John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 6. And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone , etc.] That would not be a sufficient gratification of his revenge; he was too low and mean a person only to wreak his vengeance on; nothing short of his whole nation would satisfy him: for they had showed him the people of Mordecai ; that they were the Jews; for Mordecai had told the king’s servants, that talked with him on the subject, that he was a Jew, and gave that as a reason why he could not and would not reverence Haman: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus ; even the people of Mordecai; and that not merely to be revenged on Mordecai, but because he plainly saw, that both by his example, and upon the same principle with him; they would all to a man refuse to give him reverence; and therefore he was resolved to root them out of the whole empire, that he might not be mortified by them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-6 - Mordecai refused to reverence Haman. The religion of a Jew forbade his to give honours to any mortal man which savoured of idolatry especially to so wicked a man as Haman. By nature all are idolaters self is our favourite idol, we are pleased to be treated as if ever thing were at our disposal. Though religion by no means destroys goo manners, but teaches us to render honour to whom honour is due, yet be a citizen of Zion, not only in his heart, but in his eyes, such a vil person as Haman was, is contemned, Ps 15:4. The true believer cannot obey edicts, or conform to fashions, which break the law of God. He must obey God rather than man, and leave the consequences to him. Hama was full of wrath. His device was inspired by that wicked spirit, wh has been a murderer from the beginning; whose enmity to Christ and his church, governs all his children.
Original Hebrew ויבז959 בעיניו5869 לשׁלח7971 יד3027 במרדכי4782 לבדו905 כי3588 הגידו5046 לו את853 עם5971 מרדכי4782 ויבקשׁ1245 המן2001 להשׁמיד8045 את853 כל3605 היהודים3064 אשׁר834 בכל3605 מלכות4438 אחשׁורושׁ325 עם5971 מרדכי׃4782
