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Verse Esther 8:2. _THE KING TOOK OFF HIS RING_] In the _ring_ was the
_seal_ of the king. _Giving the ring_ to Mordecai was tantamount to
giving him the _seal of the kingdom_, and constituting him the...
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HIS RING - i. e. the royal signet by which the decrees of the
government were signed.
OVER THE HOUSE OF HAMAN - Not only the building and the furniture, but
the household - the vast train of attendan...
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MORDECAI'S EXALTATION AND THE SECOND PROCLAMATION
CHAPTER 8
_ 1. Mordecai's exaltation (Esther 8:1)_
2. Esther's second petition (Esther 8:3)
3. The second proclamation (Esther 8:9)
4. The joy of...
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ESTHER 8. THE KING DECREES THAT THE JEWS MAY DEFEND THEMSELVES. We
come now to one of the most important parts of the tale. Esther has
seen Haman pass out to death not, be it noted, at her request. No...
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GAVE IT UNTO MORDECAI. Compare Esther 3:10. Note how God honoured
godly Jews in foreign courts: Joseph next to Pharaoh; Moses the heir
to the throne of Egypt; Daniel next to Darius in Babylon; Mordeca...
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THE KING TOOK OFF HIS RING—AND GAVE IT UNTO MORDECAI— That is, he
made him the keeper of the royal signet, in the same manner as Haman
had been before him....
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IX. Proclamation of Xerxes, Esther 8:1-17
A. Mordecai's Reward
TEXT: Esther 8:1-2
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On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews-'
enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai...
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THE JEWS ARE SAVED
1. Did.. of Haman] The property of Haman, after his execution, was
confiscated to the use of the king, to be disposed of as he thought
fit....
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TOOK OFF HIS RING, etc.] The bestowal of the ring implied that
Mordecai was appointed to be a minister of State, since the ring was
used for giving authority to royal decrees (see href='190 8:8'>Est
8...
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GOD IS IN CONTROL
Book of Esther
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 8
V1 That same day, King Xerxes gave to Esther all the property of
Haman. (Haman had been the enemy of the *Jews.) And Mordecai came to
see...
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TOOK OFF HIS RING... AND GAVE IT UNTO MORDECAI. — Constituting him
thereby his Vizier, who would thus authenticate a royal decree, and by
having, as it were, _carte blanche_ given him for the time, wo...
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וַ יָּ֨סַר הַ מֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת
־טַבַּעְתֹּ֗ו אֲשׁ
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COURAGE REWARDED
Esther 8:1
The ring symbolized royal power and authority; by this sign Mordecai
was suddenly raised to the position formerly held by Haman. He also
managed for Esther the large estat...
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The deposition and death of Haman issued naturally in the promotion of
Mordecai. However, the peril to his people was not yet averted. The
royal proclamation had gone forth that on the thirteenth day...
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_Aman. It seems the traitor had hitherto kept possession of it, and
sealed the king's edicts, as Mardochai was now to do, ver. 8. ---
House. Hebrew, &c., "of Aman," to whom it had belonged. (Calmet)_...
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(1) В¶ On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman
the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the
king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. (2) And the king t...
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The Good News
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Last week in our study of the book of Esther, we saw wicked Haman
get what he deserved.
1. He had built the 75 ft. gallows for his enemy Mordecai, but ending
up han...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 10.
The Book of Nehemiah has shewn us Judah reinstated in the land, but
deprived of the presence of God, except as to general blessing, and
unacknow...
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AND THE KING TOOK OFF HIS RING, WHICH HE HAD TAKEN FROM HAMAN, AND
GAVE IT UNTO MORDECAI,.... which, with the Persians, was a token of
the strongest affection and strictest friendship z; the Targum ca...
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And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and
gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of
Haman.
Ver. 2. _And the king took off his ring_] As a sign of intim...
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_The king took off his ring_ That ring which he had formerly given to
Haman, but had resumed, he now gives to Mordecai, in token of his
favour, and with it that power whereof this ring was a sign, mak...
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MORDECAI ADVANCED...
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And the king took off his ring, his seal-ring, which he had taken from
Haman, AND GAVE IT UNTO MORDECAI, thereby promoting him to the
position and the dignity which Haman had formerly held. AND ESTHER...
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A SECOND EDICT CONCERNING THE JEWS
(vv. 1-17)
In all of the history we have considered, we cannot but discern the
working of God as will be the case in the Great Tribulation
period.Mordecai is a typ...
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1,2 What Haman would have done mischief with, Esther will do good
with. All the trust the king had reposed in Haman, he now placed in
Mordecai: a happy change. See the vanity of laying up treasure up...
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THE KING TOOK OFF HIS RING; that ring which he had formerly given to
Haman for that present or any further use, ESTHER 3:10, he now gives
to Mordecai, and with it that power and authority whereof this...
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Esther 8:2 king H4428 off H5493 (H8686) ring H2885 taken H5674 (H8689)
Haman H2001 gave H5414 ...
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CONTENTS: The vengeance order of Ahasuerus.
CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Esther, Mordecai.
CONCLUSION: Let the odds be against God's people, they have but to
include God in their faith and He will open wa...
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Esther 8:1. _On that day did the king give._ The LXX read, “In that
day king Artaxerxes gave to queen Esther all the substance of the
diabolical Haman;” that is, all his estates, and servants, and
cat...
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_On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the
Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen._
RIGHT USE OF WEALTH
I. We see how, in the providence of God, the wealth which worldly men
would use...
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ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 8:1 AHASUERUS GAVE... ESTHER THE HOUSE OF
HAMAN. The property of condemned criminals was forfeited to the crown.
HIS SIGNET RING. See note on 3:10–11.
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ESTHER 8:1.] The Targums understand by “house” all the people in
it, and the entire property belonging thereto.—_Lange_. The
confiscation of the property of one publicly executed foll...
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EXPOSITION
HAMAN'S HOUSE GIVEN TO ESTHER, AND THE KING'S SIGNET MADE OVER.TO
MORDECAI (Esther 8:1,...
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So on that day the king Ahasuerus did give the house of Haman the
Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. [He gave the house to her.] And
Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was to h...
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2 Samuel 9:7; Daniel 2:48; Ecclesiastes 2:18; Ecclesiastes 2:19;...
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Ring — That ring which he had formerly given to Haman he now gives
to Mordecai, and with it that power whereof this ring was a sign,
making him, as Haman had been, the keeper of his signet. Set — As
h...