And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman had just come into the outer court of the king's palace, to speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on the gallows that he had prepared for him, demonstrating that Haman is already in the palace, having come with his prepared request to execute Mordecai, and that his arrival creates the ironic situation where the king is inquiring how to honor Mordecai even as Haman comes to request his execution. This juxtaposition of Haman's arrival with the king's inquiry about honoring Mordecai creates the dramatic irony that will lead to Haman's downfall, as his own request will be inverted to serve the very purpose he opposes.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

Publish a note on this verse