And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.
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Interpretation
Mordecai refused to reverence Haman. The religion of a Jew forbade him to give honours to any mortal man which savoured of idolatry, especially to so wicked a man as Haman.
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This thought runs through Esther 3:1-5.
Glossary
- Mordecai Tribe
- The son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin.