Esther has become the new
queen of Persia, and after all the preparations and beauty
treatments, the selection for the new queen has been completed. Then,
life returns to normal in the kingdom, and day to day activities
occur. However, we learn of a new part of this story in chapter two
and verse twenty one, and we will see how Almighty God uses these
events in His divine plan. We read:
In those days, while
Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains,
Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and
sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
We left
our story with Mordecai sitting outside of the king's gate where he
was certain to see those who entered and exited the palace. Our
verse begins, “In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's
gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those
which kept the door,...” As Mordecai watched these two
chamberlains “Bigthan” which means “in the wine press”
and “Teresh” which means “strictness” who “kept
the door” made their appearance before Mordecai. More than
likely Mordecai listened to the conversations of those who were
coming and going, and it is certain that he heard these two men.
Our
verse goes on to say, “...were wroth, and sought to lay hand on
the king Ahasuerus.” It seems that these two chamberlains were
not happy with him. We are not sure what made them displeased, but
they certainly were angry at him, and their anger was so vehement
they began a plot of conspiracy to “lay hand” on him which
means to kill him. Assignation was the plot, but they didn't know
that Mordecai and more importantly God Almighty was there to spoil
their plans.
The
anger of the chamberlains should remind us that the reason for anger
at it's basic root is simply “not getting our way.” As long as
everything occurs just the way we like it, when we like it, where we
like it, and how we like it, we are happy, but the moment any of
those go awry, we may get angry. Hopefully our reaction is not as
dramatic as Bithan and Teresh, but plotting is certainly not beneath
us. The interesting thing about this part of the story is that God is
also using this conspiracy to weave within His tapestry of salvation.
Even the anger and wrath of two chamberlains will be used by God to
preserve and execute His plan. Since this is so, could it be that
situations in our lives that seem like conspiracies actually align
quite nicely when the entire scene is completed? Only God Almighty
knows all of His doings, and His doings have our best interest in
mind.
Next time we see Mordecai expose the
conspiracy, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow...there is more...
Look for
the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation
to Generation” and the new marriage book “So, You Want to Be
Married” in all major bookstore sites, www.amazon.com ;
www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at
www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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