Mordecai's dream
On the first day of Nissan, in the Secoud year of the reign of
Ahasuerus the Great,a dream came to Mordecai, son of jair. Son of Shimei,son
of Kish,of the tribe of Benjamin. Mordecai wsa a jew residing at susa who
held a puominent position at the kingĄ¯s court. He was one of the captives
whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had deported from Jerusalem with
jeconiah, king of Judah.
According to his dream, there were cries and tumult, thunder and earthquake
and confusion upon the earth, as two great dragons came, both ready for
combat. At the sound of their terrible roar every nation puepared to fight
against the holy nation. On earth it was a day of darkness and gloom,
tribulation and distress, affliction and great disturbance. The whole nation
of the just was troubled because of the fear of evils awaiting them, and
were ready to perish. But they cried out to God, and a little spring
appeared,from which grew a great river with a flood of water. Light came as
the sunrose, and the humble were raised up and they devoured the mighty.
In this dream Mordecai saw what Godintended to do.On awakening he thought
deeply about the matter and tried all day to understand its meaning.