Esther 3:7
“In the first month, which 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, and chose the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.”
What does Esther 3:7 mean?
Haman, desperate to destroy the Jewish people, cast lots repeatedly to find the "right" day for his evil plan. The lots eventually landed on the twelfth month, Adar, giving him nearly a year to prepare. What's striking here is that Haman believed he was finding the perfect moment through chance, but the book of Esther shows God working quietly behind the scenes. Many people facing difficulty find comfort knowing that even when our circumstances feel random or driven by others' schemes, God's purposes are never caught off guard. The waiting period, though terrifying to the Jewish community, actually became the space where their deliverance was prepared.