The King, relying on his most trusted adviser, agreed, and set a date for the Jews to be killed. To carry out his evil plan, Haman convinced King Xerxes that the Jews opposed the king and advised that they all be killed to protect the king. When Haman found out that Mordecai was a Jew, he decided to kill not just Mordecai, but all the Jewish nation. When Mordecai refused to bow down the Haman This bothered Haman to the point of rage. The King had a “right hand man”, Haman who was full of pride and haught. She of course, gave the credit to Mordecai for his protection of the king and the two guards were hanged. Mordecai immediately told Queen Esther of the plan and Esther told the king. One night while Mordecai was sitting by the king’s gate, he overheard two guards conspiring to assassinate King Xerxes. King Xerxes/Ahasuerus then held a grand banquet for his new queen, Esther. When Esther was called before the king to “be paraded”, he immediately was drawn to her for her beauty and placed the queen’s crown on her head. Hegai was struck by Esther’s beauty, and she was given special attention. There was a man named Hegai who was put in charge of preparing the women for meeting the king. Before she left, Mordecai told Esther not to tell anyone her nationality as it could be very dangerous for her. The king then arranged for all the beautiful virgins in his kingdom to come forth – a type of beauty pageant – so that he could choose a new queen.Įsther, a beautiful young woman in the kingdom, who had been raised by her cousin Mordecai when her parents died, was among those who were summoned to the palace. The king was so enraged at her disrespect and disobedience that he decided to divorce her. Queen Vashti refused to obey her husband and didn’t come when he beckoned. The king had become drunk on wine and commanded that his wife, Queen Vashti come at once, to show everyone how beautiful she was. The story of Esther opens with a lavish banquet at the palace of King Ahasuerus, (also known as King Xerxes.
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