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Verse Esther 5:6. _THE BANQUET OF WINE_] At that part of the banquet
when the _wine_ was introduced....
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THE BANQUET OF WINE - After the meats were removed, it was customary
in Persia to continue the banquet for a considerable time with fruits
and wine. During this part of the feast, the king renewed his...
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ESTHER AND THE KING AND HAMAN'S DELUSION
CHAPTER 5
_ 1. Esther before the king and her request (Esther 5:1)_
2. Haman's delusion (Esther 5:9)
Esther 5:1. On the third day Esther put on her royal ap...
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ESTHER 5. ESTHER OBTAINS THE KING'S FAVOUR AND INVITES HIM WITH HAMAN
TO A BANQUET. Haman's Elation is DASHED BY VEXATION AT MORDECAI'S
REFUSAL TO HONOUR HIM. In Esther 5:1 to Esther 8:3 we read how t...
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WHAT IS THY PETITION? He must have seen that there was something
behind the mere banquet.
PETITION. question.
REQUEST. wish....
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_What is thy petition?_ Esther having hazarded her life, the king
recognises that she has some weighty reason for such an act, and in
the cheerfulness induced by the banquet a frame of mind upon which...
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Esther 5:1-8. Esther's interview with the king
Esther is received graciously. The king, however, obviously guesses
that she has an important object to gain in thus presenting herself,
and so enquires...
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B. Curiosity
TEXT: Esther 5:5-8
5
Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that it may be done as
Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that
Esther had prepared.
6
And...
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_THEN THE KING SAID, CAUSE HAMAN TO MAKE HASTE, THAT HE MAY DO AS
ESTHER HATH SAID. SO THE KING AND HAMAN CAME TO THE BANQUET THAT
ESTHER HAD PREPARED._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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ESTHER'S PETITION TO THE KING
An account of how Esther, being favourably received by the king,
invited him, together with Haman, to a banquet whereat she promised to
make known her petition, and how...
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THE BANQUET OF WINE] This presumably followed the dinner. Herodotus
states that the Persians, though moderate at their meals, were much
addicted to wine....
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GOD IS IN CONTROL
Book of Esther
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 5
V1 On the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing. She stood in
the inner yard of the king’s palace. This yard was in front of the
ki...
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THE BANQUET OF WINE. — The continuation of the banquet of Esther 5:5
: the dessert, so to speak....
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וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר הַ מֶּ֤לֶךְ לְ אֶסְתֵּר֙
בְּ
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HATRED BREEDS CRIME
Esther 5:1
Thus the soul clad in the royal garments of Christ's righteousness
stands in the throne-room with its request. It has already obtained
favor, for has it not been accept...
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Here we have the story of Esther's venture and its success. Things
might have been very different, but the graciousness of the king,
notwithstanding Esther's violation of the law of the palace, was
un...
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And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of (d) wine, What [is]
thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what [is] thy request?
even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
(d) B...
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_Wine. The Persians did not drink till the end of the feast, (as the
Turks are said to do at present. Tavernier) when they fall upon wine
without any moderation. (\'c6lian, Hist. xii. 1.)_...
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(6) And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy
petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even
to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed. (7) Then a...
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Grace Given
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Last week we heard Mordecai say what is considered the most famous
verse from the book of Esther: Esther 4:14 (NKJV) "For if you remain
completely silent at this time,...
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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 SAID UNTO ESTHER AT THE BANQUET OF WINE,.... For such it
seems the banquet was she prepared; it was not properly a meal,
neither dinner nor supper, but a drinking bout; or, however, it wa...
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And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What [is] thy
petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what [is] thy request?
even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
Ver. 6. _...
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_The banquet of wine_ So called, because it consisted not of meats,
which probably the king had plentifully eaten before, but of fruits
and wines; which banquets were very frequent among the Persians,...
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And the king, feeling that there was something very important that
Esther wished to discuss with him and request of him, SAID UNTO ESTHER
AT THE BANQUET OF WINE, when they had reached that part of the...
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Esther's Invitation To The King...
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ESTHER'S BANQUET
(vv. 1-8)
After the three days of fasting, Esther's courage enabled her to enter
the inner court of the king's palace, clothed in her royal robes. The
king was sitting on his throne...
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1-8 Esther having had power with God, and prevailing, like Jacob, had
power with men too. He that will lose his life for God, shall save it,
or find it in a better life. The king encouraged her. Let...
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AT THE BANQUET OF WINE; either,
1. At the latter end of the feast, when they used to drink wine more
freely, whereas in the former part most of their drink was water. Or,
2. At her banquet; which is...
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Esther 5:6 banquet H4960 wine H3196 king H4428 said H559 (H8799)
Esther H635 petition H7596 granted H5414 ...
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CONTENTS: Esther's courage in proceeding to obtain favor.
CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Esther, Haman, Mordecai, Zeresh.
CONCLUSION: If we have had power with God in prayer we shall find
favor with men in...
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Esther 5:1. On _the third day,_ of the fast: Esther 4:16.
Esther 5:3. _To the half of the kingdom._ This was a word of grace
after the manner of kings. So Herod said to Herodias when she had
pleased h...
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_Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal
apparel _
THERE IS NOTHING STATIONARY
“Now it came to pass.
” These words call for special notice in a book which strikingly
illus...
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ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 5:4 THE FEAST THAT I WILL PREPARE. Another
feast, on the following day. Esther puts Haman further off guard, and
makes sure the king is in the best possible mood, before making h...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ESTHER 5:6. AND THE KING SAID UNTO ESTHER AT THE BANQUET OF WINE]
After the meats were removed it was customary in Persia to continue
the banquet for a considerable time with fruits...
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EXPOSITION
AHASUERUS RECEIVING ESTHER FAVOURABLY, SHE INVITES HIM AND HAMAN TO A
BANQUET. ALLOWED TO ASK WHATEVER BOON SHE LIKES, SHE INVITES
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Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal
apparel, and she stood in the inner court of the king's house: and the
king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal house. And i...
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Esther 5:3; Esther 7:2; Esther 9:12...