Mordecai
the one who would not bow down
Who was Mordecai?
- A Jew of the tribe of Benjamin who lived in Susa. He raised Esther as his own daughter. Esther 2:5-7
- He would not bow down before Haman, because he did not want to give a man the honor that belongs to God. Esther 3:2; Esther 13:14
- He asked Esther to intercede for her people. In the end, he was second only to the king. Esther 4:8; Esther 10:3
What the Bible says
Esther 2:5-7
5There was a man in the city of Susan, a Jew, named Mardochai, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the race of Jemini, 6Who had been carried away from Jerusalem at the time that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon carried away Jechonias king of Juda, 7And he had brought up his brother’s daughter Edissa, who by another name was called Esther: now she had lost both her parents: and was exceeding fair and beautiful. And her father and mother being dead, Mardochai adopted her for his daughter.
Esther 3:2; Esther 13:14
And all the king’s servants, that were at the doors of the palace, bent their knees, and worshipped Aman: for so the emperor had commanded them, only Mardochai did not bend his knee, nor worship him.
Esther 4:8; Esther 10:3
He gave him also a copy of the edict which was hanging up in Susan, that he should shew it to the queen, and admonish her to go in to the king, and to entreat him for her people.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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