In the beginning of the Megillah, Haman decided that, after seeing that Mordechai would not bow down to him, to get rid of all the Jewish people. Now, let's think about that again. Why would Haman get rid of an entire people just because he had a problem with one particular Jew? Did he have a love of genocide?
I heard an interesting point in school a while ago which ties into this idea. We are commanded to get rid of the nation of Amalek. Put simply, this seems odd. Why would we do this? Well, firstly, some say that Amalek refers to anyone with a harmful mindset. What does this mean? Here's an idea; this could mean a mindset that everything happens by chance and that there is no order or control of the world.
Let's get back to Haman. Haman was an Aggagi, from the nation of Amalek. He, too, thought that the world was chaotic, and that there was no set order to the world or anyone in charge of it. This is why he wanted to get rid of all Jews- we have a totally opposite view of the world. We know that there is a way things do and must work, and that there is a God who controls it all. Haman's ideas clashed with ours; it was a philosophic battle. As such, after realizing the reason behind Mordechai's actions, Haman realized that this philosophy was a threat to his, and therefore must be obliterated.
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