ESTHER CHAPTER 6 Ahasuerus's sleep being taken from him, he commands the chronicles to be read, ESTHER 6:1. And reading of Mordecai's discovery of the plot against his life, asks what honour had been done to him, ESTHER 6:2,3. Haman coming to the king to have Mordecai hanged, unawares gives counsel... [ Continue Reading ]
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He hath had no recompence for this great and good service; which might happen, either through the king's forgetfulness, or through the envy of the courtiers, or because he was a Jew, and therefore odious and contemptible.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAMAN WAS COME EARLY in the morning, because his malice probably would not suffer him to sleep; and he was impatient till he had executed his desired revenge; and he was resolved to watch for the very first opportunity of speaking to the king, before he was engaged in other matters. INTO THE OUTWARD... [ Continue Reading ]
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The king names none, because he would have the more impartial answer. And probably he knew nothing of the difference between Haman and Mordecai. HAMAN THOUGHT IN HIS HEART; as indeed he had great reason to presume, because he had not yet forfeited that favour which the king had showed to him above a... [ Continue Reading ]
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THE ROYAL APPAREL; his outward garment, which was made of purple, interwoven with gold, as Justin and Curtius relate. The horse that the king rideth upon usually; which was well known, both by his excellency, and especially by his peculiar trappings and ornaments: compare 1 KINGS 1:33. UPON HIS HEAD... [ Continue Reading ]
PROCLAIM BEFORE HIM, i.e. cause this to be proclaimed, to wit, by some public officer appointed for that service. Compare GENESIS 41:43.... [ Continue Reading ]
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He proclaimed this either himself, or by the officer.... [ Continue Reading ]
TO THE KING'S GATE; to his former place and office; showing that as he was not overwhelmed by Haman's threats and malicious design, as appears by ESTHER 5:9; so now he was not puffed up with all this honour. Besides, he came thither to attend the issue of the main business, and to be at hand to assi... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS WISE MEN; the magicians, whom after the Persian manner he had called together to consult with upon this great and strange emergency. IF MORDECAI BE OF THE SEED OF THE JEWS; which they were told, and was generally supposed; but they were not infallibly sure of it. Thou shalt not prevail against h... [ Continue Reading ]
He was now slack to go thither, by reason of the great dejection of his own mind, and the fear of a worse entertainment from the king and queen than he had formerly received.... [ Continue Reading ]