May 30
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KING XERXES DEFENDS ESTHER AND THE JEWS
A poem by ILMA
King Xerxes and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet
The king said to Esther that he’d give her anything just request
Esther requested the king that her life and her people be spared
She told her that she was a Jew and that her life was threatened.
Xerxes was enraged when he found out it was Haman’s plan
He asked how he has the nerve to do that right his very eyes
Then the king’s attendant covered Haman’s face, signalling his doom
He reported that a 75 feet sharpened pole was intended for Mordecai.
Xerxes ordered to pierce Haman on that same pole and his anger subsided
Esther requested again the king to save her people as the decree has been set
So, he summoned all of his secretaries and a decree was sent to save the Jews
Mordecai sent the dispatches by swift messengers who rode fast horses.
The king’s decree gave the Jews in every city authority to defend themselves
They were allowed to kill, slaughter and annihilate those who’ll attack them
Each provinces and city where the kings decree arrived, the Jews rejoiced
Many people of the land became Jews themselves, for they feared the Jews.
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MEMORY VERSE
The king’s decree gave the Jews in every city authority to unite and defend their lives.
– Esther 8:11
Read: Esther 7-8
What a twist of events from Mordecai’s evil plot to kill all the Jews to him being impaled on a pole that he meant for Mordecai. God exhibits his faithfulness to protect and ensure that his people will be saved. The respect of King Xerxes for his wife and Mordecai led for this twist of events. God’s plan worked but Mordecai’s failed.
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REFLECTION
• Will you be able to risk your life to save another believer like Esther did?
• What traits did Esther and Mordecai exhibited that opened the eyes of the King?