Esther has become the queen of Persia, the wife of Xerxes I. Its been four years since she separated from her father at the gate of the palace grounds, but even so, Mordecai is constantly found sitting at the royal palace gate. He shows his devotion to the throne reporting an act of treason from the kings own royal officials who guard the gate. A capital offense, a crime punishable by execution, the method? impalement. These men are killed and their bodies are displayed as a warning for any future treason. Until Mordecai himself refused the decree of the King. In this chapter you have the wrath of a king, and the love of a father showing Gods love and justice. The death of the royal subjects, and the schemes of the upper class that leave a kingdom in turmoil; a picture of the spiritual rebellion of the world.