![]() These actions prove that Mordecai believed that being true to his beliefs were more important than following in line with kingdom leadership and then being disappointed in himself afterward. This intensified more when Mordecai learned of Haman’s plot and stayed in sackcloth and ashes in mourning. He told Esther not to reveal her Jewish heritage at first, waiting until after she shared Haman’s plan to kill the Jews with King Ahasuerus to show her Jewish heritage and make her plea more meaningful to influence the king ( Esther 2:10 8:3).Įven though there was the strong possibility of death by Haman, Mordecai didn’t back down from standing up for his beliefs, especially his belief that Haman was not a man worthy of being bowed to. Mordecai’s intelligence may not have been recognized immediately in the first chapters of Esther, but he knew what to do when handling situations involving the king. ![]() Mordecai had the wisdom to use his brain. We, like Mordecai, have hearts that beat for our fellow man and we will do what we can to show them they matter and we love them. There have probably been several situations in our own lives where we have displayed our compassion for those around us, from wearing pins/shirts to remember a loved one’s cancer battle to taking part in peace rallies or townhall meetings to speak out about injustices to offering a place to stay for a friend going through hard times. 1 Even when Esther’s servants brought clothes for him to wear from the queen, Mordecai refused because he was feeling the sorrow of his people and wanted their supposed fates to be reminders to all those in the kingdom, including Esther. According to the Collins English Dictionary website, sackcloth and ashes were worn in a public display of grief, remorse, or repentance. He also showed his compassion when he learned of the plan by Haman to have all Jews killed in the kingdom and wore sackcloth and ashes to show his sadness over the tragic decree. "And every day Mordecai paced in front of the court of the women's quarters, to learn of Esther's welfare and what was happening to her." ( Esther 2:11). When Esther was taken and groomed to be the next queen, Mordecai was not far away from her, even waiting outside her quarters to learn about Esther from the other women there. It is evident from the start of the book of Esther that Mordecai’s heart always beat for the needs of others, beginning most of all when he took in his orphaned niece Hadassah (later named Esther) after her parents’ deaths. Mordecai was compassionate to the needs of others. As we explore the personality of Mordecai, we begin to see even in the unbelievable experiences he was in, he was just like us in how he reacted, felt, and believed of his situation. He became a man who not only raised a little girl by himself but saw in her inner strength and anointing by God that she couldn’t see. ![]() These characteristics embody a man who was placed in situations by God where he had to stand up for the rights of others instead of hiding in the shadows. His actions within Esther’s life story in the Bible characterize attributes that we can relate to or wish we embraced more of in life: wisdom, compassion, faith, courage, and hope. " - Esther 2:7 Who is Mordecai in the Bible?Īs you read the book of Esther, you will see that Mordecai was very instrumental in ensuring the safety of not only Esther and the Jewish people, but of also exposing treachery in the kingdom of her husband, King Ahasuerus. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter. The young woman was lovely and beautiful. "And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. ![]()
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