| Esther 10 | |
|---|---|
Job 1 → | |
 The Triumph of Mordecai (1556), by Paolo Veronese (1528–1588). | |
| Book | Book of Esther |
| Category | Ketuvim |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 17 |
Esther 10 is the tenth (and the final) chapter of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible,[1] The author of the book is unknown and modern scholars have established that the final stage of the Hebrew text would have been formed by the second century BCE.[2] Chapters 9 and 10 contain the resolution of the stories in the book.[3] This brief chapter is an encomium to Mordecai, showing his power alongside that of the king, being a Jew as second in command to a Gentile king, serving the interests of both groups, Persians and Jews. It is a picture of an 'ideal diaspora situation' and 'serves as a model for all diaspora communities'.[4]
- ^ Halley 1965, p. 239.
- ^ Meyers 2007, p. 324.
- ^ Clines 1988, p. 387.
- ^ Meyers 2007, p. 330.