November 7, 2025 - Esther 10:3 - "Day of Deliverance and Rejoicing"

Esther 10

"And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. 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? 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."

Here we come to a day of deliverance and rejoicing. The story of Esther comes to its close, and like a good book, you almost want to turn back and read it again. These three short verses form an epilogue, and in verse 3 we behold Mordecai as a type of Christ—exalted, accepted, and speaking Peace to all His seed.

“Mordecai the Jew was next unto King Ahasuerus.” Think of Joseph back in Genesis, promoted to be Pharaoh’s authority. Any that wanted anything from the land of Egypt had to come through him. So it is with Christ. Joseph was a picture of Christ in His sufferings and exaltation, and Mordecai mirrors that same Glory. Christ was to come from the tribe of Judah, and Mordecai, the Jew, stands as a testimony to that lineage of promise. His position next to the king pictures Christ, Who has been raised up to sit at the Right Hand of God the Father, having declared, “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18).

Mordecai was “great among the Jews.” No matter how great the LORD Jesus Christ is among the nations, for His people, there’s none greater. Christ is not merely LORD over all the earth; He is the Beloved of His redeemed. He is “accepted of the multitude of His brethren,” even as Romans 8:29 says, “that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.” His people delight in His greatness, for He is their Salvation and their Joy.

Mordecai was “seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.” What a picture of Christ’s heart toward His church! In Christ we find all of our Wealth, and in Him are hidden all the treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge. He is the One Who “speaks peace to all His seed.” “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:1). Christ has procured by His death the eternal riches for His people and obtained their eternal Peace by His own blood.

The day of deliverance for the Jews was a shadow of that greater redemption in Christ. Their sorrow was turned into joy, and mourning into a good day—a “God day,” for “good" is a derivative of God. “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). What once was a day of execution became a feast day of salvation. So it is with the cross. The very event purposed for evil, as Joseph said, “Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good” (Genesis 50:20), God turned it for the eternal Blessing of His people.

The lot that was cast against the Jews—the Purim—was a type of God’s sovereign will and purpose. “The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord” (Proverbs 16:33). In that lot, we see divine election and eternal purpose. “According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world” (Ephesians 1:4), Christ’s people were chosen in Him, their deliverance decreed before time began. Even the wicked hands that crucified Christ did so, “by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God” (Acts 2:23). They meant it for evil, but God purposed it for good. The cross, like the gallows Haman built, became the place of victory for God’s chosen people.

So we end where Esther ends—with exaltation and peace. Mordecai stands next to the king; Christ sits upon His throne. The decree of death is overturned; the Day of Salvation has come. "All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). Indeed, “Mordecai the Jew was next unto King Ahasuerus.” Christ, our greater Mordecai, is next unto the King of Heaven—exalted, beloved, and reigning. In Him, and by Him every Spiritual blessing is given to His people, (Ephesians 1:3). Because of His finished work and exaltation, Peace is granted to all His seed, (Romans 5:1,2). He is our Peace! Blessed be His name forever.