What does Esther 4:1 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"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;"
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...
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...
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...
DONE. being done. BITTER CRY. Not (we may be sure) without confession and prayer, as with Nehemiah (Esther 1), and Daniel 9)....
_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; Matthew...
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...
IV. Pluck of Esther, Chapter 4 A. Cry TEXT: Esther 4:1-3 1 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...
_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...
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....
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...
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...
וּ מָרְדֳּכַ֗י יָדַע֙ אֶת ־כָּל ־אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשָׂ֔ה וַ יִּקְרַ֤ע מָרְדֳּכַי֙ אֶת ־בְּגָדָ֔יו וַ יִּלְבַּ֥שׁ
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...
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. Est...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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 unackno...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
ESTHER CHAPTER 4 The great mourning of Mordecai and the Jews, ESTHER 4:1. He showeth Esther the cause of it, and adviseth her to petition the king for her people, ESTHER 4:4. She, excusing herself, is...
Esther 4:1 Mordecai H4782 learned H3045 (H8804) happened H6213 (H8738) he H4782 tore H7167 (H8799) clothes H899 on H3847 (H8799) sackcloth H8242 ashes H665 out H3318 (H8799) midst H8432 city H5892 out...
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...
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...
_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 ang...
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...
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...
EXPOSITION MOURNING OF MORDECAI, AND OF THE JEWS GENERALLY, ON HEARING OF THE DECREE (Esther 4:1 Esther 4:1). Haman had no doubt kept his intentions secret until the king's consent to them was not onl...
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...
2 Samuel 1:11; 2 Samuel 13:19; Acts 14:14; Daniel 9:3; Esther 3:8; Esther 4:3; Ezekiel 21:6; Ezekiel 27:30; Ezekiel 27:31; Genesis 27:34;...
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....