Esther 5:9-11

The Voice

⁹ Haman left dinner in high spirits, almost gleeful, but his joy was short lived. As he walked through the king’s gate, he passed by Mordecai. It angered Haman to see the Jew unwilling to stand and, worse still, seemingly unafraid. ¹⁰ But he resisted showing his anger right then and there. Instead, he went home and spent time with friends and Zeresh, his wife. ¹¹ Haman spent the evening bragging to them about being rich and having lots of sons in his family. He even boasted about his relationship with the king, talking to his guests about his promotion above all of his fellow nobles and the officials of the king.