Six of Wands
Movement, progress, recognition! Wearing a laurel crown and carrying a victory wreath upon his budding staff, this person rides out upon a noble horse. Perhaps he has achieved a new level in the games or perhaps the tables have turned as with Pur in the story of Esther. The holiday is called "Pur," which means "lots," because Haman had cast lots in order to crush and destroy the Jews.
In the story of Esther, because Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage to Haman when he was promoted, Haman plotted to destroy all of the Jews in the kingdom and to hang Mordecai upon a gallows.
But because the king remembered Mordecai's faithfulness and showed favor to Esther, the tables were turned: Haman ended up on the gallows, Esther saved the Jews, and Mordecai was honored by being dressed in royal robes and paraded on a royal horse. "And in every province and in every city, wherever the king's command and edict had reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and a holiday" (Esther 8:17).
Favor had fallen, regardless of what Haman thought the cast lots had decreed. "For it is not from the east or the west/ and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,/ but it is God who executes judgment,/ putting down one and lifting up another" (Psalm 75:6)
"But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;/ you have poured over me fresh oil" (Psalm 92:10)
In the story of Esther, because Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage to Haman when he was promoted, Haman plotted to destroy all of the Jews in the kingdom and to hang Mordecai upon a gallows.
But because the king remembered Mordecai's faithfulness and showed favor to Esther, the tables were turned: Haman ended up on the gallows, Esther saved the Jews, and Mordecai was honored by being dressed in royal robes and paraded on a royal horse. "And in every province and in every city, wherever the king's command and edict had reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and a holiday" (Esther 8:17).
Favor had fallen, regardless of what Haman thought the cast lots had decreed. "For it is not from the east or the west/ and not from the wilderness comes lifting up,/ but it is God who executes judgment,/ putting down one and lifting up another" (Psalm 75:6)
"But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;/ you have poured over me fresh oil" (Psalm 92:10)
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