BRAGADAYJAH 1218

BRAGADAYJAH 1218
Mordecai

Now there was at the palace at Shushan a certain man, a Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son Shimie, the son of Kish a Benjamite. Mordecai had been carried away from Jerusalem during the time of the captivity when Jeconiah king of Judah who was carried away by Nebuchadnezzar into Babylonian captivity. And Mordecai reared up Hadassah who was called Esther, his uncle’s daughter, for Esther had neither father nor mother. Esther was a very beautiful girl and Mordecai, after her father and mother were dead, brought her up as his own daughter. So it came to pass that when the king’s commandment and his decree had gone forth and many maidens had been gathered together at the palace at Shushan and placed in the custody of Hegai, the King’s chambermaid; and Esther was also brought forth unto the palace into her custody, with the other women. And Hegai was pleased with the sight of Esther, and he gave her the things she needed for purification and for her personal needs, and that of the seven maidens that were her portion to attend her as per the kings orders. And Hegai gave to Esther the best quarters and the best provisions because he liked her. In the meantime, Esther had not revealed that she was of Jewish ancestry because Mordecai had cautioned her not to. And day by day meanwhile, Mordecai walked before the king’s court just to keep an eye out in case any evil should befall Esther.  

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