Esther should just tell the king about hamans plot and get it over with. On the second page you will see an outline of this commentary. Commentary on the book of esther by matthew henry old. Esther bible study will give you a threepart look at the book of the bible that bears her name, and at its title character. The woman great beauty, undoubted cleverness, and remarkable courage. On the day that the enemies of the jews had hoped to overpower them, the opposite occurred, in that the jews themselves overpowered those who. Thus, the deeds of queen esther cast a ray of light forward into israels history from a dark time. Vashti is sent for by the king, but refuses to come, esther 1. Neither mordecai, esther, nor the feast of purim is mentioned. Scripture 7 so the king and haman went to queen esther s banquet, 2 and as they were. It is one of the five scrolls megillot in the hebrew bible. With scripture memory, daily study, and group discussion questions, this resource is ideal for both individual and group study.
See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. Read and study esther, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible commentary. The book of esther has served the jewish people as support of their national hope and especially so. Some of these survived to be included in the rabbinic commentary on the book of esther, the talmud volume called tractate megillah. Herbert lockyer describes her as the woman who saved her nation from genocide. The book of esther is read every year to the assembled congregations of the jewish people in. Her knowledge of the text is extensive, and her insights into current application are valuable. Chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six chapter seven s. He overcame the jews and he took many jews to babylon. Watch our overview video on the book of esther, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Esther 1 niv queen vashti deposed this is what bible. Hence it belongs to the bestknown otbooks with the jews and it is also the book, which has the oldest copies. Study the bible online using commentary on esther and more.
The book of esther tells a story of the deliverance of the jewish people. The commentary is accessible to laymen, but should be useful to pastors and scholars as well. Please identify the section you wish to read, and then use your readers searchfind feature to navigate to it. The original text of the megillah book of esther with a running commentary culled from the talmud and midrash, the great torah commentators and the chassidic masters. The book of esther has served the jewish people as support of their national hope and especially so in the days of persecution.
It relates the story of a hebrew woman in persia, born as hadassah but known as esther, who becomes queen of persia and thwarts a genocide. Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month of adar, on the thirteenth day, the time came for the kings command and his decree to be executed. Several things in this chapter itself are very instructive and of great use. Esther free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. Esther 1 commentary old testament matthew henry st. Ahasuerusit is now generally agreed among learned men that the ahasuerus mentioned in this episode is the xerxes who figures in grecian history. Chapter one chapter two chapter three chapter four chapter five chapter six the book of esther bible study. Karen jobes has written the most engaging, interesting, and helpful commentary on the book of esther presently available. We are shown a persian emperor, ahasuerus loosely based on xerxes, 485464 b. Esther is the last of the historical books of the bible, so its main character is named esther that is, venus, the morning star, which sheds its light after all the other stars have ceased to shine, and while the sun still delays rising. This commentary shows how esther is perfect guidance for us when we find ourselves in a situation where right and wrong are not so clearly defined and every choice we have seems to be a troubling mixture of good and bad. Over 100 years earlier, nebuchadnezzar the king of babylon had attacked jerusalem. The book of esther is unusual gods name is not mentioned once, yet gods hand is.
The greek translation of the bible, the septuagint. In esther, god providentially uses two exiled israelites to rescue his. David guzik commentary on esther 1, where queen vashti refuses to display her. Esther bible study chapter 1 the invitation of the king. The book takes its name from the beautiful, orphaned jewess who became the queen of the persian king ahasuerus.
The book of esther 6 powerful life lessons from the bible. Fulfilling lifes mission we flounder without a mission leaders guide we flounder without a mission scripture. When i wrote my study on the book of ruth 1, i started by saying that it was a fantastic book that had it all well, apart from a nasty villain, but we cant ask for everything. The bible study book of esther, by jenn peppers and tara miller, flow, llc. Esther a2 classic bible study guide 2 introduction the book of esther is a graphic narrative, which relates how gods people were preserved from ruin during the fifth century b. The book of esther in the bible is a dramatic account which can give us insight into gods special and purposeful plan for our lives. In this sixweek study, explore the subject of gods providence, walking verse by verse through the book of esther. What spiritual lessons can we learn from this book. The story of esther reads like a movie plot, with a beautiful queen risking her life to prevent genocide. Its one of the most beautiful books in the bible and so full of great takeaways for the modern christian woman today.
Esther commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. A story of the providence of god in a pagan land page 4 introduction to the book the book of esther is the only book in the bible that does not mention the name of god. Bible studies in the book of esther esther chapter 1. In the story of esther, youll meet a beautiful, young queen who risked her life to serve god and save her people. The pulpit commentary introduces the book of esther with the following. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of esther in easy english. This is a highly unusual commentary on the book of esther.
Esther commentary, sermon, illustration, devotional. Karen jobes esther niv application commentary, 1999. Weve created a 10day study guide for you, each day working through a chapter of the exciting story of esther. Although we do not know who wrote the book of esther, from internal evidence it is possible to make some inferences about the author and the date of composition. Best esther commentaries updated for 2020 best bible. Yet, though this is true in one sense, there is more to it than that. Book of esther bible study chapter 5 prayer and the power of the third day book of esther bible study chapter 6 the sleepless king and the providence of god book of esther bible study chapter 7 the downfall of haman the wicked. Esther is read during the purim feast on 14th and 15th adar februarymarch. Esther is unique in that it is the only book of scripture that does not mention god, although clearly gods providential hand of protection of his people pervades the pages.
This book is also the reason why the jewish people created the jewish festivity of purim, which is celebrated annually amongst all jewish people in. You will also find options for commentaries on esther that help pastors, teachers, and readers with application of the bible, commentaries that approach the scripture versebyverse, classic christian commentaries, and much more. You can work through this bible study on your own or with your small group, and you can go through this in ten days, or over a tenweek or semester long schedule. In the book of esther, what is not said is vitally important.
The book of esther, also known in hebrew as the scroll megillah, is a book in the third section ketuvim, writings of the jewish tanakh the hebrew bible and in the christian old testament. The genre of the book of esther is narrative history. Commentary on esther 1 by matthew henry blue letter bible. The first the megillah is found in the canonical hebrew bible. Read esther commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The whole history of this book in its connected order, with the occurrences in the persian empire at that time, will be found in the introduction. Esther with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Ahasuerus makes royal feasts for his nobles and people, esther 1. Megillah with indepth commentaryside by side version. Esther 5 sermon explaining the book bible study guide. The niv application commentary helps you communicate and apply biblical text effectively in todays context. Book of prophecy that reveals gods magnificent plan of salvation through the person and work of jesus christ. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible. Studying the book of esther is well worth your time.
Well, i can now tell you that i have found you the particularly nasty villain you have been. You can find the best commentary on esther for you using the tools on the right side. You might wonder if esther is a little nervous and trying. By dr peter pett queen vashti offends king ahasuerus xerxes esther, the ward of mordecai, chosen as queen.
The events that the first chapter of the book of esther describes happened about 483 bc before christ. The book of esther is one of only two books in the bible named for women. Matthew henry commentary on esther 1 book of esther chapter 1. Scripture that same day king xerxes gave queen esther the estate of. Sadly, many who read and study esther including bible scholars who write commentaries on the book fill in the blanks, rather than leaving them blank and learning from the silence of the author. Esther 1 new international version niv queen vashti deposed.
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