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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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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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C. Decree
TEXT: Esther 1:13-22
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Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was
the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment;
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and the next unto him were Carshe...
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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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וַ יִּיטַב֙ הַ דָּבָ֔ר בְּ עֵינֵ֥י הַ
מֶּ֖לֶךְ וְ הַ שָּׂרִ֑ים וַ יַּ֥עַשׂ
הַ...
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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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_Counsel. It was very inconclusive; (Menochius) and even supposing the
queen were guilty of some indiscretion, the punishment was too severe.
(Menochius) (Grotius, v. 11) (Haydock)_...
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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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AND THE SAYING PLEASED THE KING AND THE PRINCES,.... The king, and the
other six princes and counsellors, approved of the proposal, and
unanimously agreed to it:
AND THE KING DID ACCORDING TO THE WOR...
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And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did
according to the word of Memucan:
Ver. 21. _And the saying pleased the king_] Pity but itching ears
should have clawing counsellors....
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_All the wives shall give to their husbands honour_, &c. None will
dare to disobey, when they hear that the greatness of the queen could
not preserve her from such a heavy punishment. _The saying plea...
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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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PLEASED THE KING:
_ Heb._ was good in the eyes of the king...
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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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THE SAYING PLEASED THE KING AND THE PRINCES; partly because their own
authority and interest was concerned in it; and especially by the
singular providence of God, who designed to bring about his own...
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Esther 1:21 reply H1697 pleased H3190 (H8799) H5869 king H4428 princes
H8269 king H4428 did H6213 (H8799) word H1697 Memucan H4462
pleased the king - Heb. was good in the eyes of the king, Esther 1:1...
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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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_And Memucan answered before the king._
HASTY COUNSELLORS
If they had been wise, as counsellors ought to be, they would have
been in no haste to give judgment in a matter so important as that
which...
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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 1:22. ACCORDING TO THE LANGUAGE OF THE PEOPLE] Obscure. The
native tongue of the head of the house to be used in the family.
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH. Esther 1:21
VA...
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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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Esther 1:19; Esther 2:4; Genesis 41:37...