Esther Made Queen
King Xerxes issues an order for a search to be made for the new Queen. Mordecai, a member of the tribe of Benjamin, had a cousin whose parents had been killed. Her name was Esther. She was one of the young women chosen to be given beauty treatments and presented to the King. Mordecai advises her not to reveal the fact she is a Jew. The King chooses her and she is crowned Queen and celebrated with a royal banquet.
Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy
Sometime after, Mordecai overhears a plot to take the Kings life. He passes this to Esther who in turn alerts the King. The conspirators are executed and the King is told that the information came from Mordecai.