Verse 8: Haman puts his plan into action.
The Jews were not considered to be bad subjects.
Partly because they understood it was God’s judgement.
Also, they needed to be preserved, regardless of their circumstances.
Haman had to find something to use against them.
Their customs were unlike the Persians.
They only worshipped one God.
They obeyed the Law… mostly.
Because of their religion, Haman realized he could vilify them.
They are not like the rest.
They are a threat.
Nazi Germany began by segregating the Jews from the rest of society.
No longer citizens, but a specific group.
They stopped doing business with them to place them in poverty.
Claimed that Jews’ politics led to a weak Germany that surrendered in WW1
Blamed Jews for economical struggles.

Verse 9: Haman seeks to destroy Israel.
Israel has been threatened before, but there has not been such a great attempt to actually kill every single Jew.
No Israel = No Messiah
“Ten thousand talents”--> 200,000 years of labor, worth over a billion dollars today.
Haman essentially bribes the King.
I will pay you this much.
Did Haman have the money? Or was it a bluff?

Verse 10: A sign of a deal, a promise.
Also giving him authority.

Verse 11: Haman’s plan works.
The king agrees and without the money.
Haman has painted the Jews in such a bad light, the king would be crazy to not eliminate them.

Verse 12
13th day of first month.
Day before Passover (Exodus 12)

Verse 13: Extinct the Jews in one day
thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar
Get it all done in one day.
Risk of not finishing the job if prolonged over a long time.

Verse 15: The city was perplexed
“Perplexed” → confused
Speaks to the upstanding citizens that the Jews.
Examples of Daniel, Hananiah, Misheal, Azariah
How many times have political leaders experienced backlash but did it anyways because they were determined?