Named person · Old Testament
Meet Haman.
Pride, hatred and a harmful plot.
Who was Haman?
Haman was a powerful official in the Persian court in Esther's story. Anger towards Mordecai grew into a plan to destroy the Jewish people. His actions show how pride and hatred can become dangerous when joined with power.
Haman treated a personal grievance as a reason to threaten a whole people. The story must not be used to repeat the same mistake by blaming whole groups today.
Talk about it
Why is it wrong to blame a whole group for a disagreement with one person?
What can we learn?
A little paper. A little learning.
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