The Hand of Hashem

SimchaMinute by Rabbi Avigdor Miller

[The story of Purim] is not something that happened because of politics, it’s not history, it’s the hand of Hashem, Achashveiroish was put upon the throne by the dvar (word of) Hashem... And the purpose of putting Achashveiroish in power was that we should have a powerful enemy who would issue a decree against us, a decree that would shake us to the foundations. Who else could do that? Only a melech (king). — Preface to Purim (#302)