A very black and mournful scene here opens, and which threatens the ruin of all the people of god. The jewish historian josephus names mordecai as author of the book. 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. How would she have any idea of knowing what would please him. Naturally, being a rather unstable fellow, ahasuerus firesslashdivorces her.
Esther contains much hidden information remember, esther means, something hidden and god is the biggest piece of hidden information in the book. The book of esther from the greek septuagint in the second year of the reign of ahasuerus the great, on the first day of the month of nisan, mordecai, the son of jair, the son of shimei, the son of kish, of the tribe of benjamin, had a dream. Esther 3, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. Its part of a ten sermon series on the book of esther. Classical sources such as josephus, the jewish commentary esther rabbah and the. This order is dispersed through the kingdom, esther 3. He, upon a malicious suggestion, obtains an order from the king to have the all massacred upon a certain day, esther 3. This name of a remote ancestor of haman should not be viewed as, a mere epithet to indicate contempt and abhorrence. 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.
The pride of ahasueruss heart rising with the grandeur of his kingdom, he made an extravagant feast. Without some acquaintance with the human heart, and the history of mankind, we should not think that any prince could consent to a dreadful proposal, so hurtful to himself. 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. Esther 3 msg some time later, king xerxes promoted bible. The book of esther tells a story of the deliverance of the jewish people. Esther with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. He was a jew residing in the city of susa, a prominent man who served at the. 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. I know this based on verse 7, that says it is the 12th year of the king. 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. 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. The intervening time had been spent in the expedition to greece. In the hebrew bible, the book of esther is found in the third section of the canon, the writings. The book of esther, also known in hebrew as the scroll megillah, is a book in the third.
The book of esther consists of an introduction or exposition in chapters 1 and 2. May 7, 2012 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. Esther 1 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Esther free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. Esther 3 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Esther 3 after these things king ahasuerus promoted. Verses 14 so the king and haman came to banquet with esther the queen. Esther 3 kjv after these things did king ahasuerus bible gateway. 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.
Over 100 years earlier, nebuchadnezzar the king of babylon had attacked jerusalem. The advancement of esther to the position of queen verses 121 a. 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. 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. Esther was a jewish orphan, who became the queen of xerxes, in some respects the greatest of the persian kings.
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. Until chapter four, none of esthers words have been recorded. Esther 3 a very black and mournful scene here opens, and which threatens the ruin of all the people of god. Esther chap 3 series contributed by jack martin on mar 1, 2004 message contributor. Esther, chapter 3 king james version christian answers. On that day the number of those who were killed in shushan the citadel was brought to the king.
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. 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. Esther 3, new international version niv the bible app. 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. Exploring the text the beauty pageant read esther 2. 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. This supershort chapter ends the book, stating that king ahasuerus continued to have great power, exacting tribute money from many different lands.
The events that the first chapter of the book of esther describes happened about 483 bc before christ. And the king said again unto esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, what is thy petition, queen esther. Studying the book of esther, chapters no greater joy. Esther 3 is the third chapter of the book of esther in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. The gathering together of a harem for king ahasuerus. Several things in this chapter itself are very instructive and of great use. Listen to this description in the five megilloth, a jewish commentary published by the soncino press.
All the kings servants at the kings gate used to honor him by bowing down and kneeling before hamanthats what the king had commanded. See our introduction to esther for comment on this. Esther 3 msg some time later, king xerxes promoted. Mordecai refuses to give him the honour he demands, esther 3. Further artificialities are clear in the way characters are paired e. And the king said to queen esther, the jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men in shushan the citadel, and the ten sons of haman. Therefore they told haman about it to see whether mordecais behavior would be. Esther chapter 3 matthew henry complete commentary on. Many battles have been lost because the potential of ones enemy was overlooked. The author of the book of esther is unknown, though some attribute the work to mordecai. Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month of adar, on the thirteenth day, the time came for the kings command and his decree to be executed.
Summarize the plan the kings advisors presented to him in verses 14. It is a syroarabian modification of the persian word satarah, which means a star. After these things did king ahasuerus promote haman. Esther 3 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. Then the kings scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that haman commanded, to the kings satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province according to its script, and to every people in their language. Esther 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Even though god is absent from esther, this really is the genius of the book. Haman, for his sake, vows to be revenged upon all the jews, esther 3. The book of esther begins with the queen of king ahasuerusvashtisnubbing the kings request to meet with her. This is like a special funfact not many people notice about the book of esther.
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 ebd the queen of ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. On the day that the enemies of the jews had hoped to overpower them, the opposite occurred, in that the jews themselves overpowered. We are shown a persian emperor, ahasuerus loosely based on xerxes, 485464 b. And so the book of esther is perfect for our time and place. Esther 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Dec 10, 2017 the book of esther, chapter 3, is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. Therefore they told haman about it to see whether mordecais behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a. Other sources ascribe the book of esther to ezra or nehemiah.
Esther is, among the generality of jews, the best known of all the books of the bible p. 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. He was a jew, and dwelt in the city of susa, a great man, who was a servant in the kings court. 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. King james version 1 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. Verses 57 then spake the king ahasuerus and said unto esther the queen, who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so. The events that the first chapter of the book of esther describes happened about 483. Esther 3 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary. Esther ester ecter, akin to the zend tstara, the sanskrit stri, the greek aster, a star, esther. It is the last of the five scrolls ruth, song of songs, ecclesiastes, lamentations, and esther, and is read at the feast of purim. He overcame the jews and he took many jews to babylon.
This quiz has been designed to test your knowledge about the characters and events from chapter 3 and 4. Please check the reference to make sure it is correct. And my nation is this israel, which cried to god, and were saved. After these things, when the wrath of king ahasuerus subsided, he remembered vashti. Read esther 3 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Esther 3 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Esther 3 after these things king ahasuerus promoted haman. Esther 3 niv hamans plot to destroy the jews bible gateway. Most people still do not know that she is a jew, including haman. After these things refers to the marriage of the king to esther, the discovery of the plot against the king by.
Esther chapter 3 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. Unlike the many other books in the bible, throughout whole book of esther, the word god is not mentioned once. God had a special plan to save the jews from hamans plot esther 3. She was a jewess named hadassah the myrtle, but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known. It is a deeply profound and moving narrative of historical events that displayed the providence of god. 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. Using the resources you have on hand, do a word search with the.
The book of esther, chapter 3, is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. If esther fails to act, and both she and mordecai perish, then her family will be wiped out. 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. What did esther request when it came time for her to visit the king. In chapter 2, verse 16 the text said in effect ester became queen in the seventh year of the king. Esther 3 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. All that we have seen about this young womanher beauty, her lovely demeanor, her desire to please, her respectful devotion to mordecaihas been through.
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