Reply To: Did Mordechai make a Chillul Hashem by breaking the law?

Meforshim say Haman was wearing a pendant with an idol on it. By Mordechai bowing for Harman ostensibly, he would have actually bowed before az. Remember the youngest son of Chana who would not pick up Antiochus’ coin, because it would mean bowing before the idol, though not on purpose.