That same day King Xerxes… took off his ring with his seal on it (which he had taken back from Haman) and gave it to Mordecai.
This brings to mind Pharoah and Joseph (Genesis 41:42-43).
King Xerxes… said to Queen Esther and Mordecai, the Jew, “…a proclamation issued in the king’s name and stamped with the royal seal cannot be revoked.”
Truly an advanced civilization where the authority of the law is above that of the king (Daniel 6:15).
Mordecai had …letters written in the name of King Xerxes, and he stamped them with the royal seal. They were delivered by riders mounted on fast horses from the royal stables.
The internet of the day… 😊
Mordecai left the palace, wearing royal robes of blue and white, a cloak of fine purple linen, and a magnificent gold crown. Then the streets of Susa rang with cheers and joyful shouts.
Jesus also left the palace wearing a purple robe and a crown (John 19:5). The world will always choose Barabbas (Mathew 27:21).
People everywhere were afraid of them, and no one could stand against them.
This is taken as a good thing (Genesis 35:5). But no (Isaiah 42:1-4).
Haman… had cast lots (“purim,” they were called) to determine the day…
This throwing of dice to determine God’s will never ceases to amaze me (1 Samuel 28:6). Haman doing so clearly indicates that the practice went well beyond the Jewish culture.
Mordecai the Jew was second in rank only to King Xerxes himself. He was honored and well-liked by his fellow Jews. He worked for the good of his people and for the security of all their descendants.
This language clearly smacks of Nehemiah 2:9-10; 5:19. It’s easy to see where the culture itself would become god (John 11:50). Where are the prophets in all three of these books? Religious people doing what they thought was best…