X. (1) LAID A TRIBUTE. — The disastrous expedition to Greece must have taxed the resources of the empire to the utmost, and fresh tribute would therefore be requisite to fill the exhausted coffers. Besides this, a harassing war was still going on, even ten years after the battle of Salamis, on the... [ Continue Reading ]
POWER. — The same word as that translated _authority_ in Esther 9:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
MORDECAI THE JEW WAS NEXT UNTO KING AHASUERUS. — We have seen that the events recorded in this book carry us to the year 470 B.C., at which time Mordecai was at the zenith of his greatness. How long he kept it, whether death or disgrace brought it to a close, and if the latter, from what cause, we c... [ Continue Reading ]