Identifier: childsstoryofold00phil (find matches)
Title: A child's story of the Old Testament in words of one syllable;
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Publisher: Philadelphia, H. Altemus company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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d what the Jew had doneto save the kings life was set down in a book inwhich such things were kept. The head man ofthe court was named Ha-man, and the king saidmen should bow to him as they would to a king;but Mor-de-cai would not do it, and this slightput Ha-man in such a rage that he could notbear the sight of the Jew, and made up his mindto get rid of him and all the Jews in the land.He told the king he would give him a large sumif he would make a law that all Jews should beput to death. Now the king cared nought for theJews, but he liked Ha-man and wished to pleasehim, so he told him he might do as he chose.Then Ha-man made the scribes, who wrere menlearned in the law, write that on a set day all theJews in the land should be slain; he sealed thislaw with the kings seal to show that it might notbe changed, and sent it in haste to the men whoruled in all parts of Per-sia. Then Ha-man wentto drink wine with the king, but poor Mor-de-cairent his clothes and wept, and sent word to Es-
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8—Childs Story Old Test, one syL DAN-IEL IN THE DEN OF THE LIONS. 109 no A CHILDS STORY OF THE BIBLE. ther that she must plead with the king and try tosave her folks from death. Es-ther said shedared not do this since it was the law that allwho went to the king when he had not sent forthem should be put to death if the king, when hesaw them, did not hold out his staff of gold as asign of grace; she said the king had not sent forher for more than a month, and she feared to riskher life. But Mor-de-cai said she might as wrelldie that way as to be slain with all the Jews on theday set by Ha-man, for—since she was one ofthem—the mere fact that she dwelt in the kingshouse would not save her from their fate. Hesaid, too, it might be, the Lord had made herqueen that she might plead for her race. ThenEs-ther sent word that he and all the Jews mustfast and pray three days and nights, and said sheand her maids would do the same thing, and atthe end of that time she would go to the kingand

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