Commentary Critical and Explanatory
Esther 7:5,6
Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
No JFB commentary on these verses.
Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
No JFB commentary on these verses.
Verse Esther 7:5. _WHO IS HE, AND WHERE IS HE_] There is a wonderful abruptness and confusion in the original words, highly expressive of the state of mind in which the king then was: מי הוא זה ואי ז...
THE SECOND BANQUET AND HAMAN'S MISERABLE END CHAPTER 7 _ 1. The second banquet and Esther's petition (Esther 7:1)_ 2. Haman's exposure (Esther 7:5) 3. Haman's miserable end (Esther 7:7)...
ESTHER 7. ESTHER ACCUSES HAMAN, AND HE IS HANGED ON THE GIBBET HE HAD PREPARED FOR MORDECAI. On the same day, at her second drinking-feast, Esther suddenly bursts out in impassioned denunciation of Ha...
ANSWERED AND SAID. Note the idiom. threatened and said. See note on Deuteronomy 1:41. WHO IS HE, AND WHERE IS HE... ? This is the fifth Acrostic, which gives (not Jehovah but) the Divine Name "I AM...
VIII. Plea of Esther, Esther 7:1-10 A. Massacre Disclosed TEXT: Esther 7:1-6 1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day...
THE EXECUTION OF HAMAN 4. We are sold] an allusion to Haman's tender of 10,000 talents (href='190 3:9'>Est 3:9). ALTHOUGH THE ENEMY, etc.] The rendering is uncertain; RV 'although the adversary could...
GOD IS IN CONTROL Book of Esther _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 7 V1 So the king and Haman came to dine with Queen Esther. V2 As they were drinking wine, on that second day, the king said to Esther again...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַ מֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔ושׁ וַ י
HAMAN Esther 3:1; Esther 5:9; Esther 7:5 HAMAN is the Judas of Israel. Not that his conduct or his place in history would bring him into comparison with the traitor apostle, for he was an open foe an...
CRAFT OVERREACHES ITSELF Esther 7:1 Esther had prayed, as we have seen, Esther 4:16, but she acted also. She took such measures as were possible, to gain the king's favor, to awaken his curiosity, an...
Events now moved rapidly forward. By the way of the banquet Haman passed to the gallows. It was a fierce and terrible judgment, and yet characterized by poetic justice. The man who for no reason other...
_What. Hebrew, "where, who durst entertain this design?" (Haydock)_...
(5) Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? No doubt the king must have been greatly surprised at the na...
A Banquet Turned Sour . I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week in our study of Esther, we saw the pride of Haman becoming his own destruction! 1. Haman told Xerxes what he thought the king should do to hono...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 10. The Book of Nehemiah has shewn us Judah reinstated in the land, but deprived of the presence of God, except as to general blessing, and unacknow...
THEN THE KING AHASUERUS ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO ESTHER THE QUEEN,.... The words in the original text lie thus, "and the King Ahasuerus said, and he said to Esther the queen"; which doubling of the word...
Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? Ver. 5. _Then the king Ahasuerus answered, &c._] It seems he did...
_Then the king said, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?_ What! contrive the murder of the queen and all her friends? Is there such a man, or such a monster, rather,...
ESTHER PLEADS FOR HER PEOPLE...
Then the King Ahasuerus, filled with the greatest agitation on account of the condition revealed by Esther's words, ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO ESTHER, THE QUEEN, WHO IS HE, AND WHERE IS HE, THAT DURST PRE...
HAMAN HANGED ON HIS OWN GALLOWS (vv. 1-10) At Esther's second banquet the king asked her to make whatever petition she desired, with the promise that he would grant it to her.What a surprise it woul...
THAT DURST PRESUME IN HIS HEART: _ Heb._ whose heart hath filled him...
1-6 If the love of life causes earnest pleadings with those that can only kill the body, how fervent should our prayers be to Him, who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell! How should we pra...
WHO IS HE? and WHERE IS HE? The expressions are short and doubled, as proceeding from a discomposed and enraged mind. TO DO SO, i.e. to circumvent me, and by subtlety to procure an irrevocable decree,...
Esther 7:5 King H4428 Ahasuerus H325 answered H559 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) Queen H4436 Esther H635 presume...
CONTENTS: Esther's banquet and the hanging of Haman. CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Esther, Haman, Harbonah. CONCLUSION: Mischief is sure to return upon the person himself who contrives it. The wicked shall...
Esther 7:4. _The king's damage,_ in the loss of subjects and of revenue. Esther 7:8. _They covered Haman's face;_ an indignity done only to persons condemned to die. Esther 7:9. _Hang him thereon._...
_What is thy petition, queen Esther?_ ESTHER’S PETITION 1. When called to speak for God and His people, we must summon up our courage, and act with becoming confidence and decision. Had Esther held h...
CRITICAL NOTES.] ESTHER 7:5. WHO IS HE] Ahasuerus could not really have doubted; but he affects to doubt, that he may express his anger at the act, apart from all personal considerations.—_Rawlinson_....
EXPOSITION AT THE SECOND BANQUET ESTHER DENOUNCES HAMAN, AND THE KING CONDEMNS HIM TO BE IMPALED ON THE CROSS PREPARED FOR HAM
So Haman came in, but he was really troubled by this whole experience. And so, Esther prepared another beautiful banquet for the king, and again, the king in his generous mood said, "Esther, what do y...
Acts 5:3; Genesis 27:33; Job 9:24...
Who, &c. — The expressions are short and doubled, as proceeding from a discomposed and enraged mind. Durst — That is, to circumvent me, and procure a decree, whereby not only my estate should be so mu...