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Verse Esther 7:8. _WILL HE FORCE THE QUEEN_] On the king's return he
found him at the queen's knees; and, professing to think that he
intended to do violence to her honour, used the above expressions;...
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THE SECOND BANQUET AND HAMAN'S MISERABLE END
CHAPTER 7
_ 1. The second banquet and Esther's petition (Esther 7:1)_
2. Haman's exposure (Esther 7:5)
3. Haman's miserable end (Esther 7:7)...
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ESTHER 7. ESTHER ACCUSES HAMAN, AND HE IS HANGED ON THE GIBBET HE HAD
PREPARED FOR MORDECAI. On the same day, at her second drinking-feast,
Esther suddenly bursts out in impassioned denunciation of Ha...
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BED. couch.
WILL HE FORCE... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._...
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_the word_ This seems to refer to the speech just preceding. It was
clear to the attendants, without any more specific utterance on the
king's part, that Haman was doomed to death.
_they covered Haman...
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HAMAN WAS FALLEN UPON THE BED WHEREON ESTHER WAS— It was a custom
among the Persians, as well as other nations, to sit, or rather lie,
upon beds when they ate or drank; and therefore, when Haman fell...
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B. Minister Doomed
TEXT: Esther 7:7-10
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And the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into
the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to
Esther the quee...
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_THEN THE KING RETURNED OUT OF THE PALACE GARDEN INTO THE PLACE OF THE
BANQUET OF WINE; AND HAMAN WAS FALLEN UPON THE BED WHEREON ESTHER WAS.
THEN SAID THE KING, WILL HE FORCE THE QUEEN ALSO BEFORE ME...
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THE EXECUTION OF HAMAN
4. We are sold] an allusion to Haman's tender of 10,000 talents
(href='190 3:9'>Est 3:9). ALTHOUGH THE ENEMY, etc.] The rendering is
uncertain; RV 'although the adversary could...
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THE BED] RV 'the couch,' on which Esther was reclining at the table.
THEY COVERED HAMAN'S FACE] preparatory to his execution....
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GOD IS IN CONTROL
Book of Esther
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 7
V1 So the king and Haman came to dine with Queen Esther. V2 As they
were drinking wine, on that second day, the king said to Esther again...
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THE BED — _i.e.,_ the couch on which she had been reclining at the
banquet. This was the customary posture at meals, not only of the
Persians, but also of the Greeks and Romans, and of the later Jews....
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וְ הַ מֶּ֡לֶךְ שָׁב֩ מִ גִּנַּ֨ת הַ
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HAMAN
Esther 3:1; Esther 5:9; Esther 7:5
HAMAN is the Judas of Israel. Not that his conduct or his place in
history would bring him into comparison with the traitor apostle, for
he was an open foe an...
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CRAFT OVERREACHES ITSELF
Esther 7:1
Esther had prayed, as we have seen, Esther 4:16, but she acted also.
She took such measures as were possible, to gain the king's favor, to
awaken his curiosity, an...
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Events now moved rapidly forward. By the way of the banquet Haman
passed to the gallows. It was a fierce and terrible judgment, and yet
characterized by poetic justice. The man who for no reason other...
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Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the
banquet of wine; and Haman was (d) fallen upon the bed whereon Esther
[was]. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also befo...
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My own. Hebrew, "will he force....in the house?" (Haydock) --- Those
who know with what jealousy the Persians treated their wives, so at to
punish with death those who crossed the road before the quee...
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(7) В¶ And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath
went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for
his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil
deter...
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A Banquet Turned Sour
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. Last week in our study of Esther, we saw the pride of Haman
becoming his own destruction!
1. Haman told Xerxes what he thought the king should do to hono...
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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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THEN THE KING RETURNED OUT OF THE PALACE GARDEN INTO THE PLACE OF THE
BANQUET OF WINE,.... Being a little cooler, and more composed in his
mind, see Esther 1:5
AND HAMAN WAS FALLEN UPON THE BED WHERE...
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Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the
banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther
[was]. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before m...
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_Then the king returned out of the palace garden_ Yet more exasperated
than when he went into it. The more he thought of Haman's conduct, the
more enraged he was against him. _Haman was fallen upon th...
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Then the king returned out of the palace garden, where he had gone to
recover from the first burst of anger, INTO THE PLACE OF THE BANQUET
OF WINE; AND HAMAN WAS FALLEN UPON THE BED WHEREON ESTHER WAS...
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HAMAN HANGED ON HIS OWN GALLOWS...
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HAMAN HANGED ON HIS OWN GALLOWS
(vv. 1-10)
At Esther's second banquet the king asked her to make whatever
petition she desired, with the promise that he would grant it to
her.What a surprise it woul...
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BEFORE ME:
_ Heb._ with me...
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7-10 The king was angry: those that do things with self-will, reflect
upon them afterward with self-reproach. When angry, we should pause
before we come to any resolution, and thus rule our own spiri...
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UPON THE BED; or, _by_ or _beside the bed_; on which the queen sat at
meat, after the manner; where he was fallen upon his knees, and upon
the ground, at her feet, as humble suppliants used to do, and...
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Esther 7:8 king H4428 returned H7725 (H8804) palace H1055 garden H1594
place H1004 banquet H4960 wine H3196 Haman...
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CONTENTS: Esther's banquet and the hanging of Haman.
CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Esther, Haman, Harbonah.
CONCLUSION: Mischief is sure to return upon the person himself who
contrives it. The wicked shall...
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Esther 7:4. _The king's damage,_ in the loss of subjects and of
revenue.
Esther 7:8. _They covered Haman's face;_ an indignity done only to
persons condemned to die.
Esther 7:9. _Hang him thereon._...
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_And the king, arising from the banquet._
UNEXPECTED RESULTS
Man’s calculation is always upon the result of his own forethought
and skill. There is to be a sure success from the wisdom of his plans....
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ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 7:8 FALLING ON THE COUCH. Haman was probably
kneeling, perhaps with his hands or arms on the couch, probably
seeking mercy from Esther. But the king takes Haman’s move as an
ASSA...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ESTHER 7:7.] The king went into the palace garden in order to recover
from the first burst of anger, and to consider what was to be done
with Haman. He stood up and besought Esther t...
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EXPOSITION
AT THE SECOND BANQUET ESTHER DENOUNCES HAMAN, AND THE KING CONDEMNS
HIM TO BE IMPALED ON THE CROSS PREPARED FOR HAM
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So Haman came in, but he was really troubled by this whole experience.
And so, Esther prepared another beautiful banquet for the king, and
again, the king in his generous mood said, "Esther, what do y...
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Esther 1:6; Esther 6:12; Isaiah 22:17; Isaiah 49:23; Job 9:24...
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Bed — On which the queen sat at meat. Force — Will he attempt my
queen's chastity, as he hath already attempted her life! He speaks not
this out of real jealousy, but from an exasperated mind, which t...