Esther 9 1 on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the jews got the upper hand o. Esther 8 new international version niv the kings edict in behalf of the jews. Esther and mordecai were fighting the cause of gods people not for themselves and that was why hamans wife told him that if mordecai be of the seed of the jews before whom he had started fallen,he cannot prevail against him but shall surely fall. Verse click for chapter new international version at once the royal secretaries were summonedon the twentythird day of the third month, the month of sivan. The book of esther begins with the queen of king ahasuerusvashtisnubbing the kings request to meet with her. Mordecais counter decree was issued in june of 474 b. Now he needs to pick a new queen and eventually manages to select esthera comely, young secretly jewish woman who is a. So this is what esther and mordecai do, and esther 8. Then were the kings scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof. Esther chapter 8 kjv king james version esther was a purposeful and focused woman.
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. Esther 9 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Read esther 9 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. It is in effect done by another edict, here published, empowering the jews to stand up in their own defence against their enemies, esther 8. Also vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king ahasuerus. The month of sivan, by the way, would correspond to our midmay to midjune. Lets open our bibles to the 8th chapter of the book of esther for this esther 8 sermon. And the king said again unto esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, what is thy petition, queen esther. All the trust the king had reposed in haman, he now placed in mordecai. And mordecai came into the presence of the king, for esther had told how he was related to her. Now in the twelfth month what a number of providences, and none of them apparently of an extraordinary nature, concurred to preserve a people so signally, and to all human appearance so inevitably, doomed to destruction. The jews did not have the right to strike out against their enemies unless their enemies attacked first. Esther chapter 9 kjv king james version 1 now in the twelfth month, that is, the month adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the kings commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the jews hoped to have power over them, though it was turned to the contrary, that the jews had rule over them that hated them. Read esther chapter 8 even though haman is dead, the jews are still in danger from hamans edict.
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. Esther 8 the kings edict in behalf of the bible gateway. They heard the jeers and sarcastic remarks hurled at them, the result of the destructive plot that was written into. The jews lived under a death sentence that was sure to be carried out unless someone intervened. Thus the jews defeated all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, with slaughter and destruction, and did what they pleased with those who hated them. Esther this document search for all inflected forms search for. Well be covering the last 3 chapters in the book of esther in this lesson. At once the royal secretaries were summonedon the twentythird day of the third month, the month of sivan.
Esther 9 is the ninth chapter of the book of esther in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible, the author of the book is unknown and modern scholars have established that the final stage of the hebrew text would have been formed by the second century bce. Chapters 9 to 10 contain the resolution of the stories in the book. 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 8 is the eighth chapter of the book of esther in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible, the author of the book is unknown and modern scholars have established that the final stage of the hebrew text would have been formed by the second century bce.
They wrote out all mordecais orders to the jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles. Then were the kings scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month sivan, on the three and twentieth day. Verse click for chapter new international version at once the royal secretaries were summonedon the twentythird day of the third month, the month of. And mordecai came before the king, for esther had told how he was related to her. Heres its definition the sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances. Read verses 36 and see that once again esther has to enter the court and make her plea for an irrevocable law to be undone. The house with all his goods and estate, which being justly forfeited to the king, he no less justly bestows it upon the queen, to compensate the danger to which haman had exposed her came was by the queens desire admitted into the kings presence, and family, and, as it seems, made one of the seven princes had told how nearly he was related to her.
Sivan this word was used after the babylonian captivity as the name of the third month of the jewish year, which is roughly equivalent to. New international version at once the royal secretaries were summonedon the twentythird day of the third month, the month of sivan. Like it is with so many bible characters, when we take the scriptures for what they actually say and add in the cultural context and known history of the time, we see a bit different esther and mordechai than what we typically see in films about them or in sermons that invoke. Throughout megillat esther, the hebrew months are referred to by both number and name. On that day king ahasuerus gave queen esther the house of haman, the enemy of the jews. How many words is in esther chapter 8 verse 9 answers. 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. We ended last time about halfway through chapter 8 and things are moving very rapidly now. Esther chapter 9 kjv king james version whoever is on the lord side cannot be overcome in any battle of life. On this day the enemies of the jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the jews got the upper hand over those who hated them. She was privileged by divine favor to become a queen during her time and she did not disappoint god even at the expense of her own life. Naturally, being a rather unstable fellow, ahasuerus firesslashdivorces her. We ended last time about halfway through chapter 8. Esther 8 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes.