Ester 3:4

4 Y aconteció que, hablándole cada día de esta manera, y no escuchándolos él, lo denunciaron a Amán, por ver si las palabras de Mardoqueo se mantendrían firmes ; porque ya él les había declarado que era judío.

Ester 3:4 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 3:4

Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him
Putting him in mind of his duty to obey the king's command, suggesting to him the danger he exposed himself to, pressing him to give the reasons of his conduct:

and he hearkened not unto them;
regarded not what they said, and continued disobedient to the king's order, and disrespectful to Haman

that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand;
they informed Haman that Mordecai refused to give him reverence as the king had ordered; this they did to try whether such a conduct would be suffered and bore with, and whether Mordecai would persevere in it when taken notice of:

for he had told them that he was a Jew;
which was all the reason he gave why he would not reverence Haman; and a reason sufficient, because, by a fundamental law of his religion, he was not to worship mere man, but God only: and this confirms what has been before observed; for this would have been no reason for refusing civil respect and honour, but was a strong one for denying religious worship and reverence; and no wonder that the Jews should refuse it, when even the Grecians, though Heathens, refused to give the Persian kings the divine honours they required ^F13; yea, the Athenians put Timagoras to death for prostrating himself in such a manner to Darius ^F14; for the Persian kings were, as Aristotle says ^F15, called Lord and God, and said to hear and see all things.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 Herodot. Polymnia, sive, l. 7. c. 136. Justin e Trogo. l. 6. c. 2. Aelian. Var. Hist. l. 1. 21.
F14 Plutarch. in Artaxerxe, Valer. Maxim. l. 6. c. 3.
F15 De Mundo, c. 6.

Ester 3:4 In-Context

2 Y todos los siervos del rey que estaban a la puerta del rey, se arrodillaban e inclinaban a Amán, porque así lo había mandado el rey; pero Mardoqueo, ni se arrodillaba ni se humillaba.

3 Y los siervos del rey que estaban a la puerta, dijeron a Mardoqueo: ¿Por qué traspasas el mandamiento del rey?

4 Y aconteció que, hablándole cada día de esta manera, y no escuchándolos él, lo denunciaron a Amán, por ver si las palabras de Mardoqueo se mantendrían firmes ; porque ya él les había declarado que era judío.

5 Y vio Amán que Mardoqueo ni se arrodillaba ni se humillaba delante de él; y se llenó de ira.

6 Mas tuvo en poco meter mano en solo Mardoqueo; que ya le había declarado el pueblo de Mardoqueo; y procuró Amán destruir a todos los judíos que había en el reino de Asuero; al pueblo de Mardoqueo.