A COMMENTARY

ON THE BOOK OF ESTHER

By
Rev. Dr Jeffry David Camm
Contents
Dedication 3
Copyright 3
Reference Codes. 3
Background History 3
Chapter One: King Ahasuerus Makes a Royal Feast 4
Chapter Two: Esther Chosen to be the Next Queen. 6
Chapter Three: Haman Seeks to Destroy the Jews. 8
Chapter Four: The Decree Against the Jews, Mordecai’s Charge 11
Chapter Five: Esther Stands Before the King: Her Banquet Invitation 14
Chapter Six: Mordecai’s Service: He Receives Great Honour 15
Chapter Seven: Haman Accused and Hanged! 16
Chapter Eight: Mordecai Promoted 18
Chapter Nine: The Jews Slay their Enemies & Hang Haman’s Sons 20
Chapter Ten: The kings laid a Tribute upon the Land 23

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Dedication
This Commentary is dedicated to the Holy Spirit, who opens our spiritual minds, to
reveal and understand the deeper meanings of your Holy Word, so that we can be the
light into the world, pushing back the darkness, that deep darkness, which is ever
increasing around us, as we draw closer, to the great and terrible day of the Lord.
Copyright
The contents of this book, remain the property of Rev. Dr Jeffry David Camm, and his
heirs, in succession. Permission is given to use this document for Bible Study purposes,
in churches, in Bible Colleges, or at home, for private study. Permission is given to make
photocopies of these text, provided they are not sold for profit!
Reference Codes.
The following codes will be used in this book to identify/highlight specific explanations.

Verse Codes Timeline Description

A After the Millennium
D The Diaspora of the Jews to many nations
F The First Coming (Birth & Life of Jesus Christ)
I Israel
LD Last Days
M Millennium Reign
R Jesus appearing in the clouds to claim His saints, as HIS
CHURCH
S Second Coming ~ back to the earth
T Tribulation Period
[P] A promise in God’s Word
[BP] A Broken Promise
[FP] A fulfilled Promise in God’s word
[CP] A Conditional Promise in God’s Word. [IF ... Then ...]
[C] An Express Commandment of God, or King.
[RC] Rebellion against a Command
(Israel) Means the 10 rebellious tribes; not the geographical land.
Footnote code [h]~ Meaning of the Hebrew text
Footnote code [g]~ Meaning of the Greek text
Footnote code [L]~ Meaning of the Latin text
*** Therefore [Conclusion]: go back & read what it is “there”
“for”.

Background History
According to the biblical ‘Book of Esther,’ Esther was a Hebrew woman from Persia, who
became the queen of Persian king Ahasuerus, generally identified as Xerxes I, the fifth
king of kings of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. The book suggests that Esther, born
to Abihail, was orphaned as a child, and was thereafter adopted, and raised by her
cousin, Mordecai.
When Vashti, the first wife of Ahasuerus, defied the king’s wish, to appear at his banquet
and display her beauty, she was banished. Following this, Ahasuerus wanted a new wife

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and selected Esther, smitten by her beauty when she and other beautiful virgins were
presented before him.
Esther became the queen of Persia. However, till that time, she had not disclosed her
Jewish background to the king. When Haman, the royal vizier of the king, planned and
convinced the king to issue an edict of extermination to kill all the Jews in the kingdom,
Esther and Mordecai foiled the plan. Esther revealed to the king that she was a Jew,
and thus succeeded in persuading the king in not only overturning the edict, but also in
allowing the Jews to kill their enemies. This incident of saving the Jews from Haman is
commemorated and celebrated annually as a Jewish holiday called Purim.
So, we see right here, in the period between 486 BCE and 465 BCE, an edict was issued
permitting Jews to kill their enemies. People presently supporting HAMAS terrorists,
need to realise that the Jews have had this permission for over 2400 years.
Chapter One: King Ahasuerus Makes a Royal Feast
1. Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, ( also known as Xerxes 1), the one
who reigned from aIndia even unto bEthiopia, over cone hundred and twenty-seven
provinces: [Biblically, this was between the years of 486 BCE to 465 BCE, when
the Persian Empire consisted of 127 provinces, right across Western Asia, the
Middle East and into Africa. The Jews had been exiled into Babylon in 586 BCE and
that exile ended in 538 BCE, but many Jews did not return to Israel, they remained
in Babylon.]
2. That in those days, when king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which
was in dShushan the palace.
3. In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all-of his princes and his
servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces,
being before him: [This was no ordinary feast, as the nobles and princes ruling all
of the 127 provinces were summoned and present before Him. Runners would
have been sent out to notify each province, summoning the rulers to be present
before the king.]
4. When he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent
majesty many days, even one hundred & eighty days.
5. And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all-of the people
who were epresent in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days,
in the court of fthe garden of the king’s palace; [The king was very proud and for
180 days he showed off the riches of his kingdom, to prove to those that were
gathered that his was an excellent kingdom and his was a great achievement, that
He had made. At the end of those days, the King held a great feast for all-of the
people who had been summoned to the palace from all-of the provinces. This feast
lasted for 7 days.]
6. Where were white, green and gblue hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and
purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: upon a pavement hof red, blue, white,
and black marble. [This was a palace garden of luxury, with all-of these items
proudly displayed for everyone to see.]
7. And they gave them drinks in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from
another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the istate of the king. [These
gold vessels were each hand made, with none being of the same design. And the
royal wine flowed in abundance.]

a e h
8:9 [h]~ found, [h]~ of porphyry, and marble,
b
2 Kings 19:9 f
7:7,8 and alabaster, and blue stone.
i
c
8:9; 9:30; Daniel 6:1 g
[h]~ Or, violet hangings. [h]~ hand.
d
Nehemiah 1:1
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8. And the drinking was in accordance with the law: none did compel, for so had the
king appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to
every man’s pleasure. [The king was leaving it up to each person to act according
to his own conscience, his own culture, and his own set of rules of morality.]
9. Also, Vashti the queen, made a feast for the women in the royal house, which
belonged to king Ahasuerus. [Also, according to custom, the women were
separated from the king and the officers, to celebrate and meet together, as they
chose, at that time.]
10. [C] On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he
commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas,
the seven achamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
11. [C] To bring Vashti the queen before the king, with the bcrown royal, to show the
people, and the princes her beauty: for she was cfair to look on. [A reasonable
request, one would think, for a king to request his wife to be present at a royal
function in his palace, and to meet the princes and other officers from the 127
provinces assembled at the request of the King.]
12. [RC] *** (Conclusion), But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s
commandment, dby his chamberlains: Therefore, was the king very wroth,
and his anger burned in him. [Queen Vashti refused to come at the command
of the Eunuchs, which were sent by the king, being treated as if she was a slave,
just like the other servants of the king! This was not a small thing that Vashti was
doing. It was not just a disagreement between a husband and wife: it was
challenging the authority of the king of the whole Persian Achaemenid Empire. It
could not be ignored.]
13. The king said to the ewise men, fwhich new the times, (for so was the king’s
manner towards all that knew law and judgement:
14. And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres,
Marsena, and Memucan, gthe seven princes of Persia, and Media, which saw the
king’s face, and which sat the first in the Kingdom”:)
15. h
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti, according to the law, because she has
not performed the commandment of the king, by the chamberlains? [This
challenge to His authority, was an insult to the whole kingdom. How must we
handle this, in accordance with the Laws of the Medes and the Persians? The
highest authorities in the kingdom were called to deliberate this issue. So, to them,
it was an extremely serious issue!]
16. And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, “Vashti the queen has
not done wrong to the king only, but also to all-of the princes, and to all-of the
people that are in the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.
17. For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall
despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, “The king
Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she
came not.
18. “Likewise, shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this unto all-of the king’s princes.
Which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus, shall there arise too much
contempt and wrath. [What queen Vashti has done will cause all-of the women in
the kingdom to rise up and refuse to obey their husbands. This will be an utter

a d f
[h]~ Eunuchs [h]~ which was by the hand of 1 Chronicles 12:32
b
2:17 his eunuchs. g
Ezra 7:14
e
c
[h]~ good of countenance. Jeremiah 10:7; Daniel 2:12,13; h
[h]~ What to do?
Matthew 2:1
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 disaster. It will split the kingdom and cause revolt to break out across the kingdom;
therefore, we must take immediate action to stop this from happening.]
19. “aIf it please the king, let there be a royal commandment bfrom him, and let it be
written among the laws of the Persians and the cMedes, that it dbe not altered,
“that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus: and let the king give her royal
estate eunto another that is better than she”. [Memucan suggested that she be
banished from before the presence of the king, for her refusal to obey the king’s
command, and that her estates and her title be given to another that is more
worthy that Vashti is. Some historians suggest that she was either banished from
the kingdom, or executed.]
20. “ And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout
all-of his empire, (for it is great), all-of the wives shall give to their husbands
honour, both to great and small.” [This proclamation would nip in the bud any
attempt by the wives to revolt against their husbands and destabilize the
kingdom.]
21. And the sayingf pleased the king, and the princes; and the king did according to
the word of Memucan.
22. [C] For He sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according
to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man
should bear rule in their own house, and gthat it should be published according to
the language of every people. [So, the proclamation went out into every province,
in the languages of the people in each province, so that no-one could say that they
did not know of this proclamation. So, the Jews, who remained in Babylon, after
they had the opportunity to return to Jerusalem, would have known about this law
of the Medes and the Persians. In Paul’s Epistle, where he commanded that wives
submit to their husbands, he was not introducing a new instruction to them. He
was reminding them of an instruction that had applied to them in Babylon.]

Chapter Two: Esther Chosen to be the Next Queen.

1. After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he
remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was hdecreed against her.
[After his fury had died down, he remembered Vashti, and the public insult she
had exhibited against the king, in the presence of all-of the Princes and high
officials of his whole realm of 127 provinces, and the decree that had been issued
against her, as a warning to all women in his kingdom.]
2. Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, “Let there be fair young
virgins sought for the king:
3. “And let the king appoint officers in all-of the provinces of his kingdom, that they
may gather together all-of the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the
house of the women, iunto the custody of jHege, the king’s chamberlain, the
keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
4. “And let the maiden which pleases the king be queen, instead of Vashti. And the
thing pleased the king; and he did so. [God working in the background, to set all-
of the pawns into place, to move upon the nation.]

a f i
[h]~ If it, be good with the king. [h]~ was good in the eyes of the [h]~ unto the hand of …
b
[h]~ from before him king. j
[h]~ also known as Hegai, (See
g
c
2 Kings 17:6 [h]~ that one should publish it 8:15)
d according to the languages of
[h]~ pass not away
e
his people.
[h]~ unto her companion h
1:19,20
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5. Now, in Shushan the palace, there was a certain Jew, whose name was aMordecai,
the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;
6. Who bhad been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity, which had been
carried away with cJeconiah, king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of
Babylon had carried away. [Jeconiah, king of Judah was captured and taken to
Babylon along with 3,000 Jews in 597 BC. Ezra returned to Jerusalem from to
captivity in 458 BC, hence Mordecai was more than 139 years old when he returned
to Jerusalem.]
7. And he brought up dHadashah, that is Esther, ehis uncle’s daughter: for she had
neither father nor mother, and the maid was ffair and beautiful; whom Mordecai,
when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
8. g
So, it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard,
and when many maidens hwere gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the
custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the
custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
9. And the maiden (Esther) pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he
speedily gave her, her ithings for purification, with jsuch things as belonged to
her, and seven maidens, which were meet (agreed) to be given to her, out of the
king’s house: and he kpreferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house
of the women. [Already God is making Esther stand out among the other maidens,
getting the attention of the chief eunuch in charge of the women, and elevating
her to the best position in the king’s house, with seven maidservants to attend to
her every need. NOTE: 7 is the number meaning completeness.]
10. l
Esther had not showed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her
that she should not show it. [It appears that the Holy Spirit had told Mordecai that
it was important not to reveal that Esther was a Jew, one of the captured people
of the kingdom.]
11. And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women’s house, mto know
how Esther did, and what should become of her. [I imagine that as He walked, he
was praying silently to Yehovah, for her favour and protection.]
12. Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to the king Ahasuerus, after that
she has been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were
the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with sweet odours,
and with other things for the purifying of the women; [They were required to be
in the custody of the eunuchs, for a period of twelve months, to make sure that
they were in fact virgins, and not pregnant when they are brought into the king’s
house. Also to train them in the customs of the palace, and how to present
themselves before the king.]
13. Then came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to
go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house.
14. In the evening, she went, and on the morrow, she returned into the second house
of the women, the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the
concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her,
and that she was called by name. [So, after the purification process was
completed, and the maiden went into the king for one night, she then was

a f i
Ezra 2:2 [h]~ fair of form, and good See verses 3 & 12.
b
2 Kings 24:14,15 of countenance j
[h]~ her portions.
c g k
Also known as Jehoiachin; 2 Whenever you see; “So it came [h]~ changed.
Kings 24:6 to pass”, or “And it came to l
See verse 20.
d
[h]~ myrtle tree pass”, pay attention, because m
God is about to move! [h]~ to know the peace; Genesis
e
See verse 15. h 37:14
See verse 3.
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 relocated in the house of the concubines, there to remain, unless called by name
to re-visit the king.]
15. Now when the turn of Esther, the adaughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, who
had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in into the king, she required
nothing, but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women
appointed. And Esther found favour in the sight of all-of them that looked upon
her. [Esther put her trust in God and in His favour, and this was reflected in the
way that people responded to her ~ with favour.]
16. So, Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus, into his house royal in the 10th month,
which is the month Tebeth, in the 7th years of his reign.
17. And the king loved Esther above all the women, so she obtained grace and bfavour
c
in his sight more than all-of the virgins: so that he set the royal crown upon her
head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
18. Then the king dmade a great feast unto all-of his princes, and his servants, even
Esther’s Feast: and he made a erelease to the provinces, and gave gifts, faccording
to the state of the king. [In most societies, the guests bring gifts to the bride and
groom. But here we see the tradition reversed. The king is giving gifts to the
guests.]
19. And when the virgins were gathered together, gthe second time, then Mordecai sat
h
in the king’s gate. [It is at the king’s gate that he hears all-of the business deals
and the rumours, as the leaders of the community conduct their business.]
20. i
Esther had not yet showed her kindred, nor her people: as Mordecai had charged
her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought
up with him.
21. [RC] In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king’s gate, two of the king’s
chamberlains, jBigthan and kTeresh, of those which kept the ldoor, were wroth and
sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.
22. And the thing (the plot) was made known the Mordecai, mwho told it unto Esther
the Queen: and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai’s name. [Esther, being
a righteous queen relayed the plans of the plot to her husband, the king, but took
no credit for the information herself, but certified the information in Mordecai’s
name.]
23. *** (Conclusion), And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out:
therefore, they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the Book of the
Chronicles before the king. [Justice was swift for those found guilty. They were
both hanged for their treason. The event was then recorded in the Book of the
Chronicles before the king.]

Chapter Three: Haman Seeks to Destroy the Jews.

To better understand what is happening in the world today, we need to understand the
geography of the Medes and the Persians of this era, when Ahasuerus was the king.
At that time, The Medes and Persians were located in modern day Iran and Iraq. But
were in control of 127 Provinces, from India in the east, to Ethiopia (and modern-day

a f k
See verse 7. 1:7 6:2
b g l
[h]~ kindness. See verses 3,4. [h]~ the threshold.
c h m
[h]~ before him. See verse 21; 3:2,3; 5:9,13; 6:2; 7:9
d
1:3 6:10,12.
i
e
[h]~ rest See verse 10.
j
[h]~ Or, Bigthana; 6:2
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Sudan) in the west, an enormous amount of land, with large amounts of Jews living in
this region in the early diaspora. So more than 2,500 years ago, the kingdom now
known as Iraq and Iran had captured thousands of Jews.
As we will find out in this chapter, Satan already had a plan to kill all-of the Jews, to
take glory away from God’s chosen people. This plot did not start with a fictious country
called Palestine, but with Satan’s hatred for God Almighty and his chosen people, and
to kill them all, off the face of the earth. This plot existed more than 2,500 years ago,
and still exists in the mind of Satan, and he will use whatever evil pawns he can control,
to achieve his ends.
1. After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha,
the aAgagite, and advanced him, and set him above all-of the princes that were
with him. [So, after all-of the events in the two previous chapters, the removal of
Queen Vashti, the selection of Esther as the new Queen, the exposure of a threat
to kill Ahasuerus, the hanging of the two treasonous chamberlains, the king
promotes Haman, to this high office, and Mordecai, (the Jew), receives no reward.]
2. [C] And all-of the king’s servants that were bin the king’s gate, bowed, and
reverenced Haman: for the king had commanded, concerning him. But Mordecai
bowed not, nor did him reverence.
3. [RC] Then the king’s servants which were in the king’s gate said unto Mordecai,
“Why (do you) transgress the cking’s commandment?” [The King’s servants were
aware of the king’s commandments and were now asking Mordecai why he was
rebelling against the king, by refusing the obey the king’s commandments?]
4. Now it came to pass, when they spoke unto him daily, and he hearkened not
unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand;
for he had told them that he was a Jew.
5. And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was
Haman full of wrath. [Up until now, Haman had no known hatred for the Jews, but
just like happened to Judas Iscariot, some 600 years later, Satan entered into
Haman, and Satan’s plan was about to be implemented.]
6. And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had showed him
the people of Mordecai; wherefore Haman sought to destroy all-of the Jews that
were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
[So, there you have it! Satan’s plan is to liquidate all-of the Jews in the whole
kingdom, and he is using Haman as his pawn to do it.]
7. In the first month, that is, the month of dNisan, in the 12th year of the king
Ahasuerus, they cast ePur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, to the
12th month, the month of fAdar. [To understand this verse is significant! For the
Jews, the month of Nisan was the Holy Month, where they were to perform
Passover, to remember that God protected them in Egypt, when they placed the
blood on their doorposts, and this then resulted in their protection from the angel
of death, which passed over them, but killed the first-born in every house; both
Egyptians and animals. But Haman has an evil Sharman casting lots before him,
to determine which was the best day to launch a campaign to exterminate all-of
the Jews. This days was to be the 13th day of the 12th month on the Hebrew
calendar, the month of Adar. The stage is being set up for a major battle between
good and evil.]
8. *** (Conclusion), And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people
scattered abroad and disperse among the people in all-of the provinces of thy

a c f
Compare with Numbers 24:7; 1 See verse 2. Ezra 6:15
Samuel 15:8 d
Nehemiah 2:1
b
2:19 e
9:24,26
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 kingdom; and atheir laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s
laws; therefore, it is not bfor the king’s profit to suffer them. [Here Haman is setting
up a deception for the king. There are a people among your subjects, who have
different laws, they are rebellious, and even refuse to obey your laws.
What he really meant in his heart was, “that they refuse to bow down to me!”
He is using the king’s pride, to get him to listen to his suggested solution to this
problem. ]
9. [CP] [IF] it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: [THEN]
I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge
of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries. [At today’s values, this is
approximately $226 million dollars. Pride, plus greed, were the two attributes that
Satan uses, to get his way, and to manipulate people to do his will. Not for one
moment did the king ask Haman from where he was going to get such a large sum
of money.]
10. [C] And the king ctook his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman, the son of
Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ denemy. [By taking off his ring and handing it
to Haman, the king is giving him full authority to issue the edicts, under the king’s
seal, to exterminate the Jews. Just like happened in the Roman Empire, under
their rule. It was Yasser Arafat’s uncle that promised the full support of the Arab
nations, if Hitler agreed to exterminate all-of the Jews in the Second World War,
and now under the rule of Iran’s Islamic Government, on 7th October, the same
plan, exterminate all-of the Jews; Satan’s pattern never changes, this plan has
been in action since the time of the Jews in Egypt, over 4,000 years ago.]
11. [C] And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to you, the people also, to
do with them as it seems good to you. [The king has given Haman an open book,
to issue whatever commands he deems necessary, to destroy all-of the Jews in his
kingdom. But they forgot that the Jews are the “the apple of God’s eye”; If you
decide to attack the Jews, you are poking God in the eye, and that will not be a
good outcome, for the one doing the poking.]
12. [C] eThen were the king’s fscribes called on the 13th day of the gfirst month, and
there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king’s
h
lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers
of every people, after their language; iin the name of king Ahasuerus was it
written, and sealed with the king’s ring. [So, the edict is sent out to exterminate
the Jews right across the kingdom. Now it is time for God to rise up, and prepare
a way to destroy the enemy.]
13. [C] And the letters were sent jby posts into all-of the king’s provinces to destroy,
to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews; both young and old, little children and
women, kin one day, upon the 13th day of the 12th month, which is the month of
l
Adar, and mto take the spoil of them for a prey. [So, the letters went out 1 year
before the date when the planned massacre was to take place. Plenty of time for
all-of the evil armies to prepare to assassinate the Jews, right across the kingdom.
It also gave God Almighty the same period of time, to come up with a plan to
defeat the enemy. Notice what was included in the proclamation: They were to
kill, (or cause to die), both young and old, little children and women, ALL
in one day! Now think back to 7th October 2023; what did the terrorists do? They

a f k
Ezra 4:12,13; Acts 16:20,21 [h]~ Or, secretaries. 8:10; 9:1
b g l
[h]~ meet, or equal. See verse 7. Ezra 6:15
c h m
Genesis 41:42; Esther 8:2 Ezra 8:36 8:11
d i
[h]~ Or, Oppressor; 8:1; 8:8,10
9:10,24 j
8:10; see 2 Chronicles 30:6.
e
8:9
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 killed (or caused to die) all Jews, both young and old, little children and
women, all in one day. NOW DO YOU SEE THE PATTERN? They were obeying the
commandment issued by the king of the Medes and the Persians, which cannot be
revoked 2,500 years before!]
14. aThe copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was
published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day. [Because it
was distributed into all-of the provinces, in all known languages of the people,
everyone (including the Jews) was to prepare for this day of death across the whole
kingdom.]
15. The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree
was given in the Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink:
but bthe city Shushan was perplexed.

Chapter Four: The Decree Against the Jews, Mordecai’s Charge

1. When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai crent his clothes, and put on
d
sackcloth, with eashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a
loud and bitter cry;
2. And he came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate
clothed in sackcloth and ashes.
3. And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree
came, there was great mourning, among the Jews, and ffasting, and weeping, and
wailing; and gmany lay in sackcloth and ashes. [Can you imagine what would be
the reaction in your nation, if a decree was issued, that a particular ethnic group,
were to be slaughtered, and it was mandatory for all other ethnic groups in your
nation to participate in the mass murder of these people? What would be the
reaction of your people? What would YOU do in this situation; especially if you
were promised $10,000 dollars for each person that you killed.
• Would you, like happened WW2, be involved, “because the government told
me to do it, and I have to obey the government? Or,
• Would you secretly try to hide these people, so that a remnant lived? Or,
• Would you be prepared to die to protect them? Or,
• Would you cry out to God with weeping, fasting and prayer, for God to
intervene and act, to save them and to bring glory unto His name?
These are the same questions that the people in this kingdom had to face, when
this edict was proclaimed.]
4. So, Esther’s maids and her hchamberlains came and told it to her. Then was the
queen deeply grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away
his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.
5. [C] Then called Esther to Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, who has been
appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know
what it was, and why it was. [This is the evil which existed in this kingdom; The
edict had been promulgated to all parts of the 127 Provinces in the kingdom, but
the people inside the palace were not made aware of this proclamation. They had
to find it out from people outside the Palace walls.]

a e g
8:13,14 1 Kings 20:38,41; Job 2:8; [h]~ and sackcloth and ashes
b
8:15. Jeremiah 6: 26; Daniel 9:3 were laid under many.
f h
c
Genesis 44:13 See verse 16. [h]~ Eunuchs; 1:10
d
1 Kings 20:31
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6. So, Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before
the king’s gate.
7. And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of athe sum of money
that Haman had promised to pay into the king’s treasury for the Jews, to destroy
them.
8. And he gave him bthe copy of the writing of the decree that was at Shushan to
destroy them, to show it to Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her
that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make
requests before him for her people.
9. And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.
10. [C] Again Esther spoke unto Hatach and gave him (another) commandment unto
Mordecai.
11. All the king’s servants, and all the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that
whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into cthe inner court,
who is not called, dthere is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom
e
the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been
called to come in unto the king these thirty days. [Don’t you know that there is a
law which states that if anyone enters into the inner courts of the king without an
invitation that they shall be killed; unless the king holds up his golden sceptre to
them? Do you want me to go and risk my life, to possibly get killed?]
12. And they told Mordecai Esther’s words.
13. Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, “Think not with thyself that you shall
escape in the king’s house, more than all-of the Jews.
14. [CP] “For [IF] you altogether hold your peace at this time, [THEN] shall there
f
enlargement (respiration) and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place:
but you and your father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knows whether you
are come to this kingdom for such a time as this? [Mordecai makes it very clear,
that she will not escape death, just because she is the queen, and that she is living
in the palace. There are no exceptions in this irrevocable decree. ALL Jews will be
killed ~ every last one, if she remains silent. He also knows that God will not allow
this extermination to take place; but he also understands that if Esther does not
act, then she and her father’s line will be exterminated. He then makes a prophetic
statement; Do you realise that you were born to be the queen in the palace, for
such a time as this? Do you realise that you are part of God’s plan for the salvation
of the Jews?]
15. Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer.
16. [C] “Go gather together all-of the Jews that are gpresent in Shushan, and fast you
for me, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day: I also, and my
maidens will fast likewise: and so, will I go in unto the king, which is not according
to the law: and if I perish, I perish! [What Esther was doing was in accordance
with God’s law, which allowed you to disobey a law, to save lives. You were even
allowed to “work on the Sabbath” IF it was to save a life. But how could she expect
her maids to fast with her, and pray for three days, unless she revealed to them
the reason ~ that she was going to go before the king without being invited, to
make urgent petitions to save lives.]
17. So, Mordecai hwent his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded
him. [So, for three days and nights, prayer with fasting went up to God Almighty

a d g
3:9 Daniel 2:9 [h]~ found.
b e h
3:14; 8:13 5:2; 8:4 [h]~ passed.
c f
5:1 [h]~ respiration.
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from the Jews in Shushan city, and also from the queen and her maids, for Esther
to be given favour before the king. And so, we will have to wait until chapter 5, to
see if God answered their fasting and prayers.]

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Chapter Five: Esther Stands Before the King: Her Banquet Invitation
1. Now it came to pass, aon the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and
stood bin the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and
the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the
house.
2. And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that cshe
obtained favour in his sight: and dthe king held out to Esther the golden sceptre
that was in his hand. So, Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
3. Then the king said unto her, “What will you queen Esther? And what is your
request? It shall be given unto you, to half of the kingdom.” [Now with that favour
shown to her, as an answer to prayers, Esther could have asked immediately for
the order to be revoked; but she has a more interesting approach, which would
completely catch Haman off guard.]
4. And Esther answered, “If it seems good unto the king, let the king and Haman
come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.” [Notice the banquet
is not for the king, but the banquet is for Haman.]
5. Then the king said, “Cause Haman to make haste that he may do as Esther has
said.” So, the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
6. And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition? And
it shall be granted to you: And what is your request? Even to the half of the
kingdom, it shall be performed.” [Here the king is making it clear that He is
prepared to grant her any request, even up to half of his kingdom. This is showing
great favour.]
7. Then answered Esther, and said; “My petition and my request is;
8. “If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant
my petition, and to eperform my request, let the king and Haman come to the
banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king has said.”
[Queen Vashti was removed because she refused to come to the banquet prepared
by the king; but now Esther is inviting the king and Haman to attend two banquets
before she reveals her petition. If Haman and the king will come again tomorrow
to a banquet that I shall prepare, then I will reveal my petition to you.]
9. Then Haman went forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman
saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, fthat he stood not up, he was full of indignation
against Mordecai. [See how pride can instantly change ones temperament. He was
happy, then seeing Mordecai, He becomes angry.]
10. Nevertheless, Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and
g
called for his friends, and hZeresh his wife. [He called them so that he could brag
about his recent invitation with the king, to the Queen’s residence, and that he
was being invited again tomorrow. Pride comes before fall!]
11. And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and ithe multitude of his children,
(he had 10 sons) and all-of the things wherein the king had promoted him, and
how he advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
12. Haman said moreover, “Yes Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king
unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and tomorrow am I invited
unto her also with the king. [Haman is making out that He is special above all-of
the princes, only second to the king.]

a d g
4:16 4:11; 8:4 [h]~ caused to come.
b e h
4:11; compare with 6:4 [h]~ do. See verse 14; 6:13
c f i
2:9 3:5 9:7-10
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13. Yet all-of this avails me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai, the Jew, sitting at the
king’s gate.” [Yet all-of this is worthless to me IF I still have Mordecai refusing to
honour me, as proclaimed in the law of the Medes and the Persians.]
14. Then said Zeresh, his wife, and all-of his friends unto him, “Let a gallows be made
of fifty cubits high, (75 feet), and tomorrow speak unto the king that Mordecai
maybe hanged thereon: then go you merrily with the king unto the banquet.” And
this thing pleased Haman: and he caused the gallows to be made.
Chapter Six: Mordecai’s Service: He Receives Great Honour
1. On the night (after the first queen Esther’s banquet) the king acould not sleep, and
he commanded to bring bthe book of the records of the Chronicles; and they were
read before the king. [So, after the king’s visit with Haman to Queen Esther’s
banquet, the king could not sleep, so he commanded that the servants bring the
records of the Book of the Chronicles, and that they be read before him. At this
stage, he is not aware that God Almighty is directing him to a revelation, about
Mordecai, and how he must act in this upcoming series of events.]
2. And it was found written that Mordecai had told of cBigthana and Teresh, two of
the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the ddoor, who sought to lay hands on the
king Ahasuerus.
3. And the king said; “What honour and dignity has been done to Mordecai for this?”
Then said the king’s servants; “There is nothing done for him.”
4. And the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman was come into ethe outward
court of the king’s house, fto speak to the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows
that he had prepared for him. [So here we have the clash of good versus evil. The
king wants to honour Mordecai for saving his life, whereas Haman wants to kill
him~ for dishonouring him.]
5. And the king’s servants said unto him, “Behold, Haman stands in the court.” And
the king said, “Let him come in.”
6. So, Haman came in. And the king said unto him; “What shall be done unto the
man gwhom the king delights to honour?” Now Haman thought in his heart, ‘To
whom would the king delight to honour more than myself?’ [His thought processes
are warped dues to excessive pride! Who could the king want to honour, who is
greater than Me?]
7. And Haman answered the king; “For the man gwhom the king delights to honour,
8. “hLet the royal apparel be brought iwhich the king uses to wear, and jthe horse
that the king rides upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:
9. “And let the apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most
noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delights to
honour, and kbring him on horseback through the streets of the city, and proclaim
before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honour.”
10. [C] Then the king said to Haman; “Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse,
as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai, the Jew that sits at the king’s gate:
let nothing fail of all that you have spoken.” [And so, God is preparing to bring
down Haman and prevent his evil plans from coming to pass, without adequate
protection for His beloved Jews.]

a f i
[h]~ the king’s sleep fled away. 5:14 [h]~ wherewith the king
b
2:23;10:2 g
[h]~ in whose honour the king clothes himself.
j
c
[h]~ Or, Bigthan (2:21) delights. 1 Kings 1:33
h k
d
[h]~ thresholds [h]~ Let them bring the royal [h]~ cause him to ride.
e apparel.
4:11; 5:1
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11. [FP] Then took Haman the apparel and the horse and arrayed Mordecai, and
brought him on horseback through the streets of the city, and proclaimed before
him, “Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delights to honour.” [So,
in obedience to the king’s command, Haman did as he has espoused, believing it
would be him on the horse, receiving the accolades and recognition from the
people. In one small action, God Almighty showed His supremacy over Haman’s
pride and ambition.]
12. And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hastened to his house
mourning, and ahaving his head covered. [Haman now realised that he was in
trouble, but had no idea what the punishment was to be.]
13. And Haman told bZeresh, his wife and all-of his friends everything that had befallen
him. Then said his wise men, and his wife unto him; “If Mordecai be of the seed of
the Jews, before whom you have begun to fall, you shall not prevail against him,
but shall surely fall before him. [If Mordecai is a Jew, then somehow you have
been outsmarted and you will not succeed with your plans to assassinate them.]
14. And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and
hasted to bring Haman unto cthe banquet that Esther had prepared. [This was the
second banquet that Esther had prepared and was the banquet where she
promised to reveal her request to the king. This request and accusation are
revealed in the next chapter.]

Chapter Seven: Haman Accused and Hanged!

1. So, the king and Haman came dto the banquet with Esther the queen. [This is the
second banquet, and where Esther has promised the king that she would reveal
her request and her petition.]
2. And the king said again unto Esther on the second day, at the banquet of wine,
“What is your petition, queen Esther? And it shall be granted to you: and what is
your request? And it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.” [So now
it is time to reveal the problem, expose the culprit, and seek restitution!]
3. Then Esther the queen answered and said, “[IF] I have found favour in thy sight,
O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my
people at my request:
4. “For we are esold, I and my people, fto be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish.
But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue,
although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.” [Esther makes a
plea for her life and also the lives of the whole Jewish nation, which is living in all-
of the 127 provinces in the kingdom. She makes it clear that if they had been sold
into slavery, as servants, she would not have raised the issue; but to be
deliberately targeted and slaughtered, was genocide, therefore she must speak up
to save her people, and their homes and possessions.]
If we look at the HAMAS charter, this is the same today. They want to kill, or cause
to die, every last Jew upon the earth, so that they can steal the land that was
promised to the Jews by God Almighty; but also, to kill off the people chosen by
God Almighty, so that his end-time plans cannot be put into effect. Sadly, they do
not know the scriptures, because God has already promised that a remnant will
remain, to complete the work, with 144,000 of them going out in the last great

a d f
2 Samuel 15:30 [h]~ to drink [h]~ that they should destroy
b
5:10,14 e
3:9 and kill, and cause to perish;
c 3:13; 8:11
5:8
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 revival, to bring people, both Jew and Gentile into a knowledge of the salvation
through the Messiah, Jesus Christ.
5. Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, “Who is he,
and where is he, athat does presume in his heart to do so?” [Who is he and where
is the man who would have such evil in his heart to do such a thing?]
6. And Esther said, “bThe adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman.” Then, Haman
was afraid before the king and the queen. [Here queen Esther exposes the
deliberate plot by Haman to eradicate the Jewish nation from within the kingdom
of the 127 provinces, and to show the king that this man did not have the interests
of the kingdom as his focus, but it was pure hate for the Jews.]
7. And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath, went into cthe palace
garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for
he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king. [Here the king
realises that he had been deceived by Haman, into believing that the Jews were
evil people, who needed to be eliminated; but in reality, he realised now that they
were special people, and justice must be served, but how to change an irrevocable
law?]
8. Then the king returned out of the palace garden, into the place of the banquet of
wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. The said the king,
“Will he force the queen also dbefore me in the house?” As the word went out of
the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. [The king was astonished! “Will this
evil man even rape my wife in front of me, in my own house?] Here again, this is
exactly what happened on 7th October. Hamas is still executing the irrevocable
order given by Haman, under the king’s seal, some 2500 years previously. Satan’s
hate for the Jews started when God selected them as his “Chosen people”, through
the line of Isaac and Jacob, INSTEAD of through the line of Ishmael. That hate
will never cease! People who are supporting Hamas, need to re-educate
themselves about God’s history for the Jewish people in the scriptures, instead of
listening to all-of the lies and deception of misguided educators and woke
newspapers, and TV outlets!
9. And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, “Behold also, the
gallows, fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken
good for the king, stands in the house of Haman.” Then the king said, “Hang him
thereon!” [The king’s chamberlain spoke and advised the king that Haman had
already erected a gallows 75 feet high, upon which he had planned to hang Haman,
even though he had spoken good on the king’s behalf. The king issued the order,
“Hang him on his own gallows!”]
10. So, they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then, was
the king’s wrath pacified. [The moral of this chapter, and in fact the whole bible is
that when Satan plans evil for the Jewish people, God raises up a standard against
him, and turns evil into good. Watch the outcome of what is presently happening
in the Middle East, to see that God Almighty ALWAYS KEEPS HIS PROMISES ~ but
Satan is the “father of lies”, and never keeps any of his promises!]

a c
[h]~ whose heart has filled him. 1:5
b d
[h]~ the man adversary. [h]~ with me still in the house.
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Chapter Eight: Mordecai Promoted
1. On that day, did king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto
Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told awhat
he was to her. [Here we see the power of a king exercised. In one day, the king
ordered that the traitor be hanged, his wife and children be thrown out of their
house onto the street, and the house be handed over to Queen Esther, as a gift,
for bringing this injustice to his attention.]
2. And the king took off bhis ring, which he had taken (back) from Haman, and gave
it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. [This is quite
a significant step taken by the king. He now recognizes that the Jewish people are
loyal to his kingdom, they are worthy of honour and trust. By giving the ring of his
authority to Mordecai, he has been elevated to the 2nd highest position in the
kingdom. In fact, this was a prophetic act: the nation now proclaimed to be
annihilated in one day, was about to be reborn in one day.]
3. And Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down before his feet, cand
besought him with tears, to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his
device that he had devised against the Jews. [The fight was not over, the betrayal
of the Jews had been revealed, but the edict for their slaughter still remained
effective in all-of the kingdom. Esther still had to plea for the lives of her people,
even at the risk of her own life! Christians throughout the world today need to
reflect on this dilemma: Lawlessness abounds and the only righteous people on
the earth who will stand up and stop it are Christians. This is the where the rubber
hits the road. Are you prepared to put your life on the line for righteousness to
abound in your nation? [IF] you say NO, [THEN] you are a believer, NOT a
Christian! Why do I say that? Because Jesus was prepared to put his life on the
line for YOU!]
4. Then dthe king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So, Esther arose, and
stood before the king. [This is the second time that Esther has come into the
presence of the king uninvited, and the second time that the king has held out his
golden sceptre for her, to allow her to speak.]
5. And said, “[IF] it please the king, and [IF] I have found favour in his sight, and
the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written
to reverse the letters edevised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite,
f
which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all-of the king’s provinces:
6. “For how can I gendure to see the evil that shall come upon my people? Or how
can I fendure to see the destruction of my kindred?” [Esther lays out four conditions
before the king, for the king to confirm before he decides to take any action:
• If it pleases the king;
• If I have found favour in your sight;
• And if this thing seems righteous before the king;
• And if I be pleasing in your sight;
• If you agree, with these 4 conditions, then will you please act to stop this
genocide.]
7. [C] Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew,
“Behold, hI have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged on
the gallows, because he laid his hands upon the Jews.

a d h
2:7,10,15,20 4:11; 5:2 See verse 1.
b e
3:10 [h]~ the device.
c f
[h]~ and she wept ad besought [h]~ who wrote.
him. g
[h]~ be able that I may see.
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8. [C] “Write you also for the Jews, as it likes you, ain the king’s name and seal it with
the king’s ring: for the writing, which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with
the king’s ring, bmay no man reverse. [The king issues a verbal decree to Mordecai,
to write a proclamation as he sees fit, to reverse the consequences of the evil
proclamation written previously by Haman, and hence protect the Jewish people
within the whole kingdom]
9. Then were the king’s scribes called at the time, in the third month (the month of
Sivan,) on the 23rd day of the month thereof: and it was written according to all
that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies,
and the rulers of the provinces, which are from India unto Ethiopia, one hundred
and twenty-seven provinces, unto every province, according to the writing thereof,
and unto every people, after their language, and to the Jews, according to their
writing, and according to their language. [So, 2 months have passed since Haman
issued his proclamation, and God has moved in the hearts of the king, to issue an
order to reverse this proclamation to protect the Jews. God Always honours His
Promises!]
10. cAnd He wrote in the king
Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with
the king’s ring and sent letters by
posts on horseback, and riders on
mules, camels and young
dromedaries:
[These messengers would have gone
out, each carrying this proclamation
and also displaying the King’s
symbols, to allow priority on all roads,
ferries, and ships to rapidly reach their
destinations.]
11. [C] Wherewith the king granted the Jews, which were in every city, to gather
themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and
to cause to perish, all-of the power of the people and provinces that would
assault them, both little ones and women, and dto take the spoil of them
for a prey. [This was the irrevocable decree issued by the King of the Medes and
the Persians (which is now Iran and Iraq) for the Jews to protect themselves and
to kill anyone who tries to destroy them! For the Muslims in these two nations, you
need to refresh your history! The Jews have a right to defend themselves against
ANY threat to their safety ~ and it is written in YOUR OWN history books. The
Qur’an that you follow is telling you lies!!! Wake up before you are totally
destroyed!]
12. [C] eUpon one day in all-of the provinces of King Ahasuerus, namely, upon the
13th day of the 12th month, which is the month of Adar. [The decree was very clear
~ they were to exercise this decree on one day only, namely the 13th day of Adar,
the SAME DAY that Haman’s decree was to be activated.]
13. [C] fThe copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province
was gpublished unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that
day to avenge themselves on their enemies. [Not only was it published in every
province, so that all-of the people would know about this decree, BUT the Jews
were encouraged to prepare, to get ready, to have weapons by which they were

a d g
3:12 9:10,15,16 [h]~ revealed.
b e
1:19 3:13; 9:1
c f
3:12,13 3:14,15
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 not only able to protect themselves and their families, but also to kill the enemies,
of any age and gender, including men, women and children!]
14. So, the posts that rode on mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed
by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan, the palace ~
(Also known as Susa). [This time, not only did the proclamation go out to all-of
the provinces, but unlike Haman’s decree (which was not proclaimed inside the
palace) Mordecai’s decree, under the king’s seal was proclaimed inside the palace,
and the surrounding Shushan city as well.]
15. And Mordecai went out from the
presence of the king in royal apparel
of blue and white, and with a great
crown of gold, and with a garment of
fine linen and purple: and the city of
Shushan rejoiced and was glad. [Do
you realise that way back then, over
2,500 years ago the colours for Israel
were Blue and White ~ the colours of
the national flag today?]
16. The Jews had light, and gladness,
and joy, and honour. [The ones who
Are trying to destroy them have
darkness, hate, and no honour. Even
what they claim to be “honour
killings” is really murder, to save
their families from shame.]
17. And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment
and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And
many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon
them. [Scripture says that what Satan and his pawns plan for evil, God Almighty
will turn around for good. Here is such a case. Even though all of the people of this
nation had an irrevocable decree to kill the Jews, and steal all-of their possessions;
many of them turned away from that decree and “became Jews”. They took a
stand and put their own lives at risk, fighting alongside the Jews to protect the
Jewish people from extermination.
So, the challenge today, to everyone reading this commentary, or listening to the
video is this: Where do you stand in the present situation with Israel after 7th
October? Are you for Israel? Are you prepared to help them in any way that you
can, or are you chanting “from the river to the sea ~ kill, or gas the Jews?” God
Almighty will judge every person on your attitude to this question.]

Chapter Nine: The Jews Slay their Enemies & Hang Haman’s Sons

1. Now, ain the 12th month, which is the month of Adar, on the 13th day of the Adar ,
when bthe king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put into execution,
in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (although
it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
[So, the day of confrontation finally arrived, between the people who were to
exterminate the Jews, and the Jews who had been given permission to protect

a b
8:12 3:13
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 themselves and kill anyone who tried to harm them. As it turned out, the Jews had
rule over them!]
2. The Jews agathered themselves together in their cities throughout all-of the
provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no
man could withstand them: for bthe fear of them fell upon all people. [Here we see
that God moves in mysterious ways His miracles to perform. The Jews were well
and truly outnumbered among the provinces by the rest of the population, But
GOD moved on the Jews to make the other people fearful of them.]
3. And all-of the rulers pf the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies and
the cofficers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon
them. [Ironically, here all-of the officials who were instructed by Haman’s decree
to kill the Jews, were the ones actively helping them. Again, we see the hand of
the LORD working amongst the people . Those evil things planned by Satan, were
turned around for good!]
4. For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all-
of the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
5. Thus, the Jews smote all-of their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and
slaughter, and destruction, and did dwhat they would unto those that hated them.
6. And in Shushan the palace, the Jews slew and destroyed 500 men.
7. And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
8. And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
9. And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
10. e
The ten sons of Haman, the son of Hammedatha, then enemy of the Jews, sley
they: but fon the spoil laid they not a hand. [In all of this conflict they took
nothing from the houses or the people that they killed. This is the direct opposite
of what happened on 7th October by Hamas ~ the Haters of the Jews. They raped,
they murdered, and they plundered. Even now as the Israeli troops are fighting
against this enemy, they are not taking anything from them as plunder. That the
difference between and evil terror group, and a righteous army.]
11. On that day (13th day of Adar) the number of those that were slain in Shushan the
palace gwas brought before the king.
12. And the king said unto Esther the queen, “The Jews have slain and destroyed 500
men in Shushan the palace, and the 10 sons of Haman; what have they done in
the rest of the king’s provinces? Now, what is thy petition? And it shall be granted
(unto) you: or what is your request further? And it shall be done.” [Here, the king
is asking for advice from the queen, to settle this matter.]
13. Then said Esther, “IF it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in
Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day’s decree, and let Haman’s 10
sons be hanged upon the gallows.” [This is a very interesting request from queen
Esther, because if granted, the enemy could not retaliate, as their decree was only
for one day. The enemy was going to be defenceless.]
14. [C] And the king commanded it so to be done; and the decree was given at
Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s 10 sons.
15. For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the 14th day
of Adar and slew 300 men at Shushan; but on the prey (spoils) they laid not their
hand.

a c e
8:11 [h]~ those that did the 5:11
b
8:17 business than belonged to the f
8:11; also see 9:15,16
king. g
d
[h]~ came.
[h]~ according to their will.
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16. But the other Jews that were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together,
and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes
75,000, but they laid not their hands on the prey (spoils).
17. On the 13th day of the month of Adar; and on the 14th day aof the same they rested,
and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
18. But that Jews that were in Shushan assembled together bon the 13th day, and on
the 14th day thereof, and on the 15th day of Adar they rested, and made it a day
of feasting and gladness.
19. *** (Conclusion), Therefore, the Jews of the villages that dwelt in the unwalled
towns, made the 14th day of the month of Adar a day of gladness and feasting,
and ca good day, and of sending portions one to another. [So here we have
another action that is performed by Muslims at Eid, which has been copied from
the Jews, which they did more than 2,500 years ago.]
20. And Mordecai wrote these things and sent letters unto all-of the Jews that were in
all of the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both near and far,
21. To establish this among them, that they should keep the d14th day and the 15th
day of the month of Adar yearly, (as special days of celebration.)
22. As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month, which
was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day:
that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions (of
food) one to another, and egifts to the poor.
23. And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written
unto them.
24. Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all-of the
Jews, fhad devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast “Pur”, that is,
the lot, to gconsume them, and to destroy them;
25. [C] BUT; hwhen Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his
wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own
head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
26. *** (Conclusion), Wherefore they called these days PURIM, after the name of PUR.
Therefore, for all-of the words of this letter, and of that which they have seen
concerning this matter, and which has come unto them. [Thus, the feast of PURIM
was established, which is celebrated every year for the last 2500 years.]
27. The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such
as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not ifail, that they would keep
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these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time
every year;
28. And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation,
every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of PURIM should
not ifail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them kperish from their seed.
[So, in effect this became a very special feast, which must be kept by every Jewish
family forever, to remember how God intervened into the situation, and prevented
the Jews from being exterminated by Haman’s evil plans.
29. Then Esther, the queen, lthe daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with
all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.

a e i
[h]~ in it. Nehemiah 8:10 [h]~ pass
b f j
See verses 11, 15. 3:6,7 See verse 21.
c g k
8:17 [h]~ crush them. [h]~ be ended.
d h l
2 Maccabees 15:36 [h]~ When she came. 2:15
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30. And he sent letters unto all-of the Jews, to athe 127 provinces of the kingdom of
Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
31. To confirm these days of Purim, in their times appointed, according as Mordecai
the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for
b
themselves and for their seed, the matters of cthe fastings and their cry.
32. And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in
the Book (of the Chronicles of the kings).
Chapter Ten: The kings laid a Tribute upon the Land
1. And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon dthe isles of the
seas,
2. And all the acts of his power and of his might and the declaration of the greatness
of Mordecai, ewhereunto the king fadvanced him, are they not written in gthe Book
of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
3. For Mordecai the Jew was hnext unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews,
and accepted of the multitudes of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people,
and speaking peace to all-of his seed.
So, Queen Esther had two children to king Ahasuerus. She married King Ahasuerus, and
they had a daughter named Mandane, and a son named Darius. Darius became king of
Persia in 522 BC and reigned until 486 BC.

a d g
1:1 Isaiah 11:11; 24:15 2:23; 6:1
b e h
[h]~ their souls. 8:15; 9:4 Compare with Genesis 41:40
c f
4:3,16 [h]~ made him great.
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