Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Esther 5:14
Fifty cubits high; that it might be more conspicuous to all, and thereby be more disgraceful to Mordecai, and strike all Haman's enemies with the great dread of despising or opposing him.
Fifty cubits high; that it might be more conspicuous to all, and thereby be more disgraceful to Mordecai, and strike all Haman's enemies with the great dread of despising or opposing him.
Verse Esther 5:14. _LET A GALLOWS BE MADE OF FIFTY CUBITS HIGH_] The word עץ _ets_, which we translate _gallows_, signifies simply _wood_, a _tree_, or _pole_; and this was to be _seventy-five_ feet...
A gallows, in the ordinary sense, is scarcely intended, since hanging was not a Persian punishment. The intention, no doubt, was to crucify (see the Esther 2:23 note) or impale Mordecai; and the pale...
ESTHER AND THE KING AND HAMAN'S DELUSION CHAPTER 5 _ 1. Esther before the king and her request (Esther 5:1)_ 2. Haman's delusion (Esther 5:9) Esther 5:1. On the third day Esther put on her royal ap...
ESTHER 5. ESTHER OBTAINS THE KING'S FAVOUR AND INVITES HIM WITH HAMAN TO A BANQUET. Haman's Elation is DASHED BY VEXATION AT MORDECAI'S REFUSAL TO HONOUR HIM. In Esther 5:1 to Esther 8:3 we read how t...
GALLOWS. tree: i.e.. stake to which. criminal was fastened till he died. The same word for cross. Compare Esther 2:23; Esther 7:9. and see Acts 5:30; Acts 10:39;...
_Let a gallows be made_ Heb. _tree_. See Esther 2:23. -Fifty cubits" is a hyperbolical expression meaning exceedingly high. The cubit at this time was probably equal to six handbreadths, and thus appr...
Haman's proposed vengeance upon Mordecai The greater Haman's excitement and exultation at having reached the highest pinnacle of dignity attainable by a subject, the more did Mordecai's conduct rankl...
THE THING PLEASED HAMAN, AND HE CAUSED THE GALLOWS TO BE MADE— This gallows was to be fifty feet high, that men might at a greater distance see the object of Haman's indignation, to the increase of Mo...
B. Depravity TEXT: Esther 5:14 14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be h...
5:14 gallows (a-14) gallows (a-55) Lit. 'tree,' as ch. 2.23. so elsewhere....
ESTHER'S PETITION TO THE KING An account of how Esther, being favourably received by the king, invited him, together with Haman, to a banquet whereat she promised to make known her petition, and how...
A GALLOWS] lit. 'a tree' (or 'stake')....
GOD IS IN CONTROL Book of Esther _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 5 V1 On the third day, Esther put on her royal clothing. She stood in the inner yard of the king’s palace. This yard was in front of the ki...
GALLOWS. — Literally, _tree;_ the Hebrew word, as well as the corresponding Greek word used by the LXX., standing both for the living tree and the artificial structure. Doubtless the punishment intend...
וַ תֹּ֣אמֶר לֹו֩ זֶ֨רֶשׁ אִשְׁתֹּ֜ו וְ כָל
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...
HATRED BREEDS CRIME Esther 5:1 Thus the soul clad in the royal garments of Christ's righteousness stands in the throne-room with its request. It has already obtained favor, for has it not been accept...
Here we have the story of Esther's venture and its success. Things might have been very different, but the graciousness of the king, notwithstanding Esther's violation of the law of the palace, was un...
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty (g) cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merr...
_High. This was to increase the shame. Hence Galba condemned a Roman citizen to be hung on a high white cross. (Suetonius ix.) --- The Jews formerly burned a man in effigy with a cross, pretending to...
(14) Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and tomorrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merr...
Grace Given I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week we heard Mordecai say what is considered the most famous verse from the book of Esther: Esther 4:14 (NKJV) "For if you remain completely silent at this time,...
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 SAID ZERESH HIS WIFE, AND ALL HIS FRIENDS, UNTO HIM,.... His wife very probably first moved it, and all his friends present approved of it and united in it: LET A GALLOWS BE MADE, OF FIFTY CUBIT...
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily...
_Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends_ They saw how gladly he would dispense with his own resolution, of deferring the slaughter till the time determined by the lot, and therefore advise him...
Then said Zeresh, his wife, and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubit high, the great height serving to emphasize the execution and its disgrace, AND TOMORROW SPEAK THOU UNTO...
Haman's Fatuous Security...
ESTHER'S BANQUET (vv. 1-8) After the three days of fasting, Esther's courage enabled her to enter the inner court of the king's palace, clothed in her royal robes. The king was sitting on his throne...
GALLOWS: _ Heb._ tree...
9-14 This account of Haman is a comment upon Proverbs 21:24. Self-admirers and self-flatterers are really self-deceivers. Haman, the higher he is lifted up, the more impatient he is of contempt, and...
Esther 5:14 wife H802 Zeresh H2238 friends H157 (H8802) said H559 (H8799) gallows H6086 made H6213 ...
CONTENTS: Esther's courage in proceeding to obtain favor. CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Esther, Haman, Mordecai, Zeresh. CONCLUSION: If we have had power with God in prayer we shall find favor with men in...
Esther 5:1. On _the third day,_ of the fast: Esther 4:16. Esther 5:3. _To the half of the kingdom._ This was a word of grace after the manner of kings. So Herod said to Herodias when she had pleased h...
_Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends._ BAD ADVICE If a proud man make his complaint to you of his unhappiness, you but make him more unhappy if you advise him to gratify his pride by unreas...
_Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel _ THERE IS NOTHING STATIONARY “Now it came to pass. ” These words call for special notice in a book which strikingly illus...
ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 5:14 There was a GALLOWS in Esther 2:23 but this is different one, built especially for hanging Mordecai. Its enormous height (75 feet/23 m) is probably int
CRITICAL NOTES.] ESTHER 5:14. THEN SAID ZERESH HIS WIFE AND ALL HIS FRIENDS UNTO HIM, &C.] The name Zeresh is probably connected with Zered Zara, “gold.” Compare the Greek _chrysis_.—_Rawlinson_. Zere...
EXPOSITION HAMAN, EXULTING AT THESE SIGNS OF ROYAL FAVOUR, IS THE MORE EXASPERATED AT MORDECAI'S CONTEMPT OF HIM. AT THE BIDDING...
Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and she stood in the inner court of the king's house: and the king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal house. And i...
1 Kings 21:25; 1 Kings 21:7; 2 Chronicles 22:3; 2 Chronicles 22:4;...
Fifty cubits — That it may be more conspicuous to all, and thereby be more disgraceful to Mordecai, and strike all Haman's enemies with a greater dread of despising or opposing him....