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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Esther 6:1-14

2. Mordecai’s exaltation ch. 6Mordecai’s exaltation was a secondary event that prepared for the utter destruction of Haman. There are at least five indications of God’s providence in the first five verses of this chapter: the king’s insomnia (Esther 6:1 a), his choice of entertainment (Esther 6:1 b), the servant’s choice of books (Esther 6:1 c), the king’s delay in rewarding Mordecai (Esther 6:2-3), and the timely arrival of Haman (Esther 6:4-5). [Note: Wiersbe, pp. 733-35.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Esther 6:11-14

Haman’s humiliation 6:11-14Haman covered his head (Esther 6:12; cf. Esther 4:1-2) as a sign of his grief (cf. 2 Samuel 15:30; 2 Samuel 19:4; Jeremiah 14:3-4; Ezekiel 24:17). His friends evidently realized that unseen forces were maintaining the blessing that they had observed following the Jews (cf. Numbers 23:9; Numbers 23:21; Numbers 23:23; Numbers 24:9; Numbers 24:17; Numbers 24:19; Joshua 2:9-13). They saw in Haman’s humiliation before Mordecai, the powerful honored Jew, an omen of even... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 6:1-14

Mordecai is HonouredAn account of how the king being reminded of Mordecai’s services, and wishing to reward him, consulted Haman, and how Haman, thinking himself the object of the king’s interest, counselled him, and was directed to render to Mordecai the honours he had advised.1. The book.. chronicles] in which the chief occurrences of the king’s reign, including any signal services done by his subjects (Esther 2:23), were recorded.8. The royal apparel.. useth to wear] Not apparel similar to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Esther 6:11

(11) Then took Haman . . .—It would be a grim and curious study to analyse Hainan’s feelings at this juncture. Various thoughts were mingled there. Self-reproach, perhaps, that he had so thoughtlessly been the cause of the present display, bitter hatred of his rival now multiplied a thousandfold, and the evident knowledge that the game was played out, and that he was ruined. The more subtle the brain, the more truly must he have known this. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Esther 6:1-14

An Ever-watchful Providence Esther 6:1 'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown,' and it is small wonder that the master of one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, stretching from Ethiopia to India, should have often been distracted by the cares of his mighty empire and so have his sleep driven from him. I. But we may read these words in another way, and then the simple statement will convey a pregnant and marvellous truth. Read it in the light of its far-reaching results and it utters the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Esther 6:10-11

elete_me Esther 4:1MORDECAIEsther 2:5-6; Esther 4:1; Esther 6:10-11; Esther 9:1-4THE hectic enthusiast who inspires Daniel Deronda with his passionate ideas is evidently a reflection in modern literature of the Mordecai of Scripture. It must be admitted that the reflection approaches a caricature. The dreaminess and morbid excitability of George Eliot’s consumptive hero have no counterpart in the wise, strong Mentor of Queen Esther, and the English writer’s agnosticism has led her to exclude... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Esther 6:1-14

THE SLEEPLESS NIGHT AND MORDECAI’S EXALTATION CHAPTER 6 1. The sleepless night (Esther 6:1-3 ) 2. The exaltation of Mordecai (Esther 6:4-11 ) 3. Haman anticipates his doom (Esther 6:12-14 ) Esther 6:1-3 . A sleepless night is the next event. The king wanted to sleep but sleep refused to come. What was the cause of his insomnia? Some say too much excitement and anxiety in connection with his kingdom; others that he was speculating on the petition the queen would make on the morrow. The... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 6:1-14

The same night that Haman had had a gallows made on which to hang Mordecai, the Lord intervened in a most amazing way, causing the king to be unable to sleep and moving him to have the book of records of the kingdom brought to him (v.1).When some of the records were read to him, one of these awakened his attention, for it told that Mordecai had virtually saved the king's life when he informed him of the plot against him by two of his doorkeepers. In asking about this he found that Mordecai had... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Esther 6:1-14

THE JEWS IMPERILLED The events of this book belong chronologically after Zerubbabel’s company have gone to Jerusalem, and before the commissions of Ezra and Nehemiah. The scene is laid in Persia. Cyrus and Darius 1 have passed away, and Ahasuerus, son of the last named, and identified by some with Xerxes, and by others with Darius Hystaspes, is on the throne. He is a sensual, fickle, cruel despot. It was his great fleet that was defeated by the much smaller one of Greece at Salamis, about... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Esther 6:1-14

Esther 6:0 1. On that night could not the king sleep [the king's sleep fled away], and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king [the Persian kings were unable to read]. 2. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 3. And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the... read more