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CHAPTER IV
_On hearing the king's decree to exterminate the Jews, Mordecai_
_mourns, and clothes himself in sackcloth_, 1, 2.
_The Jews are filled with consternation_, 3.
_Esther, perceived Mordec...
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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...
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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...
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DONE. being done.
BITTER CRY. Not (we may be sure) without confession and prayer, as
with Nehemiah (Esther 1), and Daniel 9)....
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_rent his clothes_ So e.g. Reuben, when his brother Joseph was sold to
the Midianites (Genesis 37:29), and Jacob, when he thought that his
son had perished (Genesis 37:34). Cp. 2 Kings 18:37;...
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Esther 4:1-3. Dismay of Mordecai and the Jews
Mordecai not only shares with the other dwellers in Susa the knowledge
of the impending calamity, but also has obtained (Esther 4:7)
information as to th...
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MORDECAI RENT HIS CLOTHES, &C.— The latter Targum, upon the book of
Esther, gives us the following account of Mordecai's behaviour upon
this sad occasion: "He made his complaint in the midst of the st...
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IV. Pluck of Esther, Chapter 4
A. Cry
TEXT: Esther 4:1-3
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Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes,
and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the
c...
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_WHEN MORDECAI PERCEIVED ALL THAT WAS DONE, MORDECAI RENT HIS CLOTHES,
AND PUT ON SACKCLOTH WITH ASHES,_ _ AND WENT OUT INTO THE MIDST OF THE
CITY, AND CRIED WITH A LOUD AND A BITTER CRY;_
When Morde...
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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....
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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...
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IV.
(1) MORDECAI RENT HIS CLOTHES. — This was a common sign of sorrow
among Eastern nations generally. It will be noticed that the sorrow
both of Mordecai and of the Jews generally (Esther 4:3) is des...
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וּ מָרְדֳּכַ֗י יָדַע֙ אֶת ־כָּל
־אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲ
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MORDECAI
Esther 2:5; Esther 4:1; Esther 6:10; Esther 9:1
THE hectic enthusiast who inspires Daniel Deronda with his passionate
ideas is evidently a...
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QUEEN ESTHER
Esther 4:1; Esther 7:1; Esther 9:12
THE young Jewess who wins the admiration of the Persian king above all
the chosen maidens of his realm, and who then delivers her people in
the crisis...
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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...
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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...
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_Shewing. Septuagint, old Vulgate, and Josephus, "a nation which has
done no wrong, is to be cut off." The eastern nations were accustomed
to such marks of sorrow, Jonas ii. 6. The citizens of Susa to...
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CONTENTS
This chapter begins with the relation of the effect Haman's plan had
upon the minds of the Jews. The great distress in which the whole were
involved. An account is given to Esther. She confe...
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(1) В¶ When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his
clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst
of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; (2) And c...
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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...
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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...
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WHEN MORDECAI PERCEIVED ALL THAT WAS DONE,.... By the king, at the
instigation of Haman, against the Jews; which he came to the knowledge
of, either by some of the conflicts or by common fame, or on t...
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When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes,
and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the
city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;
Ver. 1. _When M...
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_And put on sackcloth with ashes_ That is, he put on a garment of
sackcloth or hair, and sprinkled ashes upon his head. _And cried with
a loud and bitter cry_ To express his deep sense of the mischief...
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THE MOURNING OF THE JEWS...
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When Mordecai perceived, found out about, ALL THAT WAS DONE, MORDECAI
RENT HIS CLOTHES, in token of his deep grief, AND PUT ON SACKCLOTH, a
garment of haircloth next to his skin, WITH ASHES, which he...
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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...
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1-4 Mordecai avowed his relation to the Jews. Public calamities, that
oppress the church of God, should affect our hearts more than any
private affliction, and it is peculiarly distressing to occasion...
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Esther 4:1 Mordecai H4782 learned H3045 (H8804) happened H6213 (H8738)
he H4782 tore H7167 (H8799) clothes...
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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...
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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....
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_When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes,
and put on sackcloth with ashes._
MORDECAI’S GRIEF
In the case of Mordecai, the first effect of the proclamation was
bitter angu...
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ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 4:1 SACKCLOTH AND ASHES... FASTING AND
WEEPING. Traditional ways of expressing grief in the ancient Near
East, including Israel. Such behavior was banned in THE KING’S GATE
(see...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
ESTHER 4:1. PERCEIVED ALL THAT WAS DONE] Evident that Mordecai knew
not only the terms of the public proclamation, but the particulars of
the private arrangement between Haman and the...
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EXPOSITION
MOURNING OF MORDECAI, AND OF THE JEWS GENERALLY, ON HEARING OF THE
DECREE (Esther 4:1...
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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...
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2 Samuel 1:11; 2 Samuel 13:19; Acts 14:14; Daniel 9:3; Esther 3:8;...
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Cry — To express his deep sense of the mischief coming upon his
people. It was bravely done, thus publickly to espouse a just cause
though it seemed to be a desperate one....