Esther, the Jews, and Genocide
Jews began calling themselves Jews as they (the descendents of Israel) fell into apostasy. No longer to they call themselves the Son of Israel, but “Jews” with few to no references to the Patriarch’s or the Law. The Book of Esther is the culmination of this apostasy when the Jews create a national identity entirely apart from God, the Patriarchs, the Law, or any feasts established through Moses. Esther 10:3 describes a self-existing nation: of, by and for the…