Persian Jews

Jewish people. Mordecai on the contrary understands that God will stand true to His promise of redeeming the Jews, even if it is not on their desirable timeline. Therefore, Esther and Mordecai must take the actions that they are able to, regardless of potential penalties, to be a servant for their fellow Jews and God’s Word. We see that Esther 4:10-17 teachers that the follower of Christ may be challenged, trialed, and opposed by secular powers but God’s providence calls His followers to cast burdens on the Lord and face fears without consideration of the…

the strength to disobey the law of her king would take great faith. She bravely requests a presence before the king which could end in death for her. The hand of God placed Esther in the position where she could speak out for her people. Esther’s faith provided the strength needed to stand for what was just, to be able to expose a treacherous man, and ultimately save her people. In the Persian Period there was a king by the name of Xerxes. His kingdom reached from India to Cush and included…

sexuality; examples of sexual regulation can also be found in the poems and documents in all of the sources analyzed throughout this course. Sexual regulation is when those in power use specific laws to reinforce certain societal norms regarding sexuality, and in many cases the patriarchal dividend. Laws were created that specifically targeted and restricted the private lives of Jews, women, and children, and in turn benefited Muslim and Christian men alike. Similar to political, social and…

The reader is already rooting for the underdog main character when the two Jews step onto the scene, and so they care far more about El Cid succeeding than Raguel and Vidas getting a fair deal. He may have tricked them by giving the men trunks full of sand for a lot of money, but the reader mainly feels happy that El Cid now has money for his journey rather than angry that the Jews were cheated. This neglect of the Jews feelings reappears briefly in the second canto when they beg Minaya to get…

In the Hebrew version of Esther, Esther seems like a pawn that is manipulated by men in power, yet it is Mordecai’s presence at the gate that is representative of redemption. After Esther is queen, Mordecai is present abound the gates and heard two of the king’s eunuchs conspiring to kill Ahasuerus. Since the gates are where legal and justifiable acts occur, Mordecai’s action to prevent the assassination suggests to the reader the author’s needs to the king to be alive for the saving of Jewish…

extinguish fire for his family on the Sabbath and that the Jews did not kill Christ. This indicated that the bitterness between the Jews and Christians had finally disappeared. 2. Harry's mother wanted to go to America because she believed that if she went to America, she would leave her poverty behind in England and all of her problems would be solved. Harry's mother thought that America was the, "panacea of all our ills, America, the answer to everyone's problems..." (Bernstein 82). She…

The basis for ordering actions as righteous and godly are illustrated though Esther’s character change where her fear is directed toward God. In the beginning of the book, Esther listens to Mordecai’s advice to hid her identity. Esther’s change in character occurs at the end of chapter 4, where Esther replies to Mordechai with a command. She says, “…gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. I and my maids will…

Despite the connections of Ruth and Judith to the wisdom the of the Proverbs 31 woman and Esther’s implicit association, yet because Ruth and Esther do not follow Torah like Judith their actions are not righteous. Judith follows the dietary laws noted in the Torah. Judith “…gave her maid a skin of wine and a flask of oil, and filled a gag with roasted gain, dried fig cakes and fine bread; she wrapped up all her dishes and gave them to her to carry” (Judith, 10:5). Judith follows the Torah,…

Thus, the king signs the new decree that it is believed Esther mediated in favor of all the Jews to save them from been killed. The new decree stated that the king was allowing the Jews to arm themselves and to protect their people from being attack by the enemy. The new edict (decree) was sent to all provinces of king Ahasuerus, and it is believed that the Jews fought defending their lives killing hundreds of people including the sons of Haman, and the sons of all the enemies of the Jews…

The position concerning Jewish ethnicity that Esther supports is the set of the Persian court and the multiple forms in which this book exists to address the Persian and Greek periods of Israel’s story. Ahasuerus was the King of Persia in 485-464 BCE, and while he and his friends were having a banquet he asked his queen, Vashti to appear before his guest. Because she refused the king deposed her as queen and a national search for a new queen was set out. Ester was discovered during a pageant…