Esther 6:1

Haman Forced to Honor Mordecai

6¹ That night the king couldn't sleep. He ordered the record book, the day-by-day journal of events, to be brought and read to him.

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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Esther 6:1

Commentary on Esther 6:1-3

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The providence of God rules over the smallest concerns of men. Not a sparrow falls to the ground without him. Trace the steps which Providence took towards the advancement of Mordecai. The king could not sleep when Providence had a design to serve, in keeping him awake. We read of no illness that broke his sleep, but God, whose gift sleep is, withheld it from him. He who commanded a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, could not command one hour's sleep.