In this Esther 8 commentary, Haman is dead but his murderous edict is still very much alive. King Xerxes gives Esther all of Haman's vast wealth and presents Mordecai with his signet ring making…

In this Esther 6 commentary, a sleepless King Xerxes stumbles upon a forgotten record of Mordecai's loyalty, setting off a breathtaking chain of reversals. Haman is forced to honor the man he came to…

In this Esther 5 commentary, we watch Queen Esther courageously step before King Xerxes uninvited, risking death to save her people. The king extends his scepter, sparing her life and granting her request. She…

In Esther Chapter 4, Mordecai tears his clothes, puts on sackcloth and ashes, and wails at the King's Gate. Through his trusted eunuch Hathak, Mordecai delivers the devastating news to Queen Esther and demands…

In today's Esther 3 commentary, King Xerxes promotes Haman to chief officer. But when Mordecai refuses to bow, Haman's wounded pride explodes into a plot to annihilate every Jew in the Persian Empire. He…

During the four years between Vashti's banishment and Esther's coronation, King Xerxes fights and loses a war with Greece. Upon his return, the advisors devise a national beauty competition to distract the king and…

The Book of Esther, the final History Book of the Old Testament, is set in post-exilic Persia around 486–465 BC. It’s a story about the Jews who stayed behind rather than return to Jerusalem.…