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Esther 3:6
Esther 3:6
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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Esther 3 — OverviewEsther 3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleA very black and mournful scene here opens, and which threatens the
ruin of all the people of God. Were there not some such dark nights,
the light of the morning would not be so welcome. I. Haman is made the…Esther 3 — OverviewEsther 3 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeEsther 3:1, Haman, advanced by the king, and despised by Mordecai, seeks revenge upon all the Jews; Esther 3:7, He casts lots; Esther 3:8, He obtains by calumniation a decree of the king to put the Jews to death.Esther 3 — OverviewEsther 3 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives an account of the promotion of Haman, and of the mortification of him by Mordecai, who refused to bow to him, upon which he vowed revenge on him, and on all his people the Jews, Es 3:1, for which…Esther 3:1-6Esther 3:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere we have,
I. Haman advanced by the prince, and adored thereupon by the people.
Ahasuerus had lately laid Esther in his bosom, but she had no such
interest in him as to get her friends preferred, or to prevent…Esther 3:1-6Esther 3:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
MORDECAI, BY WANT OF RESPECT, OFFENDS HAMAN, AHASUERUS' CHIEF MINISTER. HAMAN, IN REVENGE, RESOLVES TO DESTROY THE ENTIRE NATION OF THE JEWS (Esther 3:1-6). A break, probably of some years, separates Esther…Esther 3:1-6Esther 3:1-6 · The Pulpit CommentaryFoolish pride and wild resentment.
The lesson of this portion of the narrative is one concerning human sin. In some places Scripture seems to depict the character and the conduct of sinners in such a way as to impress…