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More from the megilla:
??? ?????, ??? ????? ?????; ???? ?????, ?? ???? ?? ???? ?? ??? ??? ?????
Why does the megilla only choose these three predecessors of Mordechai?
The gemarra in Megilla states that the name ???? is a verb to mean “to give light”, and Mordechai, his son, “gave light to the eyes of Bnei Yisroel through t’filla”.
The name ???? is based on the verb ??? which means to hear, and Mordechai was one whose prayers were heard.
The name ??? is like the verb ?????, or “to knock”, so that when Mordechai “knocked at the Heaven’s gates of mercy, they opened for him”.
The sifsay tzaddik tells us that the Admor of Piltz once expressed astonishment about this gemarra. He remarked to the Sfas Emes that the order of events are seemingly reversed. That is, Mordechai’s “knocking” at the gates of Heaven (???) should be mentioned first, since this is what occurred first. Only after the gates had opened, could the t’fillos enter and “be heard” (????). In turn, only after Mordechai’s t’fillos were heard, could those of the rest of Klal Yisroel be heard and be answered, so that only in the end was Mordechai responsible for bringing light to the eyes of Klal Yisroel (????)
The Sfas Emes completely agreed. After all, IN TERMS OF WHEN THESE PREDECESSORS LIVED, ???(knocking) did come first! Then came ???? (the hearing), and only after those two, did we have Yair(light), the father of Mordechai.