As ruler of many nations and master of the entire world, I have resolved never to be swayed by the arrogance of power but always to govern with fairness and mercy, to provide my subjects with a life free of hardship, and to restore the peace that everyone desires by making my government humane and […]
Royal Edict Against the Jews The letter read as follows: The great King Ahasuerus to the governors of the hundred twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia, and those under their authority.
In revenge for the king’s two eunuchs, Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite who had the king’s favor, sought to harm Mordecai and his people.
Mordecai investigated the matter and then told the king, who had the two eunuchs questioned. They confessed and were executed.
Mordecai Exposes the Conspirators In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate with Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs and palace guards,
Mordecai, the Jew, was second in rank to King Ahasuerus; he was highly regarded among the Jews and considered by many of his fellow Israelites as a bringer of peace and prosperity for his people.
All his acts of power and valor, along with a full account of Mordecai’s greatness, whom the king honored highly, are recorded in the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.
