Esther 8:1

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• Esther 2:7
  And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter.
• Proverbs 13:22
  A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
• Esther 2:15
  Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her.
• Psalm 39:6
  Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
• Job 27:16–17
  Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
• Esther 7:6
  Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.
• Luke 12:20
  But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
• Psalm 49:6–13
  They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
• Proverbs 28:8
  He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
• Esther 1:14
  His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
• Ecclesiastes 2:18–19
  I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

People

Ahasuerus: Persian Emperor (probably Xerxes I); husband of Esther· Esther: Jewish queen of Persia; saved her people from genocide· Haman: A Persian official who plotted to destroy the Jews· Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province· Mordecai: Esther's cousin, a Jewish leader in the Persian court

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Book of Esther

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Civil Minister: Mordecai· Confiscation by Ahasuerus, of Haman's House· Esther: Fasts on Account of the Decree to Destroy the Israelites· Haman: Hanged· King: Chief officers of The Chief Ruler· Mordecai: Intercedes with Ahasuerus for the Jews· Mordecai: Promoted in Haman's Place· Prophecies Concerning Israel: Captivity of are Saved by Esther· Servant: The Jews in Babylon