Five years after Esther ascended to throne as queen, another foreigner ascended to power, the number two position as a matter of fact right behind Xerxes himself. He crosses paths with Mordecai who we have just met in chapter two and road rage ensues. Hatred of Mordecai and hatred for all of the Jews came very easily to Haman. He was proud and he carried grudges. Haman knows which buttons to push with Xerxes and before he's done, another bad idea becomes an irreversible law of the Medes and Persians. Pride, hatred, conspiracy, revenge, genocide...it feels as if we're reading today's headlines. Where is God?
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