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Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king`s gate, that he didn`t stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.
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The Fragility of Pride
Commentators highlight Haman as a textbook example of a proud man. Despite his high position and the queen's favor, his joy is instantly shattered by a single perceived slight from Mordecai. Matthew Henry notes this illustrates how pride makes one's happiness fragile and dependent on the actions of others, leading to rage over things a humble person would ignore.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He neither stood up nor moved for him—this was undoubtedly a serious breach of Persian etiquette and may well have angered Haman.
19th Century
Anglican
He stood not up. — In Esther 3:2, we saw that Mordecai refused to bow or prostrate himself to Haman; here, he refuses eve…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then went Haman forth that day, joyful, and with a glad heart , &c.] From court to his own house
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This account of Haman is a comment upon Proverbs 21:24. Self-admirers and self-flatterers are really self-deceivers.
Haman, the higher he is…
