Following this line of reasoning, let us proceed to explain and illustrate the wonders of the divine master plan. Haman, the embodiment of the "nachash hakadmoni," replicated the deed of the nachash by instigating the downfall of the Jews by means of the licentious form of simchah, characterized by wantonness and immorality. Haman persuaded Achashveirosh to invite the Jews in Shushan to a seven-day party, in order to cause them to sin. This is described by the Midrash (Esther Rabbah 7, 13):
"המן הרשע בעלילה גדולה בא על ישראל... אמר המן לאחשורוש, אלקיהם של אלו שונא זימה, העמד להם זונות ועשה להם משתה, וגזור עליהם שיבואו כולם ויאכלו וישתו ויעשו כרצונם, שנאמר (אסתר א-ח) לעשות כרצון איש ואיש. כיון שראה מרדכי כך עמד והכריז עליהם, ואמר להם לא תלכו לאכול בסעודתו של אחשורוש... ולא שמעו לדברי מרדכי והלכו כולם לבית המשתה... ואכלו ושתו ונשתכרו ונתקלקלו, מיד עמד שטן והלשין עליהם לפני הקב"ה... מיד אמר הקב"ה לשטן הבא לי מגילה ואכתוב עליה כליה".
The wicked Haman assaulted Yisrael with a tremendous ruse . . . Haman said to Achashveirosh, "The G-d of these people hates immorality. Place prostitutes before them and make them a feast. Decree that they must attend, eat, drink, and do as they please"—as it states: "To do according to each man’s pleasure." Upon seeing this, Mordechai took a stand and made a pronouncement. He told them not to go and eat at Achashveirosh’s meal . . . They did not heed Mordechai’s words; they all went to the festival hall . . . They ate, drank, became inebriated and behaved immorally. Immediately, the Satan stood up and badmouthed them to HKB"H . . . Immediately, HKB"H said to the Satan: "Bring Me a scroll and I will inscribe on it annihilation."
We see that Haman’s deed was exactly the same as that of the "nachash hakadmoni." The malevolent serpent toppled Adam and Chava by exposing them to the simchah of debauchery, by persuading them to drink from the wine of the Eitz HaDa’as Tov VaRa. In the end, it became apparent to everyone that this simchah was false and ultimately resulted in the bitter cry of death, which was imposed upon Adam, Chava and all of creation. This is precisely what transpired with Haman and Achashveirosh, the representatives of the nachash. They toppled Yisrael by exposing them to the licentious simchah that prevailed at Achashveirosh’s feast. This bogus simchah concocted by Haman was ultimately transformed into a death decree. For, Achashveirosh subsequently agreed to decree the annihilation of all the Jews: "והמלך והמן ישבו לשתות והעיר שושן נבוכה".
