"Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?"
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Verse Esther 7:5. _WHO IS HE, AND WHERE IS HE_] There is a wonderful
abruptness and confusion in the original words, highly expressive of
the state of mind in which the king then was:
מי הוא זה ואי ז...
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THE SECOND BANQUET AND HAMAN'S MISERABLE END
CHAPTER 7
_ 1. The second banquet and Esther's petition (Esther 7:1)_
2. Haman's exposure (Esther 7:5)
3. Haman's miserable end (Esther 7:7)
Esther 7:1...
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ESTHER 7. ESTHER ACCUSES HAMAN, AND HE IS HANGED ON THE GIBBET HE HAD
PREPARED FOR MORDECAI. On the same day, at her second drinking-feast,
Esther suddenly bursts out in impassioned denunciation of Ha...
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ANSWERED AND SAID. Note the idiom. threatened and said. See note on
Deuteronomy 1:41.
WHO IS HE, AND WHERE IS HE... ? This is the fifth Acrostic, which
gives (not Jehovah but) the Divine Name "I AM...
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VIII. Plea of Esther, Esther 7:1-10
A. Massacre Disclosed
TEXT: Esther 7:1-6
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So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
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And the king said again unto Esther on the second da...
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_THEN THE KING AHASUERUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO ESTHER THE QUEEN, WHO
IS HE, AND WHERE IS HE, THAT DURST PRESUME IN HIS HEART TO DO SO?_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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THE EXECUTION OF HAMAN
4. We are sold] an allusion to Haman's tender of 10,000 talents
(href='190 3:9'>Est 3:9). ALTHOUGH THE ENEMY, etc.] The rendering is
uncertain; RV 'although the adversary could...
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GOD IS IN CONTROL
Book of Esther
_ROBERT BRYCE_
CHAPTER 7
V1 So the king and Haman came to dine with Queen Esther. V2 As they
were drinking wine, on that second day, the king said to Esther again,...
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וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַ מֶּ֣לֶךְ
אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔ושׁ וַ יֹּ֖אמֶר לְ
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַ מַּלְכָּ֑ה מִ֣י ה֥וּא
זֶה֙...
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HAMAN
Esther 3:1; Esther 5:9; Esther 7:5
HAMAN is the Judas of Israel. Not that his conduct or his place in
history would bring him into comparison with the traitor apostle, for
he was an open foe an...
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CRAFT OVERREACHES ITSELF
Esther 7:1
Esther had prayed, as we have seen, Esther 4:16, but she acted also.
She took such measures as were possible, to gain the king's favor, to
awaken his curiosity, an...
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Events now moved rapidly forward. By the way of the banquet Haman
passed to the gallows. It was a fierce and terrible judgment, and yet
characterized by poetic justice. The man who for no reason other...
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_What. Hebrew, "where, who durst entertain this design?" (Haydock)_...
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(5) Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen,
Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
No doubt the king must have been greatly surprised at the na...
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A Banquet Turned Sour
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I. INTRODUCTION
A. Last week in our study of Esther, we saw the pride of Haman
becoming his own destruction!
1. Haman told Xerxes what he thought the king should do to hono...
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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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THEN THE KING AHASUERUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO ESTHER THE QUEEN,....
The words in the original text lie thus, "and the King Ahasuerus said,
and he said to Esther the queen"; which doubling of the word...
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Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who
is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
Ver. 5. _Then the king Ahasuerus answered, &c._] It seems he did...
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_Then the king said, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in
his heart to do so?_ What! contrive the murder of the queen and all
her friends? Is there such a man, or such a monster, rather,...
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ESTHER PLEADS FOR HER PEOPLE...
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HAMAN HANGED ON HIS OWN GALLOWS
(vv. 1-10)
At Esther's second banquet the king asked her to make whatever
petition she desired, with the promise that he would grant it to
her.What a surprise it wou...
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THAT DURST PRESUME IN HIS HEART:
_ Heb._ whose heart hath filled him...
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1-6 If the love of life causes earnest pleadings with those that can
only kill the body, how fervent should our prayers be to Him, who is
able to destroy both body and soul in hell! How should we pray...
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WHO IS HE? and WHERE IS HE? The expressions are short and doubled, as
proceeding from a discomposed and enraged mind. TO DO SO, i.e. to
circumvent me, and by subtlety to procure an irrevocable decree,...
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Esther 7:5 King H4428 Ahasuerus H325 answered H559 (H8799) said H559
(H8799) Queen H4436 Esther H635 presume H4390 (H8804) heart H3820 do
H6213 (H8800)
Who is he - Genesis 27:33; Job 9:24
that durst...
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CONTENTS: Esther's banquet and the hanging of Haman.
CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Esther, Haman, Harbonah.
CONCLUSION: Mischief is sure to return upon the person himself who
contrives it. The wicked shall...
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Esther 7:4. _The king's damage,_ in the loss of subjects and of
revenue.
Esther 7:8. _They covered Haman's face;_ an indignity done only to
persons condemned to die.
Esther 7:9. _Hang him thereon._...
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_What is thy petition, queen Esther?_
ESTHER’S PETITION
1. When called to speak for God and His people, we must summon up our
courage, and act with becoming confidence and decision. Had Esther
held...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ESTHER 7:5. WHO IS HE] Ahasuerus could not really have doubted; but he
affects to doubt, that he may express his anger at the act, apart from
all personal considerations.—_Rawlinson_...
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EXPOSITION
AT THE SECOND BANQUET ESTHER DENOUNCES HAMAN, AND THE KING CONDEMNS
HIM TO BE IMPALED ON THE CROSS PREPARED FOR HAMAN (Esther 7:1). Esther
had promised to make her true petition at the seco...
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So Haman came in, but he was really troubled by this whole experience.
And so, Esther prepared another beautiful banquet for the king, and
again, the king in his generous mood said, "Esther, what do y...
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Acts 5:3; Genesis 27:33; Job 9:24...
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Who, &c. — The expressions are short and doubled, as proceeding from
a discomposed and enraged mind. Durst — That is, to circumvent me,
and procure a decree, whereby not only my estate should be so mu...