![]() Ultimately, he was able to convince King Ahasuerus to issue a genocidal decree against the Jews. ![]() Now he not only wished to kill Mordechai-now he plotted to annihilate the entire Jewish nation. ![]() While it was Mordechai’s obstinance that enraged Haman, it was his explanation that fueled Haman’s lust for revenge, providing it a whole new scope. Why didn’t Mordechai bow? Only one justification is recorded in the Megillah: “Because I am a Jew.” 2 ![]() The defiance of Mordechai as he refuses to bow to Haman is a pivotal moment in the Purim story.Īll the king’s servants who were in the king’s gate would kneel and prostrate themselves before Haman, for so had the king commanded concerning him, but Mordechai would neither kneel nor prostrate himself. ![]()
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