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Why does Haman make the decree against the Jews?
Haman was a megalomaniac who wanted everyone to bow down to him. He was infuriated when Mordecai refused to do so (Esther ch.3).
Whom did Haman obey and honor?
Haman was a subject (and minister) of King Ahasuerus (Xerxes), so he certainly obeyed the king. At one point, he was forced to honor Mordecai as well.(Esther 3:1 and 6:4-11).See also:More on the Book of Esther
Why did haman want to kill all the Jews?
Mordecai was the lone Jew in the king's gate. Mordecai job was to represent the Jews and translate the king's order for the Jewish community. Mordecai said that he does not bow because he is Jewish. Haman wanted to kill Mordecai and end the disobedience, but could not ask the king to kill Mordecai because the king did not make the order that the leaders at the king's gate must bow. Killing Mordecai would not solve Haman's problem because a new Jewish representative will take his place and will not bow. So Haman decided to kill the whole nation of Mordecai and Mordecai himself, and then there will be no need for a new Jewish representative, who might not bow to him.
What does ester do with king in the Purim story?
Following King Ahasuerus' decision to end Vashti's status as his queen because she refused to dance (some say naked) in front of guests at a feast, he orders all the young women of his kingdom to be brought before him so that he can pick a replacement. One of them is Esther, a beautiful Jewish woman, who is the adoptive daughter of Mordecai, her cousin. However, the king does not know that Esther and Mordecai are Jewish. Not long after, Mordecai stumbles across a plot, formulated by two palace courtiers named Bigthan and Teresh, to kill Ahasuerus - he informs the king of the plot and his dutiful service is recorded. Later, Ahasuerus appoints Haman as his prime minister. Haman is rather full of himself once he gets this job and begins demanding that anyone further down the social scale than himself bow down before him. However, Jews will not bow down before anyone except for G-d and so Mordecai refuses. Angry at what he sees as disrespect and an insult, Haman forms a plan to put not just Mordecai to death but all the Jews in the kingdom too, and he gets Ahasuerus' permission to do it. He casts lots (the same as when the numbers are drawn in a modern lottery) to choose the right day to carry out the massacre, and 13 Adar (a date in the Hebrew calendar) is picked. Mordecai finds out about Haman's plans and orders all the Jews to fast and carry out acts of penitence in the hope that they may be saved by Divine intervention. Esther also finds out what is going on and orders a further three days of fasting, then she organises a feast at which both Ahasuerus and Haman will be present. In the meatime, Haman has once again been insukted by Mordecai and builds a gallows from which he will be hanged. During the night before the feast, Ahasuerus is unable to sleep. The court records are read to him (presumably because he has an instinctive feeling that he's missing something, not because the court records were so boring they'd make him sleep) and he learns that Mordecai was responsible for preventing Bigthan and Teresh's plot but that he was never given a reward for this. Ahasuerus asks Haman what should be done for a man that a king wishes to honour and Haman, still suffering from an over-inflated ego since getting the prime minister job, assumes the king means himself so he says that a man receiving such honour should be dressed in royal finery and paraded around the city for all to see and admire. Haman is even more angry to find out that the king means to do this for Mordecai and not for him. During the feast, Esther tells the king that both she and Mordecai - the woman whom he loves and the man who saved his life - are Jewish (though the Book of Esther doesn't go into lurid details, most people assume she used her feminine wiles to help make her case). In doing so, she persuades Ahasuerus that the Jews are worthy people to whom he owes thanks, and so the king orders that Haman be hanged on the gallows that were intended for Mordecai. To thank Esther for revealing the truth and in recognition of what the Jews have done for him, Ahasuerus allows Esther and Mordecai to write a legal decree awarding new rights to the Jews in the kingdom and, because Haman's decree that all Jews be killed cannot be abolished, they write one giving Jews the legal right to defend themselves from attack. On 13 Adar, when the massacre was going to start, 500 men including Haman's ten sons attack the Jews in the city of Sushan, but all the attackers are killed. So, to cut a long story short, we honour Esther (and Mordecai) during Purim because it was she that convinced King Ahasuerus to end Haman's attempts to massacre Jews and gave them the right to prevent similar attempts in the future.
What did Queen Esther eat on her fast?
Answer 1Esther was hoping that God would take pity on her plight to approach King Ahasueros without being summoned and cause him to raise his scepter to her. Otherwise, she would be going to her death.The text of the Book of Esther clarifies the situation:Esther 4:11,15-16 (NIV): 11 "All the king's officials and the people of the royal provinces know that for any man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned the king has but one law: that they be put to death unless the king extends the gold scepter to them and spares their lives. But thirty days have passed since I was called to go to the king"...15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 "Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish."Answer 2Well I think Queen Esther fasted because; when you fast you give up food for some days or hours you do it to show God you love Him an you Live on Him so when you fast intead of eating you read the Bible or worship or pray to God!Additional Facts:When Esther fasted, it was a three-day fast. She had all the Jews, in Babylon also fast, for the same three days & nights. Then, three days later, after the fast, she risked her life in going to Ahasuerus' throne, without permission, in order to create a plan to rid the Jews & Ahasuerus of Haman's evil plan. Especially when she had it prepared "just for Haman" and catch Haman was off-guard. Haman, atfirst was feeling like a "Special Guest", during the first day of the feast. During that feast, there were just Esther, Haman & King Ahasuerus. During the second day of the feast, Ahasuerus repeated his question to Esther, of why she dared to go to his throne, she told him she would answer the question, the next day. And when the three were alone, as Ahasuerus asked the question, Esther told Ahasuerus, that she was a Jewess & Haman's plot would kill her & all the Jews, in Babylon. Ahasuerus, after hearing this, was irate & quickly left the table & went outside the palace room, to cool his temper. [After he left Haman begged Esther to spare him & he was kneeling beside Esther.] When Ahasuerus returned, inside and seeing Haman plead for his life beside Esther, a eunuch told King Ahasuerus of the gallows, that Haman had constructed, Ahasuerus had Haman hanged on the gallows, that he wanted to hang Mordecai, just because Mordecai did not bow before him. Final Facts: Haman schemed to have all the Jews in Babylon to be killed. [When Mordecai told that Haman's eunuchs, that he was a Jew].PS: In Esther Chapter 2; Mordecai rescued Ahasuerus' life, overhearing two eunuchs & doorkeepers, Bigthan & Teresh's plot to kill King Ahasuerus & he told Esther, then Esther told Ahasuerus of their scheme. In Esther Chapter 6, Mordecai was rewarded with what Haman had planned & hoped for himself! How this occurred was that King Ahasuerus was reminded of Mordecai's good deed & Haman had just arrived to the palace, to make a request, to hang Mordecai, shortlly after the gallows, he had planned on killing Mordecai, for he could not wait & try to "exterminate" Mordecai. But before he could make his request, King Ahasuerus asked Haman's advice, for a reward. (When Haman answered King Ahasuerus' question, he was extremely high, on pride. After Haman gave his answer, King Ahasuerus quickly ordered Haman to lead Mordecai, down Shushan streets with what Haman hoped, was for him). A: To get one of Ahasuerus' horses. B: A well-designed Persian robe, of King Ahasuerus. C: Be led by a high-classed prince, or officer. D: The officer was to verbally proclaim "This is the way the king honors his faithful servants"=======================================So, in sum, what you have here in response to the question, is-- three lines saying "I don't know but I'll tell you what I think", followed by-- 35 more lines recounting the story as stream-of-consciousness.Amazing!
Who is Mordecai in Bible?
Mordecai is a Jewish man in the Bible who was a cousin and guardian of Queen Esther. He played a key role in helping Esther become queen and in thwarting a plot to exterminate the Jewish people, as recounted in the Book of Esther. Due to his wisdom and courage, Mordecai is celebrated in the Jewish festival of Purim.
What made Poseidon so angry with Odysseus?
odysseus blinded him
Regular show do me a solid episode what did mordecai do?
He acted like a dump truck getting rid of its waste. So, he basically made a solid.
Who is cooler Mordecai or rigby?
mordecai and rigby are a from a cartoon show called, Regular Show And it is on Cartoon Network.
What made the colonists so angry that there was the Boston massacre?
being taxed and treated harshly
How did the people feel after King George III made them pay taxes?
so angry
Why do people like Angry Birds so much?
because i made the game! got a problem with that?
