Queen Esther was an orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai on the Ten Commandments.

Esther 2:5-7

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 “In Shushan the citadel there was a certain Jew whose name was Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite.” Esther 2:5

Mordecai was Jewish, which later proved to be crucial when under the rule of King Ahasuerus, a narcissistic and grandiose ruler, a plan arose to persecute and annihilate the Jews. Esther was the cousin of Mordecai and Jewish through-and-through. She was chosen to be the queen and wife of King Ahasuerus, who was unaware of her heritage. A fascinating fact is that the Apostle Paul descended from Mordecai, a member of the tribe of Benjamin or the Benjamites, as quoted, “…circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, a Pharisee…” Philippians 3:5

As followers of Jesus Christ, we belong to the family tree of God’s children. We are, in a way, from the tribe of Judah, since our Lord Jesus came from that tribe. “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” John 1:12-13 That proves to be crucial for us Christians of today and even more so as the days progress under the global government of the beast, “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” John 15:18-19

“Kish had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been captured with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.” Esther 2:6

Mordecai was from the lineage of those who were captured and enslaved by Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon. This would be similar to a Jewish person being a direct relative of someone who lived in Germany and suffered in the holocaust under the rule of Hitler. As Mordecai’s cousin, Esther had that heritage deeply rooted within her.

Today’s Babylon is the global government that governs through the entity giving people their emotions, thoughts, words, and actions. This entity holds the people of the global culture captive by animating the image of the beast to live and speak through them. By living through the global culture, the Gospel of Christ is held captive to prevent it from spreading. This means that Christianity and the name of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are kept in captivity.

“And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for she had neither father nor mother. The young girl was lovely and beautiful. When her father and mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.” Esther 2:7

Esther was an orphan, and her cousin Mordecai took care of her as his own daughter after the loss of both her parents. She was beautiful and lovely. Esther was a Jewish girl who lived in Persia. Her name was changed from the Persian Hadassah, which means “star” or “myrtle”, to Esther before she married king Ahasuerus and became the queen.

In the book of Esther, we can see the contrasts of the attitude of Mordecai, who feared God, and King Ahasuerus, who was narcissistic and grandiose, towards other people. Mordecai showed compassion and Godly love to an orphan girl, while the king was indifferent to others and willing to destroy life. Mordecai recognized a human soul and spirit created by God, but the king only saw an ornament of a fleshly body to satisfy his narcissistic and carnal desires.

Unlike the rest of the world in those days, who were called Godless Gentiles, Mordecai and all the Jewish people followed the guidance of the Ten Commandments. Jesus Christ’s coming granted everyone the opportunity to become God’s children. Now, the whosoever receives this promise from the Holy Spirit, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.” Ezekiel 36:26-27 We must be born again by the remission of sin through Jesus Christ, “Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ ” John 3:5-7

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“….to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets,
‘I will not impose any other burden on you, except to hold on to what you have until I come.’
“I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.”
Revelation 2:24-25, 3:11