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2. Mordecai's exaltation ch. 6 >
Ahasuerus' insomnia 6:1-3
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The reading of the equivalent of the Congressional Recordwould have put the king to sleep under normal circumstances as it probably had done on many previous occasions (cf. Mal. 3:16). Normally the king rewarded people who did him special services quickly.84Consequently when he discovered that he had overlooked Mordecai's favor, the king moved speedily to rectify the oversight.
