Esther

Hadassa’s the name of a young Jewish girl,
In Jehovah’s eyes she was a fine pearl,
She was Born in the tribe of Benjamin,
Her parents had died so she lived with her kin,

Her cousin Mordecai…yes he took her in,
He gave her advice and she listened to him,
In 617 the Jews were deported
Serving as slaves they were extorted,

Some of them served the great Persian kings,
Not knowing then what the future would bring,
Hadassah was given a fine Persian name,
You know her as Esther, the one and the same,

How did this Jewish girl become queen,
The events and the outcome were yet to be seen,
Ahasuerus spent 6 months showing off,
The wealth of that man no one could scoff,

He entertained princes from districts around,
India to Ethiopia they were all found,
The grand finale was a seven day feast,
Ev’ry detail perfect from greatest to least,

Fine wine in gold cups. He aimed to please,
Displaying his glory for all to see
He sent for his wife when dinner was done,
Her beauty surpassed imagination

Queen Vashti refused the king with his pleas,
She was busy dining with all the ladies,
This angered the king. He couldn’t have that,
If the word got out it would cause quite a spat,

It was then decided the queen had to go,
It would be four more years as we all know,
Till he found another queen to replace her,
With The young woman we now know as Esther,

It wasn’t by chance to the palace she’d come,
Though it might seem to be this way to some,
Jehovah used her to protect his people,
Their foes considered them to be feeble,

Haman plotted to gain wealth and great power,
To execute Mordecai he built a tower,
Jehovah stepped in and thwarted his plan,
Esther exposed this treacherous man,

The king quickly realized he had been tricked,
Haman was ousted and Mordecai picked,
Prime minister is what he now became,
Defending the Jews and honoring God’s name,

The month of Adar would prove to be,
The time when the Jews could defeat enemies,
To celebrate this they called it Purim,
Giving gifts to the poor and food to their kin,

Esther’s deeds would be felt in years to come,
The next king in line was her little stepson,
Artexerxes Longimanus was his name,
When his turn as king finally came,

He’d be used by Jehovah in his own way,
But that story must wait for another day…