2 Chronicles 34:27; Esther 1:15; Esther 2:20; Exodus 17:14
As “the book” elsewhere in Esther always means a particular book - “the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia” - Esther 2:23 ;...
The Jews Successful against their Enemies. Adar 13th, the dreadful day, comes at last. What were the Jews to do? There were many partisans of Haman...
decree . command. Hebrew. ma'amar. Occurs only in Esther ( Esther 1:15 ).
And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. The decree of Esther confirmed these matters - It was rece...
And Mordecai wrote these things, &c.— See the introductory note to this book. It is from the 20th verse that some have supposed Mordecai to hav...
The Jews Slay their Enemies. Institution of Purim 3. All the rulers, etc.] The great massacre described in href='190 9:16'>Est 9:16 is thus rep...
In the book ] probably a book, not now extant, dealing with the Purim festival; but some authorities think that 'the book of the chronicles of the...
In the book. — It is doubtful what “the book” here means. The Vulgate explains it of the Book of Esther itself, and so many modern scholars. Still...
Deliverance by the Sword Esther 9:1-32 When the fateful day arrived, the Jews throughout the empire stood on the defense. As it appears from E...
the Feast of Purim Esther 9:20-32 ; Esther 10:1-3 The Feast of Purim-so called from Esther 3:7 -was held on the 14th and 15th of Adar, our F...
In this final section of the Book we have an account, first, of the arrival of the fateful day and all that happened thereon. It was a day when the c...
(20) В¶ And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,...
REFLECTIONS MY soul! while proclamations are made and religiously observed, for the annual celebration of deliverances; do thou get away to the moun...
And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim ,.... As a festival to be observed by the Jews in future generations: and it was written...
And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. Ver. 32. And the decree of Esther confirmed, &c. ]...
And the decree of Esther Who had received authority and commission from the king to impose this upon all the Jews; confirmed these things She com...
THE JEWS VICTORIOUS (vv. 1-17) On the day prescribed in both decrees, when the enemies of the Jews expected to destroy all the Jews in the Persi...
The Feast of Purim. B. C. 509. 20 An...
Esther had received authority and commission from the king to impose this upon all the Jews. In the book; either in the public registers of that...
CRITICAL NOTES.] Esther 9:29-32 .] A second letter from queen Esther and Mordecai to appoint fasting and lamentation on the days of Purim. E...
Esther 9:1 . The enemies of the Jews. The Chaldean paraphrase says that no nation appeared in arms against the Jews but Amalek; and these were inf...
EXPOSITION RESULT OF THE SECOND EDICT ' THE JEWS RESIST THEIR ENEMIES , AND EFFECT A GREAT SLAUGHTER OF THEM , BUT...
The Purim Festival Instituted
And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book, that which related the events connected with the establish...
Either — Who had received authority from the king. The book — In the records which the Jews kept of their most memorable passages.
32 And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.