I Wish Were Back Egypt

Mordecai is a hebreization of the name mar duc, who is the chief god of the babylonian pantheon. Esther throws feess for the people around her, though she herself does not participate. Mordecai works for the king and shows some amount of persian patriotism by preventing assassination attempt. So throughout this book, we're seeing this conflict play out of the s trying to maintain their religion and their unique identity,. while also being perfectly happy to live outside of the promised land.