“Then at last the Lord of Heaven’s armies will himself be Israel’s glorious crown. He will be the pride and joy of the remnant of his people. He will give a longing for justice to their judges.
He will give great courage to their warriors who stand at the gates,” (Isaiah 28:5-6, NLT). Mordecai is the second example of a warrior at the gate, which we have to consider. Mordecai sat at the King’s Gate in Shushan (Esther 2:21).
From there, he rallied the Jews to fight for their destiny in the land. Biblical scholars believe that Mordecai had an official position at the gate, perhaps as a court official, armed guard or judge. While sitting at the King’s Gate, he learned that two of the king’s eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, were plotting to kill the king.
Mordecai told Queen Esther, who then told the King about the plot. The plot was investigated and found to be true and Bigthan and Teresh were hanged. Meanwhile, when Vasti was removed as the Queen, Mordecai positioned Esther to contest as the Queen to King Ahuesarus.
When Haman threatened to eliminate the Jews in Shushan because Mordecai did not bow down to him and because he felt that the Jews threatened his position, Mordecai sent a message to Queen Esther urging her to go before the king to seek his intervention, so that, the Jews would not be eliminated. Initially, Esther hesitated to go before the king to plead on behalf of the Jews. Her excuse was that the law of the land prohibited anyone from going to the prese.
