A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

                                 BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS PART VII

I, Ester, living at the palace in Susa, have been chosen by king Xerxes to become his queen.... I know that is because my God has arranged for that to happen.... I pray that I may honour my God in all that I do and say now that He has allowed me to become queen... The other day my cousin Mordecai approached me.... It was done in the usual way... We exchanged messages.... He told me that he had overheard a conversation between two officers.... They were planning to kill the king.... My cousin told me I should inform the king.... I agreed with him.... I went to the king.... Thankfully he was in a good mood when I approached him.... He was happy to see me.... I explained what Mordecai had told me leaving no detail out.... I made sure he knew it was Mordecai who had discovered the plot.... The king had the report investigated.... It was all true.... The two officers were punished with death.... Everything was recorded in a special Book.".... Please read the typed out attachment when you will learn about a plot to have the king killed as discovered by Esther's cousin Mordecai....


                   ATTACHMENT A PURPOSEFUL LIFE; OLD TESTAMENT STORIES

                                  BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS PART VII

In the meantime, God allows Esther's cousin Mordecai to uncover a plot to kill king Xerxes. He tells Esther about it. She in turn mentions it to the king and this event is recorded in the book of annals as you can read in Esther 2:21-23

During the time Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's officers who guarded the doorway, became angry and conspired to assassinate king Xerxes. But Mordecai found out about the plot and told queen Esther, who in turn reported it to the king, giving credit to Mordecai. And when the report was investigated and found to be true, the two officials were hanged on a gallows. All this was recorded in the book of annals in the presence of the king.

Mordecai's report is investigated and found to be true. Consequently, the two conspirators are being punished in accordance with the Persian law. The details are recorded in the book of annals.