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Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he didn`t listen to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai`s matters would stand: for he had told those who he was a Jew.
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Testing Mordecai's Reason
Commentators explain that when the officials wanted to see if "Mordecai's matters would stand," they were testing the validity of his words. Mordecai had given them his reason for not bowing: "he was a Jew." They reported him to Haman specifically to see if this religious justification would be accepted or if he would be punished for it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Whether Mordecai’s matters would stand - Rather, “whether Mordecai’s words would be accepted as valid” — whether, that is, his excuse, that …
19th Century
Anglican
Whether Mordecai’s matters would stand. —This should be understood as his words: whether his statement that he belonged t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him Putting him in mind of his duty to obey the king's command, sugges…
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Mordecai refused to reverence Haman. The religion of a Jew forbade him to give honors to any mortal man that smacked of idolatry, especially to suc…
