Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Esther 9:2
No man — Their enemies, though they did take up arms against them, yet were easily conquered and destroyed by them.
No man — Their enemies, though they did take up arms against them, yet were easily conquered and destroyed by them.
THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF ADAR AND THE FEAST OF PURIM CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The resistance and victory of the Jews (Esther 9:1)_ 2. Esther's petition (Esther 9:12) 3. The institution of Purim (Esther 9:17)...
THE JEWS SUCCESSFUL AGAINST THEIR ENEMIES. Adar 13th, the dreadful day, comes at last. What were the Jews to do? There were many partisans of Haman, some 500 at least in the city alone; there were tho...
WITHSTAND. stand before. PEOPLE. the peoples....
Esther 9:1-10. Overthrow of the Jews" enemies The story, omitting the intermediate months of preparation, now passes to the date fixed by the decree for the Jews" overthrow....
_to lay hand on such as sought their hurt_ Thus it was open to the Jews to assume the offensive, and not necessarily await an attack. They would no doubt be guided by their familiarity with the circum...
X. Preservation of the Jews, Esther 9:1-19 A. Power TEXT: Esther 9:1-5 1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his de...
_THE JEWS GATHERED THEMSELVES TOGETHER IN THEIR CITIES THROUGHOUT ALL THE PROVINCES OF THE KING AHASUERUS, TO LAY HAND ON SUCH AS SOUGHT THEIR HURT: AND NO MAN COULD WITHSTAND THEM; FOR THE FEAR OF TH...
THE JEWS SLAY THEIR ENEMIES. INSTITUTION OF PURIM 3. All the rulers, etc.] The great massacre described in href='190 9:16'>Est 9:16 is thus represented as being in part the work of the Persian author...
GOD IS IN CONTROL Book of Esther _ROBERT BRYCE_ CHAPTER 9 V1 The 13th day of the 12th month (the month called Adar) was the day to carry out the king’s law. This was the day when the enemies of t...
TO LAY HAND ON SUCH AS SOUGHT THEIR HURT. — How far the Jews acted according to the strict letter of the edict, and “stood for their lives” only when attacked, is perhaps to be doubted. They had on th...
נִקְהֲל֨וּ הַ יְּהוּדִ֜ים בְּ עָרֵיהֶ֗ם בְּ כ
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
DELIVERANCE BY THE SWORD Esther 9:1 When the fateful day arrived, the Jews throughout the empire stood on the defense. As it appears from Esther 9:16, seventy-five thousand of their assailants fell i...
In this final section of the Book we have an account, first, of the arrival of the fateful day and all that happened thereon. It was a day when the changed conditions in the case of Haman and Mordecai...
(1) В¶ Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of...
The Feast of Purim I. INTRODUCTION A. Last week we saw that even though the king had Haman killed on the gallows he built for Mordecai, the damage he had done to the Jews was still in motion! 1. Es...
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...
THE JEWS GATHERED THEMSELVES TOGETHER IN THEIR CITIES, THROUGHOUT ALL THE PROVINCES OF KING AHASUERUS,.... Wherever they lived: TO LAY HAND ON SUCH AS SOUGHT THEIR HURT; who not only threatened them...
The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of the...
_The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities_ Imbodied and stood upon their defence, offering violence to none, but bidding defiance to all. If they had not had an edict to warrant them, the...
THE ENEMIES SLAIN...
the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus, as they had received permission to do, Esther 8:11, TO LAY HAND ON SUCH AS SOUGHT THEIR HURT,...
THE JEWS VICTORIOUS (vv. 1-17) On the day prescribed in both decrees, when the enemies of the Jews expected to destroy all the Jews in the Persian empire, the tables were turned completely, for besi...
1-19 The enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them by the former edict. If they had attempted nothing against the people of God, they would not themselves have suffered. The Jews, acting toge...
NO MAN COULD WITHSTAND THEM; their enemies, though they did and were allowed to take up arms against them, yet were easily conquered and destroyed by the Jews. THE FEAR OF THEM; who had such potent fr...
Esther 9:2 Jews H3064 together H6950 (H8738) cities H5892 provinces H4082 King H4428 Ahasuerus H325 lay H7971 ...
CONTENTS: Vengeance executed; the Jews victorious. Feast of Purim instituted. CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Esther, Mordecai. CONCLUSION: When we have received signal mercies from God, we should be quick t...
Esther 9:1. _The enemies of the Jews._ The Chaldean paraphrase says that no nation appeared in arms against the Jews but Amalek; and these were infatuated to their own destruction. The troubles which...
_The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities._ THE WISE CONDUCT OF THE JEWS The Jews acted-- 1. Wisely. They acted in unison. “They gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives....
ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 9:1 THE JEWS... DID AS THEY PLEASED (v. Esther 9:5). They took full advantage of the opportunity to defeat their attackers, as they were allowed to do (s
CRITICAL NOTES.] ESTHER 9:2. FOR THE FEAR OF THEM FELL UPON ALL THE PEOPLE] A general terror spread from a feeling that the Jews were the special favourites of the most high God; and while this feelin...
EXPOSITION RESULT OF THE SECOND EDICT' THE JEWS RESIST THEIR ENEMIES, AND EFFECT A GREAT SLAUGHTER OF THEM, BUT DO NOT LAY HAN
So, when this day came, there in the city of Shushan, there were five hundred men that were slain by the Jews (Esther 9:6). Men who were seeking the evil of the Jews. And so they were able to take th...
Deuteronomy 2:30; Esther 8:17; Esther 8:11; Esther 9:10; Esther 9:16;...