“After these events King Ahasuerus honored Haman,……….and promoted him and established his authority over all the officials who were with him. (1) In chapter two Mordecai saved the kings life by reporting a plot against him. Now, the King advances a man whom Mordecai refuses to bow down to being a Jew. In Haman’s insecurity, he not only seeks to destroy Haman but plots to destroy all the Jews. Haman approaches King Ahasuerus offering to rid him of a people who says are ‘a threat’ to his throne. The fact was, however, the king’s throne was not at risk, but his own insecurities were at the root of his motivation. By lot Haman was given a date on which all the Jews [men, women, and children] were to be eliminated. Without the knowledge of the king, he was about to destroy the very man who saved his life. Instead of securing the reign of King Ahasuerus it left the entire city of Susa in confusion and instability: “…; and while the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was agitated.” (15b). The advancement of Insecure leadership not only leads to agitation, but the elimination of those helpful in stabilizing the city!