One palace that will stand out in history, is the infamous palace of the Pharaoh of Egypt. Sarah was taken there. Years later, her great grandson Joseph was taken there. The great leader Moses was raised there. However, this home was a cause of much weeping to the Hebrew people. For a great Torah believer like one of the above named people, to be brought into this unholy palace was considered to be a tragedy. Should a Zedek (righteous person) ever consider living in such a place? Let’s go back and see what happened with a man named Mordechi. We know that after Haman’s diabolical plan went awry, that King Achashveirosh gave Haman’s mansion to Mordechi. He then proceeded to move right in. Well, he may have changed a few hanging rope ornaments, but overall he was satisfied with everything. What would “you expect” if the government decided to give away the home of the world’s worst villain to someone like Billy Graham, would you think he would want to live in it?

The average John Doe would probably go spit on it, or throw rocks at it. In the case of Mordechi, this home had been a great source of terror to the Hebrew people. But the Torah has another way of looking at the matter. Even though who had lived in this home had brought many tears and much anguish to the Hebrew people, it was also in the plan for bringing them back to totally relying on YHVH for their deliverance. The same goes for Pharaoh’s palace, which was a house of evil. Yet that same house was involved in the miracle to bring about the greatest exodus of the Hebrew people that has ever been. The Torah always looks at the end, the positive that comes from the negative. So who better to live in a once evil occupied house, but the righteous of G-D? Our G-D can take any evil palace and turn it into good!