- Bigtan and Teresh tried to overthrow the king. (clearly wanted power)
- The advisers are always giving ideas to the king and making laws for him. (are working their way up the ladder and are basically in control now that they are making the laws and decisions)
- Even the servants are giving ideas to the king. (they suggest the idea of getting the virgins together. they may be doing this to impress the king and get promoted)
- The servants point out Mordechai to Haman. (they were giving Haman a tip, maybe to make a good reputation for one of the kings highest advisers in hopes of getting recognized and promoted)
- Haman decides to kill all of the Jews (might see them as threat)
It seems that everyone in Shushan is constantly grasping for more power. Even the king, who should have power, is trying to at least make it look like he has power. This shows how bad the views of Persia were. Everyone, including the king, is going out of control making absurd laws, like getting the virgins and not letting the women have opinions or killing a whole nation because of one guy,in order to gain power. They need to realize that power isn't everything. Because of all of their greed, they seem to be causing a whole nation of people to be killed.
Achashverosh, the king, wanted so much power. All he wanted to do was show how much power he had. At his party (which was basically just to show all his power) he wanted to bring out Vashti and show how beautiful she was. He was very haughty with what he had, and he used this haughtiness to show how powerful he was.
ReplyDeleteI think you're definitely right -- this constant need for power is seen throughout the מגילה. It's interesting that we also find this in our society today. I think your message is just as applicable to nowadays as it was then.
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