George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Esther 4:7
Money. Hebrew, "the sum of money." Septuagint, "then thousand talents."
Money. Hebrew, "the sum of money." Septuagint, "then thousand talents."
THE CONSTERNATION OF THE JEWS -- MORDECAI AND ESTHER CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The great lamentations of the Jews (Esther 4:1)_ 2. Esther's discovery (Esther 4:4) 3. Esther's helplessness (Esther 4:10) 4. M...
ESTHER 4. THE DISMAY OF THE JEWS. MORDECAI OVERCOMES ESTHER'S RELUCTANCE TO INTERCEDE WITH THE KING. And now the gloom spreads. At this point, the LXX has a pathetic message from Mordecai to his niece...
THE SUM OF THE MONEY. the exact sum of the money. Mordecai knew of this, but how we cannot tell. He evidently did not know that the king had made Harnan. present of it (Esther 3:11)....
_the exact sum_ The A.V. less closely _the sum_. The Heb. word is derived from a root meaning _to distinguish, explain_. It occurs again in Esther 10:2 (- _the full account_of the greatness of Mordeca...
Esther's grief and the communications between her and Mordecai 4. _came and told it her_ Although unaware, according to the story, of the queen's relationship to Mordecai, her attendants knew (see Es...
B. Crisis TEXT: Esther 4:4-9 4 And Esther's maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take his sackcl...
_SO HATACH WENT FORTH TO MORDECAI UNTO THE STREET OF THE CITY, WHICH WAS BEFORE THE KING'S GATE._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
MORDECAI'S APPEAL TO ESTHER TO SAVE HER COUNTRYMEN 1. When Mordecai perceived] His position at the door of the palace (href='190 2:21'>Est 2:21) would enable him to obtain early intelligence....
GOD IS IN CONTROL Book of Esther _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 4 V1 Mordecai discovered what had happened. He tore his clothes. He put on *sackcloth and ashes and he went into the city. He cried aloud be...
וַ יַּגֶּד ־לֹ֣ו מָרְדֳּכַ֔י אֵ֖ת כָּל ־אֲשֶׁ
OPPORTUNITY FOR PATRIOTIC DEVOTION Esther 4:1 It seemed as if the whole nation would suddenly be cut off to satisfy the hatred of Haman, and Mordecai knew that he had been the cause of the plot. Esth...
The news of the intended slaughter reached Esther in the royal palace, and she sent to make inquiries. Thus between the extreme need of her people and the king she became a direct link. The custom and...
(4) So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he receiv...
For Such a Time as This I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week we saw "little Hitler" Haman issue a decree to have all the Jews in the Persian empire destroyed because Mordecai wouldn't bow to him like all th...
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...
AND MORDECAI TOLD HIM OF ALL THAT HAD HAPPENED UNTO HIM,.... How that, for refusing to reverence Haman, he was incensed against him, and against all the Jews for his sake; and had vowed revenge on the...
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them. Ver. 7. _And Mordecai told...
_And of the sum of money_, &c. Namely, the ten thousand talents he had offered to procure the king's consent to their destruction. _And to charge her_, &c. Not only in his own name, to whom she had ma...
And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, the entire plan of Haman with its motive, AND OF THE SUM OF THE MONEY THAT HAMAN HAD PROMISED TO PAY TO THE KING'S TREASURIES FOR THE JEWS TO D...
THE MOURNING OF THE JEWS...
ESTHER AGREES TO INTERCEDE (vv. 1-17) Mordecai of course very soon learned of this satanic plot of Haman against Israel and he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes in token of humiliatio...
5-17 We are prone to shrink from services that are attended with peril or loss. But when the cause of Christ and his people demand it, we must take up our cross, and follow him. When Christians are d...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Esther 4:7 Mordecai H4782 told H5046 (H8686) happened H7136 (H8804) sum H6575 money H3701 Haman H2001 promised...
CONTENTS: Fasting among the Jews. Esther's resolution to defeat the decree. CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Esther, Mordecai, Haman, Hatach. CONCLUSION: We should consider for what end God has put us in the...
Esther 4:8. _He gave him the copy of the writing;_ for the decree, or dogma, was exposed to the public. Esther 4:11. _One law of his to put him to death._ This was an ancient law of the Persian kings....
CRITICAL NOTES.] ESTHER 4:6. THE STREET OF THE CITY] The broad open place before the palace.—_Whedon’s Commentary_. ESTHER 4:7. THE SUM OF THE MONEY] Rather a statement of the silver. The word here r...
EXPOSITION MOURNING OF MORDECAI, AND OF THE JEWS GENERALLY, ON HEARING OF THE DECREE (Esther 4:1...
When Mordecai perceived all that was done, he tore his clothes, he put on sackcloth with ashes, and he went out into the midst of the city, and he cried with a loud and bitter cry; And he even came be...
Esther 3:2...