Haman's Plot

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 25 September 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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# 249 - Haman's Plot - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, we witness Haman’s pride unravel as the gallows he builds for Mordecai become the stage for his own humiliation. In Esther 5:9–6:13, God’s hidden hand turns power upside down, reminding us that true honor belongs to the humble and that justice comes in His timing.Episode 249 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by 1 Peter 5:8, “Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(01:19) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:09) Haman's Plot(18:55) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the chosen people.
0:03.2	It is the Jews, my king.
0:05.8	Their laws are different from everyone else's, and they don't obey the king's laws.
0:11.0	It is not in the king's best interest to tolerate them.
0:15.3	If the king approves, let an order be drawn up authorizing their destruction.
0:20.0	The city of Susa stirred with whispers, but at the city gate, whispers had turned to whales.
0:28.1	Was it my defiance of Haman that condemned us all?
0:32.0	Did my boldness doom countless lives?
0:36.2	After years of hiding my heritage, did my stubbornness give a madman
0:41.5	the excuse he craved, or would he have sought blood regardless?
0:46.9	Then what should I do? If I stay silent, I may save my own life, but what of my cousin?
0:55.5	What of my people?
0:57.4	Could I truly live with myself if I don't try to go before my husband and beg him to change his mind?
1:05.4	You were placed here for such a time as this.
1:10.0	Esther's breath trembled in her chest.
1:13.4	She felt the weight of nations on her shoulders.
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