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The Lord is sufficient for all things. He very thoroughly prepared for His deliverance of His people from their captors. Babylon had been His tool for the punishment of Israel because of their disobedience unto Him. The time had come for them to be granted their freedom and to return to their own country. The Lord always prepares someone who will fulfill His purposes. So, we are introduced to one of the main individuals found in the book of Esther.
A Jew named Mordecai. Est. 2:5 The meaning of his name is vague. However, little man and worshiper of Mars (deity of war) are suggested. If it was, little man, it is not necessary that when he would grow up, he would be a small man. What parent has not held their baby child and either called them a little man or a little woman. On the other hand, to be a worshipper of the god of war would indicate a feisty spirited individual. A man of great bravery, fortitude and wisdom. He had to have been a spiritual man who was willing to listen to the Lord. He became a one man ambassador of the Lord in preparation for the deliverance of the Israelites who were in bondage in Babylon.
He was a Benjamite (Meaning; son of the right hand). The right hand is a symbol used frequently in the scriptures as a symbol relating to the Lord Jesus. The right hand is the source of salvation and the demonstration of the might and power of the Lord. Ps. 20:6 The right hand is the fullness of the righteousness of the Lord. Ps. 48:10 Jesus, the son of man, the man of the right hand was full of the power of the Almighty because the hand of the Lord was upon Him. Ps. 80:17 The Father established the Son at His own right hand until He makes His enemies a footstool for Him. Ps. 110:1 The right hand of the throne of the Lord is the source of all true pleasures. Ps. 16:11 Having finished the plan of redemption by blood, Jesus has been exalted to the eternal throne of God and sits at His right hand. Heb. 12:2.