Scene Eight: Narration (Based on Esther 8:1-7)
After Haman was hanged, Esther asked the King to write another decree revoking the instructions to have the Jews killed.
Her people were saved from destruction and Mordecai was given Haman’s job as Prime Minister.
Scene Eight: “Celebration.” (Based on the story’s conclusion)
KING XERXES
Your people will be saved,
you’ve done a great thing.
You saved your cousin’s life.
Mordecai, take my ring.
You have Haman’s position
and the decree is reversed.
Your people no longer
shall fear the worst.
QUEEN ESTHER
Oh, Mordecai, what joy!
What victory is ours!
The evil, God destroys,
the righteous, he empowers.
MORDECAI
You are like my daughter
and you treat me like your dad.
You took all my advice,
for that, I am so glad!
You didn’t have to listen,
you didn’t have to obey,
but because of your humility,
we stand in royal robes today!
All the Jews will live –
you saved them from destruction.
All because you were willing
to follow God’s instruction.
(Mordecai hugs Esther and the King comes behind and hugs them both. They turn around and slowly walk off the stage with King Xerxes in front and Mordecai’s arm still round Esther.)
End Narration (Based on Esther 8:1 – Esther 10:3)
Mordecai ended up being given the second most powerful position in the provinces – only the king was higher than him. Mordecai was loved by the people he served as he was a kind and gracious man, who worked for the good of his people and spoke for the welfare and peace of the entire nation.
The Jews in every province were filled with joy and held celebrations and festivals in honour of what God had done for them. The King also wrote a decree granting the Jews the right to fully defend themselves against every other enemy that was planning to come against them. Five hundred enemies and ten of Haman’s sons were destroyed, leaving the Jews safe to dwell in their land in complete peace. They declared a national holiday, so for generation after generation, they would remember their deliverance and celebrate for years to come.
