Bible Commentary

Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request [is]; 7, 8. Esther’s form of reply suggests that for the moment she meant to declare her grief, but suddenly breaks off for some reason which remains hidden from the reader. She virtually acknowledges, however, that she has a weighty petition to present, and promises … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Esther 5:7”

And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What [is] thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what [is] thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed. 6. What is thy petition? ] Esther having hazarded her life, the king recognises that she has some … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Esther 5:6”

Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. Then the king said, cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said,…. That is, he ordered some of his servants … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Esther 5:5”

And Esther answered, If [it seem] good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him. 4. That a subject like Haman should be admitted to make a third at the banquet to which the king was invited by his consort, seemed a specially … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Esther 5:4”

Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. 3. it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom ] The order of the words in the Heb. indicates the eagerness belonging to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Esther 5:3”

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, [that] she obtained favor in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that [was] in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the scepter. 2. held out to Esther the golden … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Esther 5:2”

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on [her] royal [apparel], and stood in the inner court of the king’s house, over against the king’s house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. 1. on the third day … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Esther 5:1”

So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. 17. went his way ] The Targum takes advantage of the frequent though by no means exclusive use of the original verb in the sense to pass beyond, transgress, to interpret it as indicating that Mordecai transgressed the rule of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Esther 4:17”

Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which [is] not according to the law: and if I perish, I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Esther 4:16”

Then Esther bade [them] return Mordecai [this answer], Est 4:15-17 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan. The crisis in the life of Esther The spectacle presented reminds us– I. That in neither place nor fortune has any one security against trial and danger. The palace may be a prison to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Esther 4:15”