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Haman the man who had attained his goal in life, but once there found that it was a place of thorns and difficulties. He assembled his wife, family and friends to declare to them his good fortune. Also his problem with the Jew, Mordecai. His news is a case where good news, is bad news, only he does not yet know it. We learn some things about him. He is a man of considerable wealth. He had a large family among whom he was able to number ten sons. Est. 9:10 Having been chosen by the king, he had been promoted and advance above all the leaders of the kingdom.
Beyond all that he had been in attendance with the king and queen as their guest and now for the second time he was to be present at her very special banquet as a personally requested guest. His consensus was that he was being accepted into the very special favor of the royal family. Est. 5:11 In spite of all these positive elements in his life the one overriding factor was the refusal of Mordecai to feed his ego and acknowledge him as a worthy and great person. For all that he had gained, the pent up rage burning in him destroyed the joy of all of his attainments. The attitude of one person toward him overshadowed the honor and praise of all others. His extreme pride and his intense hatred were the foundation of his ultimate downfall and ruin. Est. 5:12.
Their advice to him was that a gallows be prepared that extended some seventy five feet into the air. They were going to place on display the end of one who would oppose Haman, by lifting him up high that all might see. To Haman, it was the answer to his problem. He immediately set about to order the gallows to be built. He then, could go into the feast with a merry heart for he would be able to avenge himself of his enemy. After all, the sentence of death was on the Jews and surely the king would consent to the hanging of this Mordecai as an example of the future destruction of a whole race. Est. 5:14.