8:8 Victory in the Impossible Absolute laws ruled the Persian Empire. Once decreed, no repeal was possible. Even the king could not wiggle out of a bad law he had made. Humanly speaking, nothing could be done about this law authorizing genocide. But God’s sovereignty isn’t squelched by human laws. Circumstances allowed for counterdecrees, which overthrew Haman’s evil decree. Out of an impossible situation, God’s people experienced victory.