Genesis 15:1-16:16; Job 18:1-19:29; Matthew 8:28-9:17
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple. Esther 8:15
Earlier in the story, all seemed lost. Mordecai was sitting outside the palace clothed in sackcloth and ashes. His enemy, Haman, was plotting to put him to death on the gallows. But in the sovereign power of God, Haman was defeated and hung on his own gallows and Mordecai took his power and position. What a wonderful picture of the work of the Lord Jesus! The cross meant defeat for Satan (Heb. 2:14), and the Lord Jesus has been exalted and given
honour and glory. —Gary McBride
Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious: see the Man of Sorrows now;
From the fight returned victorious, every knee to Him shall bow. —T. Kelly