TSK - ESTHER 3

  1  Haman, advanced by the king, and despised by Mordecai,
    seeks revenge upon all the Jews.
 7  He casts lots.
 8  He obtains by calumniation a decree of the king to put the
    Jews to death.


VERSE 1
- A.M. 3551.  B.C. 453.  promote Haman.
   * Es 7:6 Ps 12:8 Pr 29:2
- Agagite.
   * Nu 24:7 1Sa 15:8,33
- above all the princes.
   * Es 1:14 Ge 41:40,55 Ezr 7:14 Da 6:2


VERSE 2 
 - the king's servants.
  Dr. Shaw, speaking of the cities in the East, says, "If we
  quit the streets, and enter into any of the principal houses,
  we shall first pass through a porch, or gate-way, with benches
  on each side, where the master of the family receives visits,
  and despatches business; few persons, not even the nearest
  relations, having admission any farther, except upon
  extraordinary occasions."  These servants were probably
  officers who here waited the king's call; and it is likely
  that Mordecai was one of them.

   * Es 2:19,21
- bowed.
   * Ge 41:43 Php 2:10
- bowed not.
  {Yichrƒ welo yishtachaweh,} "bowed not down, nor prostrated
  himself," or worshipped him.  Had this meant only civil
  reverence the king would not have needed to command it; nor
  would Mordecai have refused it; there was, therefore, some
  kind of divine honor intended, such as was paid to the
  Persian kings, and which even the Greeks refused, as express
  adoration.

   * :1,5 Ex 17:14,16 De 25:19 1Sa 15:3 Ps 15:4


VERSE 3 
 - Why.
   * :2 Ex 1:17 Mt 15:2,3


VERSE 4 
 - when they spake.
   * Ge 39:10
- that they told.
   * Da 3:8,9; 6:13
- he had told.
   * Ezr 1:3 Da 3:12,16-18,23-30; 6:20-28 Jon 1:9


VERSE 5 
 - that Mordecai.
   * :2; 5:9
- full of wrath.
   * Es 1:12 Ge 4:5,6 Job 5:2 Pr 12:16; 19:19; 21:24; 27:3,4 Da 3:19


VERSE 6 
 - sought.
   * Ps 83:4 Re 12:12


VERSE 7 
 - the first month.
   * Ne 2:1
- in the twelfth.
   * Es 1:3; 2:16
- they cast Pur.
   * Es 9:24-26 Pr 16:33 Eze 21:21,22 Mt 27:35
- Adar.
   * Es 9:1,5,17-19,21 Ezr 6:15


VERSE 8 
 - scattered abroad.
   * Le 26:33 De 4:27; 30:3; 32:26 Ne 1:8 Jer 50:17 Eze 6:8; 11:16
   * Zec 7:14 Joh 7:35 Jas 1:1 1Pe 1:1
- their laws.
   * Ezr 4:12-15 Ac 16:20,21; 17:6,7; 24:5; 28:22
- for the king's profit to.  Heb. meet, or equal for the king
  to, etc.


VERSE 9 
 - that they may be destroyed.  Heb. to destroy them.  and I
  will pay.  Heb. and I will weigh.
   * Ge 23:16
  Here Haman is obliged to acknowledge that there would be a
  loss to the revenue, which he was willing to make up out of
  his own property.  Ten thousand talents of silver, counted by
  the Babylonish talent, amount to 2,119,000œ.; but reckoned by
  the Jewish talent, they amount to double that sum.  In those
  days, silver and gold were more plentiful than at present; and
  we have many instances of individuals possessing almost
  incredible riches.  Herodotus relates, that when Xerxes went
  into Greece, Pythius the Lydian had 2,000 talents of silver,
  and 4,000,000 of gold darics, which unitedly amount to nearly
  5,500,000œ.  Plutarch tells us, that after Crassus had
  dedicated the tenth of all he had to Hercules, he entertained
  the Roman people at 10,000 tables, and distributed to every
  citizen as much corn as was sufficient for three months; and,
  after all these expenses, he had 7,100 Roman talents left,
  which amount to more than 1,500,000œ.  Lentulus the augur is
  said to have possessed no less than 3,333,333œ. 6s. 8d.
  Apicius was worth more than 916,671œ 13s. 4d.; and, after
  having spent in his kitchen 833,333œ 6s. 8d. he considered the
  remainder too little for his support, and poisoned himself!

- ten thousand.
   * Mt 18:24


VERSE 10 
 - took.
   * Es 8:2,8 Ge 41:42
- enemy.  or, oppressor.
   * Es 7:6


VERSE 11 
 - to do.
   * Ps 73:7 Jer 26:14; 40:4 Lu 23:25


VERSE 12 
 - Then were.
   * Es 8:9-17
- scribes.  or, secretaries.  according.
   * Es 1:22; 8:9; 9:27
- in the name.
   * 1Ki 21:8 Da 6:8,12,15
- sealed.
   * Es 8:2,8,10


VERSE 13 
 - by posts.
   * Es 8:10,14 2Ch 30:6 Job 9:25 Jer 51:31 Ro 3:15
- both young.
   * 1Sa 15:3; 22:19
- in one day.
   * Es 8:12-14 Jas 13 2:13
- the spoil.
   * Es 8:11; 9:10 Isa 10:6


VERSE 14 
 - The copy.
   * Es 8:13,14


VERSE 15 
 - hastened.
   * Pr 1:16; 4:16
- sat down.
   * Ho 7:5 Am 6:6 Joh 16:20 Re 11:10
- the city.
   * Es 4:16; 8:15 Pr 29:2



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