Story · 29 · The Queen
Mordecai rewarded
Haman hangs on the gallows he built for Mordecai, while Mordecai, whose rashness nearly doomed his people, gains a place second only to the king.
Reversal of fortune.
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The irony isn't lost: the man who caused the crisis gets the honor.
Bible reference: Esther 7:10; 10:3
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 455
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