Esther 2:23
And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king. And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.
Mordecai was positioned at the king's gate when he exposed a plot by two of the king's officers and chamberlains to kill and assassinate King Ahasuerus. When inquisition was made the matter was investigated and confirmed to be true, the two conspirators were hanged on a tree, and the deed was written in the book of the royal chronicles before the king. By uncovering the conspiracy and reporting it, Mordecai saved the king's life, and the chronicle entry preserved the event.
That preserved record of Mordecai's loyal deed later became an important and pivotal factor in the deliverance of Mordecai and of Israel and in the preservation of his people. God's providence worked through the king's sleepless night and through the selection of that particular record to bring it before him at the decisive moment. The assassination plot also illustrates the kind of wicked plot against the king that Nehemiah was suspected of planning.
Like Mordecai at the king's gate, the small company keeping the Sabbath is viewed by opponents as an unwelcome intruder whom they want removed. Mordecai at the gate portrays commandment keepers who oppose compulsory Sunday laws, whom their adversaries cast as dangerous Mordecais and troublers of Israel. In this way religious forces seeking compulsory religion are already identifying commandment keepers as the foes their decrees will target.