Matthew Poole and continuators on Esther 6:13

13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men , and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews , before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him .

The Magicians, whom after the Persian manner he had called together consult with upon this great and strange emergency.

Which they were told, and was generally supposed, but they were not infallibly sure of it.

This they concluded, either 1. By rules of policy; because Hamans reputation and interest was hereby sinking, and Mordecai (whom they understood to be a man of great wisdom and courage, and government of himself) was now got into the Kings favour, and thereby was likely to gain an opportunity of making his addresses to the King, who being of a mild disposition, might easily be moved to a dislike (if not revocation) of his own bloody decree, and consequently to a detestation of that person who had procured it. Or, 2. By former experience, and the observation of Gods extraordinary actions on the behalf of the Jews, and against their enemies in this very Court and Kingdom. Or, 3. By instinct and inspiration to their minds, either from God, who might suggest this to them, as he did other things to other wicked men, Balaam, Ca[illegible: 1+ letters]aphas, &c. for his own greater glory, and the good of his people: or from the Devil; who by Gods permission, might know this, and reveal it to them who sought to him in their superstitious and idolatrous methods.