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ordecai was a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin. He had
originally been a citizen of Jerusalem, but was taken into exile by
Nebuchadnezzar the Babylonian (Esther 2:6). In this chapter, we find that
Mordecai had a couple of great opportunities that came to him; opportunities to
be a tremendous influence upon Ahasuerus and thereby upon the whole empire of
Ahasuerus. First, he had a beautiful cousin whom he had taken as his own
daughter because she was an orphan (Esther 2:7). Secondly, Mordecai was in a
place of privilege in the gate of the king (Esther 2:21).
In Esther 1 we read about how Ahasuerus got drunk and
banished his own wife. When he sobered
up and realized what he had done to Vashti, he became sorry and lonely. He
wanted a wife; a new queen. And, in the search that followed, Mordecai's cousin
Esther was selected as one among many virgins who would have a chance to win
the king's heart. She was suddenly a
potential queen.
In several ways, God's sovereignty is wonderfully
perceivable in Esther's climb to prominence.
Her beauty was no accident. The favor which she obtained in the eyes of
Hegai (the "keeper'' of Ahasuerus' women) was certainly not incidental. And, the superlative love which Ahasuerus
felt for Esther over all the many other young ladies was not a product of mere
chance (Esther 2:17).
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