Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary
Esther 1:18
Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath Contempt in the wives, and thereupon wrath in the husbands, and consequently strife in families, which may produce great and general mischiefs.
Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath Contempt in the wives, and thereupon wrath in the husbands, and consequently strife in families, which may produce great and general mischiefs.
Verse Esther 1:18. _THE LADIES OF PERSIA_] שרות _saroth_, the _princesses_; but the meaning is very well expressed by our term _ladies_....
Translate it: “Likewise shall the princesses of Persia and Media, which have heard of the deed of the queen, say this day unto all the king’s princes.”...
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS THE BANQUETS AND QUEEN VASHTI DISOWNED CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The first feast of the king (Esther 1:1)_ 2. The king's feast unto all the people (Esther 1:5) 3. The queen's feast...
ESTHER 1. THE ROYAL FEAST. VASHTI'S DISOBEDIENCE AND DEGRADATION. The opening words in MT (and it came to pass) are in good Heb style, which shows that an able scribe wrote here. But they prove that s...
LADIES. princesses....
Vashti's disgrace 10. _he commanded Mehuman etc._ The names of the seven chamberlains, or rather, eunuchs, who were sent to fetch Vashti, vary much in their form in the LXX. and other versions. Their...
Memucan points out that, inasmuch as the disobedience was public and notorious for the princesses who were feasting with Vashti heard her answer they will -say the like," i.e. will meet their husbands...
C. Decree TEXT: Esther 1:13-22 13 Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment; 14 and the next unto him were Carshe...
_Likewise_ SHALL THE LADIES, etc.] RV 'And this day shall the princesses of Persia and Media which have heard of the deed of the queen say _the like_ unto all the king's princes.'...
THE DISOBEDIENCE AND DISGRACE OF QUEEN VASHTI 1. Ahasuerus] LXX has 'Artaxerxes,' but probably 'Xerxes,' the son of Darius Hystaspis, is meant, who succeeded his father in 485 b.c. INDIA.. ETHIOPIA]...
GOD IS IN CONTROL Book of Esther _ROBERT BRYCE_ ABOUT THE BOOK OF ESTHER The events that the first chapter of the book of Esther describes happened about 483 BC (Before Christ). Over 100 years ea...
Translate, _and this day shall the princesses of Persia and Media, which heard the affair of the queen, say..._ CONTEMPT AND WRATH. — Presumably, contemptuous defiance on the part of the wives, and a...
וְֽ הַ יֹּ֨ום הַ זֶּ֜ה תֹּאמַ֣רְנָה ׀ שָׂרֹ֣ו
AHASUERUS AND VASHTI Esther 1:1 THE character of Ahasuerus illustrates the Nemesis of absolutism, by showing how unlimited power is crushed and dissolved beneath the weight of its own immensity. The...
VASHTI'S NOBLE REFUSAL Esther 1:1 The book opens with a royal festival, which lasted for six months, Esther 1:1. Perhaps the princes came up from their governments to partake of it in rotation. It fi...
The events recorded in the Book of Esther occurred between the completion of the Temple and the mission of Ezra (between Ezra 6:1; Ezr 7:1-28). In all likelihood the narrative, as we have it, was take...
[Likewise] shall the (m) ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus [shall there arise] too much contempt and wrath. (m) Mean...
Wives. Greek turannides, "princesses, or female tyrants." --- Slight. Septuagint, "dare to slight their husbands. Wherefore if," &c. (Haydock) --- Just. Hebrew, "enough of contempt and indignation." T...
(10) В¶ On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the pr...
Introduction to Esther I. INTRODUCTION A. As we begin the book of Esther, it is appropriate to "set it up" by way of little history. 1. The book was written approximately 465 years before the birth...
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...
LIKEWISE SHALL THE LADIES OF PERSIA AND MEDIA SAY THIS DAY UNTO THE KING'S PRINCES, WHICH HAVE HEARD OF THE DEED OF THE QUEEN,.... From henceforward they will give a like answer to their husbands, whe...
Esther 1:18 [Likewise] shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus [shall there arise] too much contempt and wrath....
Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media, the wives of the nobles, SAY THIS DAY UNTO ALL THE KING'S PRINCES WHICH HAVE HEARD OF THE DEED OF THE QUEEN. THUS SHALL THERE ARISE TOO MUCH CONTEMPT AND...
Vashti's Insubordination and its Punishment...
THE FIRST FEAST OF THE KING (vv. 1-4) Ahasuerus was a name given to the chief king of Persia.The Ahasuerus of verse 1 is recorded in history as Xerxes 1. His empire extended over a very large area,...
10-22 Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of peculiar festivity often end in vexation. Superiors should be careful not to command what may reasonably be disobeyed. But whe...
CONTEMPT in the wives, and thereupon wrath in the husbands; and consequently strife in families; which may produce great and general mischiefs....
Esther 1:18 day H3117 ladies H8282 Persia H6539 Media H4074 say H559 (H8799) kings H4428 officials H8269 heard...
CONTENTS: Ahasuerus' great feast and the story of Vashti. CHARACTERS: Ahasuerus, Vashti, Memucan, Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena. CONCLUSION: Better is a dinner of herbs with q...
Esther 1:1. _From India even to Ethiopia._ Darius the Mede appointed one hundred and twenty governors. Hence it appears that this Ahasuérus, the Xerxes Longimanus of Herodotus, had enlarged his conque...
_And Memucan answered before the king._ HASTY COUNSELLORS If they had been wise, as counsellors ought to be, they would have been in no haste to give judgment in a matter so important as that which w...
ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 1:1 Introduction. The author sets the scene for the main action by describing Queen Vashti’s downfall (Esther 1:1), her replacement by Esther ...
ESTHER—NOTE ON ESTHER 1:15 MEMUCAN repeatedly uses the word ALL to warn the king of a breakdown of proper domestic order throughout society....
MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH. Esther 1:16 COURTIERS FORSAKE A FAILING CAUSE It is not here asserted that this is a characteristic of courtiers, which may not be observed in other men; for it is a...
EXPOSITION THE DISGRACE OF VASHTI (Esther 1:10). On the seventh day of the feast "to all in Shushan" (Esther 1:5), the king having excited himself with drink, took it into his head to send a message...
Let us turn to the book of Esther for our study. The book of Esther is not in a chronological order in these books of history. If the book of Esther were placed in a chronological order, it would have...
1 Kings 11:3; Judges 5:29...
Contempt — Contempt in the wives, and thereupon wrath in the husbands; and consequently strife in families....
How could Esther participate in a pagan beauty contest? PROBLEM: It is evident that Esther was selected by God as His instrument to deliver Israel from evil at the appointed time (Esther 4:14). Howev...