The Importance of Intratiation in the History of the Jews

The providential positioning of Esther has not yet been good for the Jews. Xerxes thought he was just picking the prettiest girl to be his new wife but what he didn't realize is that with Esther the bonus was he also got an agent whose eyes and ears would be faithful and loyal to him. In doing so he ingratiates himself to the king verse 23 in Ezra chapter six Darius adds to the decree of Cyrus saying furthermore I decree that if anyone changes this edict a beam is to be pulled from his house and he has to be lifted up and impaled on it. For this crime his house is to be made a pile of rubble may God who has caused his name