CONTENTS
This book opens with the history of a great feast made by the king of Persia to his high lords and captains. The queen being sent for to the banquet, refuseth to come.
(1) В¶ Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)
It is not very material to enquire, and especially as the HOLY GHOST hath not shown, who this Ahasuerus was. It is more than probable it is the same with Artaxerxes, Ezra 4:6-7.-But in respect to the extent of his empire, I think it more important to remark that it must have been a most extensive one. It was much larger than the one Daniel speaks of, Daniel 6:1. But Reader! think what a dominion is that of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, which is from sea to sea, and from the river even unto the ends of the earth. Think also, amidst all the greatness of Ahasuerus, how short and transient his reign was. Whereas JESUS reigneth forever, and of his duration and kingdom there shall be no end. Hail, thou glorious, thou almighty, thou universal and eternal monarch! Psalms 72:17-19; Psalms 72:17-19.