Ester 3:4

4 Todos los días le hablaban de lo mismo, pero aun así él se negaba a cumplir la orden. Entonces le informaron a Amán para saber si él toleraría la conducta de Mardoqueo, ya que Mardoqueo les había dicho 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 Todos los funcionarios del rey se inclinaban ante Amán en señal de respeto cada vez que él pasaba porque el rey lo había ordenado; pero Mardoqueo se negó a inclinarse ante él o a rendirle homenaje.

3 Entonces los funcionarios del palacio que estaban a la puerta del rey le preguntaron a Mardoqueo: «¿Por qué desobedeces la orden del rey?».

4 Todos los días le hablaban de lo mismo, pero aun así él se negaba a cumplir la orden. Entonces le informaron a Amán para saber si él toleraría la conducta de Mardoqueo, ya que Mardoqueo les había dicho que era judío.

5 Cuando Amán vio que Mardoqueo no se inclinaba ante él ni le rendía homenaje, se llenó de furia.

6 Como se había enterado de la nacionalidad de Mardoqueo, decidió que no bastaba con matar solamente a él. Entonces, buscó la forma de destruir a todos los judíos a lo largo y ancho del imperio de Jerjes.