Verse 4
4. He hearkened not unto them He would not be persuaded from his purpose to remain true to the principles of his religion. His course was dictated, not by obstinacy, but by firmness of religious principle. Herodotus (vii, 136) relates the case of certain Spartans who visited Shushan in the time of Xerxes, and, when ushered into the royal presence, refused to prostrate themselves and worship the king, on the ground that it was contrary to their customs to worship a man.
They told Haman Until they told him, Haman seems not to have noticed that Mordecai did not bow down to him.
Whether Mordecai’s matters would stand Whether the religious scruples of a Jew would be tolerated in opposition to Persian laws and customs.
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