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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 5:9-14

This account here given of Haman is a comment upon that of Solomon, Prov. 21:24. Proud and haughty scorner is his name that deals in proud wrath. Never did any man more answer that name than Haman, in whom pride and wrath had so much the ascendant. See him, I. Puffed up with the honour of being invited to Esther's feast. He was joyful and glad of heart at it, Est. 5:9. Observe with what a high gust he speaks of it (Est. 5:12), how he values himself upon it, and how near he thinks it brings him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 5:12

Haman said, moreover ,.... To all which he added, and what seemed to delight him most of all, or however was a new additional honour done him: yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself ; which he judged was doing him singular honour; and, by the joint affection of the king and queen to him, he thought himself established in his dignity and grandeur: and tomorrow am I invited unto her also with the king ; had been... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 5:13

Yet all this availeth me nothing ,.... Is not equal or sufficient for me; it gives me no satisfaction and contentment: so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate : not rising up to bow unto him; this single circumstance spoiled all his joy and pleasure. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 5:13

Yet all this availeth me nothing - Pride will ever render its possessor unhappy. He has such a high opinion of his own worth, that he conceives himself defrauded by every one who does not pay him all the respect and homage which he conceives to be his due. The soul was made for God, and nothing but God can fill it and make it happy. Angels could not be happy in glory, when they had cast off their allegiance to their Maker. As soon as his heart had departed from God, Adam would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:4-14

Prudence versus Guile. I. EVERYTHING HAS ITS SEASON . Why did not Esther at once lay open her heart to the king? Was she confused by his unexpected kindness, or seized with timidity at the moment of peril? Most likely she was prompted by an intuitive feeling that the time was not fit. She might lose everything by precipitancy. It is wise to study occasion or opportunity. Many failures have resulted solely from want of attention to time and place ( Ecclesiastes 3:1 ). II. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:9-14

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:11-12

Prosperity and self-gratulation. In Oriental courts, where promotion depends upon the favour of the sovereign, it is sometimes as rapid as it is undeserved, and as insecure as it is rapid. So was it with the worthless, vain, arrogant Haman. His career is full of instruction, especially as an instance of the effects and perils of prosperity. I. Observe THE ELEMENTS of worldly prosperity. 1 . Riches. The minister's position gave him the opportunity of acquiring vast wealth,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:13

All this availeth me nothing . The bitter drop in his cup deprived Haman's life of all sweetness. He had not learned the wisdom of setting pleasure against pain, joy against sorrow, satisfaction against annoyance. Much less had he taught himself to look upon the vexations and trials of life as blessings in disguise. His was a coarse and undisciplined nature, little better than that of a savage, albeit he was the chief minister of the first monarch in the world. So little proof is worldly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:13

Happiness marred. A little "screw loose" may spoil the working of a vast and powerful engine. A clot of blood upon the brain may suddenly deprive of life a man seemingly healthy and certainly powerful. A seeming trifle may spoil the content and embitter the life of a prince. And so mean a person as Mordecai, by so insignificant an act of disrespect as is here mentioned, may mar the happiness of a great minister of state like Haman, and may make even his prosperity miserable. I. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:13

The bathos of confession. After all necessary allowances and substitutions have been made, it may be very justly said that Shakespeare's Wolsey is essentially dwarfed by Scripture's Haman, and that not the finest of Shakespeare's five act plays—wonderful products of human genius as they are—but must yield to the ten briefer chapters, with their five chief characters, of our Book of Esther. The book is indeed a consummate epic of the human heart. Its photographs are vivid and accurate, but... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Esther 5:9-14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 5:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Esther 5:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 5:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:4-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:9-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:11-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 5:13

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