61 During that night the king could not sleep so he gave an order to bring the book of records , the chronicles e , and they were read before the king . 2 It was found written what Mordecai had reported concerning Bigthana and Teresh , two of the king's eunuchs who were doorkeepers , that they had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus . 3 The king said , "What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this ?" Then the king's servants who attended him said , "Nothing e has been done for him."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Esther 6:1-3
Commentary on Esther 6:1-3
(Read Esther 6:1-3)
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.