Kens commentary on the book of esther chapter 3

Over 100 years earlier, nebuchadnezzar the king of babylon had attacked jerusalem. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Esther 3, new international version niv the bible app. Esther is the last of the historical books of the bible, so its main character is named esther that is, venus, the morning star, which sheds its light after all the others stars have ceased to shine, and while the sun still delays to rise. Esther 1 commentary old testament matthew henry st. Esther is, among the generality of jews, the best known of all the books of the bible p. After these things king ahasuerus promoted haman, the son of hammedatha the agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him a. Then were the king s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that haman had commanded unto the king s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language.

Our last news of queen esther left her in tears, fasting and praying. It is a deeply profound and moving narrative of historical events that displayed the providence of god. Esther 9, new king james version nkjv the bible app. Esther 3 hamans plot to destroy the jews bible gateway. Public calamities, that oppress the church of god, should affect our hearts more than any private affliction, and it is peculiarly distressing to occasion sufferings to.

Listen to this description in the five megilloth, a jewish commentary published by the soncino press. And of that which they had seen the first letter to which this second refers, must be that sent by mordecai himself. A comparison of studies on the book of esther shows that there are diverse. As with most of the ot writings the author of the book of esther esther meaning star is not mentioned. J vernon mcgee teaches through the whole bible in a way that you can easily understand. Esther wrote with all authority esther and mordecai had the king s license so to do. Esther chapter 5 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. Summary of the use of the book of esther in different communities and texts. Esther 3 after these things king ahasuerus promoted haman. Commentary on the book of esther by matthew henry old. Esther with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Todays sd begins the third chapter in the book of ester and also in the commentary of warren wiersbes book on ester be committed. He, upon a malicious suggestion, obtains an order from the king to have the all massacred upon a certain day, esther 3.

Other sources ascribe the book of esther to ezra or nehemiah. Esther 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The advancement of esther to the position of queen verses 121 a. Esther 34 nkjv hamans conspiracy against the jews bible. Violence and the survival of israel in the book of esther. And all the kings servants who were within the kings gate bowed and paid homage to haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. Esther chapter 3 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. She was brought up at susa by her cousin mordecai, who seems to have held a position among the lower officials of the royal palace. The book of judithconsidered canonical by roman catholics, apocrypha literature by protestants, and noncanon by jewstells the story of the ignominious defeat of the assyrians, an army bent on world domination, by the hand of a hebrew woman judith. If esther fails to act, and both she and mordecai perish, then her family will be wiped out. The events that the first chapter of the book of esther describes happened about 483. Dec 10, 2017 the book of esther, chapter 3, is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. The pride of ahasueruss heart rising with the grandeur of his kingdom, he made an extravagant feast.

In verse 7, haman did what many persians did in the first month, and that was to cast lots to determine the luckiest day of the year for him, that being the day he would stage the slaughter of the jews. He overcame the jews and he took many jews to babylon. The book of esther tells a story of the deliverance of the jewish people. Trace the steps which providence took towards the advancement of mordecai.

Thus the deeds of queen esther cast a ray of light forward into israels history from a dark time. David guzik commentary on esther 3, where haman makes a proposal ahasuerus to destroy the israelites while the king still is unaware of esther being a jew. Chapter three presents the results of this analysis clausebyclause, along with a. Commentaries for esther chapter 3 haman seeks to destroy the jews. In esther chapter 2, king xerxes, a man of extraordinary wealth and power, calms down from the decree he had issued to queen vashti after she refused to attend to him. This order is dispersed through the kingdom, esther 3.

The religion of a jew forbade him to give honours to any mortal man which savoured of idolatry, especially to so wicked a man as haman. This quiz has been designed to test your knowledge about the characters and events from chapter 3 and 4. The gathering together of a harem for king ahasuerus. The last news we had of haman left him in his cups, esther 3. Neither mordecai, esther, nor the feast of purim is mentioned. Intertextual ripples of the book of esther vrije universiteit. After these things, when the wrath of king ahasuerus subsided, he remembered vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. Esther 3 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible.

Big shot 1 after these things king ahasuerus promoted haman, the son of hammedatha the agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him. The jewish historian josephus names mordecai as author of the book. Next chapter of esther the book of esther, chapter 3 we hope that you find the content of the book of esther, chapter 3 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Major ian thomas, in his great little book on esther if i perish, i perish points out that not only is haman a type of the flesh and mordecai a type of the holy spirit, but the king is a type of the soul of man. Were there not some such dark nights, the light of the morning would not be so welcome. Mordecai refuses to give him the honour he demands v. Esther free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. Naturally, being a rather unstable fellow, ahasuerus firesslashdivorces her. Book of esther, a book of the hebrew bible and the christian old testament which is one of the five scrolls in the hebrew bible. After these things the king ahasuerus promoted haman the son of hammedatha the agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat. Storytelling of esther chapters 3 and 4 by robert turnbull and kristen may from the backyard bard. A story of the providence of god in a pagan land page 4 introduction to the book the book of esther is the only book in the bible that does not mention the name of god. Study guide for esther 1 by david guzik blue letter bible.

Esther 3, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. We can only imagine the thrills and challenges of adjusting. Study guide for esther 4 by david guzik blue letter bible. Esther is the last of the historical books of the bible, so its main character is named esther that is, venus, the morning star, which sheds its light after all the other stars have ceased to shine, and while the sun still delays rising. Providence recommends mordecai to the king s favour. Esther represents the purity of the jewish believer in the eyes of the world therefore she is envied she continues the fulfillment of the promise to abraham and this parallels genesis 50 20 and the story of joseph it is the work of god to take a curse and turn it into a blessing galatians 3 ii cor 5 21 it is absurd to wish ill on the world. Esther ester ecter, akin to the zend tstara, the sanskrit stri, the greek aster, a star, esther.

The first lesson we did an overview of the entire book. Studying the book of esther, chapters no greater joy. Go, gather all the jews who are present in shushan, and fast for me. He entitles this chapter an old enemy with a new name, and we are introduced to another of the characters in this drama, haman. Hamans conspiracy against the jews after these things king ahasuerus promoted haman, the son of hammedatha the agagite, and advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him. Most people still do not know that she is a jew, including haman. Thus, the king is easily swayed when haman is in charge. And this book indicates that the jewish population prospered financially and. Mordecai refuses to give him the honour he demands, esther 3. In the hebrew bible, the book of esther is found in the third section of the canon, the writings. Thus, the deeds of queen esther cast a ray of light forward into israels history from a dark time. Esther 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. We are shown a persian emperor, ahasuerus loosely based on xerxes, 485464 b.

In fact the king is capable of making some pretty terrible decisions when haman is holding the reigns. The intervening time had been spent in the expedition to greece. Many battles have been lost because the potential of ones enemy was overlooked. God had a special plan to save the jews from hamans plot esther 3. Esther in her joys, smiled upon by the king and honoured with his company at her banquet of wine, esther 5. The book of esther begins with the queen of king ahasuerusvashtisnubbing the kings request to meet with her. Haman, for his sake, vows to be revenged upon all the jews, esther 3. The information structure of the book of esther in the septuagint by. Esther chapter 3 matthew henry complete commentary on. Chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven s. The religion of a jew forbade him to give honours to any mortal man which savoured of. Therefore they told haman about it to see whether mordecais behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a jew. It is the last of the five scrolls ruth, song of songs, ecclesiastes, lamentations, and esther, and is read at the feast of purim.

Esther 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Esther 7 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries. After these things did king ahasuerus promote haman. The author of the book of esther is unknown, though some attribute the work to mordecai. The events that the first chapter of the book of esther describes happened about 483 bc before christ. Scripture that same day king xerxes gave queen esther the estate of read more the book of esther bible study. He did not always interpret scripture l iterally and so was amillennial he interpreted revelation as a historicist which led him to interpret the. Now he needs to pick a new queen and eventually manages to select esthera comely, young secretly jewish woman who is a part of his harem. A study of the book of esther chapter 3 study questions while esther has all the ingredients for a good story, what makes it even more fascinating is that it is a book of the bible, which means it is a book breathed by god inspired, recorded, and preserved for eternity. In this esther 3 sermon were going to see the two protagonists in this story esther and mordecai live by faith in the unseen god. Its about the story of a hebrew woman named hadassah, known as esther, who becomes the queen of persia and prevent a genocide of her people.

Although we are told nothing about those first years, we can be certain they were filled with wonder for this young woman swept into palace life. A very black and mournful scene here opens, and which threatens the ruin of all the people of god. Esther 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Now he needs to pick a new queen and eventually manages to select esther a comely, young secretly jewish woman who is a part of his harem. Thus, the deeds of queen esther cast a ray of light forward into israel. As a result of her refusal, the kings assistants proposed a search for virgins for the king to choose from. Chapter 3 after these things did king ahasuerus promote haman the son of hammedatha the agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. Esther 3 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Christian commentaries on the book began to emerge in the later medieval period. Esther was a jewish orphan, who became the queen of xerxes, in some respects the greatest of the persian kings. And my nation is this israel, which cried to god, and were saved. Esther 4, new living translation nlt the bible app. Then were the kings scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that haman had commanded unto the kings lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language.