Lux Domini
On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.

What does Esther 8:1 mean?

What Haman would have done mischief with, Esther will do good with. All the trust the king had reposed in Haman, he now placed in Mordecai: a happy change.

Key themes

FaithSalvationProvidenceCourage

Read with

Keep this verse inside Esther 8:1-2 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Ahasuerus Person

There are three kings designated by this name in Scripture. (1. ) The father of Darius the Mede, mentioned in Dan. 9:1 . This was probably the Cyaxares I.

Mordecai Tribe

The son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin.