Esther 10:1

Esther 10:1 says, And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.  King Ahasuerus put a tribute, or tax, on all the land.  This would have included the Jews.  They may have escaped the death sentence on them, but they were still under the authority of King Ahasuerus.  If we have accepted Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we have escaped the spiritual death sentence that sin brings, but we are still subjected to the law of the government, unless it contradicts the law of God.  We cannot claim that since we are Christians that the laws of man do not apply to us.

Verse two adds, 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?  The question is then asked if all the acts of Ahasuerus about his might and declarations of greatness of Mordecai after he was put in a position of power are not found in the books of chronicles of the kings of the Medes and Persia.  We can assume that they were, but we do know that if they were, these books are not a part of the Bible, but we have the important things concerning Esther and Mordecai preserved for us in the Bible, God’s written word to us today.  All the other acts of Ahasuerus are not of any real importance, just as any acts that those in power or even the lowest of person in the eyes of the world performed outside of God’s will and for the advancement of His kingdom are really unimportant today.  No matter how great we may be viewed by the world, it is only the things that we do for God that He is going to record as being good.  Everything else will be forgotten if we have put our faith in Jesus Christ or will be used to condemn us if they have been done out of sin. 

Verse three concludes, 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.  Mordecai was second in power to King Ahasuerus.  He had come a long way after being under a death sentence that was procured by the jealousy of Haman.  The Jews had seen him as a great man, but he was really just standing up for God and His people after Esther was made queen.  There is not much else written for us about whatever else he did, though it does say he sought for the wealth and peace of all his brothers and sisters, or his fellow Jews.  Once again, as Christians, we should not serve God for our own glory, but for His glory, and we can only do this if we have put our faith in Jesus Christ.