Why Haman Personally Dressed, Paraded, and Had to Make a Proclamation for Mordechai
Why did the King order Haman to personally dress Mordechai with the kingly apparel, parade him in the city square and make a public proclamation about him?
The Manas HaLevi explains: In the Megillah, the word “HaMelech” - “the King” - refers to Hashem, and the message of the Megillah is that Hashem always protects His beloved children - the Jewish people.
Hashem’s way of reward is middah keneged middah - measure for measure - and everything that occurs is an act of Divine Providence.
Haman with his evil decree caused righteous Mordechai to do three things: 1) “He rent his clothes and put on sackcloth” 2) “He went out into the midst of the city” and 3) “He cried with a loud bitter cry.” (4:1)
Mordechai deserved restitution for his pain and suffering. Therefore, The King - Hashem - ordered Haman to personally compensate the righteous Mordechai by particularly doing three things for him: 1) Dressing him in royal apparel; 2) Parading him in the city square; 3) Publicly proclaiming before him “so shall be done to the man whom the King - Hashem - desires to honor.”
