And mordecai came into the presence of the king, for esther had told how he was related to her. Esther 8 niv the kings edict in behalf of the bible gateway. On that day did the king ahasuerus give the house of haman the jews enemy unto esther the queen. Well, we reached a pivotal point in the story in the last chapter. Lets open our bibles to the 8th chapter of the book of esther for this esther 8 sermon. The book of esther, chapter 8, is taken from jimmy swaggarts, the expositors study bible. Proofs that the book of esther was written with divine inspiration. Esther 8 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on the. Well be covering the last 3 chapters in the book of esther in this lesson. Esther also was taken to the kings palace and entrusted to hegai, who had charge of the harem.
So this is what esther and mordecai do, and esther 8. Esther 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. Esther 8 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. Esther with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. We are where we are in order to fulfill gods purpose. And mordecai came before the king, for esther had told how he was related to her.
The book of esther is a 20 movie starring jen lilley as queen esther and joel smallbone as king xerxes. Gods justice results in a transfer of wealth from those who deny justice to those who work for it see esther 8. The book of esther, chapter 8 sacred name king james version. Book of esther, book of the hebrew bible and the christian old testament.
Esther 8 the kings edict in behalf of the bible gateway. On that day did the king ahasuerus give the house of haman. Book of esther bible study chapter 4 if i perish, i perish book of esther bible study chapter 5 prayer and the power of the third day book of esther bible study chapter 6 the sleepless king and the providence of god book of esther bible study chapter 7 the downfall of haman the wicked. Esther dwelt on his contemplated atrocity, in a variety of expressions, which both evinced the depth of her own emotions, and were. Haman was unmasked by queen esther and exposed for the dirty rat that he was. I have given amans house to esther, and i have commanded him to be hanged on a gibbet, because he durst lay hands on the jews. Waldman and appeared in volume one of the graphic canon, edited by russ kick and published by seven stories press. 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. The book of esther is the most uptodate book in the bible. Esther 8, new international version niv the bible app. Esther chapter 8 kjv king james version esther was a purposeful and focused woman. And king assuerus answered esther the queen, and mardochai the jew.
Chapters 3 to 8 contain the nine scenes that form the complication in the book. Esther 8 new international version niv the kings edict in behalf of the jews. The story comes to us out of the dusty, long distant past, but it finds a modern counterpart in each of our lives, for every christian is a walking book of esther. Esther questions and answers all chapters new king james chapter 1.
Esther questions and answers all chapters new king james. Esther 68 new international version niv mordecai honored. Esther 7 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Next chapter of esther the book of esther, chapter 8 we hope that you find the content of the book of esther, chapter 8 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. And mordecai came before the king, for esther had told b how he was related to her. So the kings scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of sivan, on the twentythird day.
Esthers next step was to go back to the king and plead for. As with most of the ot writings the author of the book of esther esther meaning star is not mentioned. We left the plotter hanging, and are now to see what becomes of his plot. This supershort chapter ends the book, stating that king ahasuerus continued to have great power, exacting tribute money from many different lands. The jewish historian josephus names mordecai as author of the book. All the trust the king had reposed in haman, he now placed in mordecai. Heres its definition the sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances. She was privileged by divine favor to become a queen during her time and she did not disappoint god even at the expense of her own life.
The month of sivan, by the way, would correspond to our midmay to midjune. In 2012, a graphic adaptation of the book of esther was illustrated by j. Esther 8 is the eighth 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 8 kjv on that day did the king ahasuerus give bible.
Write ye therefore to the jews, as it pleaseth you, in the kings name, and seal the letters with my ring. The house with all his goods and estate, which being justly forfeited to the king, he no less justly bestows it upon the queen, to compensate the danger to which haman had exposed her came was by the queens desire admitted into the kings presence, and family, and, as it seems, made one of the seven princes had told how nearly he was related to her. Scripture that same day king xerxes gave queen esther the estate of read more the book of esther bible study. According to the historians herodotus and josephus, the property of a traitor in persia was confiscated by the state. And mordecai came into the presence of the king, for esther had. Well, we reached a pivotal point in the story in the last. On the day that the enemies of the jews had hoped to overpower them, the opposite occurred, in that the jews themselves overpowered those who. In the jewish bible, esther follows ecclesiastes and lamentations and is read on the festival of purim, which commemorates the rescue of the jews from hamans plottings. Chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven s.
In this case, xerxes gave it the house of haman, to the queen, and passed on his royal signet ring to mordecai as a gesture of favor and trust. David guzik commentary on esther 8, where king ahasuerus makes a counterdecree, allowing the jews to protect themselves. It belongs to the third section of the judaic canon, known as the ketuvim, or writings. 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. Chapter 8 page 265 the rest of the chapters of the book of esther include the decree against the jews, a dream of mordecai and interpertation, prayers for gods help by mordecai and esther. 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. Bible studies in the book of esther esther chapter 8. The jews lived under a death sentence that was sure to be carried out unless someone intervened. Esther 8 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The same characters are involved, the same struggle goes on, the same defeat threatens, the same victory is possible. Chapter 8 page 265 the book of additions to esther. On that day king ahasuerus gave queen esther the house of haman, the enemy of the jews. Esther 3 is the third chapter of the book of esther in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. New living translation as a result of the kings decree, esther, along with many other young women, was brought to the.
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