| "Let a gallows be made, fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king about having Mordecai hanged on it...This pleased Haman, and he had the gallows made." (Esther 5:14)
Why did Haman make the gallows to hang Mordecai fifty cubits high? Let's turn to a different verse for the answer. Hashem told Noach, "This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits high." (Genesis 6:15). Haman knew that Noach's ark sailed on the waters of the Great Flood, which destroyed the world. He assumed that the "energy of destruction" was absorbed into the ark's wood. Therefore, he felt that the ark's wood was fitting to cause Mordecai's destruction, G-d forbid. Hence, he took one plank of wood -- "fifty cubits" -- to build the gallows to hang Mordecai.
However, Haman did not realize that the interior wood absorbed Noach's holiness, pleasantness, and kindness. Thus, the wood held the "energy of salvation:" the very merit that graced Mordecai with Hashem's compassion and redemption.
Today: Focus on Mordecai's redemption: "Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a large crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan held a joyous celebration." (Esther 8:15)
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