Mordecai was the kind of guy you’d like to have for a neighbor. Mordecai was someone you could depend on no matter what happened. He was always available, no matter the job. After his Jewish parents were exiled to Persia (present-day Iran) under King Nebuchadnezzar, Mordecai called Persia home. When his uncle and aunt died, leaving their daughter, Esther, orphaned, Mordecai became her guardian and father figure. Somehow, Mordecai had risen through the ranks to land a governm