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Haman's Malignant Proposal. . 1 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. 2 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. 3 Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment? 4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew. 5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. 6 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had showed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. Here we have, I. Haman advanced by the prince, and adored thereupon by the people. Ahasuerus had lately laid Esther in his bosom, but she had no such interest in him as to get her friends preferred, or to prevent the preferring of one who she knew was an enemy to her people. When those that are good become great they still find that they cannot do good, nor prevent mischief, as they would. This Haman was an Agagite (an Amalekite, says Josephus), probably of the descendants of Agag, a common name of the princes of Amalek, as appears, Numbers 24:7 . Some think that he was by birth a prince, as Jehoiakim was, whose seat was set above the rest of the captive kings ( 2 Kings 25:28 ), as Haman's here was, Esther 3:1 ; Esther 3:1 . The king took a fancy to him (princes are not bound to give reasons for their favours), made him his favourite, his confidant, his prime-minister of state. Such a commanding influence the court then had that (contrary to the proverb) those whom it blessed the country blessed too; for all men adored this rising sun, and the king's servants were particularly commanded to bow before him and to do him reverence ( Esther 3:2 ; Esther 3:2 ), and they did so. I wonder what the king saw in Haman that was commendable or meritorious; it is plain that he was not a man of honour or justice, of any true courage or steady conduct, but proud, and passionate, and revengeful; yet was he promoted, and caressed, and there was none so great as he. Princes' darlings are not always worthies. II. Mordecai adhering to his principles with a bold and daring resolution, and therefore refusing to reverence Haman as the rest of the king's servants did, Esther 3:2 ; Esther 3:2 . He was urged to it by his friends, who reminded him of the king's commandment, and consequently of the danger he incurred if he refused to comply with it; it was as much as his life was worth, especially considering Haman's insolence, Esther 3:3 ; Esther 3:3 . They spoke daily to him ( Esther 3:4 ; Esther 3:4 ), to persuade him to conform, but all in vain: he hearkened not to them, but told them plainly that he was a Jew, and could not in conscience do it. Doubtless his refusal, when it came to be taken notice of and made the subject of discourse, was commonly attributed to pride and envy, that he would not pay respect to Haman because, on the score of his alliance to Esther, he was not himself as much promoted, or to a factious seditious spirit and a disaffection to the king and his government; those that would make the best of it looked upon it as his weakness, or his want of breeding, called it a humour, and a piece of affected singularity. It does not appear that any one scrupled at conforming to it except Mordecai; and yet his refusal was pious, conscientious, and pleasing to God, for the religion of a Jew forbade him, 1. To give such extravagant honours as were required to any mortal man, especially so wicked a man as Haman was. In the apocryphal chapters of this book ( Esther 13:12-14 ; Esther 13:12-14 ) Mordecai is brought in thus appealing to God in this matter: Thou knowest, Lord, that it was neither in contempt nor pride, nor for any desire of glory, that I did not bow down to proud Haman, for I could have been content with good will, for the salvation of Israel, to kiss the soles of his feet; but I did this that I might not prefer the glory of man above the glory of God, neither will I worship any but thee. 2. He especially thought it a piece of injustice to his nation to give such honour to an Amalekite, one of that devoted nation with which God had sworn that he would have perpetual war ( Exodus 17:16 ) and concerning which he had given that solemn charge ( Deuteronomy 25:17 ), Remember what Amalek did. Though religion does by no means destroy good manners, but teaches us to render honour to whom honour is due, yet it is the character of a citizen of Zion that not only in his heart, but in his eyes, such a vile person as Haman was is contemned, Psalms 15:4 . Let those who are governed by principles of conscience be steady and resolute, however censured or threatened, as Mordecai was. III. Haman meditating revenge. Some that hoped thereby to curry favour with Haman took notice to him of Mordecai's rudeness, waiting to see whether he would bend or break, Esther 3:4 ; Esther 3:4 . Haman then observed it himself, and was full of wrath, Esther 3:5 ; Esther 3:5 . A meek and humble man would have slighted the affront, and have said, "Let him have his humour; what am I the worse for it?" But it makes Haman's proud spirit rage, and fret, and boil, within him, so that he becomes uneasy to himself and all about him. It is soon resolved that Mordecai must die. The head must come off that will not bow to Haman; if he cannot have his honours, he will have his blood. It is as penal in this court not to worship Haman as it was in Nebuchadnezzar's not to worship the golden image which he had set up. Mordecai is a person of quality, in a post of honour, and own cousin to the queen; and yet Haman thinks his life nothing towards a satisfaction for the affront: thousands of innocent and valuable lives must be sacrificed to his indignation; and therefore he vows the destruction of all the people of Mordecai, for his sake, because his being a Jew was the reason he gave why he did not reverence Haman. Herein appear Haman's intolerable pride, insatiable cruelty, and the ancient antipathy of an Amalekite to the Israel of God. Saul the son of Kish, a Benjamite, spared Agag, but Mordecai the son of Kish, a Benjamite ( Esther 2:5 ; Esther 2:5 ), shall find no mercy with this Agagite, whose design is to destroy all the Jews throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus ( Esther 3:6 ; Esther 3:6 ), which, I suppose, would include those that had returned to their own land, for that was now a province of his kingdom. Come and let us cut them off from being a nation, Psalms 83:4 . Nero's barbarous wish is his, that they had all but one neck. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-7-15" class="com-number"
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여기서 우리는 세 가지 장면을 살펴본다. I. 왕이 하만을 승진시키고, 백성이 그를 우러러 경배한다. 아하수에로 왕은 얼마 전 에스더를 품에 안았으나, 에스더는 자신의 친족을 등용시키거나 자신의 백성에게 적대적인 자의 등용을 막을 만한 영향력을 왕에게 미치지 못했다. 선한 사람이 높은 자리에 오르더라도, 선을 행하거나 악을 막는 것이 뜻대로 되지 않는다는 사실을 여전히 깨닫게 된다. 이 하만은 아각 사람이었다(요세푸스는 아말렉 사람이라고 한다). 그는 민수기 24장 7절에 나타나듯, 아말렉의 방백들에게 흔히 쓰이던 이름인 아각 왕의 후손이었을 것이다. 어떤 이들은 그가 태생부터 왕족이었다고 생각한다. 마치 포로 왕들 가운데 여호야김이 다른 왕들 위에 자리를 높인 것처럼(열왕기하 25:28), 하만도 그러했다(1절). 왕이 그를 총애하여(왕이 총애를 베푸는 데 이유를 밝힐 필요는 없다) 자신의 총신이자 심복이며 수석 대신으로 삼았다. 당시 왕궁의 영향력이 워낙 강해서, 격언과 달리 왕궁이 복을 내린 자에게는 나라 전체가 복을 내렸다. 그리하여 모든 사람이 이 떠오르는 태양을 경배했으며, 왕의 신하들은 특별히 그 앞에 절하고 그에게 경의를 표하라는 왕명을 받았고(2절), 실제로 그렇게 하였다. 하만에게 칭찬받거나 공로로 삼을 만한 점이 무엇이었는지 참으로 의아하다. 그는 명예나 정의로운 인물이 아니었으며, 진정한 용기나 일관된 태도도 없었다. 오직 교만하고 변덕스러우며 보복을 일삼는 자였다. 그럼에도 승진하고 총애를 받아 그보다 위대한 자가 없었다. 왕의 총신이 항상 위인은 아닌 것이다.
II. 모르드개는 담대하고 강단 있는 결심으로 자신의 신념을 고수하면서, 다른 왕의 신하들과 달리 하만에게 경의를 표하기를 거부한다(2절). 주변 사람들이 왕의 명령을 상기시키며 거부할 경우 목숨이 위태로울 수 있다고 경고했다. 하만의 오만한 성격을 고려하면 더욱 그러했다(3절). 사람들은 날마다 그를 설득하려 했으나(4절) 소용이 없었다. 모르드개는 그들의 말을 듣지 않고, 자신이 유대인이라 양심상 그렇게 할 수 없다고 솔직하게 밝혔다. 이 거부가 세간에 알려지고 화젯거리가 되었을 때, 사람들은 흔히 이를 교만이나 시기로 해석했다. 에스더와의 인연으로 그 자신이 더 높이 승진하지 못했기 때문에 하만에게 경의를 표하지 않는다거나, 혹은 왕과 그 통치에 반감을 품은 당파적이고 반역적인 심성에서 비롯된 것이라고 보았다. 이를 호의적으로 해석하는 사람들조차 그의 나약함이나 예의 없음, 혹은 기이한 습관이나 드러내고 싶어하는 별난 성격으로 치부했다. 모르드개 외에 그 명령에 거부감을 느낀 사람은 없었던 것 같다. 그럼에도 그의 거부는 경건하고 양심적이었으며 하나님을 기쁘시게 하는 행위였다. 유대인의 신앙이 그로 하여금 다음과 같은 일을 하지 못하게 금했기 때문이다. 1. 사람, 특히 하만처럼 악한 사람에게 요구받는 것과 같은 지나친 경의를 표하는 것. 이 책의 외경 부분(에스더 13:12-14)에서 모르드개는 이렇게 하나님께 아뢴다. "주여, 주께서 아시나이다. 교만한 하만에게 절하지 않은 것은 오만함이나 교만함에서가 아니요, 영광을 구하기 위함도 아니었나이다. 이스라엘의 구원을 위해서라면 기꺼이 기쁜 마음으로 그의 발바닥에 입을 맞출 수도 있었겠지만, 그렇게 하지 않은 것은 사람의 영광을 하나님의 영광보다 앞세우지 않으려 했기 때문이나이다. 내가 경배할 대상은 오직 주뿐이나이다." 2. 그는 특히 아말렉 사람에게 그런 영광을 돌리는 것이 자기 민족에게 불의한 일이라 생각했다. 하나님께서 아말렉과는 영원히 전쟁을 하겠다고 맹세하셨고(출애굽기 17:16), 아말렉이 행한 일을 기억하라는 엄숙한 명령을 내리신 민족이었다(신명기 25:17). 신앙이 결코 예의를 저버리게 하지는 않으며, 오히려 영예를 받을 자에게 영예를 돌리라 가르치지만, 시온의 시민된 자의 특성은 마음으로만이 아니라 눈으로도 하만 같은 비천한 자를 멸시하는 것이다(시편 15:4). 모르드개처럼 양심의 원칙에 의해 이끌리는 자들은, 비난받거나 위협받는 상황에서도 굳건하고 단호하게 자리를 지켜야 한다.
III. 하만이 복수를 꾀한다. 하만에게 아첨하고자 모르드개의 무례함을 고한 이들이 있었으니, 이는 그가 굴복할지 아닐지를 지켜보려 함이었다(4절). 하만이 직접 그것을 목격하고는 크게 격노했다(5절). 겸손하고 온유한 사람이라면 그 무례함을 대수롭지 않게 여기며 "저 사람의 고집대로 내버려 두어라. 그것이 나에게 무슨 해가 된단 말인가"라고 했을 것이다. 그러나 이 일이 하만의 교만한 심령을 격노케 하고 분하게 하여 부글거리게 만들었으니, 그는 자신도 괴롭고 주변 사람들도 불편하게 만들었다. 모르드개는 반드시 죽어야 한다는 결심이 곧 굳어졌다. 하만에게 절하지 않는 머리는 베어야 했다. 명예를 얻을 수 없다면 피를 볼 것이었다. 모르드개는 지체 높은 인물이었고, 여왕의 사촌이었다. 그러나 하만은 그의 목숨만으로는 모욕에 대한 배상으로 충분하지 않다고 생각했다. 수천 명의 무고하고 귀한 목숨이 그의 분노에 희생되어야 했다. 그리하여 그는 모르드개의 민족 전체를 멸절시키기로 맹세했다. 모르드개가 하만에게 경의를 표하지 않는 이유로 자신이 유대인임을 밝혔기 때문이었다. 이 일에서 하만의 참을 수 없는 교만, 채울 수 없는 잔혹성, 그리고 아말렉 사람으로서 하나님의 이스라엘에 대한 오래된 적개심이 드러난다. 기스의 아들 사울, 베냐민 지파 사람은 아각을 살려두었지만, 기스의 아들 모르드개, 베냐민 지파 사람(에스더 2:5)은 이 아각 후손에게서 아무런 자비를 찾지 못할 것이었다. 그의 계획은 아하수에로 온 나라에 있는 유대인을 모두 멸절하는 것이었는데(6절), 이는 자기 땅으로 돌아간 유대인들까지 포함했을 것이다. 그 땅 역시 이제 왕국의 속주가 되었기 때문이다. "저들을 민족의 이름으로 멸절해 버리자"(시편 83:4). 네로의 야만적인 소원이 바로 하만의 소원이었다. 모두가 목 하나뿐이라면 좋겠다고.
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E S T H E R CHAP. III. A very black and mournful scene here opens, and which threatens the ruin of all the people of God. Were there not some such dark nights, the light of the morning would not be so welcome. I. Haman is made the king's favourite, Esther 3:1 . II. Mordecai refuses to give him the honour he demands, Esther 3:2-4 . III. Haman, for his sake, vows to be revenged upon all the Jews, Esther 3:5 ; Esther 3:6 . IV. He, upon a malicious suggestion, obtains an order from the king to have the all massacred upon a certain day, Esther 3:7-13 . V. This order is dispersed through the kingdom, Esther 3:14 ; Esther 3:15 . return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verses-1-6" class="com-number"
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에스더 3장은 매우 어둡고 비탄스러운 장면으로 시작되며, 하나님의 온 백성의 멸망을 예고하는 위협이 닥쳐온다. 이처럼 칠흑 같은 밤이 있기에 아침의 빛이 더욱 반갑게 느껴지는 법이다. 본장의 내용을 개관하면 다음과 같다. I. 하만이 왕의 총애를 받아 최고의 지위에 오른다(1절). II. 모르드개가 하만에게 절하기를 거부한다(2-4절). III. 하만은 이 일로 인해 모든 유대인에게 복수를 맹세한다(5-6절). IV. 하만이 악의적인 계략으로 왕에게서 특정 날에 유대인을 모두 학살하라는 조서를 얻어낸다(7-13절). V. 이 조서가 온 나라에 반포된다(14-15절).
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Haman Obtains Leave to Slay the Jews. . 7 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. 8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them. 9 If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. 10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy. 11 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee. 12 Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. 13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey. 14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day. 15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed. Haman values himself upon that bold and daring thought, which he fancied well became his great spirit, of destroying all the Jews--an undertaking worthy of its author, and which he promised himself would perpetuate his memory. He doubts not but to find desperate and bloody hands enough to cut all their throats if the king will but give him leave. How he obtained leave, and commission to do it, we are here told. He had the king's ear, let him alone to manage him. I. He makes a false and malicious representation of Jews, and their character, to the king, Esther 3:8 ; Esther 3:8 . The enemies of God's people could not give them such bad treatment as they do if they did not first give them a bad name. He would have the king believe, 1. That the Jews were a despicable people, and that it was not for his credit to harbour them:" A certain people there is, " without name, as if nobody knew whence they came and what they were; "they are not incorporated, but scattered abroad and dispersed in all the provinces as fugitives and vagabonds on the earth, and inmates in all countries, the burden and scandal of the places where they live." 2. That they were a dangerous people, and that it was not safe to harbour them. "They have laws and usages of their own, and conform not to the statutes of the kingdom and the customs of the country; and therefore they may be looked upon as disaffected to the government and likely to infect others with their singularities, which may end in a rebellion." It is no new thing for the best of men to have such invidious characters as these given of them; if it be no sin to kill them, it is no sin to belie them. II. He bids high for leave to destroy them all, Esther 3:9 ; Esther 3:9 . He knew there were many that hated the Jews, and would willingly fall upon them if they might but have a commission: Let it be written therefore that they may be destroyed. Give but orders for a general massacre of all the Jews, and Haman will undertake it shall be easily done. If the king will gratify him in this matter, he will make him a present of ten thousand talents, which shall be paid into the king's treasuries. This, he thought, would be a powerful inducement to the king to consent, and would obviate the strongest objection against him, which was that the government must needs sustain loss in its revenues by the destruction of so many of its subjects; so great a sum, he hoped, would be equivalent for that. Proud and malicious men will not stick at the expenses of their revenge, nor spare any cost to gratify it. Yet no doubt Haman knew how to re-imburse himself out of the spoil of the Jews, which his janizaries were to seize for him ( Esther 3:13 ; Esther 3:13 ), and so to make them bear the charges of their own ruin; while he himself hoped to be not only a saver but a gainer by the bargain. III. He obtains what he desired, a full commission to do what he would with the Jews, Esther 3:10 ; Esther 3:11 . The king was so inattentive to business, and so bewitched with Haman, that he took no time to examine the truth of his allegations, but was as willing as Haman could wish to believe the worst concerning the Jews, and therefore he gave them up into his hands, as lambs to the lion: The people are thine, do with them as it seemeth good unto thee. He does not say, "Kill them, slay them" (hoping Haman's own cooler thoughts would abate the rigour of that sentence and induce him to sell them for slaves); but "Do what thou wilt with them." And so little did he consider how much he should lose in his tribute, and how much Haman would gain in the spoil, that he gave him withal the ten thousand talents: The silver is thine. Such an implicit confidence likewise he had in Haman, and so perfectly had he abandoned all care of his kingdom, that he gave Haman his ring, his privy-seal, or sign-manual, wherewith to confirm whatever edict he pleased to draw up for this purpose. Miserable is the kingdom that is at the disposal of such a head as this, which has one ear only, and a nose to be led by, but neither eyes nor brains, nor scarcely a tongue of its own. IV. He then consults with his soothsayers to find out a lucky day for the designed massacre, Esther 3:7 ; Esther 3:7 . The resolve was taken up in the first month, in the twelfth year of the king, when Esther had been his wife about five years. Some day or other in that year must be pitched upon; and, as if he doubted not but that Heaven would favour his design and further it, he refers it to the lot, that is, to the divine Providence, to choose the day for him; but that, in the decision, proved a better friend to the Jews than to him, for the lot fell upon the twelfth month, so that Mordecai and Esther had eleven months to turn themselves in for the defeating of the design, or, if they could not defeat it, space would be left for the Jews to make their escape and shift for their safety. Haman, though eager to have the Jews cut off, yet will submit to the laws of his superstition, and not anticipate the supposed fortunate day, no, not to gratify his impatient revenge. Probably he was in some fear lest the Jews should prove too hard for their enemies, and therefore durst not venture on such a hazardous enterprise but under the smiles of a good omen. This may shame us, who often acquiesce not in the directions and disposals of Providence when they cross our desires and intentions. He that believeth the lot, much more that believeth the promise, will not make haste. But see how God's wisdom serves its own purposes by men's folly. Haman has appealed to the lot, and to the lot he shall go, which, by adjourning the execution, gives judgment against him and breaks the neck of the plot. V. The bloody edict is hereupon drawn up, signed, and published, giving orders to the militia of every province to be ready against the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, and, on that day, to murder all the Jews, men, women, and children, and seize their effects, Esther 3:12-14 ; Esther 3:12-14 . Had the decree been to banish all the Jews and expel them out of the king's dominions, it would have been severe enough; but surely never any act of cruelty appeared so barefaced as this, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all the Jews, appointing them as sheep for the slaughter without showing any cause for so doing. No crime is laid to their charge; it is not pretended that they were obnoxious to the public justice, nor is any condition offered, upon performance of which they might have their lives spared; but die they must, without mercy. Thus have the church's enemies thirsted after blood, the blood of the saints and the martyrs of Jesus, and drunk of it till they have been perfectly intoxicated ( Revelation 17:6 ); yet still, like the horse-leech, they cry, Give, give. This cruel offer is ratified with the king's seal, directed to the king's lieutenants, and drawn up in the king's name, and yet the king knows not what he does. Posts are sent out, with all expedition, to carry copies of the decree to the respective provinces, Esther 3:15 ; Esther 3:15 . See how restless the malice of the church's enemies is: it will spare no pains; it will lose no time. VI. The different temper of the court and city hereupon. 1. The court was very merry upon it: The king and Haman sat down to drink, perhaps to drink "Confusion to all the Jews." Haman was afraid lest the king's conscience should smite him for what he had done and he should begin to wish it undone again, to prevent which he engrossed him to himself, and kept him drinking. This cursed method many take to drown their convictions, and harden their own hearts and the hearts of others in sin. 2. The city was very sad upon it (and the other cities of the kingdom, no doubt, when they had notice of it): The city Shushan was perplexed, not only the Jews themselves, but all their neighbours that had any principles of justice and compassion. It grieved them to see their king so abused, to see wickedness in the place of judgment ( Ecclesiastes 3:16 ), to see men that lived peaceably treated so barbarously; and what would be the consequences of it to themselves they knew not. But the king and Haman cared for none of these things. Note, It is an absurd and impious thing to indulge ourselves in mirth and pleasure when the church is in distress and the public are perplexed. return to ' Top of Page ' Esther Est 2 Esther Est Esther Est 4 Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. Bibliographical Information Henry, Matthew. "Complete Commentary on Esther 3". 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source-manifest/mhm— Matthew Henry Complete Commentary (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological
하만은 자신이 유대인을 모두 멸절하겠다는 대담하고 과감한 계획을 큰 포부의 표현으로 여기며 스스로 자랑스러워했다. 그것이 자신의 이름을 영원히 남길 것이라 확신했다. 왕의 허락만 있다면 그들의 목을 벨 절망적이고 피에 굶주린 손들은 얼마든지 찾을 수 있을 것이라고 의심치 않았다. 그 허락과 권한을 어떻게 얻었는지 여기서 이야기된다. 왕의 귀를 잡은 그는 왕을 다루는 것을 그에게 맡기면 되었다.
I. 그는 유대인과 그들의 성품에 대해 왕에게 거짓되고 악의적인 보고를 한다(8절). 하나님 백성의 원수들은 그들을 나쁘게 대우하기 전에 먼저 나쁜 이름을 붙인다. 하만은 왕으로 하여금 다음과 같이 믿도록 했다. 1. 유대인은 경멸받을 민족이니, 그들을 품어 두는 것이 왕의 명예에 해롭다는 것이다. "어느 민족이 있는데"라고 하여 이름도 밝히지 않았다. 마치 아무도 그들이 어디서 왔는지, 무엇인지 모르는 것처럼. "그들은 하나의 공동체를 이루지 못하고 마치 이 땅의 유랑자나 방랑자처럼 온 나라 각 도에 흩어져 있으며, 사는 곳마다 짐이 되고 수치가 되는 존재들입니다." 2. 유대인은 위험한 민족이니, 그들을 품어 두는 것이 왕에게 안전하지 못하다는 것이다. "그들은 자신들만의 법과 관습을 가지고 있으며, 왕국의 법령과 나라의 풍습을 따르지 않습니다. 그러므로 왕의 통치에 불만을 품고 있으며, 자신들의 독특한 방식으로 다른 사람들을 감염시켜 결국 반란으로 이어질 수 있습니다." 최선의 사람들도 이런 비방을 받는 것은 새로운 일이 아니다. 그들을 죽이는 것이 죄가 아니라면, 그들을 거짓말하는 것도 죄가 아니라는 논리이다.
II. 그는 그들 모두를 멸절할 허락을 얻기 위해 큰 값을 치르겠다고 한다(9절). 그는 유대인을 미워하는 자들이 많아서 권한만 주어지면 기꺼이 그들에게 달려들 것임을 알았다. "그러므로 조서를 내려 그들을 진멸하게 하소서." 온 유대인에 대한 대학살 명령만 내려 준다면, 하만은 그것이 쉽게 실행될 것이라고 장담했다. 왕이 이 일에 응해 준다면, 하만은 은 일만 달란트를 드려 왕의 국고에 넣겠다고 했다. 이것이 왕의 동의를 이끌어낼 강력한 유인이 될 것이라 생각했다. 그 많은 신하를 잃음으로써 세수(稅收)에 손실이 생긴다는 가장 강한 반대 논거를 무마하기 위해서였다. 교만하고 악의에 찬 자들은 복수를 위한 비용을 아끼지 않으며, 복수심을 충족시키기 위해 어떤 희생도 주저하지 않는다. 그러나 하만은 분명 유대인의 재산을 빼앗아 그 비용을 충당할 셈이었을 것이다(13절). 그리하여 그들이 자신의 멸망 비용을 부담하게 하면서, 자신은 손해를 보지 않을 뿐더러 오히려 이 거래에서 이득을 취하기를 바랐다.
III. 그는 자신이 원하는 것을 얻는다. 즉 유대인을 마음대로 처리할 수 있는 전권을 받은 것이다(10-11절). 왕은 국사에 너무나 무관심하고, 하만에게 홀려 있어서 그의 주장을 검증할 시간도 내지 않았다. 오히려 유대인에 대한 최악의 소문을 기꺼이 믿으려 했으며, 그들을 마치 사자 앞의 양처럼 하만의 손에 넘겼다. "그 백성을 네게 주노니, 네 눈에 좋을 대로 행하라." 왕은 "죽여라, 학살하라"고 말하지는 않았지만(냉정한 생각이 들어 노예로 팔라는 정도로 그 가혹함을 완화시켜 줄 것을 기대하며), "네 뜻대로 행하라"고 했다. 세수 손실이나 하만이 얻게 될 재물에 대해서도 아랑곳하지 않고, 은 일만 달란트까지 하만에게 돌려주었다. "그 은도 네게 주노라." 또한 왕은 하만을 너무나 믿고 왕국을 너무나 무책임하게 방치했기 때문에, 자신이 원하는 대로 조서를 만들어 확인할 수 있는 인장 반지까지 하만에게 주었다. 귀 하나만 있고, 이끌리는 코만 있을 뿐, 눈도 뇌도, 자신의 혀조차 거의 없는 그런 왕 때문에 그 왕국이 얼마나 비참한가.
IV. 그는 계획된 학살을 위한 길한 날을 찾기 위해 점술사들과 상의한다(7절). 결심은 그 해 첫째 달, 즉 왕 12년에 세워졌다. 에스더가 왕비가 된 지 약 5년이 된 때였다. 그해 어느 날이 선택되어야 했다. 마치 하늘이 자신의 계획을 돕고 촉진시켜 줄 것을 의심하지 않는 것처럼, 그는 날 선택을 제비에게, 즉 하나님의 섭리에 맡겼다. 그러나 그 결정에서 제비는 유대인 편을 들었다. 제비가 열두 번째 달에 떨어졌기 때문이다. 이로써 모르드개와 에스더는 그 계획을 무산시키거나, 혹은 무산시키지 못한다면 유대인들이 피신하여 안전을 도모할 열한 달의 여유를 갖게 되었다. 하만은 유대인을 진멸하는 데 열심이었지만, 미신의 법칙에 따르기로 하고 이른바 길한 날을 앞당기지 않기로 했다. 조급한 복수심을 만족시키기 위해서도. 그는 아마도 유대인이 원수를 이길지도 모른다는 두려움이 있어서, 좋은 징조의 미소가 없이는 그런 위험한 사업에 감히 나서지 못했을 것이다. 이것은 우리에게 부끄러운 일이다. 우리는 종종 섭리의 인도와 처분이 우리의 욕망과 의도에 반할 때 그것을 받아들이지 않기 때문이다. 제비를 믿는 자, 하물며 약속을 믿는 자는 서두르지 않을 것이다. 그러나 하나님의 지혜가 사람의 어리석음을 통해 자신의 목적을 이루시는 것을 보라. 하만은 제비에 의지했고, 제비는 집행을 뒤로 미룸으로써 그를 향해 판결을 내리고 그 음모의 목줄을 꺾었다.
V. 피로 물든 조서가 이에 따라 작성되고, 인봉되고, 반포된다. 열두 번째 달 13일에 대비하여 각 지방의 군병들이 준비하고, 그날 유대인 남녀노소와 어린아이를 모두 학살하고 그 재산을 빼앗으라는 명령이었다(12-14절). 모든 유대인을 추방하라는 명령이었다면 그것만으로도 충분히 잔인했을 것이다. 그러나 이처럼 노골적인 잔혹 행위는 전례가 없는 것이었다. 유대인 전체를 죽이고, 학살하고, 멸절하라는 것이었다. 그렇게 하는 이유도 밝히지 않았다. 그들이 공적인 죄를 범했다는 주장도 없었고, 어떤 조건을 이행하면 목숨을 살려 주겠다는 제안도 없었다. 그저 자비 없이 죽어야 했다. 이처럼 교회의 원수들은 성도들의 피, 예수의 증인들의 피를 탐내왔으며, 그 피를 마시다가 완전히 취하도록 마셨다(요한계시록 17:6). 그러면서도 여전히 거머리처럼 "더 다오, 더 다오"를 외친다. 이 잔인한 명령은 왕의 인장으로 확인되어 왕의 충독들에게 전달되었고, 왕의 이름으로 작성되었다. 그러나 왕은 자신이 무엇을 하는지 알지 못했다. 명령의 사본이 각 지방에 신속히 전달되었다(15절). 교회의 원수들의 악의가 얼마나 끈질긴지를 보라. 수고를 아끼지 않으며 시간을 낭비하지 않는다.
VI. 이 일에 대한 왕궁과 도성의 반응이 대조를 이룬다. 1. 왕궁에서는 매우 흥겹게 마셨다. 왕과 하만이 앉아서 마셨으니, 아마도 "유대인에게 저주를"이라는 건배를 들었을 것이다. 하만은 왕의 양심이 자신이 한 일을 찔러 후회하게 될까 봐 두려워, 왕을 홀로 두지 않고 함께 마시게 했다. 많은 사람들이 자신의 양심의 가책을 익사시키고, 자신의 마음과 다른 사람의 마음을 죄 안에서 굳어지게 하려고 이 저주스러운 방법을 쓴다. 2. 도성에서는 매우 슬퍼했다(왕국의 다른 도시들도 소식이 전해지면 마찬가지였을 것이다). 수산 성이 혼란에 빠졌다. 유대인들만이 아니라, 정의와 자비심을 가진 모든 이웃들도. 왕이 이렇게 농락당하고, 심판의 자리에 악이 들어차고(전도서 3:16), 평화롭게 살던 사람들이 이토록 잔인하게 다루어지는 것을 보는 것이 그들을 슬프게 했다. 이 일의 결과가 자신들에게 어떻게 될지도 알 수 없었다. 그러나 왕과 하만은 이 모든 것에 아랑곳하지 않았다. 이것을 기억하라. 교회가 고난을 당하고 온 나라가 혼란에 빠져 있을 때 유흥과 쾌락에 빠지는 것은 어리석고 불경한 일이다.
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