, because these Translations and Paraphrases will attack the scripture from multiple scholarly angles.​

6) It's okay to use historical Land Location Data, Well verified Cultural studies and the like to understand the historical intention of a passage, but this must be done carefully, so as not to improperly eisegete the passage.​

7) One of the most powerful tools for study are sites like "Bible Gateway" and "Cross Ref" sites. All you have to do is recall a portion of scripture and simply submit that, or place the Book and Verse(s) into the google search bar... and if "Cross Referencing", simply add the words Cross Ref to the search.​

8) Still stuck on a passage? Combine Translation sifting and Cross Ref citations Verse by Verse and mark each word with alternating words in said verse(s) as such.​

Example Non existent Verse; The key to proper study is trust in Jesus to assist and respecting scriptural authority.​

The key (critical point)(necessary idea) to proper study (evaluation)(scholarly extrapolation) is trust (Bold Faith)(Faith) etc. etc​

Book:Verse that cross refs, Book:Verses that Cross ref., Book:Verses that Cross ref​

9) 1 John 2:27 If you understand this verse, by all means you've got it! If you don't, give point 8 a shot. ​

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Eisegesis is best exemplified within the Exegesis Joke cited in point 1)​

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Abrogation occurs within scripture, however, it is also a tool that many theologians use to Eisegete. The commonly used vernacular for improperly applying abrogation is "Removing a passage from it's context". When scripture is stripped of context, it's intended usage is "Abrogated".​

How do I know when to properly abrogate? Scripture will specifically tell you in MANY places while properly Exegeting and by it's linear timeline, ends with the conclusion of abrogation. Also, be Honest with the emotional intention of a passage. Scripture is designed to evoke emotion. Evaluate those feelings and take them to Jesus in prayer. Ask Jesus if He is trying to show you something. Compare that something with ALL scripture through usages of tools discussed in "Exegeting".​

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Audience to Grip Docility, the OP Author; Grip, don't you ever just get to the OP point?​

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Well, yes. But, I'm also following the principles that I just listed above and believe it or not, stepping on a bunch of Theological toes, with this OP series, so I'm covering my back side, by making sure that each complex topic is touched on enough to defend my personal opinion. If you the reader agrees with my opinion, I'm also giving you the scriptural ammunition to defend what you are comprehending. Sometimes... You may be reading these OP's and inwardly thinking;​

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That said, without further ado, We will now discuss how Haman (Satan) Built his own Gallows.​

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There's no easy way to do this and assert my theological points without making this Part 7 of the OP a rather close look at the Book of Esther. It indeed reveals a cubic ton about Satan, especially in reference to HAMAN. That said, we are going to have to actually read ALL of the Book of Esther, which shouldn't really be that bad, if you're a Scripture Junkie. I'll begin with Chapter 1, insert Exegesis and go through each of the 10 chapters, the same, until conclusion. We will see how far we get today... and continue accordingly until we make it all the way through the book. To reveal Scriptural Spiritual Revelation, we have to recognize typification. The odd thing about scripture is that there can be MULTIPLE TYPIFICATIONS within a book that centralize around the same Character(s). Esther does this! I'm going to attempt to keep it locked on the simple way that we need to keep it locked, to focus on this one particular point.​

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Esther Chapter 1
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1 These events took place during the days of Ahasuerus,[a] who ruled 127 provinces from India[b] to Cush. 2 In those days King Ahasuerus reigned from his royal throne in the fortress at Susa. 3 He held a feast in the third year of his reign for all his officials and staff, the army of Persia and Media, the nobles, and the officials from the provinces. 4 He displayed the glorious wealth of his kingdom and the magnificent splendor of his greatness for a total of 180 days.

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5 At the end of this time, the king held a week-long banquet in the garden courtyard of the royal palace for all the people, from the greatest to the least, who were present in the fortress of Susa. 6 White and violet linen hangings were fastened with fine white and purple linen cords to silver rods on marble[c] columns. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic pavement of red feldspar,[d] marble,[e] mother-of-pearl, and precious stones.​

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7 Beverages were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty 8 and no restraint was placed on the drinking. The king had ordered every wine steward in his household to serve as much as each person wanted.​

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This King has LIMITLESS WEALTH. King Ahasuerus is a Type for God the Father.​

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9 Queen Vashti also gave a feast for the women of King Ahasuerus’s palace.

Vashti is a type, but this discussion of who she is... by type, would corrupt the typification timeline that we need to establish, for our current understanding.​

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10 On the seventh day, when the king was feeling good from the wine, Ahasuerus commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas, the seven eunuchs who personally served him, 11 to bring Queen Vashti before him with her royal crown. He wanted to show off her beauty to the people and the officials, because she was very beautiful. 12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command that was delivered by his eunuchs. The king became furious and his anger burned within him.

The metaphor of feeling good from the wine on the Seventh Day is a nod to God resting on the Seventh Day. The King invited the queen to his amazing blowout, but the Queen had better things to do. This ticked the king off.​

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The King’s Decree

13 The king consulted the wise men who understood the times,[f] for it was his normal procedure to confer with experts in law and justice. 14 The most trusted ones[g] were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan. They were the seven officials of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and occupied the highest positions in the kingdom. 15 The king asked, “According to the law, what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey King Ahasuerus’s command that was delivered by the eunuchs?”​

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The Lamb with 7 eyes is being referenced. (Rev 5:6) The King "coincidently", consults THE LAW to decide what to do with Queen Vashti, because the Queen ignored his command. Also, we only know the Spiritual Type names of 2 of these officials. These officials are a type for Angels. Why do we not have the 7 names? Because, most of us use the 66 book bible, verses the Catholic 73. They have more than 2 names of these officials. We know that Michael and Gabriel are 2 of these 7 spirits and we also know that by God's authority, that these 7 Spirits outrank Satan. God wasn't naïve, like Satan had assumed that He was. Yeesh, I'm going to hell for that one! Just kidding. The 7 spirits are indeed placed "Below" Satan. This makes the game far more HIGH Stakes! Wow! (Chapter 3 corrected me.)

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16 Memucan said in the presence of the king and his officials, “Queen Vashti has wronged not only the king, but all the officials and the peoples who are in every one of King Ahasuerus’s provinces. 17 For the queen’s action will become public knowledge to all the women and cause them to despise their husbands and say, ‘King Ahasuerus ordered Queen Vashti brought before him, but she did not come.’ 18 Before this day is over, the noble women of Persia and Media who hear about the queen’s act will say the same thing to all the king’s officials, resulting in more contempt and fury.

The Queen has insulted all of the king's followers.​

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19 “If it meets the king’s approval, he should personally issue a royal decree. Let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media, so that it cannot be revoked: Vashti is not to enter King Ahasuerus’s presence, and her royal position is to be given to another woman who is more worthy than she. 20 The decree the king issues will be heard throughout his vast kingdom, so all women will honor their husbands, from the least to the greatest.”

Uh,oh.... No more Gucci, Prada, Versace, Chanel or Dior for Queen Vashti (Humorous Metaphor). It also looks like the King is about to seek out another Queen. However, He isn't having her killed. Also, He doesn't Divorce her. He is simply having her Banished. By Hebrew Law, it is well for a man to take more than one wife. Also, the Versace humor isn't correct... it was just meant to emphasize that Queen Vashti isn't going to be Queen, anymore. Per Hebrew Law: Exodus 21:10: "If he take another wife for himself; her food, her clothing, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish". This implies that Vashti remained the King's wife, but lost her position as Queen.​

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21 The king and his counselors approved the proposal, and he followed Memucan’s advice. 22 He sent letters to all the royal provinces, to each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language, that every man should be master of his own house and speak in the language of his own people.

The King ensured by Royal Decree that Vashti was stripped of her Royal Position and denied the right to enter her Husband's presence. This was made public knowledge in a MASSIVE way.​

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OP Continued in Post Number 2​

 

[Grip Docility]

Esther Chapter 2​

2 Some time later, when King Ahasuerus’s rage had cooled down, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what was decided against her. 2 The king’s personal attendants[a] suggested, “Let a search be made for beautiful young women for the king. 3 Let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom, so that they may assemble all the beautiful young women to the harem at the fortress of Susa. Put them under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women, and give them the required beauty treatments. 4 Then the young woman who pleases the king will become queen instead of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he did accordingly.

The King cooled down and kind of missed Vashti, but couldn't overrule his initial Decree of exiling Vashti, and among his many Wives and Concubines, didn't have a gal that he desired to appoint Queen. Now, the poor King had to draw all of the beautiful young women of the land to himself, to observe and choose the most beautiful young woman from. Poor, poor, king! What a horrible thing to have to do (tongue in cheek).

5 In the fortress of Susa, there was a Jewish man named Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite. 6 He had been taken into exile from Jerusalem with the other captives when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon took King Jeconiah[b] of Judah into exile. 7 Mordecai was the legal guardian of his cousin[c] Hadassah (that is, Esther), because she didn’t have a father or mother. The young woman had a beautiful figure and was extremely good-looking. When her father and mother died, Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter.

Mordecai is the Typification of Jesus, and his Brick House of a Cousin, who he had adopted as his own daughter, is none other than the Typification of Israel... not the Body of Christ, in this timeline of Typification.

8 When the king’s command and edict became public knowledge, many young women gathered at the fortress of Susa under Hegai’s care. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, who was in charge of the women. 9 The young woman pleased him and gained his favor[d] so that he accelerated the process of the beauty treatments and the special diet that she received. He assigned seven hand-picked female servants to her from the palace and transferred her and her servants to the harem’s best quarters.

The meat of this is that Esther wowed Hegai, who was in charge of all the assembled beautiful young woman of the Kingdom.

10 Esther did not reveal her ethnic background or her birthplace, because Mordecai had ordered her not to. 11 Every day Mordecai took a walk in front of the harem’s courtyard to learn how Esther was doing and to see what was happening to her.

Mordecai commanded Esther to not reveal her ethnic background. He went on a stroll to check up on his daughter.

12 During the year before each young woman’s turn to go to King Ahasuerus, the harem regulation required her to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months. 13 When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the palace. 14 She would go in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the supervision of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She never went to the king again, unless he desired her and summoned her by name.

The Young women that were being evaluated by the King were now the King's Concubines. In other words, the women were bound to the King, alone, yet were at the present time, lower than the king's wives, in status. The King would call on these woman to get to KNOW them better... like as in the Biblical sense... like as in... when the king got that feeling, they helped him with his sexual healing. (Sex is a Type for Faith, when referencing it to God.) Faith binds a person to God, scripturally, more deeply than a Man and Woman can become one flesh.

Esther Becomes Queen

15 Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai who had adopted her as his own daughter. When her turn came to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, suggested. Esther won approval in the sight of everyone who saw her.

Esther presented herself to the King, only as she was instructed to present herself. She didn't add to or subtract from her instruction. Esther was the favorite pick of all the eunuchs' overseeing the Haram.

16 She was taken to King Ahasuerus in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. 17 The king loved Esther more than all the other women. She won more favor and approval from him than did any of the other young women.

The King met Esther

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He placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti. 18 The king held a great banquet for all his officials and staff. It was Esther’s banquet. He freed his provinces from tax payments and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.

Esther was Crowned Queen of the land, and the King spared no expense, in celebration!

19 When the young women were assembled together for a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate. 20 Esther still had not revealed her birthplace or her ethnic background, as Mordecai had directed. She obeyed Mordecai’s orders, as she always had while he raised her.

Esther is still a secret Jewess, as her Father had instructed her to be.

Mordecai Saves the King

21 During those days while Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, became infuriated and planned to assassinate[e] King Ahasuerus. 22 When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she told the king on Mordecai’s behalf. 23 When the report was investigated and verified, both men were hanged on the gallows. This event was recorded in the Historical Record in the king’s presence.

I mean, what else is there to say? The heading is correct. Mordecai Saves the King.

OP continued in Post number 3​

 

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Esther Chapter 3
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Key point, one post up, Mordechai saved the King

3 After all this took place, King Ahasuerus honored Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite. He promoted him in rank and gave him a higher position than all the other officials. 2 The entire royal staff at the King’s Gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded this to be done for him.

Haman steps into the room. The King promoted him to a Rank higher than anyone except his 7 wise men. (See how this works? I just caught a systematic error. In chapter 1, we see that the officials ARE not called wise men, so... I have to go back and strike that out, too.) Now this is a trip, The king commands people to "Pay homage" to Haman, by royal command. Haman had access to the Kings Gates. You may be wondering where God commanded mankind to "Pay Homage" to Satan. It's when God cast Adam and Eve out, under the appointment of the Power of Death, in addition to his preexisting appointment as a guardian cherub. Satan sought WORSHIP, while the King commanded "Homage: great respect and honor, or something done to honor a person or thing". Interesting point... we could then say, it almost looks like God commands Satan to be paid Homage to, but the text doesn't say BOW, in light of the king. I could then say, Satan has taken Homage to the next level at the Gates to mean Worship. But, I could only say this, IF we have evidence of Haman (Satan) forcing people to bow to him. Do we have that evidence?

But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage. 3 The members of the royal staff at the King’s Gate asked Mordecai, “Why are you disobeying the king’s command?” 4 When they had warned him day after day and he still would not listen to them, they told Haman to see if Mordecai’s actions would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.

So, Mordecai wouldn't Bow to Haman, Just like Jesus wouldn't bow before Satan. The royal staff at the King's Gate agreed with Satan that Mordecai should Bow. They then reveal to Satan that Jesus is a Jew. Still no evidence that Haman (Satan) was behind the bowing shenanigan's.

5 When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him homage, he was filled with rage. 6 And when he learned of Mordecai’s ethnic identity, Haman decided not to do away with[a] Mordecai alone. He planned to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout Ahasuerus’s kingdom.

This should be a punch in the gut. There's the Dragon that want's to Gobble up the Woman that we see in Revelation 12. And... yup, confirmation... that BOWING nonsense was on Haman, not the King.

7 In the first month, the month of Nisan,[b] in King Ahasuerus’s twelfth year,[c] Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman for each day in each month, and it fell on the twelfth month, the month Adar.[d] 8 Then Haman informed King Ahasuerus, “There is one ethnic group, scattered throughout the peoples in every province of your kingdom, yet living in isolation. Their laws are different from everyone else’s and they do not obey the king’s laws. It is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them. 9 If the king approves, let an order be drawn up authorizing their destruction, and I will pay 375 tons of silver to[e] the accountants for deposit in the royal treasury.”

Oddly enough, the Month of Nisan equates to "Gabriel" in to us, from the Latin Jibrel which again is from Ibril in Arabic. Haman cast lots to figure out when to attack Mordecai and ALL JEWS. Hmmmm.... Haman is SERIOUS and is wanting to pay 375 Tons of silver to ensure that the King eradicates all Jews and Especially Mordecai.

10 The king removed his signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jewish people. 11 Then the king told Haman, “The money and people are given to you to do with as you see fit.”

Haman, thusly is given the Kings very signet ring and access to the money he paid the King, to "Do as he sees fit". Does this remind anyone of Job chapters 1 and 2?

12 The royal scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded. It was intended for the royal satraps, the governors of each of the provinces, and the officials of each ethnic group and written for each province in its own script and to each ethnic group in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the royal signet ring. 13 Letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces telling the officials to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jewish people—young and old, women and children—and plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.[f]

Um, Doesn't this seem to be Satan up to his old tricks?

14 A copy of the text, issued as law throughout every province, was distributed to all the peoples so that they might get ready for that day. 15 The couriers left, spurred on by royal command, and the law was issued in the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was in confusion.

1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the author of confusion.... Do you see the disconnect? God doesn't Author Confusion. Haman PENNED the Decree completely independently of the KING..... and thusly HAMAN was the author of Confusion, within the land.

Alright, that's 3 chapters of Esther covered. We will call this Completion of OP 7.
We will pick up on Esther in Part 8 and beyond until all 10 chapters are covered.​