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Verse Esther 8:9. _THE MONTH SIVAN_] This answers to a part of our
_May_ and _June_....
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Sivan corresponds nearly to our June; it was the second month from the
issue of the first edict Esther 3:12....
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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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COMMANDED UNTO. charged. Hebrew. _zavah._ See note on "law", Esther
3:2....
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In the Hebrew this is the longest verse in the Hagiographa, consisting
of 43 words and 192 letters. It may be added that the longest in the
Prophets is Jeremiah 21:7, consisting of 42 words and 160 le...
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C. Massacre Resisted
TEXT: Esther 8:9-14
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Then were the king's scribes called at that time, in the third month,
which is the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and
it was written...
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_THEN WERE THE KING'S SCRIBES CALLED AT THAT TIME IN THE THIRD MONTH,
THAT IS, THE MONTH SIVAN, ON THE THREE AND TWENTIETH DAY THEREOF; AND
IT WAS WRITTEN ACCORDING TO ALL THAT MORDECAI COMMANDED UNTO...
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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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THE THIRD MONTH] i.e. May-June. Rather more than two months had
elapsed since Haman's letters had been despatched (href='190 3:12'>Est
3:12)....
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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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THE MONTH SIVAN. — This name also occurs in Bar. 1:8. Sivan began
with the new moon in May. Rather more than two months had thus passed
since the first edict had been sent out.
LIEUTENANTS. — Satraps...
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וַ יִּקָּרְא֣וּ סֹפְרֵֽי ־הַ מֶּ֣לֶךְ
בָּֽ †...
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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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Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month,
that [is], the month (f) Sivan, on the three and twentieth [day]
thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai command...
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CHAPTER VIII.
_ Third. Roman Septuagint, "first....Nisan," ten days after Aman's
decree, who seems to have been presently brought to judgment. Yet two
whole months might easily elapse, (Calmet) and t...
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(9) Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third
month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day
thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded
u...
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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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THEN WERE THE KING'S SCRIBES CALLED AT THAT TIME,.... As they were to
write the former letter, Esther 3:12,
IN THE THIRD MONTH, THAT IS THE MONTH SIVAN, ON THE THREE AND
TWENTIETH DAY THEREOF; which...
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Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month,
that [is], the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth [day] thereof;
and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded u...
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_On the three and twentieth day thereof_ Which was above two months
after the former decree. All which time God suffered the Jews to lie
under the terror of this dreadful day, that they might be more...
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THE DECREE OF AHASUERUS AND ITS EFFECT...
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Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month,
that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof,
fully two months after Haman's edict of extermination; AND IT WAS...
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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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3-14 It was time to be earnest, when the church of God was at stake.
Esther, though safe herself, fell down and begged for the deliverance
of her people. We read of no tears when she begged for her o...
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IN THE THIRD MONTH, ON THE THREE AND TWENTIETH DAY THEREOF; which was
above two months after the former decree; all which time God suffered
the Jews to lie under the terror of this dreadful day partly...
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THIRD MONTH
That is, June....
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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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_Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen._
A MONARCH’S IMBECILITY
Always distrust the man who is the victim of circumstances. Great men
make their circumstances and little men are made by...
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ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 8:9 SIVAN. The third month of the Jewish
religious calendar, in late spring.
⇐...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ESTHER 8:10.] Posts on horseback. On horseback, on coursers,
government coursers, the sons of the stud.—_Keil_. SENT LETTERS BY
POSTS] This is one of many intimations in this book cal...
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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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1 Corinthians 14:9; 2 Kings 18:26; Daniel 4:1; Daniel 6:1; Esther 1:1
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Then — Which was above two months after the former decree. All which
time God suffered the Jews to lie under the error of this dreadful
day, that they might be more throughly humbled for, and purged f...