Now all the acts of his power and his might, and the account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? For Mordecai the Jew was second to King Ahasuerus, and was great among the Jews and well received by the multitude of his brethren, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen. (Esther 10:2-3)

A Godly Man Found In The Annals Of A Great Nation

The story of Esther is a remarkable book of the providential hand of God working in the nations of men. Esther was a Hebrew maiden elevated to be the Queen of the empire of Persia and Media, spanning one hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia. Her rise to prominence was through the hand of God for a time such as was needed to save the Jews from complete annihilation. A man named Mordecai was Esther’s relative who instilled in her the courage to be a queen and a servant of the Most High God.  

Mordecai saves the king’s life, and Esther saves her people from annihilation. The enemy of the story, Haman, is hung on a 75-foot gallows intended for Mordecai. Through the intercession of Queen Esther, the Jews defeated all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, with slaughter and great destruction, and did what they pleased with those who hated them. To celebrate the deliverance of the Jews, the feast of Purim has been kept for generations. Esther and Mordecai were in a place of history to save the people of God.

As the story of Esther closes, a note is made that all the acts of King Ahasuerus of his power, and his might, and the account of the greatness of Mordecai were written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia. These were not divine books but historical documents preserved in the state archives. Contained somewhere within the books of Media and Persia is the story of how a man of God rose to power through the grace of the Lord and instilled the stamp of the Lord God on the hearts of the Medes and Persians. A man of God is left in the annals of the history of man.

There are more stories of the people of God rising to positions of authority and power through the providence of God. Joseph was over all Egypt in everything but the matters of the throne of Pharaoh. The king of Egypt acknowledged the wisdom of Joseph and said that no one was as discerning as him, inasmuch as God had shown him. Somewhere in the buried treasures of Egypt, the name Joseph may be found inscribed upon a stone or parchment. There is a house with tantalizing clues about the owner, whose origin could have been Joseph.

Daniel rose to power under two dynasties. First, the Babylonian kingdom under Nebuchadnezzar, where Daniel was made ruler over the whole province of Babylon and was the chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon. When Darius the Mede conquered Babylon, Daniel was one of the three governors ruling over the kingdom. Daniel prospered in the reigns of Darius and Cyrus the Persian. There can be little doubt the state records of the Medes and Persians contain references to Daniel. Whether these documents will be found is left to the mind of God.

What makes Mordecai, Joseph, and Daniel important to study is how men of God rise to places of authority. While their names are recorded in the divine record, they are also retained in historical state documents. There is no way of knowing what great finds will be unearthed in the future and whether anything with these names inscribed will be found. These men lived in such a manner that secular records of state importance contain their names. Mordecai is written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia. He let his light shine in the world he lived in.