“ Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is; ”
Esther 5. Esther Obtains the King's Favour and Invites him with Haman to a Banquet. Haman's Elation is Dashed by Vexation at Mordecai's Refusal to Honour him. In Esther 5:1 to Esther 8:3 we r...
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is ;
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. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Esther's Petition to the King An account of how Esther, being favourably received by the king, invited him, together with Haman, to a banquet whereat she promised to make known her petition, and h...
Hatred Breeds Crime Esther 5:1-14 Thus the soul clad in the royal garments of Christ's righteousness stands in the throne-room with its request. It has already obtained favor, for has it not be...
Here we have the story of Esther's venture and its success. Things might have been very different, but the graciousness of the king, notwithstanding Esther's violation of the law of the palace, was u...
(6) 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. (7) Then...
Then answered Esther and said, my petition and my request is. What she should for the present make; the principal one she had to ask, for wise reasons, she still deferred.
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request [is]; Ver. 7. My petition and my request is ] She speaks to the king in his own very words: and so must we if we mean to speed in heaven....
ESTHER'S BANQUET (vv. 1-8) After the three days of fasting, Esther's courage enabled her to enter the inner court of the king's palace, clothed in her royal robes. The king was sitting on his th...
Esther's Approach to the King. B. C. 510. 1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that E...
No text from Poole on this verse.
CRITICAL NOTES.] Esther 5:6 . And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine] After the meats were removed it was customary in Persia to continue the banquet for a considerable time with f...
Esther 5:1 . On the third day, of the fast: Esther 4:16 . Esther 5:3 . To the half of the kingdom. This was a word of grace after the manner of kings. So Herod said to Herodias when she had p...
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel There is nothing stationary “Now it came to pass. ” These words call for special notice in a book which strikingly i...
EXPOSITION AHASUERUS RECEIVING ESTHER FAVOURABLY , SHE INVITES HIM AND HAMAN TO A BANQUET . ALLOWED TO ASK WHATEVER BOON SHE LIKES , SHE INVITES THEM BOTH...
Esther's Invitation To The King
Esther 5:3 ; Esther 5:6 ; Esther 5:8 ; Esther 7:2 ; Esther 7:3 ; Esther 9:12