Esther 3:1,2,5a,6b After these things did king Ahasuerus promote
Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above
all the princes that were with him. And all the king's servants, that were in
the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman ... But Mordecai bowed not, nor
did him reverence. And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him
reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. ... wherefore Haman sought to destroy
all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the
people of Mordecai. Haman was a sneaky man and wormed his way up to the top
of the king’s ministers. He enjoyed everyone bowing to him. Everyone, that is,
except Mordecai. The Jews did not bow down to anyone except Almighty God.
Mordecai must have been a special man, for Haman couldn’t attach him
personally. But Haman had a plan. He would talk King Ahasuerus into killing all
of the Jews, which would just happen to include Mordecai. Oh it was a
deliciously wicked plan – and Haman just loved it! But what Haman hadn’t
counted on was that the Jews were God’s chosen people. And Haman certainly
hadn’t counted on Queen Esther being a Jew!
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