1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
The king decided to tax everyone, including the Greek Islands. This would start the war that would lead to Alexander the Great conquering the Persian Empire.
2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?
We have not yet found these records. It would be so cool to have them!
3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.
And they lived happily ever after.
Ezra 5
1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them.
This is where the books of Haggai and Zechariah belong, so let’s go there…