Esther Saves Her People

Esther was a Jewish girl who lived in the Persian city of Shushan. Many years before, her family had been taken by Nebuchadnezzar. She was raised by her cousin Mordecai, a servant of King Ahasuerus of Persia.

King Ahasuerus wanted a new queen. His servants brought him the most beautiful women in the land including Esther. Out of all the women, the  king chose Esther to be queen. Mordecai told Esther not  to reveal she is Jewish.

A proud man named Haman was head of all the princes. He wanted everyone to bow down to him. Mordecai refused to do so,  and Haman was so angry that he wanted to kill him.  When Haman found out that Mordecai was a Jew, he formed a plan to kill all the Jews in the land. He told the king: "'The Jews are dangerous; you need to get rid of them.' Ahasuerus said: 'Do whatever you need to do,' and gave him the power to make the law. Haman made a law that told the people to kill all the Jews on the 13th day of the month of Adar. Jehovah was watching. 

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