Book of esther chapter 6 commentary

Haman, when he hoped to be mordecais judge, was made his page, to his great confusion and mortification. On that night could not the king sleep how vain are all the contrivances of foolish man against the wise and omnipotent god, who hath the hearts and hands of kings and all men perfectly at his disposal, and can by such trivial accidents as they are accounted change their minds, and produce such terrible effects. The sleepless king and the providence of god by i gordon. Esther 6 it is a very surprising scene that opens in this chapter. Verse 3 then tells us that this wasnt the reaction of mordecais only. Esther 6 commentary matthew henry commentary on the.

Esther 6 is the sixth chapter of the book of esther in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible, the author of the book is unknown and modern scholars have established that the final stage of the hebrew text would have been formed by the second century bce. Esther 6 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes christianity. Esther 6 commentary old testament matthew henry st. Since mordecais good deed in saving the kings life had been overlooked something must be done and done quickly. Scripture that same day king xerxes gave queen esther the estate of read more the book of esther bible study. Esther chapter 5 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. May, 2016 a chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of esther taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon.

The book of esther 6 powerful life lessons from the bible. Esther with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. 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. Our last news of queen esther left her in tears, fasting and praying. Esther is read during the purim feast on 14th and 15th adar februarymarch. Esther 6 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Providence recommends mordecai to the kings favour. The book of records of the chronicles was the source from which the kings honors list was drawn, and as a general rule, special.

This supershort chapter ends the book, stating that king ahasuerus continued to have great power, exacting tribute money from many different lands. Bible studies in the book of esther esther chapter 6. Esther is, among the generality of jews, the best known of all the books of the bible p. The greek title for this book is esther latin hester. Study the bible online using commentary on esther 6 and more. The last news we had of haman left him in his cups, esther 3. Esther 6 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. So one was commanded to bring the book of the records of the chronicles. Esther in her joys, smiled upon by the king and honoured with his company at her banquet of wine, esther 5. Esther questions and answers all chapters new king james. Several things in this chapter itself are very instructive and of great use.

He makes haman name a fitting reward, and then deputes him to confer it on mordecai esther 6. Esther 1 new international version niv queen vashti deposed. We come now to the last in our series on the book of esther. Esther chapter 6 explained discover the 66 books of the. The events mentioned in esther therefore happened between ezra chapter 6 and chapter 7. Esther bible study chapter 6 the sleepless king and the.

Esther 7 guess whos coming to dinner redeeming god. Esther 1 niv queen vashti deposed this is what bible. It is a very surprising scene that opens in this chapter. We might even think that he does not care about us. The book of records of the chronicles was the source from which the kings honors list was drawn, and as a general rule, special services were promptly rewarded. It was found recorded there that mordecai had exposed bigthana and teresh, two of the kings officers who gua. Esther chapter 2 verse by verse bible commentary matthew. The writer of the book of esther probably wanted his readers to realise that god is always in control. Note that the dramatic events of the book of esther take place between the events of ezra 6 and ezra 7, between the first return led by zerubbabel and the second return led by ezra. It was one shared amongst all the jews everywhere throughout the empire. The providence of god recommends mordecai in the night to the kings favour. Sleep how vain are all the contrivances of foolish man against the wise and omnipotent god, who hath the hearts and hands of kings and all men perfectly at his disposal, and can by such trivial accidents as they are accounted change their minds, and produce such terrible effects.

When he could not sleep he called to have the book of records, the journals of his. Esther 6 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. This is why many presume that the book was written in the second half of the fifth century bc. Esther 6 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Read all of esther 6 verse 1 1 on that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles.

It is among the objects of the writer of esther to show how the smallest circumstances of life, those most generally regarded as left to. He commanded to bring the book of records his mind being. In the hebrew bible the book of esther is placed in the third main part, that is the writings hebr. 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. Esther questions and answers all chapters new king james chapter 1. We saw in the last study that everything is reaching an exciting climax and before the day is out, someone will be a goner. Hence it belongs to the bestknown otbooks with the jews and it is also the book, which has the oldest copies. From this his friends read him his doom, which is executed in the next chapter, ver. Ahasuerusit is now generally agreed among learned men that the ahasuerus mentioned in this episode is the xerxes who figures in grecian history. Haman, who came to incense the king against him, is employed as an instrument of the kings favour to him, ver. He is there to get permission to kill him and hang him high.

The bible book of esther is a dramatic account which can give us insight into gods special and purposeful plan for our lives. Listen to this description in the five megilloth, a jewish commentary published by the soncino press. The book of esther has served the jewish people as support of their national hope and especially so in the days of persecution. Chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven s. Esther 6 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on the. The book of esther does not mention the name of god. Bible study from the book of esther looking at the providence and workings of god in. He ordered that the book of records, the chronicles, be brought, and they were read before the king. Esther chapter 6 matthew henry complete commentary on. An exposition, with practical observations, of the book of esther chapter 1. The author of the book of esther is unknown, though some attribute the work to mordecai. Esther 6 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Esther 6 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available. The story gives us six powerful lessons about courage, divine timing and gods supreme love.