Part One: A Feast for the Eyes Part Two: Persia Meets Reality and Esther Part Three: Haman and A Star is Worn We begin this post with an understanding of Mordecai’s world view: “Fear the Lord your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. Do not follow other gods, the…
Part One: A Feast for the Eyes Part Two: Persia Meets Reality and Esther As you will recall from Part One, King Xerxes put on a six month display of his kingdom’s wealth (c. 482 B.C.) Most likely he wanted to show off his ability to conquer and to accumulate the wealth of the conquered…
