Many try to win the favor of rulers. And everyone is the friend of a person who gives gifts.Poor people are avoided by their whole family. Their friends avoid them even more. The poor person runs after his friends to beg for help. But they can’t be found.
But Haman was able to control himself. He went on home. Haman called together his friends and his wife Zeresh.He bragged to them about how rich he was. He talked about how many sons he had. He spoke about all the ways the king had honored him. He bragged about how the king had given him a high position. It was higher than the position of any of the other nobles and officials.
All the royal officials at the palace gate got down on their knees. They gave honor to Haman. That’s because the king had commanded them to do it. But Mordecai refused to get down on his knees. He wouldn’t give Haman any honor at all.
“ God has caused my family to desert me. The people I used to know are now strangers to me.My relatives have gone away. My closest friends have forgotten me.
And now, my friends, you haven’t helped me either. You see the horrible condition I’m in. And that makes you afraid.I’ve never said,‘ Give me something to help me. Use your wealth to set me free.Save me from the power of my enemy. Rescue me from the power of mean people.’