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"Name a Natural Explanation Later Replaced by a Supernatural Explanation"

I don't know what's going on in the realms of theological debates, but that statement has the Book of Esther written all over it.

Now supposedly the name of God is nowhere in the Megillah, but rather that His hand is plainly evident in the intricate coordination of all the seemingly random events that led to the miraculous grand finale. In a story about casting lots, there are no odds.

It was Mordecai the *Jew* sitting at the gate who had the bead on everything going on in the kingdom, and who was pivotal to the plot moving this way or that.

Which brings me back to natural explanation replaced by the supernatural.

Regarding the Hebrew letters, the letter hei is formed from the letter dalet and the letter yud. That's simply the tradition that's "out there", as is obvious from its form:

yud: י dalet: ד

hei: ה

So in the Megillah there's

1) a Jew as the central figure
2) God "never mentioned"

To say that God is missing from the narrative is as absurd as the storyline itself, because what's up with the letters:

Jew:

יהודי

YHVH (the Tetragrammaton)

יהוה

There are no coincidences. It goes a long way in explaining the visceral hatred certain types have toward Jews, regardless of the level of religious observance. Any Jew merely walking around is evidence for the existence of God. "Jew" = Divine Presence.

This particular Jew was named Mordecai, whose name etymology tracks to Marduk, Mars.

It "just so happens" that InSight is scheduled to land on Mars tomorrow.

Hmmm, thinking..