Esther 6: The King’s Sleepless Night and Mordecai Honored

Unable to sleep, King Xerxes hears the royal records read and learns that Mordecai was never rewarded for saving his life. Haman, arriving to request Mordecai’s death, must lead Mordecai through the city in royal honor; his wife and advisers foresee his fall, and he is hurried off to Esther’s banquet.

Reading level: General

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