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Verse Esther 1:18. _THE LADIES OF PERSIA_] שרות _saroth_, the
_princesses_; but the meaning is very well expressed by our term
_ladies_....
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Translate it: “Likewise shall the princesses of Persia and Media,
which have heard of the deed of the queen, say this day unto all the
king’s princes.”...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
THE BANQUETS AND QUEEN VASHTI DISOWNED
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The first feast of the king (Esther 1:1)_
2. The king's feast unto all the people (Esther 1:5)
3. The queen's feast...
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ESTHER 1. THE ROYAL FEAST. VASHTI'S DISOBEDIENCE AND DEGRADATION. The
opening words in MT (and it came to pass) are in good Heb style, which
shows that an able scribe wrote here. But they prove that s...
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LADIES. princesses....
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Vashti's disgrace
10. _he commanded Mehuman etc._ The names of the seven chamberlains,
or rather, eunuchs, who were sent to fetch Vashti, vary much in their
form in the LXX. and other versions. Their...
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Memucan points out that, inasmuch as the disobedience was public and
notorious for the princesses who were feasting with Vashti heard her
answer they will -say the like," i.e. will meet their husbands...
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C. Decree
TEXT: Esther 1:13-22
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Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was
the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment;
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and the next unto him were Carshe...
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THE DISOBEDIENCE AND DISGRACE OF QUEEN VASHTI
1. Ahasuerus] LXX has 'Artaxerxes,' but probably 'Xerxes,' the son of
Darius Hystaspis, is meant, who succeeded his father in 485 b.c.
INDIA.. ETHIOPIA]...
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_Likewise_ SHALL THE LADIES, etc.] RV 'And this day shall the
princesses of Persia and Media which have heard of the deed of the
queen say _the like_ unto all the king's princes.'...
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GOD IS IN CONTROL
Book of Esther
_ROBERT BRYCE_
ABOUT THE BOOK OF ESTHER
The events that the first chapter of the book of Esther describes
happened about 483 BC (Before Christ). Over 100 years ea...
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Translate, _and this day shall the princesses of Persia and Media,
which heard the affair of the queen, say..._
CONTEMPT AND WRATH. — Presumably, contemptuous defiance on the part
of the wives, and a...
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וְֽ הַ יֹּ֨ום הַ זֶּ֜ה תֹּאמַ֣רְנָה ׀
שָׂרֹ֣ו
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AHASUERUS AND VASHTI
Esther 1:1
THE character of Ahasuerus illustrates the Nemesis of absolutism, by
showing how unlimited power is crushed and dissolved beneath the
weight of its own immensity. The...
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VASHTI'S NOBLE REFUSAL
Esther 1:1
The book opens with a royal festival, which lasted for six months,
Esther 1:1. Perhaps the princes came up from their governments to
partake of it in rotation. It fi...
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The events recorded in the Book of Esther occurred between the
completion of the Temple and the mission of Ezra (between Ezra 6:1;
Ezr 7:1-28). In all likelihood the narrative, as we have it, was take...
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[Likewise] shall the (m) ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto
all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen.
Thus [shall there arise] too much contempt and wrath.
(m) Mean...
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Wives. Greek turannides, "princesses, or female tyrants." --- Slight.
Septuagint, "dare to slight their husbands. Wherefore if," &c.
(Haydock) --- Just. Hebrew, "enough of contempt and indignation." T...
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(10) В¶ On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry
with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha,
Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the pr...
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Introduction to Esther
I. INTRODUCTION
A. As we begin the book of Esther, it is appropriate to "set it up" by
way of little history.
1. The book was written approximately 465 years before the birth...
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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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LIKEWISE SHALL THE LADIES OF PERSIA AND MEDIA SAY THIS DAY UNTO THE
KING'S PRINCES, WHICH HAVE HEARD OF THE DEED OF THE QUEEN,.... From
henceforward they will give a like answer to their husbands, whe...
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Esther 1:18 [Likewise] shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this
day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the
queen. Thus [shall there arise] too much contempt and wrath....
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_Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath_ Contempt in the
wives, and thereupon wrath in the husbands, and consequently strife in
families, which may produce great and general mischiefs....
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THE FIRST FEAST OF THE KING
(vv. 1-4)
Ahasuerus was a name given to the chief king of Persia.The Ahasuerus
of verse 1 is recorded in history as Xerxes 1. His empire extended
over a very large area,...
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10-22 Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons
of peculiar festivity often end in vexation. Superiors should be
careful not to command what may reasonably be disobeyed. But whe...
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CONTEMPT in the wives, and thereupon wrath in the husbands; and
consequently strife in families; which may produce great and general
mischiefs....
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Esther 1:18 day H3117 ladies H8282 Persia H6539 Media H4074 say H559
(H8799) kings H4428 officials H8269 heard...
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CONTENTS: Ahasuerus' great feast and the story of Vashti.
CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Vashti, Memucan, Carshena, Shethar, Admatha,
Tarshish, Meres, Marsena.
CONCLUSION: Better is a dinner of herbs with q...
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Esther 1:1. _From India even to Ethiopia._ Darius the Mede appointed
one hundred and twenty governors. Hence it appears that this
Ahasuérus, the Xerxes Longimanus of Herodotus, had enlarged his
conque...
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_And Memucan answered before the king._
HASTY COUNSELLORS
If they had been wise, as counsellors ought to be, they would have
been in no haste to give judgment in a matter so important as that
which w...
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ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 1:1 Introduction. The author sets the scene
for the main action by describing Queen Vashti’s downfall (Esther
1:1), her replacement by Esther ...
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ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 1:15 MEMUCAN repeatedly uses the word ALL to
warn the king of a breakdown of proper domestic order throughout
society....
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MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH. Esther 1:16
COURTIERS FORSAKE A FAILING CAUSE
It is not here asserted that this is a characteristic of courtiers,
which may not be observed in other men; for it is a...
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EXPOSITION
THE DISGRACE OF VASHTI (Esther 1:10).
On the seventh day of the feast "to all in Shushan" (Esther 1:5), the
king having excited himself with drink, took it into his head to send
a message...
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Let us turn to the book of Esther for our study.
The book of Esther is not in a chronological order in these books of
history. If the book of Esther were placed in a chronological order,
it would have...
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1 Kings 11:3; Judges 5:29...
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Contempt — Contempt in the wives, and thereupon wrath in the
husbands; and consequently strife in families....
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How could Esther participate in a pagan beauty contest?
PROBLEM: It is evident that Esther was selected by God as His
instrument to deliver Israel from evil at the appointed time (Esther
4:14). Howev...