His rationale: 1) They don’t follow cultural trends, 2) They are civilly disobedient, 3) It is not in the government’s best interest to tolerate them
“Then Haman said to King Xerxes, ‘There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them. If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents [375 tons] of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.’” [1]
What did God’s people do?
They wept, fasted, and prayed. God worked everything out so that on the day appointed for their destruction, they were not destroyed. The lobbyist was, however, executed.
“Whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?” [2]
Let us pray for believers in the God of the Bible who are holding to their faith in Christ despite governmental persecution.
[1] Esther 3:8-9
[2] 1 John 5:4-5
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