Daily Bible study notes
Esther 9:1-2 "...the Jews themselves overpowered those who hated them...no one could withstand them" Although they knew the Jews had the legal permission to fight back, some of the enemies of the Jews still tried to attack them. Apparently, none were successful. 3-4 "...all the officials...helped the Jews...For Mordecai was great..." Enough time had passed …
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Esther 8:2 "...king took off his signet ring...gave it to Mordecai..." King transfers what he had given to Haman to Mordecai. Would be elevating Mordecai to Haman's position. Doesn't mention it, but seems to me it gives credence to the idea that Mordecai already had some form of office in the king's court. 3-4 "...fell …
Esther 7:2 "...on the second day..." As the time of the action is already on the second day, it sounds like the banquet lasted more than a day. But I think this is just a way to emphasize when it occurred. Not during the first banquet Esther gave, but on the second. Like saying and …
Esther 6:1 "...the king could not sleep..." God's providence. Too much of a coincidence to be otherwise. Reminds me of Proverbs 21. "The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water. He turns it wherever He wishes." Doesn't matter that Ahasuerus wasn't Jewish or that he didn't follow God. …
Esther 5:1 "...on the third day..." Interesting how many times that phrase is in scripture, on the third day. I don't think it coincidence that God calls our attention to it. 1 "...the inner court...across from the king's house...on his royal throne in the royal house, facing the entrance of the house" Looked for some …
Esther 4:1 "...tore his clothes...put on sackcloth and ashes..." Signs of severe mourning for a Jew. 3 "...in every province...many lay in sackcloth and ashes..." All understood the danger of what had been decreed. While it doesn't explicitly say they cried out to God, that would have accompanied the fasting, weeping, and wailing, as well …
Esther 3:1 "...Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite..." Agag was king of the Amalekites. In 1 Samuel 15, God had ordered Saul to completely destroy them along with all they had. Saul didn't do it. He saved the flocks and herds and brought king Agag back alive although Samuel eventually killed him. Obviously he …
Black & White with Shades of Gray 