I didn't gleen any great insight today. But, my reading did rasie a couple of questions in my mind.
1. Why did Haman get to be special? Was there something he accomplished for the king?, or was he from an unusal family situation that made him special? He seems to have the king's ear.
2. Why did he hate the Jews so much? He was even willing to pay the king, with his own silver to allow his idea to go thru. I can see him trying to convince Xerxes to destroy the Jews....."I'll even pay for it, if that makes it easier for you"......"No, no, no. You don't have to put your own money on the table."
And Mordecai has some real church bells. To outright defy Haman and stand up for what he believes in.......that's really something. I would be really tempted to bow down to the king or Haman, and rationalize it by saying telling myself that God knows I don't really want to do it. Mordecai is strong.
You are right Haman seems to wield some power with the king and we really are not told why and Mordecai appears to be both a confident and faithful servant of God first everyone else second.
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