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Esther 5:2

Esther 5:2

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight,....

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Esther 5 — OverviewEsther 5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe last news we had of Haman left him in his cups, ch. iii. 15. Our last news of queen Esther left her in tears, fasting and praying. Now this chapter brings in, I. Esther in her joys, smiled upon by the king…Esther 5 — OverviewEsther 5 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeEsther 5:1, Esther, adventuring on the king’s favour, obtains the grace of the golden sceptre, and invites the king and Haman to a banquet; Esther 5:6, She, being encouraged by the king in her suit, invites them to…Esther 5 — OverviewEsther 5 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives an account of Esther's going in to the king, and of his holding out the golden sceptre to her, on which she invited him and Haman to a banquet of wine that day, and to another the next day, Es 5:1,…Esther 5:1-8Esther 5:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, I. Esther's bold approach to the king, v. 1. When the time appointed for their fast was finished she lost no time, but on the third day, when the impression of her devotions were fresh upon her spirit,…Esther 5:1-3Esther 5:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentarySelf-devotion encouraged. "On the third day," when the fast was over, Esther proceeded to visit the king on her mission of deliverance. We notice here— I. A PROMISE FAITHFULLY KEPT. Whatever tremblings may have…Esther 5:1-8Esther 5:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION AHASUERUS RECEIVING ESTHER FAVOURABLY, SHE INVITES HIM AND HAMAN TO A BANQUET. ALLOWED TO ASK WHATEVER BOON SHE LIKES, SHE INVITES THEM BOTH TO A SECOND BANQUET (Esther 5:1-8). Esther, we must suppose, kept…