What was going on in Susa, the capital of Persia? Why had a drunken king taken a step too far with his wife? What had caused her to snap and defy him? More importantly, why had a poor young Jewish girl got caught up in the godless and ungodly response, putting her life and well-being at risk?
Well, we start to find out the answer in Esther 2:19-23. Mordecai, Esther’s cousin and guardian had come to the capital with her and had sought to stay close, visiting often. Whilst at the palace to see Esther, he overheard a couple of people plotting against the king. Mordecai reported this to Esther who made sure the king new. The revolt was averted, the rebels brutally dealt with, executed by impaling and Mordecai was credited for this. All of this would become even more significant as the story unfolded.
God had placed Mordecai in just the right place at the right time. He was working his purposes together for good. We see this throughout history, whether by putting a young Hebrew in prison with the Pharoah’s officials just before a great famine or by directing a young Moabitess into just the right field at the right time to meet Boaz, an ancestor of Jesus. Most crucially, the birth, death and resurrection is described as being “at just the right time”.[1]
We can see too how God has been at work in our lives so that things have happened at just the right time for our good and his glory.
[1] Galatians 4:4.
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