The First Holocaust

The First Holocaust?

Esther 3:12-15 NKJV

[12] Then the king’s scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that Haman commanded—to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province according to its script, and to every people in their language. In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written, and sealed with the king’s signet ring. [13] And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions. [14] A copy of the document was to be issued as law in every province, being published for all people, that they should be ready for that day. [15] The couriers went out, hastened by the king’s command; and the decree was proclaimed in Shushan the citadel. So the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Shushan was perplexed.

     Hitler was not the first person to desire an extermination of the Jews. The Haman quest appear to be the first. Here's an excerpt from Eisenhower's National Archive explaing the Holocaust. " The Holocaust was a deliberate and systematic extermination of European Jews during World War II. As the Allied Powers fought Nazi Germany's domination of Europe, Adolf Hitler's henchmen were carrying out a mass annihilation of the Jews in Europe at their numerous concentration camps. The total number of Jews murdered during this genocide has been estimated to be nearly 6 million". Haman and Hitler were motivated by the same demon.

    Tim Black seeks to understand the origins of anti semitism or hatred  towards the Jews. He documents Roman genocide of the Jews as well in Review , Issue 48, March 2024. He submits that, " In order to understand how Hitler was to use the Jews as scapegoats, we must first understand the latent hatred that Hitler was able to tap into against the Jewish people, not just in Germany but all over Europe". What happened in Bible times continued to contemporary history. Current news about the Iran-Israeli war appear to have the same roots of Jewish extermination.

    It is very significant that the decree was written in several languages, to all the provinces, in the King's mame. So the real King was Haman. Meanwhile King Ahasuerus sat down to eat. May any demonic extermination meant to take you out of God's blessings catch fire today in Jesus Name. May all Hamans seeking to run the world by demonic manipulation end like Hitler and Haman, hung on the gallows. By the way, why does all their names begin with "H"? We hope its not "hell". Good morning.