The wise Jewish exile in Persia who raised his cousin Esther and refused to bow to the arrogant official Haman, setting in motion the dramatic events of the book of Esther. Mordecai uncovered a plot to assassinate King Ahasuerus and coached Esther through her dangerous mission to save the Jewish people. After Haman’s downfall, Mordecai was elevated to second in rank in the Persian empire, using his position to protect and benefit his people.
For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.Esther 10:3 · Berean Standard Bible
Now there was at the citadel of Susa a Jewish man from the tribe of Benjamin named Mordecai son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish. He had been carried into exile from Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon among those taken captive with Jeconiah king of Judah. And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and…
A Jewish orphan enters a beauty contest she didn't choose and becomes queen of Persia. Esther hides her identity — and waits for the moment she was placed here for.
In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs who guarded the entrance, grew angry and conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. When Mordecai learned of the plot, he reported it to Queen Esther, and she informed the king on Mordecai’s behalf. After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in…
A Jewish orphan enters a beauty contest she didn't choose and becomes queen of Persia. Esther hides her identity — and waits for the moment she was placed here for.
Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores. And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his…
Three short verses close the book. Mordecai is second to the king, seeking the good of his people. A quiet ending to a story that almost ended in annihilation.
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