"And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royalb wine in abundance, according to the state of the king."
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Verse Esther 1:7. _VESSELS BEING DIVERSE_] They had different services
of _plate_....
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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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THE VESSELS. Note the frequent _Parentheses_ (App-6) in verses: Esther
1:1; Esther 1:7; Esther 1:13; Esther 1:14; Esther 1:20.
WINE. Hebrew. _yayin._ App-27....
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_vessels of gold_ Many such were captured by the Greeks in the Persian
camp near Plataea.
_the vessels being diverse one from another_ This seems to be noted as
an unusual circumstance. In the repres...
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ROYAL WINE IN ABUNDANCE— See on Joel 1:5....
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I. Pageant of Xerxes, Esther 1:1-22
A. Display
TEXT: Esther 1:1-8
1
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus who
reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and s...
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_AND THEY GAVE THEM DRINK IN VESSELS OF GOLD, (THE VESSELS BEING
DIVERSE ONE FROM ANOTHER,) AND ROYAL WINE IN ABUNDANCE, ACCORDING TO
THE STATE OF THE KING._
They gave them drink in vessels of gold....
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1:7 bounty. (b-25) Or 'power;' lit. 'hand;' and so ch. 2.18....
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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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IN VESSELS OF GOLD. — This shows the immense treasures in the hand
of the Persian king, when the whole population of Susa could be thus
accommodated.
ROYAL WINE. — Perhaps wine of Helbon (Ezekiel 27:...
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וְ הַשְׁקֹות֙ בִּ כְלֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב וְ
כֵלִ֖ים מִ כֵּלִ֣ים שֹׁונִ֑ים וְ
יֵ֥ין מַלְכ֛וּת רָ֖ב...
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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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And they gave [them] drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being
diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to
the (e) state of the king.
(e) As was befitting for so magnifice...
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_Vessels. When Lysanias had taken the camp of Mardonius, and beheld
the rich vessels, he could not help expressing a surprise that people
possessing such advantages, should come to molest the Lacedemo...
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(2) That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of
his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, (3) In the third year of
his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his serv...
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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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THEY GAVE THEM DRINK IN VESSELS OF GOLD, THE VESSELS BEING DIVERS ONE
FROM ANOTHER,.... In the pattern and workmanship of them, though of
the same metal, which diversity made the festival the more gra...
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And they gave [them] drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being
diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to
the state of the king.
Ver. 7. _And they gave them drink_] Think...
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The King's Banquet...
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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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ROYAL WINE:
_ Heb._ wine of the kingdom
STATE OF THE KING:
_ Heb._ according to the hand of the king...
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1-9 The pride of Ahasuerus's heart rising with the grandeur of his
kingdom, he made an extravagant feast. This was vain glory. Better is
a dinner of herbs with quietness, than this banquet of wine, wi...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Esther 1:7 drinks H8248 (H8687) golden H2091 vessels H3627 vessel
H3627 different H8138 (H8802) other H3627 royal H4438 wine H3196
abundance H7227 generosity H3027 king H4428
vessels of gold - 1 King...
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Esther 1:1
_(with Philippians 4:5)_
I. The book of Esther is to be held in everlasting remembrance, if
only as showing to all ages and to all peoples how much the heavenly
love and care concern them...
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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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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 1:7. ROYAL WINE] A very costly wine, called the Chalybonian
wine, that the Persian kings used to drink.
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH. Esther 1:7
UNWISE LIBERALITY, BUT A...
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THE GREAT FEAST OF KING AHASUERUS AT SUSA, AND THE DISGRACE OF VASHTI
EXPOSITION
THE GREAT FEAST (Esther 1:1). King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) in the third
year of his reign, which was B.C. 484-483, entertai...
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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 Kings 10:21; 2 Chronicles 9:20; Daniel 5:2...
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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...