“Mordecai, the law states that a person that enters the king’s inner court without being summoned shall be put to death, unless he extends the golden scepter,” Queen Esther said. “And if you refuse to approach the king on behalf of the Jews, God will find another, in your place; but, you and your family… Read More »
Blog – Mordecai Appealed to Queen Esther for Help
Mordecai had instructed Esther not to reveal that she was a Jew. Now he was asking her not only to reveal that she was a Jew, but to approach the king and plead for the survival of the Jews. If he didn’t know it, there was a law that a person guilty of entering the… Read More »
Blog – Haman’s Plan to Destroy the Jews
The incident with Mordecai refusing to bow to Haman, surfaced generations-old hatred between the Amalekites, Haman’s ancestry, and the Jews. Haman took this deep-seated hatred home with him and received foolish counsel from his wife. Faced with a choice to accept her advice or to choose a Godly approach, he chose her suggestion and had… Read More »
Blog – The Plot Against King Xerxes
In a moment of Divine Intervention, God enabled Mordecai to be within hearing distance of two royal officers that were plotting to assassinate King Xerxes. Mordecai passed this information to his adopted daughter, the queen of Persia, who in turn relayed the information to King Xerxes. The case was investigated and the facts were determined… Read More »
Blog – Meet Mordecai
Mordecai was a member of the tribe of Benjamin, brought from Jerusalem to Babylon as a captive under Nebuchnezzar. For as long as most people can remember, Mordecai sat near the gates of the citadel in Susa. When the announcement was made that candidates would be interviewed to fill the vacancy left by the deposed… Read More »
Blog – Wanted: One Queen for the Persian Empire
In response to the notice that a selection process would begin for the position of Queen of Persia, there were many candidates. Among them was the adopted daughter of Mordecai, named Esther. All accepted candidates were subjected to training and preparation which lasted up to a year. Following that was a scheduled interview with the… Read More »
Blog – King Xerxes and his Grand Show and Tell
Perhaps, Queen Vashti wasn’t as impressed with King Xerxes’ one hundred eighty day Show and Tell as he was. He scheduled a seven day banquet following the Show and Tell and Queen Vashti held a banquet at the same time for all the women of the royal court. Near the end of the king’s banquet,… Read More »
Blog – Meet Haman
My name is Haman and I’m an important person in the Persian Empire. King Xerxes recently elevated me to a position above all the other nobles in the empire. He even issued a decree that people are to kneel and honor me. But, there’s a man named Mordecai that refuses. He says he’s a Jew… Read More »
Blog – “Daniel, Are You Alive?”
Troubled by the chain of events that resulted in Daniel being placed into the lion’s den, King Darius was relieved when he learned that God had spared Daniel. Not only did he sentence the scoundrels responsible, to replace Daniel in the lion’s den, but he issued a decree that people should fear and show reverence… Read More »
Blog – Daniel: Guilty of Praying
Aware of the recently enacted law forbidding the worship of anybody except the king for thirty days, Daniel headed home to pray…not in secret, but with his window open. The scoundrels that instigated this law were counting on Daniel’s action; because they wanted to eliminate him. To them, their plan was working perfectly. They could… Read More »
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