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For Mordecai the Jew was next to king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
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Leadership is for Service
Commentators emphasize that Mordecai's greatness was defined by his character, not just his position. He used his high office not for personal enrichment but to actively seek the welfare of his people and speak on their behalf. As Matthew Henry notes, he did not disown his people or his religion, providing a powerful model of godly leadership that serves others.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Mordecai ... was next unto king Ahasuerus - See Esther 2:5 note. Artabanus (Esther 1:14 note) was favorite toward the e…
19th Century
Anglican
Mordecai the Jew was next to king Ahasuerus.—We have seen that the events recorded in this book carry us to the year 470 B.C., at which ti…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For Mordecai the Jew was next unto Ahasuerus The second man in the kingdom, the principal of the counsellors, and pr…
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Many instances of the grandeur of Ahasuerus might have been given: these were written in the Persian chronicles, which have long since been lost, w…
