Esther 2:21 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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What Does Esther 2:21 Mean?
From his place in the gate, Mordecai becomes aware that two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, keepers of the door, have grown angry and conspire to lay hand on the king. A deadly plot is forming at the very threshold of the palace, among men trusted to guard it.
The narrator drops this incident in almost casually, yet it is no accident in the design of the book. Mordecai's overhearing of the plot will lie dormant for years and then surface at the exact moment needed to save him and his people. A small thing, noticed at a gate, is being stored up by providence for a later and greater purpose.
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What does Esther 2:21 mean?
Two royal doorkeepers, Bigthan and Teresh, grow angry and plot to assassinate the king.