Esther 5:11
And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
Esther 5:11 belongs to the account of Haman in the reign of Ahasuerus in Esther 3-9. It records Haman telling his friends of the glory of his riches, the multitude of his children, and all the ways the king had promoted him and advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. He boasted of his wealth, many children, and the king's favor and high rank. He boasted to his friends about his great wealth, many children, royal promotions, and superior rank among the king's officials.
His list of honors reveals his pride and hunger for recognition. Despite his honors and his place as a favored guest at Esther's banquet, he was unhappy because Mordecai remained at the king's gate. Despite enjoying the king's favor as the greatest man in the kingdom after the king, he considered all of it worthless while Mordecai sat at the king's gate and refused to honor him. These advantages could not satisfy him while Mordecai refused to honor him.
His discontent over Mordecai's presence at the king's gate was so great that he could not enjoy his food. His envy and jealousy over Mordecai moved him to plot the destruction of an innocent man. His jealousy over Mordecai's refusal to honor him became his ruin.
His high position in the Medo-Persian government became a means through which Satan sought to destroy God's people, but God frustrated that purpose and delivered His people. Medo-Persia was the second head of the Satanic beast system of church-state government, seeking through Haman to destroy all the people of God, the woman through whom the Man-child should come. His discontent despite abundance illustrates those who resent being unable to compel others to follow their religious practice.