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HAMAN AND HIS WICKED PLOT
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. The promotion of Haman and Mordecai's faithfulness (Esther 3:1)_
2. Haman's proposal and the King's assent (Esther 3:7)
3. The proclamation of death (Esthe...
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ESTHER 3. HAMAN, TO AVENGE A SLIGHT PUT ON HIM BY MORDECAI, PERSUADES
THE KING TO ORDER A MASSACRE OF THE JEWS. The Grand Vizier Haman, Heb.
calls a descendant of that mysterious people, the Amalekite...
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COMMANDMENT. Imperial decree. Hebrew. _dath._ See note on Esther 2:8.
PEOPLE. peoples....
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_A copy_ The word in the original is of Persian origin, and occurs
again in Esther 4:8; Esther 8:13.
_that the decree should be given out_ The marg. _to be given out for a
decree_, is probably better...
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C. Sentence of Xerxes
TEXT: Esther 3:12-15
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Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the
thirteenth day thereof; and there was written according to all that
Haman commanded unto...
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_THEN WERE THE KING'S SCRIBES CALLED ON THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF THE
FIRST MONTH, AND THERE WAS WRITTEN ACCORDING TO ALL THAT HAMAN HAD
COMMANDED UNTO THE KING'S LIEUTENANTS, AND TO THE GOVERNORS THAT WE...
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HAMAN'S REVENGEFUL DESIGN AGAINST THE JEWS
1. The Agagite] It has been suggested that the name is an epithet
meant to recall the Amalekite Agag hewn in pieces by Samuel (1 Samuel
15:33), and intended...
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GOD IS IN CONTROL
Book of Esther
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 3
V1 Some time later, King Xerxes rewarded Haman. Haman was from the
family of Agag and his father was Hammedatha. The king gave more
author...
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COPY. — Heb., _pathshegen._ A Persian word, only occurring here and
in Esther 4:8; Esther 8:13....
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פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן הַ כְּתָ֗ב לְ הִנָּ֤תֵֽן
דָּת֙ ב
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RACE PREJUDICE BREEDS HATRED
Esther 3:1
Josephus says that Agagite means a descendant of Agag, the common name
for the kings of the Amalekites, Numbers 24:7. It is probably that
something of the natu...
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In this section we have a picture of the procedure of government in
the court of the king. Haman was promoted to supreme authority, and
the portrait of the man is naturally and vividly presented to
us...
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_Letter. It should appear here, as it is in Greek, but the Hebrew,
&c., omitting it, the Vulgate give it, chap. xiii. 1._...
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(12) Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the
first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had
commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors tha...
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Haman Ancient Day Hitler
I. INTRODUCTION
A. So far in our study of Esther, we have seen Queen Vashti give up
her crown for not parading herself in front of the Kings drunken
friends.
1. Last week w...
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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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THE COPY OF THE WRITING, FOR A COMMANDMENT TO BE GIVEN IN EVERY
PROVINCE, WAS PUBLISHED UNTO ALL PEOPLE,.... Not only letters were
sent to the governors, but a copy, or the sum of the contents of them...
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_The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every
province was published unto all people, that they should be ready
against that day._
Ver. 14. The copy of the writing … was published]...
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_The copy of the writing to be given in every province_ Copies of this
original decree of the king were sent into every province, and there
ordered to be published, requiring the people to be ready ag...
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HAMAN'S ADVANCEMENT AND CONSPIRACY
(vv. 1-15)
After this (though we are not told how long after) King Ahasuerus
promoted Haman, an Agagite, to a position above all the princes (v.
1).Agag had been t...
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7-15 Without some acquaintance with the human heart, and the history
of mankind, we should not think that any prince could consent to a
dreadful proposal, so hurtful to himself. Let us be thankful fo...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Esther 3:14 copy H6572 document H3791 issued H5414 (H8736) law H1881
province H4082 published H1540 (H8803) people...
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CONTENTS: Conspiracy of Haman. The king's decree to destroy the Jews.
CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Haman, Mordecai.
CONCLUSION: Though religion in no way stands in the way of good
manners, but teaches us t...
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Esther 3:1. _Haman the Agagite._ All the kings of Amalek received the
name of Agag. This man is thought, by most critics, to have been of
the seed- royal of that devoted nation, who bitterly hated the...
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_Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day._
FRUITLESS PREPARATIONS
I. Here is unseemly haste.
II. Here are inconsistent precursory measures. Wickedness renders a
man inconsistent....
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ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 3:1 Main Action. The plot to destroy the Jews
(Esther 3:1) is foiled by the courageous actions of Esther and
Mordecai ...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ESTHER 3:12.] The scribes of Xerxes are mentioned more than once by
Herodotus. They appear to have been in constant attendance on the
monarch, ready to indite his edicts, or to note d...
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EXPOSITION
HAMAN CASTS LOTS TO OBTAIN A LUCKY DAY FOR HIS ENTERPRISE, AND OBTAINS
A DAY IN THE MONTH ADAR, THE LAST MONTH OF
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And as we get into Chapter 3,
After these things the king Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of
Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all
the princes that were with him. And t...
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Esther 8:13; Esther 8:14...