Esther 8:1-17
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
TOOK OFF HIS RING, etc.] The bestowal of the ring implied that Mordecai was appointed to be a minister of State, since the ring was used for giving authority to royal decrees (see href='190 8:8'>Est 8:8): cp. Genesis 41:42.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN THE KING HELD OUT] This seems to imply that Esther had approached the king unbidden: see Esther 4:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
BECAME JEWS] i.e. proselytes. BEHOLD, I HAVE GIVEN, etc.] The king mentions this to show that his denial of her request to reverse the letters of Haman (href='190 8:5'>Est 8:5) was due not to lack of desire, but lack of ability to meet her wishes.... [ Continue Reading ]
WRITE YE ALSO] The letters written by Haman and sealed with the king's ring could not be reversed as Esther had requested (href='190 8:5'>Est 8:5), but she and Mordecai could be empowered, as Haman had previously been (href='190 3:11-12'>Est 3:11-12), to write such letters as they might think expedi... [ Continue Reading ]
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).... [ Continue Reading ]
RIDERS ON MULES, etc.] RV 'riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud.'... [ Continue Reading ]
IN ROYAL APPAREL] not the same as that described in Esther 6:8, but a dress befitting the high office to which he had been appointed. His present magnificence was in striking contrast to his previous distress and humiliation (href='190 4:1'>Est 4:1). A GREAT CROWN OF GOLD] i.e. a circlet, indicativ... [ Continue Reading ]