Contemplative Bible Reading

Esther 6:6 (New International Version)

When Haman entered, the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king delights to honor?”
Now Haman thought to himself, “Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?”

The history of Esther is one of my favorites in the Bible. One of my favorite characters in the history is Haman. He is an evil-filled person, wanting to destroy Esther, Mordecai, and all the Jews. Poor Haman. He can’t seem to get out of his own way. His hatred of the Jews is only matched by his bumbling.

The verse above is one of my favorites of this and all histories given in the Old Testament.

Who is there that the king would rather honor than me?

This is the ultimate in being self-centered. Honor me! Of course, who else?

Things didn’t end well for Haman as he was eventually hanged on a gallows that he built for someone else.