Informed commentary on the book of esther chapter 3

Chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven s. Megillat esther the book of esther, compiled by rabbi yosef marcus. 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. Bible study from the book of esther looking at haman, the enemy of the jews, and how he is as a picture of the flesh. Article online only, never in print we have prepared this home bible study for you to do by yourself or in the fellowship of other women. Esther chap 3 series contributed by jack martin on mar 1, 2004 message contributor. At least, we have not seen a scripture where he knew. She sent clothing to him to replace the burlap, but he refused it.

The book of esther the book of esther describes the jewish heroine esther, who saved the jewish people in persia from annihilation during the reign of king xerxes i. Esther, at length, surprises the king with a petition, not for wealth or honour, or the preferment of some of her friends to some high post, which the king expected, but for the preservation of herself and her countrymen from death and destruction, esther 7. Esther then informed the king of it in mordechais name. The king is informed of the slaughter in shushan, 11. This chapter gives an account of the promotion of haman, and of the mortification of him by mordecai, who refused to bow to him, upon which he vowed revenge on him, and on all his people the jews, esther 3.

Esther 1 commentary old testament matthew henry st. 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. I always appreciate it when there is clear consensus on the best commentary on any given book of the bible. His prophets, the jews were exiled in three stages by nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon. The prophet samuel killed agag, but not before informing saul that his disobedience would. Esther 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. On the thirteenth of the month adar the jews destroy their enemies, and the governors of the provinces assist them, 15. Neither mordecai, esther, nor the feast of purim is mentioned. This quiz has been designed to test your knowledge about the characters and events from chapter 3 and 4. Were there not some such dark nights, the light of the morning would not be so welcome. Here is the story of esther through a summary of each of the 10 chapters. Esther questions and answers all chapters new king james. The persians had been good to the jews in the past. Study the bible online using commentary on esther 6 and more.

Esther 4, new living translation nlt the bible app. Most people still do not know that she is a jew, including haman. 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. The king couldnt sleep, and it was read to him about mordecai informing him of the plot. A very black and mournful scene here opens, and which threatens the ruin of all the people of god. Esther, chapter 3 united states conference of catholic bishops.

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. If anyone wants to know more about the story of esther and mordecai, and if it really happened, the book says they should read the official annals of persia and media where its all recorded. Because the kings advisers had informed him about mordecais nationality, he thought it. Five years after chapter 2, when esther was made queen. 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.

As we begin our study of chapter 4, i want to ask you to make a. We can only imagine the thrills and challenges of adjusting to her royal station. Verses now satan put it into the heart of haman to contrive mordecais death we. They slay five hundred in shushan, and kill the ten sons of haman, but take no spoil, 610. 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. Esther 3 hcsb hamans plan to kill the jews after bible gateway. Thus, the deeds of queen esther cast a ray of light forward into israels history from a dark time. Probably the king was not informed of the exact content of the letters. Keith mathison agrees with the other experts when he says, karen jobes has written the most engaging, interesting, and helpful commentary on the book of esther presently available. Bible studies in the book of esther esther chapter 3. He did not always interpret scripture l iterally and so was amillennial he interpreted revelation as a historicist which led him to interpret the. After these things did king ahasuerus promote haman. Adam clarke commentary on esther 17601832 clarke was methodist, wesleyan, arminian, e. The first lesson we did an overview of the entire book.

Inductive womens bible study lesson 3 four years have passed since esther became queen. The jewish historian josephus names mordecai as author of the book. Book of esther bible study chapter 3 haman the madman book of esther bible study chapter 4 if i perish, i perish book of esther bible study chapter 5 prayer and the power of the third day book of esther bible study chapter 6 the sleepless king and the providence of god book of esther bible study chapter 7 the downfall of haman the wicked. Commentary on the book of esther by matthew henry old. To this day, when the feast of purim is celebrated and the. Summary of the events three persian parties, one deposed queen, one. Background in chapter three we are introduced to haman, a man whose hatred and abusive use of power throws the empire into confusion and brings the jewish people to the brink of disaster. The religion of a jew forbade him to give honours to any mortal man which savoured of. For all appearances, esther embraced her privileged life with grace. If the king approves, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and i will deposit.

The book of esther describes the jewish heroine esther and is the source of the festival purim. In the book of esther, what is not said is vitally important. He may not always do it in the way we think he should, but the book of esther shows that he is in control even when we dont see him. As with most of the ot writings the author of the book of esther esther meaning star is not mentioned. This supershort chapter ends the book, stating that king ahasuerus continued to have great power, exacting tribute money from many different lands. Scripture when mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into. She ordered him to go to mordecai and find out what was troubling him and why he was in mourning. Haman, informed of mordecais refusal, plots his destruction, and that of the jews, 46.

Esther 3 bible commentary john gills exposition of the. Studying the book of esther, chapters no greater joy. 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. It seemed that haman and the king were drinking friends. Several things in this chapter itself are very instructive and of great use. The king refuses the money, but gives haman full authority to destroy them, esther 3. In fact, god is not directly mentioned by name in the book of esther. Esther 3 hamans plot to destroy the jews bible gateway. Esther 3, new international version niv the bible app. 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. Esther 3 new international version niv hamans plot to destroy the jews. Esther 3 commentary john gills exposition on the whole. The servants informed him that nothing had been done to mordecai for that eminent. Stay with the lesson until you have a good understanding of it.

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. He ordered that the book of records, the chronicles, be brought, and they were read before the king. The book of esther chapter 3 haman plans to kill the jews. And my nation is this israel, which cried to god, and were saved. Then haman informed king ahasuerus, there is one ethnic group, scattered throughout the. 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. From this his friends read him his doom, which is executed in the next chapter v. Sadly, many who read and study esther including bible scholars who write commentaries on the book fill in the.

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. Mordecai refuses to give him the honour he demands. Haman accuses the jews to ahasuerus, counsels him to destroy them, and offers ten thousand talents of silver for the damage which the. Its part of a ten sermon series on the book of esther.