Bibledoorajar examines power in secular events

     King David proclaimed in Psalms 22...

...future generations will be told about the Lord.

They proclaim his righteousness, 

declaring to a people yet unborn:

HE HAS DONE IT!

 vs. 29-31

        This same sentiment about God echoes in the book of Esther even though His name is never mentioned. The writer of Esther is not named but many attribute the book to Ezra or Mordecai himself. I personally favor Mordecai because whoever wrote the book had a great deal of knowledge about life in the kingdom of Persia. Who better to write the book than an eyewitness to the events presented? And, who better to speak of an absent God doing something in the context of the fabric of a foreign nation in which he lived than a loyal Jew? Some don't believe that God intervenes in secular events, but David also said in Psalms 22 that "the royal power belongs to the Lord and He rules the nations (vs. 28)." Therefore, I believe God orchestrated the events in the kingdom of Persia to achieve an objective...freedom of His people. A pretext to enable a godly objective. Esther and Mordecai were caught up in events not of their own resolution or planned purposes. Nowhere in the story is there a report of their personal strength and resolve but rather the story presents two people who are emboldened in the events by the experiences they have had of God over time.

     The writer of the book spoke assuredly about the events that took place. He said in the opening of the book--"this is what happened" and said in chapter 10 of the book that the events "are written about in the annals of the kings of Media and Persia." To me, it is as if the writer is saying, this is what was going on in Persia when God worked in the secular events of Persia to save His people. HE DID IT! How do you see it?