(Part III of III) Esther, as a child, was a poor little Jewish orphan who had been taken into the home of a Godly cousin named Mordecai. Mordecai lived in Persia (Iran), even though the Temple in Jerusalem had been re-built and many Jews had returned to their homeland.The King of Persia became unhappy with his queen’s disobedience toward him so he took away her crown and position, searched for another queen, and chose the beautiful Esther. Unknown to the king, at this time, was the fact that Esther was a Hebrew. Through a series of events, the King was ...