Esther

Chapter 10

Tribute to Xerxes and Mordecai

The book closes by stepping back from the crisis and looking at the stable order that followed it. Xerxes' imperial power is briefly noted, but the final emphasis falls on Mordecai, whose greatness is publicly recorded and whose position serves the good and peace of his people.

After the reversals, decrees, and feast of remembrance, this closing chapter ends Esther with settled political consequence. It shows that the deliverance of the Jews did not vanish when the danger passed, but issued in enduring honor for Mordecai and in a public good that reached the people he represented.

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Esther 10

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Tribute to Xerxes and Mordecai

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N¹ow King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores. ²And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? ³For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.

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01vv. 1-3Tribute to Xerxes and MordecaiThe final chapter gives only a brief report, but it is enough to show where the story has landed. Xerxes remains king over a wide empire, yet the closing lines concentrate on Mordecai's recognized greatness, his place just beneath the throne, and the peace he seeks for his people.