???? ??? ???? ????, ??? ???? ??
And Haman left on that day happy and content at heart. FIFTH perek, ninth passuk (sorry about before 😉
The passuk alredy states he was ???, happy, so what is being added by the words ???? ?? (and content at heart)?
The Alshlich answers this question. The Megilla is telling us how HaShem blinded Haman and caused him to act like a complete fool. When a person is “confident at heart” he is free of worry, complacent, and confident that his success is assured. Regarding Haman, however, Esther’s invitation should have made him think twice. After all, even the king was perplexed as to what was on her mind.
Any other person immediately would have started to worry, “Maybe I have done something wrong! Maybe I have slipped up somehow, and this is why the queen wants me at her banquet party with the king!” Even though such an invitation appears to be a great honor, a normal person would be troubled, and would persistently search his affairs for an explanation for this “honor”.
Haman, in fact, did have a black mark on him – his decree against the yidden. What’s more, if G-D forbid, the decree would be carried out, it would have sweeping consequences for the entire kingdom. Still, he was “content at heart”. It did not even cross his mind that Esther’s call was connected to the decree.
The Megilla wants us to realize that Haman’s reaction was far from natural. Again, as throughout the story of Purim, HaShem was intervening. he was blinding the wicked Haman, in order to lead him to destruction.
Sorry for the mix-up (oh, and by the way, you owe me). Recompense will be accepted in the form of 2 divrei torah given here (by you, something not googled!) over the course of the next three weeks. We are all looking forward