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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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LIGHT. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), for joy....
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_The Jews had light etc._ The expression reminds us of the Prayer Book
Version of Psalms 97:11, -There is sprung up a light for the
righteous." Cp. also Psalms 27:1; Psalms 36:9, for -light" used, as...
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D. Multitudes Rejoice
TEXT: Esther 8:15-17
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And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel
of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of
fine linen...
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_THE JEWS HAD LIGHT, AND GLADNESS, AND JOY, AND HONOUR._
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. The literal
added to the metaphorical expressions explain the meaning the images
are in...
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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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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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לַ † יְּהוּדִ֕ים הָֽיְתָ֥ה אֹורָ֖ה וְ
שִׂמְחָ֑ה...
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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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The Jews had light, and (l) gladness, and joy, and honour.
(l) He showed by the words that follow, what this light was....
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(16) The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. (17) And
in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's
commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a
fe...
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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 JEWS HAD LIGHT,.... Prosperity, as opposed to the darkness of
adversity in which they had been, see Isaiah 8:22, or lightsomeness
and cheerfulness of spirit, as explained by the two next words...
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The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
Ver. 16. _The Jews had light and gladness_] "Truly the light is
sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun,"
Ecclesiastes...
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_The Jews had light_ Light is often put for gladness, as 2 Samuel
22:29, and Job 18:5, because it is pleasant, and disposeth a man to
joy. _And gladness, and joy_ Here the sacred writer explains the
f...
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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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15-17 Mordecai's robes now were rich. These things are not worth
notice, but as marks of the king's favour, and the fruit of God's
favour to his church. It is well with a land, when ensigns of dignit...
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LIGHT is oft put for GLADNESS, as 2 SAMUEL 22:29 JOB 18:5,6 PSA 27:1,
because light is pleasant and disposeth a man to joy, whereas darkness
inclines a man to sorrow. GLADNESS AND JOY: this explains t...
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Esther 8:16 Jews H3064 light H219 gladness H8057 joy H8342 honor H3366
Jews - Esther 4:1-3,...
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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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_The Jews had light, and gladness, and Joy, and honour._
PROPER USE OF POWER
Now let us pause for a little, and take from this passage one or two
of the important lessons which it suggests.
1. In th...
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ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 8:15 SUSA... REJOICED (see Esther 3:15).
Further evidence that many of the Persian people did not share
Haman’s hatred toward the Jews....
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ESTHER 8:15. CROWN OF GOLD] Not a crown like the king’s, but a mere
golden band or coronet—Atarah.—_Rawlinson_. Royal apparel of blue
and white. State garments such as became the gran...
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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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Esther 4:1; Esther 4:16; Esther 9:17; Isaiah 30:29; Isaiah 30:30;...
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Joy — This explains the former metaphor by two words expressing the
same thing, to denote the greatness of the joy. Honour — Instead of
that contempt under which they had lain....