Bigthana and Teresh were the two men who guarded King Xerxes' rooms, but they got angry with the king and decided to kill him. Mordecai found out about their plans and asked Queen Esther to tell the king what he had found out. King Xerxes learned that Mordecai's report was true, and he had the two men hanged. Then the king had all of this written down in his record book as he watched.
(Esther 2:21-23, CEV)
Yesterday we learned that Mordecai had been put in the position of a palace official, which brought him closer to Esther. It also placed him in a strategic position to overhear a plan to assassinate the king.
And again, even though the name of Jehovah isn’t mentioned, it’s so clear there’s a providential plan.
Mordecai, a Jew, is within the palace itself. His cousin is the queen. He overhears an assassination plot. He’s close enough to tell Esther, and she tells the king.
The plot is overthrown, and the would-be assassins are hanged.
Coincidence? I don’t think so!
No, clearly, something pretty amazing is happening through Esther’s story.
Oh, and tuck that last verse away for a while. It will turn out to be very important.
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