The King commanded that she would never again come near the King, and that she would be replaced with a new queen. The people were then told the importance of being a good wife, and ensuring that men would be the superiors in the house. The king then began noticing a woman by the name of Esther, and he gave gifts to her and the other women who would possibly be the next queen. The king loved Esther more than all the women and made her queen. A man by the name of Mordecai didn’t respect the king, and the king decided to destroy the Jews. When Mordecai found out about the hate and destruction brought a pond by the king, he bawled; wearing sack clothes to the gates of the kingdom. Esther then told the king that she wanted the other to come along with them so that they could have a fest for all. She requested from the king to have the fest, for exchange for what the king was desired. Mordecai the Jew was ranked second under King Ahasuerus; who also fought for the wellness of his people. Daniel understood visions and dreams, declaring him as a prophet. He blessed the God of heaven, explaining all the good our lord does; then preached to the people stating the good within God. He told them not to destroy the wise men, telling them that god would not be proud of this. Daniel continues to tell the king what could happen if he were to sin, and go against …show more content…
a. At the time these stories were told Jewish customs were thought of as worthy teachings. Going back to the time of Mordecai, the Jewish people had someone they could look up to. b. Some of the problems with the Jewish people during this time were prophets. Many prophets were Jewish and as we’ve mentioned before, having a prophet tell a king something he doesn’t want to hear never goes