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I am compelled to share with you the meaning of “Ariel” as it is used in Isaiah 29:1, almost exclusively.

Isaiah, being a prophet of God has given us a key to Revelation in this chapter. It is basically the Revelation that satan, as the false Christ will come to earth, specifically Jerusalem, and with a flood of lies cause the weak minded people to fall at his feet and worship him, thinking he is Christ.

This massive account of Spiritual death is indicated in the book of Revelation and other prophets as well, like Ezekiel and Nahum.

 
 

Rev 16:3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

Rev 16:4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

 
 

The city is clearly Jerusalem because that is where satan will go to pretend to be Jesus. The people will believe him and become spiritually dead, therefore it becomes a bloody city. As they die, their spiritual blood flows like a sea or river.

 
 

Isaiah also calls Jerusalem a bloody city, but instead of using the name Jerusalem, which means “city of peace”, he changes the name to Ariel, and identifies the city as the place where David dwelt, unmistakably Jerusalem.

 
 

In Revelation these events of satan’s arrival and Christ’s return, in Jerusalem is prefaced by repeating the word “Woe”three times, these are known as the “woe trumpets”.

 
 

Rev_8:13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

 
 

Remember Peter? The cock crowed THREE times, and he denied Christ. That was an example to us, that those people ON EARTH are in danger of being deceived by satan. You can’t deny these three trumpets, or deception will surely follow.

 
 

In Isaiah, a different approach is used, that being to repeat the word “Ariel” two times, instead of woe. Ariel is repeated to emphasize what is being done in Jerusalem at a specific time.

 
 

Isa 29:1 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year;
let them kill sacrifices.

 
 

Ariel is defined as either a “lion” or a “hearth/altar”. Jerusalem was chosen as the only place to offer up sacrifices unto God, before Christ came as the ultimate sacrifice for ALL sin.

Woe is an expression of grief. Why would Isaiah feel grief and rename Jerusalem “Ariel”? The reason is in understanding the meaning of Ariel in depth.

 
 

There is a clue in the next verse, that Ariel means more than “lion” alone:

Isa 29:2 Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto Me as Ariel.

How is a city like a lion? How is it like an altar? The answer is in the two meanings “altar/hearth” and “lion” both.

First we take the meaning “altar”, and when we see an altar of sacrifice, we see much blood and death. In the Old Testament this would symbolize the payment for sin, but since Christ came as the ultimate blood sacrifice, then what are they doing in Jerusalem? Where is all this blood coming from? The whole city is bloody, just like it was prophesied in Nahum and Ezekiel.

 
 

Eze 24:6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.

Eze 24:7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;

Eze 24:8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.

Eze 24:9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.

 

 
 

Nah 3:1 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

Nah 3:2 The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.

Nah 3:3 The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

 
 

In Ezekiel 24:7 they leave the blood on the top of a rock, that is an ALTAR! They don’t cover it up with dirt, but leave it up there in a disgusting display of pride.

Isaiah says “let them kill the sacrifices”, or go ahead and let them do this disgrace, for they will get what’s coming to them eventually.

 
 

Nahum explains the spiritual depravity and the depth of the deception by explaining that it is full of LIES and robbery. The prey departeth not. It is a hideous sight, dead men (spiritually), and they don’t even know that they are dead, as they stumble upon unburied bodies.

 
 

The Lion here represents the most violent predator, who tears his prey to pieces violently. A lion speeds to the prey pounces upon it to spoil it. Isaiah uses this analogy of speeding to the spoil, rushing to the prey in chapter 8:

 
 

Isa 8:1 Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

 
 

That name means to: he hasteneth [to take the] spoil, he speeds [to seize] the prey.

 
 

Maher – hasten can be further defined as:

Maher -(H4118) bitter waters from a deep pit, hurry, weak animal, rebellion (bitter attitude), snake venom, a bitter irritation from disease

 
 

So now we can see why Ariel was used, as it is the greatest and most vicious predator known to the Hebrews. The perfect animal to “hasten” and

 
 

Shalal – (H7998) Draw out/ Plunder, also sometimes to deceive 7952,7953,or7954

 
 

He hasten’s (from the pit) to complete his BITTER and Rebellious plan of DECEPTION, which he will:

 
 

Hash – (2363) to hurry, haste

 
 

To kill the prey (BaZ)

 
 

 
 

Baz – a plundering of the house (Bet), “a house cut”, loss of value of food due to spoilage, a division of what is spoiled, despised, something that is considered vile.

 
 

With that huge name we have the prophecy of the 6th trump, the vile one, the coming of the false Christ, whom we are not to worship.

 
 

If we look at the word Ariel in the ancient pictorial Hebrew letters, we can see this meaning bear out in greater detail.

 
 

We can observe the letters that make up “lion” (H) are Aleph (the ox head), Resh (the man’s head), and “Hey”( the stick figure man with arms raised).

 
 

When you remove the Ox head, you have the word RaH, which means afraid. Used only once the verse reminds us not to be afraid, and we are not to be afraid of this coming tribulation of satan, for we are protected from this slaughter of souls.

Isa 44:8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.

 
 

This root RaH contributes to the meaning when a Vav is added to it, meaning “and”. Since Resh can also mean “the beginning”, then we have the definition “Behold” (stick man with arms raised) the “beginning” when men were afraid.

What happened in the “beginning” of this earth age? A great flood that soaked the earth, known as the katabole covered the earth.

 
 

Another flood is coming, as it was in the beginning, being the flood of LIES, that Nahum the prophet explains cover this bloody city.

 
 

So we know this predator satan attacked in the first earth age and caused the flooding of the entire earth, but now satan will prey upon the weak minded again with his flood of lies, making the city bloody and vile.

 
 

The last letter in the Hebrew word lion, let’s us know that this is the Revelation, repeated yet again in the Bible by the mouth of 2 or 3 witnesses a thing is revealed:

 
 

 
 

Isaiah is saying here in verse one “Hey! Hey!” or Look, look at this great sight! It’s gruesome and vile, and causes me to change Jerusalem’s name so you can understand it better!

Rth 1:1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

Bethlehem is where Christ was born. It means “the house of bread”, and Christ is that bread of life. It is also the location where Rachel died giving birth to the last of the tribes of Israel, being Benjamin.

This family living in the Holy land represents a family living in the end days, when the famine will be for the word of God not for bread. Even though they lived in “the house of bread” there was no bread, bread being spiritual food.

The “sojourn” is the journey that God’s elect will embark upon, during this stressful time.

Rth 1:2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

Names are important to God’s Elect. They set the stage so that the story of the “sojourn” may reveal an important message to God’s Elect. We don’t always live in the same place, but spiritually we bring the TRUTH of the BREAD of LIFE with us wherever we go.

Elimelech, means “my God is King”. Naomi means “my pleasant one”. Mahlon means sick, Chilion mean pining, Ephrathites is an ancient name for Bethlehem.

 
 

Rth 1:3 And Elimelech Naomi’s husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

Now, in our day, in this great fig tree generation, many good people die. Godly people, who have contributed to the teaching of God’s Word, the truth. Some of them will not live to fight in the earthly army, but they will go to the other army to fight there in heaven.

Rth 1:4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

Orpah – means a deer(which tribe means deer?), and Ruth means a female friend or “beauty”.

Mahlon and Chilion were just “living their life”, not paying attention to the truth of God’s word, not even looking for that truth to abide by. They might have been physically alive, but they represent those who are spiritually dead, going through the motions of life.

Rth 1:5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

Sometimes the elect feel isolated, alone, amongst the abundant spiritual death all around them, but God is always there for us, where we have that destiny, no matter where we are, or who the people are around us.

Rth 1:6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited His people in giving them bread.

She HEARD God was working and “Giving them bread” in her home-land, because God is our provider. She always knew that God gave bread to His people, but couldn’t overpower her sons “pining” away for other gods. Now that their pining has been removed from influencing her destiny, she can wholly follow the true God, and upon hearing Him call her, she follows him.

Rth 1:7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.

God’s elect hear God’s call, and respond by running to Him, the truth and His word.

Rth 1:8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

Naomi knows that she isn’t the authority over the girls now, but their own mother. Some of us are called, and some of us have the free-will to come on our own.

Rth 1:9 The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

True rest is only in the Father, and Naomi knows this, she therefore is praying that they find the truth, albeit leaving them to their own choices. There comes a time when each of us must make this choice, without the influence of anyone else, not even the pining of a husband, who didn’t care for the truth.

Rth 1:10 And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.

Going through the motions isn’t what our Heavenly Father desires, but true belief in your heart.

Rth 1:11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

You get the sense here Naomi wants them to come with her, but only for the right reasons. It symbolizes the test of the present age.

Rth 1:12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;

She again encourages them to “go YOUR way”. She secretly wants them to come with her, but only if it is their own desire that God will bless them if they come to Him, even when the world offers them more, they cannot depend on their husbands to make a decision for them, but they have to see where real spiritual blessings come from, all on their own.

Rth 1:13 Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.

When you look at the flesh, things can look real bad, but the truth is that Naomi is greatly blessed, in that she can HEAR God’s voice, and that is a difficult thing to explain to a non-believer, that God’s hand is actually on her for protection and blessing.

Rth 1:14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

Ruth’s inner voice KNEW that God was with Noami. She was not listening to the outside evidence, or worldly things, but she detects the providence of God with Naomi despite all that was happening. We are reminded of the Song of Solomon:

Love is stronger than death. If there ever was a story that this verse applied, it is here in Ruth’s story of love and dedication. God’s people, especially His elect, know instinctually, that choosing God is the only choice for them. She didn’t need a vision or dream from God to make this decision. She didn’t need to hear God’s voice audibly. Although these things are incredible miracles and blessings indeed, all Ruth needed was a strong conviction to choose God.

Ruth wanted that Bread of Life, found in BethlehemJudah. You almost sense panic in Ruth, at the thought of losing Naomi and Naomi’s God. Her physical reaction to reach out and cling to Naomi, almost as if her life depended on it.

Not for Orpah, who would run away like a scared deer, never to cling to the love of God so evident in Naomi, never to speak, never to utter a word of understanding, but always to stay hidden among the ways of the world, the sick and pining, the lost, never to be seen or heard from again.

Rth 1:15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.

Naomi didn’t want Ruth to say she “made her” come with her, but that it was of her own free will. Even when we come to the True God, He also wants to know that we fully leave those other ways,those other gods behind along with the spiritually dead people who cling to them.

Rth 1:16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

Ruth finally is able to verbalize her love, and vocalize what is more important than worldly possessions. The things of the world fall away, when your spiritual eyes are opened to the truth, you can’t see the value in the things of the world any longer. She begins to state a sevenfold vow:

1. I will go
   
2. I will lodge
   
3. With your people, as my own
   
4. Your God, my God
   
5. I will die with you
   
6. I will be buried with you
   
7. Whatever the LORD does with you, He will do also to me.
   

    
    

   We see the physical portion of living and dieing here, she dedicates her life to God’s will. Even though, her body one day will be buried like every other human, she knows that this will ultimately end in LIFE, not death. As ultimately those who LOVE GOD will escape the 2nd death, because LOVE of GOD leads you to the God who has POWER over DEATH! Ruth knows this.
   

   Rth 1:17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
   

   Death is the strongest thing to a flesh man, but to a spiritual man/woman, then LOVE is stronger than death. Contrasting this with the book of Esther where death is the driving force behind her motives and her happiness, and love is almost completely absent from that evil feast and that evil plot of Esther and Mordecai. Love however, is stronger than death, and Ruth does not FEAR death, because then we are with the Father.
   

   Rth 1:18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
   

   Naomi then knew, that Ruth had eyes to see the truth, beyond the things of this world, even beyond death.
   

   Rth 1:19 So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
   

   The whole city loved her! Bethlehem, the house of bread, where truth comes from symbolically. God’s elect have this same love, that Ruth has, and quickly recognize it in eachother.
   

   Rth 1:20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
   

   Hebrews always valuing the meaning of names, go so far as to change their name, when life takes a turn for the worse. The elect don’t have an overabundance of worldly possessions, and don’t expect others to see how we are blessed, especially when death occurs within a family.
   

   Rth 1:21 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?
   

   Naomi wasn’t seeing all that she had, perhaps all she could see was the bad after all the tragedy. We should always look to the blessings, as much as we can, even in the midst of tragedy.
   

   Rth 1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
   

   They got home just in time for the barley harvest, which was traditionally done at PENTECOST. This harvest is symbolic of God gathering together His elect for that special day, when they shall complete their destiny and witness in front of the world, the Truth and pureness of the Word of God.
   

   With an oath, a declaration of love, and steadfast gaze to the coming prophecy unfolding, we step forward into the harvest and offer up our sacrifice of love in the Temple of God before the great day of wrath.
   

 
 

Est 10:1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.

We are told in Esther 1:1 that Ahasuerus ruled from Egypt to India, no mention of the “isles of the sea”, perhaps this was an afterthought to add yet more power for the no name king, so that Mordecai can allegedly wield even more power.

Est 10:2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

The answer is NO, absolutely not, but you will find Daniel in those writings, you’ll find Ezra, Nehemiah, but no Mordecai, no Esther, no Vashti.

Est 10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

Still not naming who this ambiguous king is I guess. It doesn’t matter because Mordecai has single-handedly stolen everything that would have made him king anyway, except the TITLE, that he left him.

 
 

Always remember that God agrees with Haman in the form of a forwards acrostic in Esther 7:7, that what Esther and Mordecai did was indeed “EVIL”.

 
 

When we compare Esther to the Shulamite girl in the song of solomon, we see that Esther was shallow material girl who feigned love to gain power, and the Shulamite girl had the greatest love of all, and refused to sit by the king Solomon to have the love of the Shepherd. She was strong and smart and loving. Esther was none of these, neither honest about her heritage in the beginning OR the end. She was, like Mordecai, claiming to be a Jew when in fact, she was of the tribe of Benjamin.

 
 

This is the end of the book of Esther, next we will be studying Ruth, which was always read at Pentecost, a theme we will be looking for as we read.

 

 
 

Est 9:1 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)

Note that the enemies of Israel are not mentioned, but these kenites used the name “Jews”, as they do today and as even Mordecai claimed to be a Jew but was not a Jew. Revelation 2:9;3:9 both warn us to watch out who is claiming to be a “Jew”.

Est 9:2 The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.

Why is it these “Jews” didn’t rely on God to recompence their enemies?

Isa 59:18 According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay, fury to His adversaries, recompence to His enemies; to the islands He will repay recompence.

Isa 59:19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.

We know God did not give us the spirit of fear, yet these “Jews” use fear to control people:

2Ti 1:7 For God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power and of love and of good discipline.

God told ALL of Israel that He would protect them, and yet Esther has subjugated the power of God to her own disgression, when God told the people of Judah to fully depend on HIM, and not fear others or what they might do to “hurt” God’s people.

Hag 2:4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I AM with you, saith the LORD of hosts:

Hag 2:5 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.

God basically said “don’t worry! I got this!”, but Esther and Mordecai DEFIANTLY take matters into their own hands.

 
 

Est 9:3 And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.

Let’s look and see if “the fear of the Jews” can be found elsewhere in Scripture. The one time this “Fear” that Esther and Mordecai established came into play was actually against the disciples, the true followers of God. That speaks volumes of little old (very old) Esther.

Joh_20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

These Jews had just KILLED Jesus! They took their self declared power to murder those who posed a threat to their own power and hung Him on a cross. These “Jews” are certainly not of Judah, but only people who claimed to be of Judah but are not, and of the synagogue of satan (Rev 2:9;3:9)

It would have been proper for them to fear God, Who protects His people, as it is written for a king of Judah and the enemies of ALL Israel (not just Judah):

2Ch 20:29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.

Est 9:4 For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

He wasn’t great in the eyes of God, or God’s people, or even as a Godly man, no! He was great in the eyes of a Gentile king, whose name is never given, so that the story’s authenticity can be hidden and left ambiguous.

Est 9:5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.

How did the “Jews” know for sure what is in the “heart” of another man? Only God can read the heart, that is why vengeance is the Lord’s business, not man’s. This is basically a license to kill at your own discretion. God’s people would detest this policy because they use death sentences as a last resort, even today.

Est 9:6 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

What did these men do? They did nothing, Haman’s plan never came to fruition, so it’s not even stated if these 500 men had any part in it whatsoever! This is not justice! This isn’t even war! It’s murdering citizens commited by those who claim to be Jews and are not.

Once they taste blood, they continue the murder spree:

10 sons of Haman, but notice the names here have Godly definitions, the ONLY mention of Prayer in the WHOLE book , Parshandatha – given to prayer, and he is ruthlessly murdered.

Est 9:7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

Parshandatha – given by prayer, Dalphon – Swift

Est 9:8 And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

Adali’a. (a fire-god)

Est 9:9 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,

Parmash’ta. (superior).Aris’a-i. (lion-like)Arid’a-i. (the strong)

Vajez’atha. (strong as the wind)

What about the 10 commandments? Thou shalt not murder? It seems they threw the 10 commandments under the bus, along with Haman’s 10 sons.

 
 

Est 9:10 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.

Remember Mordecai wasn’t a Jew, of his own words. Prayer is not the enemy of a “Jew”, at least it shouldn’t be!

Est 9:11 On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.

The King with no name, he’s just a pawn anyway. The real Persian kings were busy with other things like expanding their kingdom, and building projects, but this king just sits and waits for Esther and Mordecai to tell him what to do. Ridiculous!

Est 9:12 And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

In the story of Daniel, the king of Babylon was tortured and conflicted to make such decisions, but that’s because he’s a real person, and not made up to fill in this fake story.

Est 9:13 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

How on earth would it PLEASE the king, when his subjects were being murdered?? Haman was correct in calling this EVIL, in Esther 7:7 God’s name is hidden in an acrostic forwards,God is agreeing with Haman that EVIL was “determined against him”.

Est 9:14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s ten sons.

The 10 tens of a repentant man.

Est 9:15 For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

What “prey” would poor citizens have anyway? Mordecai and Esther already got all the “prey” of the King including his signet ring! It’s ridiculous to think that this gave them credentials for not taking the pittance of what regular citizens had.

Est 9:16 But the other Jews that were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,

God gives us rest. We aren’t supposed to do that which is right in his own eye, but we are to do that which God commands, and delivers rest for us.

Deu 12:8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes.

Deu 12:9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.

Deu 12:10 But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety;

This is the blessing that Esther circumvented. They didn’t dwell where God told them to dwell! God didn’t give them their “rest” they claim to have accomplished without God’s help! God’s people accomplish feats through GOD, and not on their own power, always giving glory to God, curiously absent here in Esther.

Est 9:17 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

They killed 75,000 people in ONE day, and still had time to rest. I guess no time to judge the actions of these people, where nothing is even recorded as to what they did!

Est 9:18 But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

This whole feast is centered around wine. They didn’t ask God ONE TIME if this was the right thing to do, a responsibility of a righteous king! Mordecai, having the authority of the king himself should have consulted God at least ONCE in prayer, so that God may be glorified, but they didn’t consult God, and He was NOT glorified in this hideous massacre of 75,000 people.

Est 9:19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

This holiday has no basis in prayer or love of God, but only a murderous evil spirit of fear of men.

Est 9:20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

The authorship here is given to Mordecai, the little man or worshipper of Mars, who LIES about his heritage and circumvents the law of the 10 commandments. God agrees with Haman that they are evil, see Esther 7:7

Est 9:21 To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

Mordecai established this evil holiday. What is there to keep on this 14th day? Murder? Accusation without documentation? Throwing the 10 commandments out the window? WHAT?

Est 9:22 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

They don’t deserve rest! God told them to GO TO the land over Jordan and THERE they were to have rest, not in a Gentile kingdom such as Persia! I guess they don’t need God, nor His promises at all.

Est 9:23 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;

Which basically means unlawful murder continued to take place, along with wine feasts and objectification of women, who MUST comply or else they are cut out of their worldly possessions.

Est 9:24 Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;

If Haman cast Pur to devise an evil plan, then why make a holiday out of killing people? Isn’t murder still murder?

Est 9:25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

Again, God is capable of protecting His people, and He did protect them when they went to Babylon, and also when they returned to Jerusalem. All they had to do was acknowledge Him, contrariwise Mordecai never acknowledges God.

Est 9:26 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,

“They” established this feast! Not God! Pur is a stone, therefore, Purim is stones.

The stones worn smooth over a long period of time must be counted here. Counting the 13th+14th+15th = 42, the number of months give to satan in Rev 13.

42+12th mth+12th yr (Esther 3:7) = 66 stones marks this holiday

Rev_13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

 
 

Est 9:27 The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;

They took it upon THEMSELVES to make sure this rampage was remembered without fail. They are dedicated to the god of Mordecai, the Mars worshipper because the God of the Bible never appointed this holiday.

Est 9:28 And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.

Which seed exactly was Mordecai? His seed was Benjamin, according to himself, so technically this should be celebrated among the tribe of Benjamin! But of course, it isn’t a real story because this wasn’t of the tribe of Benjamin at all, neither was it the tribe of Judah.

It was some late writer, who wrote a book for those who CLAIM to be Jews and are not.

Est 9:29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.

Esther and Mordecai had all authority, but were lying about their heritage, which wasn’t even Judah!

Est 9:30 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,

Again, they focus in on Judah when God loved all 12 tribes, and promised to protect them all, too bad for all those Israelites being persecuted by enemies!

Est 9:31 To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.

Purim is based on lies, deceit, trickery, drunkenness, and vicious savage revenge. None of this is Godly, and it is evil, as God’s sacred name is encoded in Esther 7:7, where Haman states it is EVIL.

Est 9:32 And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

The only book this was actually written in, was a forger who tried to convince people that you don’t need God at all to defeat your enemies.

 

 

 
 

 
 

Est 8:1 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.

Ok so Esther has justified murdering a man (Ha-man), who didn’t commit the crime of murder, even asked for her forgiveness, but she was given to murder him without a second guess.

If this story had been A) Divine, or B) True, then God would not have allowed this injustice to take place, nor have His vengeance been properly applied.

Jer 51:36 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.

Did anyone obey God here or remember His commandment? We don’t need to manipulate the powers that be, like Esther and Mordecai did!

Est 8:2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.

The king, with no name, basically gives his ring, which gives the authority to do everything and anything in an unprecedented move of any king at any time in any place, but it does seem to mirror the story of Joseph and Pharoah, where Joseph receives the signet ring, but note the marked difference in this copy cat tale, to a truly divinely inspired passage:

Gen 41:38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?

Gen 41:39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

Gen 41:40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

Gen 41:41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

Gen 41:42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

This is a fantastic reward for Joseph interpreting the dream of Pharoah, but he always gave the credit to the Holy One, God Himself. As do all of His elect in the end days, when they are worn on God’s right hand as a signet ring!

Hag_2:23 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.

Sure to be something satan will also want for himself.

Est 8:3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

She only asked the king, not God, to end the decree made by Haman, and she wants Haman’s plan (device) to be destroyed for her own “people”. This word “device” means to contrive a plan, which is exactly what Esther and Mordecai had been doing from the start, only difference with Haman’s plan is that they will succeed in their plan, since they are writing the ending anyway.

Est 8:4 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

They keep emphasizing the king’s royalty with this great sceptre, which is an indication that Esther and Mordecai have plans to control this great “sceptre” of man. The first is to claim to be of the tribe of Judah, in whom the sceptre is given, and the second is to set up the sceptre as something with great power and authority, even more than God, Who’s power is with-held until the great day of Judgment, where the Shepherd’s staff will separate the goats from the lambs.

Est 8:5 And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:

Ever hear the phrase, “methinks thou dost protest too much!”, well, it seems that Esther here does insist too much! The king’s opinion here is all that matters to Esther, she couldn’t give two whits for what God thinks about all this. When you copy a story (like Joseph’s) to try to authenticate your own, leaving out the Divine intervention to PROTECT His people, then what you have is a huge earmark for a self absorbed tale of a fraud.

Est 8:6 For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?

Again, she claims “her people” here are Jews, when in fact, Mordecai said they were from a different tribe, which is rather an inconsistency to invalidate this story’s truthfulness.

Est 8:7 Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

Mordecai was not a Jew, so had this story been real, then the real evil would be the one that lied, said they were of Judah (where the sceptre is held), and were not but had an evil murderous plan, soon to be unveiled.

Est 8:8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.

The King is basically giving a command to do exactly what Haman suggested but in the reverse and against the king’s own people! What king would allow them to kill their own citizens freely and without restraint? Is that why Joseph was given Pharoah’s ring? Of course not! Joseph was given the ring to oversee the grain storage, so that the Pharoah’s people would LIVE, and not die because of the famine! Are we to believe this king of Persia was this permissive?

Est 8:9 Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

This, of course, was never written anywhere in any province from India to Ethiopia, in any language at ALL!

Est 8:10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:

Ahasuerus’s name?? What where? Oh, it’s still not recorded what this great royal king’s name was.

Est 8:11 Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

So now they have a grant to kill anyone, even children and women, who sought to “assault them”. Can’t imagine justifying the murder of little kids. This is most evil and wicked, and never sanctioned by God.

Est 8:12 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.

This “ONE” day would become Purim, where pre-emptive murder was legalized by Esther and Mordecai.

Est 8:13 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

Again, God has said “Vengeance is Mine” saith the Lord, but Esther and Mordecai are now amending the 10 commandments here, and assigning vengeance to themselves instead of God.

Est 8:14 So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.

The only decree that came from Persian kings was “Go home, you’re free”. This book of Esther isn’t even found in the Dead Sea scrolls! It was never “rode upon mules” or “camels” or anything of the sort.

Est 8:15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

The city of Shushan would be at least half populated with regular non-Jews, wouldn’t have any reason to rejoice,a platitude? Yes, it is probably more like a lie, why would the non-Jews rejoice? They were more full of FEAR, the basis of this story, as it says in verse 17.

Est 8:16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

Jews were happy people were murdered? What?

Est 8:17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.

Not fear of God! But fear of the Jews. Now, that they have the power to kill anyone without a just trial, they had just reason to be afraid. This is no way to run a country or judge a people. God’s people are not like this at all, they would rather establish a country on justice and truth, not free-will killing.

 
 

Est 7:1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.

The banquet here is about wine. Remember Vashti was removed because she wouldn’t participate? Esther not only participates, but finds an advantage for herself to be even higher in the royal palace. The shulamite girl, on the other hand (spoken of only in the Song of Solomon), didn’t require cups of wine but at her banquet she gets LOVE!

Son 2:4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and His banner over me was love.

Est 7:2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.

They’re probably gonna drink for 7 days…it’s got to look holy with that number stamped upon it. We need to recognize the difference between true holiness, and feigned holiness.

Est 7:3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

Remember the Shulamite girl? She knew she found favour, she knew she was beloved. Esther has such low standards in men, if only she could stay “alive” is her only request. True love gives comfort, happiness, and glee, the things we find in the story of the Shulamite girl from the Song of Solomon, but not in Esther’s story, there is nothing of “love”, but only “lust” and favor.

She’s asking this Persian king to free her people, only that, the people were already set free by Cyrus.

Est 7:4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king’s damage.

The people were not sold (in history and Bible records), they were already freed. This doesn’t fit into the Biblical model, nor the historical timeline. The Persian kings had already decreed that the Israelites go back to their land, and rebuild the temple and Jerusalem. God freed the people already, not Esther! What is are her motives really? Where is the great “I AM”?

Est 7:5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?

In Hebrew this is also the sacred name of God, being “I AM THAT I AM”. Ahasuerus’ name is never given possibly because the story isn’t true. He doesn’t know who the enemy is throughout this story because his character is a mere pawn in Esther’s hand; however, there IS one Who does know the enemy, even if Esther didn’t identify the enemy because she is the actual enemy full, filling the reader with pity, she and Mordecasi craftily manipulate everyone, even the reader (they think, not this reader!).

 
 

By the name “I AM” being inserted here, God is saying that even though He is not glorified or respected at all by Esther and Mordecai, He will be glorified despite their manipulation to divert attention away from His Holiness.

Est 7:6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.

The adversary is satan! Esther makes the same mistake as Job in not identifying him. She takes the vengeance and puts it on her enemy, which is the base motive for Purim.

Deu 32:35 To Me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

Psa 94:1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

Did Esther ever hear THESE verses? This isn’t about “enemies” it’s about vengeance, and it is only God’s business who the enemy is, He’s the only one who can discern the heart.

Est 7:7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.

There is an acrostic here (the last one), where YHVH is spelled forwards. The subject is Haman’s impending death. Haman knows there is EVIL determined against him. Note it does not say “good” or righteous judgment, or God’s will, or anything like that, but PURE EVIL! YHVH knows that there is an evil was determined against Haman because it is evil to plan to murder someone! God knows exactly what this feast of Purim is all about, and it isn’t holy to justify murder.

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Est 7:8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face.

This is just pathetic, He is begging for forgiveness for something he didn’t even do yet, and she has no mercy whatsoever. Where is grace and mercy? Where is repentance? The odds have fallen on Haman, there is no recourse (in their eyes) for Haman. It’s just pure evil, like the last verse stated. Esther emodies the EVIL of a woman from the days of the kings, whose evil legacy continues into the last days. Her name is Jezebel and in Revelation 2, Jezebel calls herself a prophetess, and Esther is doing just that in her bedroom at that moment, in front of Haman.

Rev 2:20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

Rev 2:21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

Rev 2:22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.

Rev 2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I AM He which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

Rev 2:24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.

The great I AM knows who the enemy is, as shown above, and that is those who teach the doctrine of that woman Jezebel.

Est 7:9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.

Harbonah is defined as “ass driver”, according to the Smith’s Bible Dictionary. These two (Esther & Mordecai) never name the king, because it doesn’t matter who the king is, these two are confident that they can manipulate and control the situation in their favor without God’s help whatsoever, these two give honor to men and want not for a leader among men (Jer 35), but they never need to name the king because either “out of time” or in another time, they are confident that they can manipulate the powers that be, as they continue to do so today.

Est 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.

Again, the king’s wrath? King A-WHO- sitting upon the throne of any-who, doesn’t matter, the kenites are confident that they can control it, and wield the power any which way. The “king’s wrath” is just a front put forth to convince the masses that the feast of Purim is legitimate. Who’s wrath is really being pacified of here? Esther and Mordecai’s wrath is pacified.

 

Est 6:1 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

The king cannot sleep all of a sudden, because Mordecai saved his life over FIVE YEARS ago ? (Esther 2:16, the 3rd year of king no name, and Esther 3:7 was the 12th yr of king no name). So in order for the reader to feel PITY for Mordecai (the little man, Mars worshipper), you must see how he’s suffering at the hand of Haman, which basically got rewarded the top position of princes without deserving it. But if this story hadn’t put Haman in a position of power, then there would be no reason to feel sorry for Mordecai.

Again, there were many prophets that felt pitiful and were chased down my murderous mobs (like Elijah), but God protected Elijah and gave him strength. In this story that is NOT the case, almost like they are saying “God who?”.

Est 6:2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

How dare these two try to kill king no name! You know why he doesn’t have a name in this story? Because he is an unimportant character, totally powerless. He’s a pawn in the game of casting lots. He’s a pawn to this writer (Mordecai), he’s a pawn to Esther, he’s a necessary character for a contrived outcome for those who “call” themselves “Jews” and are NOT jews at all. Mordecai was a Benjamite, if we are to believe his OWN words.

Est 6:3 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

Yeah KING, it’s been over FIVE years and now you think of this? What a great pawn he is! Only move him when you need him, and not a second too soon, oh great venerable king with no name!

Est 6:4 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

The great venerable king, only had feigned power. Mordecai, the mars worshipper and his informant Esther were the ones in control here.

Est 6:5 And the king’s servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

Remember coming into his presence unnannounced could be a death sentence, but Haman strolls in without a care in the world.

Est 6:6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?

Haman didn’t do anything to deserve to be “worshiped” OR to be lifted up in such a manner. He came into the king’s court without permission, and now he thinks he’s going to be honored more than anyone?

Est 6:7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour,

He’s going to give his prescription of a reward:

Est 6:8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

They really emphasize the “CROWN ROYAL”, and all the things that make this king great and powerful, but never his name!

Here is the correct answer to praise the God whom we delight to honor.

Isa_12:4 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon His name, declare His doings among the people, make mention that His name is exalted.

The Shulamite girl delighted in the Word of God: Son 2:3… I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

None of these yahoos thought about God, or praising HIS mighty name.

Est 6:9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king’s most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

Are you telling me that the king couldn’t think of what to do all by himself? We know he doesn’t have a name, but now he can’t even think of how to reward someone, but lucky Mordecai, the Mars worshipper, his lot is about to hit the jackpot!

Est 6:10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

Again, Mordecai was NOT a Jew, according to his own words in chapter 2.

Est 6:11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.

You know, I’d be suspicious if I were even Mordecai. Why the heck did it take over FIVE YEARS for the king to thank him? Why wouldn’t Mordecai record the king’s name who honored him so greatly? Why didn’t Mordecai honor God and praise Him? Probably because he worshiped Mars, as his name suggests, here we see some evidence of this.

Also Remember, that the Shulamite girl was offered an honor such as upon the sedan of King Solomon with all his royal robes and gifts (Son 3:7,11), but she refused swiftly, thinking only of the love of the shepherd.

Mordecai, however, greedily accepts.

Est 6:12 And Mordecai came again to the king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

Mordecai didn’t thank God or anyone for this great blessing.

Est 6:13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

It isn’t his SEED that there is power, it is the power of God and the blessing that he gave ISRAEL, the whole tribe, not just Judah. Zeresh is a little late mentioning this to Haman, the last time she couldn’t wait to build the gallows, and now she says “you should have known better.” Thanks a LOT, why not tell me yesterday when it mattered?

Est 6:14 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Esther, the great manipulator, does it totally without God’s help. This book is to show us how certain people, the kenites, plan to operate. They don’t include God, thinking they don’t need God, they can accomplish their “vengeance” without God’s help and by manipulating everyone to pity them, rendering the people so helpless, that they are like this king with no name, utterly unimportant just pawns on a chess board.

Est 5:1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.

The Shulamite didn’t need any royal apparel, just her same old clothes she always wore. The royalness of the king is quite over-emphasized, beyond what any king of the of Judah received in the Scriptures.

Est 5:2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

It seems everything here is by chance, like when you cast “lots”. The king had already proved to be a heartless jerk, and God hadn’t intervened on Esther’s behalf, so all she had to protect her were his basic instincts.

Est 5:3 Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.

Again, the lot is cast, and she wins half. Lucky her.

Est 5:4 And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

Interesting, that the mighty venerable king is never named, but Haman is named, Mordecai is named, over and over, almost nauseating how much others are named.

This verse has an acrostic of God’s holy name written forward : YHVH, and this time the subject is invitation. The first acrostic showed the flagrant disregard to YHVH’s laws, and this verse addresses their flagrant disregard for inviting God to their table, and that God reveals Himself to all His children, even the wicked. If they would only look to Him, see Him, hear Him, He is right there for them and for us now today; but they went ahead with their evil plans without consulting or acknowledging God, even though He’d be there for them if they just turned to him.

Est 5:5 Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Makes me think of the phrase the “blind leading the blind”, when man or woman leads people around these ridiculous rituals to accomplish their own selfish goals.

Est 5:6 And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

Again, she is only granted this position because Vashti was pushed out of the king’s life. This is how men of power (mainly kenites) manipulate other people that don’t want to cooperate with their evil ways. When Vashti refuses to take part, these evil men take away all her worldy wealth and bash her reputation. Any one “Esther”/material girl would gladly take her place, in a heartbeat to get what they want.

But as the acrostic shows, they are missing their greatest weapon, their greatest power, which is not based on the things of this world.

Our Heavenly Father stands before all of us with His name written upon every LIVING thing, yet they don’t see Him, nor do they seek Him.

Est 5:7 Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;

The Shulamite girl never even had to voice what she desired, because the good shepherd and the powerful king knew what she needed and wanted was the comforting guiding hand of truth to warm her very soul.

Est 5:8 If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.

She wants to prepare one more meal before she drops the request upon the king (with no name), who may decide to kill her for this, after all Vashti was gone in second for not participating and stripped of all her royal royal royal goodies.

Est 5:9 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.

It shows you the power of a good wine feast has on people. This story shows how to manipulate people with the use of food and wine. At the base of Purim, is the root of this kind of manipulation, where people like Haman are just about as clueless as they can be.

Est 5:10 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

Even the wife of the antagonist gets a name here! Very strange that the most powerful man in the story STILL goes un-named. We see a dark brooding power in Esther and Mordecai cleverly manipulating everything.

Est 5:11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

He is being portrayed as an enemy to the “Jews”, and he did plan to murder them, but aren’t we to pray to God for deliverance and vengeance upon our enemies? Isn’t Vengeance the LORD’s? Of course it is, the point being, we shouldn’t plan what Esther and Mordecai were planning. We should handle it by asking the Father what to do, of course they don’t care at all.

Est 5:12 Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.

This plan of Esther’s is unfolding, be careful of too much flattery. This is how the dark satanic people of this world work, and if you don’t consult with the Father, you will not be protected.

Est 5:13 Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.

Here is another acrostic with the name YHVH written backwards. God gave Haman those children and wealth and power, not the fickled king of Persia! It will avail all of us absolutely nothing if we don’t acknowledge Him. Father is disagreeing with everyone in this story.

Est 5:14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.

Zeresh, the little peach, wants to make the gallows! I’m not surprised these rude ungrateful children ARE LEFT TO CHANCE, WHEN God isn’t even mentioned much less petitioned! They can have their “lots” and their god of chance, it won’t avail them a thing!

When they are truly God’s people, He will see to it that a prophet is sent unto the king to tell him the right thing to do. He has done so countless times for Daniel and all the exhiles in Babylon, and almost every story of the Bible God’s hand is seen in how He directs, guides, and heals the situation that seem impossible.

 
 

A mark of the Divine authorship always shows the workmanship of God. If any work that is written does not show how God intercedes in the affairs of men to show Himself and glorify His name, then the writing is not divine, but the work of men.

 
 

You could almost rename this book, “what are the odds?” because what are the odds that a woman could save a whole nation without God’s help, and solely on controlling the lust of the king, touching his sceptre, and baking him a cake? She gives out more commands in this book than the king! His name isn’t even mentioned because it’s all about how ESTHER the material, party girl can do everything by luring her captive audience (no name king) into whatever SHE and Mordecai (little man worshipper of mars) decide to do, and it shall be done.

 

 
 

 
 

 

Est 4:1 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

Seems to be going through some motions here, sounds religious, but where is the plea to God? Not one psalm, not one prayer, not one praise to Almighty God? Sounds to me like this guy just likes attention. Why didn’t he send a message to Jerusalem? HEY GUYS! Watch out! Ahaseurus is on the warpath from India to Ethiopia, but it is not recorded, anywhere in any language.

Est 4:2 And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the king’s gate clothed with sackcloth.

What? You can drink as much as you please in chapter one, but for heavens sake DON’T BE SAD! This is ridiculous. The king Artaxerxes cared about Nehemiah, who was sad in his presence! Daniel’s king cared for Daniel’s life even though he didn’t worship the same god.

Est 4:3 And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

What about the Benjamites? What about PRAYER!? This is obviously not written by God fearing people.

Est 4:4 So Esther’s maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.

God didn’t tell her, or even warn her. Nor did she ask for His help. Kind of odd that she sent him clothes, first thing. It’s not that he didn’t have any other clothes, but that he was declaring his mourning to all. She should have COMFORTED him with her words, prayers to God Almighty, but instead she resorts to material things. Seems she is aamaterial, aamaterial, girl girl, a material girl, MATERIAL-AL!

Est 4:5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king’s chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.

Still no request to our Father. She’s asking everyone else, including servants and the like, who look to HER for leadership.

Est 4:6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king’s gate.

Being a servant, he does what is asked of him.

Est 4:7 And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.

Just how did he know that Haman had offered this money? He maintained an incredible amount of insight, without any help of God or mention of God whatsoever. It would seem he doesn’t even need God, for he is capable of manipulating the situation all on his own, pretending to be a Jew and all.

Est 4:8 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.

This decree isn’t recorded in any known history. Daniel was the president over all the provinces, and all the people were “decreed” to go back to the land by the Persian rulers, guess this king Ahaseurus didn’t get the memos, or he’s fictional.

Est 4:9 And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

Their plan is working fine without God’s help.

Est 4:10 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai;

Esther, the material girl, let’s Mordecai in on a secret the he somehow missed.

Est 4:11 All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

Making Esther’s plight even more difficult is not that she worships God, no not at all, it’s that by CHANCE THE LOT HADN’T FALLEN ON HER for those thirty days. Remember Nehemiah had free access to the Persian King.

Est 4:12 And they told to Mordecai Esther’s words.

Est 4:13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself

that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews.

He’s basically calling her selfish. That’s not such a “beautiful” quality at all. The Shulamite girl was never accused of being selfish, but only devout and capable. Esther isn’t really holding up to the most beautiful woman on earth.

Est 4:14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

God is our deliverer, not this selfish material girl. God delivered Daniel from the lion’s den, not Esther.

Est 4:15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,

She just keeps on talking to him, instead of God.

Est 4:16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

A religious show does NOT make it righteous, neither do material things like “holy clothes”, or sackcloth, or any other rites of passages religions add to the way of holiness. The Shulamite girl didn’t need to fast to get the attention of the king, but she was just herself, a shepherd girl with a vineyard and some sheep roaming about in the sun and her everyday clothes, yet her inner beauty just shined and drew in the highest person in the land, king Solomon.

Est 4:17 So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.

God isn’t in this at all! It’s all Esther and Mordecai!

This was supposed to have ocurred over the whole entire known world at that time, from “India to Ethiopia” (vs. 1:1) Keep that in mind when they say it was “written in ALL languages” and “in the chronicles of the king” that there should be at least one record of one event or one name of one person from the years of events that occurred over the period, but absolutely nothing is found of any of it. That’s not to say it’s not valuable for us to read of the “methods” and “tricks” that the kenites will pull, so read on and you will see.

Est 3:1 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

Now, if we are to set this story in the time of the first Persian king named Darius the Mede of Daniel 6:1,   we not only see the source of the characters for the book of Esther, but we don’t see ANY of Esther’s characters in Daniel’s province in the palace of Shushan, not even a king called Ahasuerus. The two books are juxtaposed against each other between Darius declared that the whole kingdom would worship the God of Daniel in Daniel 6:26.

Est 3:2 And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.

we aren’t really told what haman did to deserve to be worshiped? Mordecai here seems to do the right thing,by not worshiping a man, but it’s not stated that Mordecai worshiped God either, which is an important detail in whether he is being “righteous” or just self-righteous.

Est 3:3 Then the king’s servants, which were in the king’s gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king’s commandment?

This story is actually the story of Daniel from Daniel 6:11-12, but here Mordecai has replaced Daniel with himself, the only difference is Mordecai isn’t worshipping God! You have to have the true God to be righteous, he’s only got it half right. Not only does this book not mention God’s name outright, but they don’t even have a place in their life for God.

Est 3:4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.

Except in chapter 2:5 he was of Benjamin not Judah, interesting that his lie puts him in the the position where he wants to, so he can create pathos for his dilemma, when the whole dilemma is manufactured. He can’t even get his OWN story straight, another earmark of a FAKE story.

Est 3:5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

This story being told already in Daniel 6, gives us an important detail that it would NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN under the Persian kings Dan 6:26. Either Daniel’s story isn’t true, or Mordecai’s story (laced with lies) isn’t true. Daniel worshipped the one true God, Mordecai doesn’t even mention God.

Est 3:6 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

This is saying from Esther 1:1 that from Egypt to Ethiopia all the way to India (the whole known world) that the Jews (not Mordecai’s tribe) would be persecuted as a result of Mordecai’s refusal. This fully contradicts historical records AND the mouth of the Lord in Jeremiah 29:4-7, which says no harm will come to them. Now, their very lives are in danger! Who’s Word will stand? God’s or Mordecai’s (he wrote this book)?

Est 3:7 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.

This is what Purim would be based upon. It was started by the great venerable no name king (fit any name you like here), who had no loyalty to God at all, and would in essence be disobeying the Persian King “Darius the Mede” who said that the whole land, according to his decree, would fear the King of Kings, God Himself. Again, either Esther didn’t happen, or Daniel didn’t happen. Daniel is confirmed as true by Christ first, and history second. Esther is not confirmed in either.

Est 3:8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.

The people from Judea (many tribes) lived in PEACE according to Jeremiah 29:7, they were FREED by the very first Persian king Cyrus himself, according to Ezra 1:1. Where is this written that they didn’t respect the king’s laws? Is Jeremiah and Ezra true or is the book of Esther true? How about Nehemiah, the KING’S CUPBEARER (Neh 1:11)!? Did he profit the king of Persia?

Est 3:9 If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.

First of all, it is written just the opposite in Ezra and Nehemiah, again and again “let them rebuild Jerusalem”.

Est 3:10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.

According to the books of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Ezra, & Nehemiah, the Persians were kind and permissive to the exhiles. We can choose to believe this story or the rest of Scripture.

Est 3:11 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

Seems like Haman is running the show here, but in Daniel, Daniel runs the show, in the book of Nehemiah, the king’s cupbearer, Nehemiah runs the show.

Est 3:12 Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.

Yet not one person can produce one fragment of one of the 70 languages that it was written on, on a larger scale can be found anywhere.

Est 3:13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

In Daniel 6:24 those who opposed Daniel and his God, where thrown into the lions den. It is possible that this is where the godless Mordecai (worshipper of MARS not God) got this idea.

Est 3:14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.

Well, this would also include Jerusalem would it not? Not a single word of alarm from the people of Jerusalem. Haggai or Zechariah, great prophets of the day, didn’t even mention that this they need to be “ready” for.

Est 3:15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

The king in Daniel 6:14 was totally distraught at Daniel going into the lion’s den, and he decreed that all in his kingdom would fear the one true God! Where on earth did THIS “Ahaseurus” come from? He doesn’t care at all! He doesn’t honor any god at all, except the god of “chance” when you throw the dice to see which way the wind blows, ahhhh just go have a drink and get ready to party, and make SURE your queen participates in “casting lots”, drinking, and looking REAL pretty in front of all the drunks.