Haman's Promotion and His Plot in Esther 3
Haman held the highest seat at Xerxes' court because the king put him there. The passage traces how that honor curdled into a scheme against an entire people.
Who Was Haman to King Ahasuerus in Esther 3?
Haman was not the king, but he stood close enough to the throne to turn royal power against an entire people. Esther 3 shows how a promoted official used delegated authority to write a death decree.