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Haman’s Conspiracy Against the Jews

1 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the aAgagite, and badvanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.  
2 And all the king’s servants who were awithin the king’s gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bwould not bow or pay homage.  
3 Then the king’s servants who were within the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you transgress the aking’s command?”  
4 Now it happened, when they spoke to him daily and he would not listen to them, that they told it to Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s words would stand; for Mordecai had told them that he was a Jew.
5 When Haman saw that Mordecai adid not bow or pay him homage, Haman was bfilled with wrath.  
6 But he disdained to lay hands on Mordecai alone, for they had told him of the people of Mordecai. Instead, Haman asought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus—the people of Mordecai.  
7 In the first month, which is the month of Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, athey cast Pur (that is, the lot), before Haman to determine the day and the2 month, until it fell on the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar.  
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No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Esther 3:2.

Esther 3:2-6

Most of you are quite familiar with this, so we are not going to go into it, but chapter 3 deals with Haman. Haman was a type of Hitler. He was a descendant of the Amalekites who hated the Jews, probably through the back door politicking and all those things that go on by those striving to put themselves in front of the pack in this world to serve themselves. He got himself appointed chief minister to the king.

In spite of his hatred for Mordecai personally, Haman saw this as an opportunity to wipe out all the Jews, manipulating the capricious King Ahasuerus.

Excerpted from Proverbs 31 and the Wife of Christ (Part Three): Esther

Esther 3:1-6

Haman had risen to power, being promoted by King Ahasuerus to what appears to be second only to the king. And it was commanded by the king that when Haman passed by that everyone was to bow and pay homage. Now, despite of all those around Mordecai urging him to give in and pay and bow to Haman, he refused. And after Haman saw it, he was furious. Thus, in his hatred, he began to plot to eliminate not only Mordecai, but all the Jews living throughout the provinces.

Excerpted from Old Testament: Fruit of the Spirit (Part Three)

 
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