“Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.”
And a copy of the written edict for their destruction, which had been issued in Susa, he gave to Hathach to show to Esther and to explain it to her, and to command her to go to the king to make supplication to him and to plead with him on behalf of her people, demonstrating Mordecai's possession of an actual copy of the genocidal decree and his use of this physical evidence to convince Esther of the reality and scope of the threat, while simultaneously commanding her to act by approaching the king to intercede for her people. This moment marks the transition from mourning to action and from Esther's position as a queen unaware of her people's danger to a queen being called to use her position and access to save her people. The theological significance lies in Mordecai's implicit faith that Esther, despite her concealment of her Jewish identity, retains an obligation to her people and can be moved to act on their behalf.
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