Every day, Mordecai paced outside the palace. He waited to hear how Esther was. She was queen and could have anything she wanted. All the same, Mordecai still woried about her as if he were her father.
There was a very powerful man in the king's court called Haman. He was second only to the king himself. Haman ordered that whenever he passed by, people should kneel before him.
At the king's gate, though, there was one man who would not bow down. That was Mordecai! He knew Haman was an Amalekite, one of Israel's most hated enemies. There was no way he would bow down to an Amalekite.
Over and over again Haman walked by Mordecai. And over and over again Mordecai refused to bow down.
Haman grew angrier and angrier. Finally, Haman told the king, "There are people who do not obey orders. I will pay you to let me kill them all."
Haman did not want just Mordecai dead, he wanted all the Jews dead! And the king agreed, not even knowing Haman was talking about! The king'a scribes sent out letters to all of Persia. The orders were to kill every single Jew, young and old, women and children, amd to do it within the year!
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THE CHILDREN'S BIBLE - Old Testament, God Makes Everything
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