Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.
He also gave him a copy of the written decree that had been issued in Susa to destroy the Jews. He told him to show it to Esther and explain it to her, and to urge her to go before the king to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people.
Mordecai gave Hathach a copy of the death decree to show Esther, urging her to risk her life by approaching the king to save the Jewish people.
📚 Historical Context
In the Persian Empire under King Ahasuerus, a decree had been issued by the king's advisor Haman to exterminate the Jewish people as an act of revenge against Mordecai, who refused to bow to him. Mordecai, a Jewish official and Esther's cousin, obtained a copy of this decree and sent it to Esther, who was now the queen, to inform her of the impending danger. He urged her to use her unique position to approach the king and plead for the lives of her fellow Jews.
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