"On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlainsc that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,"
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Verse Esther 1:10. _HE COMMANDED MEHUMAN_] All these are doubtless
_Persian_ names; but so disguised by passing through a Hebrew medium,
that some of them can scarcely be known. [Persian] _Mehuman_ si...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
THE BANQUETS AND QUEEN VASHTI DISOWNED
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The first feast of the king (Esther 1:1)_
2. The king's feast unto all the people (Esther 1:5)
3. The queen's feast...
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ESTHER 1. THE ROYAL FEAST. VASHTI'S DISOBEDIENCE AND DEGRADATION. The
opening words in MT (and it came to pass) are in good Heb style, which
shows that an able scribe wrote here. But they prove that s...
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COMMANDED. Hebrew. _'amar._ So rendered in verses: Esther 1:1; Esther
1:15; Esther 1:17; Esther 2:20; Esther 4:13; Esther 6:1; Esther 9:14;
Esther 9:25. Note the different words rendered "command" and...
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Vashti's disgrace
10. _he commanded Mehuman etc._ The names of the seven chamberlains,
or rather, eunuchs, who were sent to fetch Vashti, vary much in their
form in the LXX. and other versions. Their...
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B. Defiance
TEXT: Esther 1:9-12
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Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house
which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
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On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry...
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_ON THE SEVENTH DAY, WHEN THE HEART OF THE KING WAS MERRY WITH WINE,
HE COMMANDED MEHUMAN, BIZTHA, HARBONA, BIGTHA, AND ABAGTHA, ZETHAR,
AND CARCAS, THE SEVEN CHAMBERLAINS THAT SERVED IN THE PRESENCE...
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1:10 chamberlains (c-26) Or 'eunuchs;' and so vers. 12,15, &c....
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THE DISOBEDIENCE AND DISGRACE OF QUEEN VASHTI
1. Ahasuerus] LXX has 'Artaxerxes,' but probably 'Xerxes,' the son of
Darius Hystaspis, is meant, who succeeded his father in 485 b.c.
INDIA.. ETHIOPIA]...
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GOD IS IN CONTROL
Book of Esther
_ROBERT BRYCE_
ABOUT THE BOOK OF ESTHER
The events that the first chapter of the book of Esther describes
happened about 483 BC (Before Christ). Over 100 years ea...
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WAS MERRY WITH WINE. — The habit of the Persians to indulge in wine
to excess may be inferred from Esther 1:8.
CHAMBERLAINS. — Literally, _eunuchs._ The names of the men, whatever
they may be, are ap...
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בַּ † יֹּום֙ הַ שְּׁבִיעִ֔י כְּ טֹ֥וב
לֵב ־הַ מֶּ֖לֶךְ בַּ † יָּ֑יִן אָמַ֡ר
לִ֠...
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AHASUERUS AND VASHTI
Esther 1:1
THE character of Ahasuerus illustrates the Nemesis of absolutism, by
showing how unlimited power is crushed and dissolved beneath the
weight of its own immensity. The...
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VASHTI'S NOBLE REFUSAL
Esther 1:1
The book opens with a royal festival, which lasted for six months,
Esther 1:1. Perhaps the princes came up from their governments to
partake of it in rotation. It fi...
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The events recorded in the Book of Esther occurred between the
completion of the Temple and the mission of Ezra (between Ezra 6:1;
Ezr 7:1-28). In all likelihood the narrative, as we have it, was take...
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On the (g) seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with
wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha,
Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presen...
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_Wine. From the king's excess, and the haughtiness of Vasthi, God took
occasion to advance Esther, and to deliver his people. (Calmet) ---
Mauman. Septuagint, "Aman." (Tirinus) --- But the names vary....
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(10) В¶ On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry
with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha,
Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the pr...
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Introduction to Esther
I. INTRODUCTION
A. As we begin the book of Esther, it is appropriate to "set it up" by
way of little history.
1. The book was written approximately 465 years before the birth...
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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
unackno...
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ON THE SEVENTH DAY,.... Of the feast, the last day of it, which the
Rabbins, as Jarchi observes, say was the sabbath day, and so the
Targum:
WHEN THE HEART OF THE KING WAS MERRY WITH WINE; when he wa...
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On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he
commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and
Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence o...
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Vashti's Insubordination and its Punishment...
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THE FIRST FEAST OF THE KING
(vv. 1-4)
Ahasuerus was a name given to the chief king of Persia.The Ahasuerus
of verse 1 is recorded in history as Xerxes 1. His empire extended
over a very large area,...
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CHAMBERLAINS:
Or, Eunuchs...
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10-22 Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons
of peculiar festivity often end in vexation. Superiors should be
careful not to command what may reasonably be disobeyed. But when...
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CHAMBERLAINS, or _eunuchs_; which were much in use and in favour in
the eastern courts, and particularly with the Persian emperors, as
ancient histories inform us....
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Esther 1:10 seventh H7637 day H3117 heart H3820 king H4428 merry H2896
wine H3196 commanded H559 (H8804) Mehuman H4104 Biztha H968 Harbona
H2726 Bigtha H903 Abagtha H5 Zethar H2242 Carcas H3752 seven...
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CHAMBERLAINS
Or, enunchs....
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CONTENTS: Ahasuerus' great feast and the story of Vashti.
CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Vashti, Memucan, Carshena, Shethar, Admatha,
Tarshish, Meres, Marsena.
CONCLUSION: Better is a dinner of herbs with q...
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Esther 1:1. _From India even to Ethiopia._ Darius the Mede appointed
one hundred and twenty governors. Hence it appears that this
Ahasuérus, the Xerxes Longimanus of Herodotus, had enlarged his
conque...
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_When the heart of the king was merry with wine._
INTOXICATION
There is a difference between not being intoxicated and being sober. A
person may be able to speak and to walk, and yet may be guilty o...
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ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 1:1 Introduction. The author sets the scene
for the main action by describing Queen Vashti’s downfall (Esther
1:1), her replacement by Esther (Esther 2:1), and how Mordecai
preve...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ESTHER 1:12. VASHTI REFUSED TO COME] It was regarded as something
unheard of if the queen appeared in public unveiled.—_Lange_. Vashti
means the best.
ESTHER 1:13. WHICH KNEW THE TI...
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EXPOSITION
THE DISGRACE OF VASHTI (Esther 1:10).
On the seventh day of the feast "to all in Shushan" (Esther 1:5), the
king having excited himself with drink, took it into his head to send
a message...
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Let us turn to the book of Esther for our study.
The book of Esther is not in a chronological order in these books of
history. If the book of Esther were placed in a chronological order,
it would have...
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1 Samuel 25:36; 1 Samuel 25:37; 2 Samuel 13:28; Daniel 1:18; Daniel
1:19; Daniel 1:3; Ecclesiastes 10:19; Ecclesiastes 7:2; Ephesians
5:18;...
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How could Esther participate in a pagan beauty contest?
PROBLEM: It is evident that Esther was selected by God as His
instrument to deliver Israel from evil at the appointed time (Esther
4:14). Howev...