Esther 8:10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Esther 8:1-17

8:1-10:3 THE JEWS TRIUMPHANTVictory and celebration (8:1-9:32)Although Mordecai was appointed chief minister instead of Haman (8:1-2), the decree arranged by Haman was still in force. A king’s decree could not be changed. However, the king gave Esther and Mordecai his authority to issue a new decree that would counteract the former one (3-8).Esther and Mordecai acted promptly. They gave the Jews permission to take whatever action they chose in order to defend themselves against any attack on... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Esther 8:10

posts on horseback = couriers on horseback. Haman's "posts" were runners on foot (Esther 3:13 , Esther 3:15 ), hut speed was now essential. See Esther 9:1 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Esther 8:10

Esther 8:10. And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, &c.— Josephus has given us a true copy, as he says, of this decree, or, as he terms it, of the letters which Artaxerxes sent to all the nations which lie between India and Ethiopia; wherein he represents the abuse which favourites are wont to make of their power and credit with their prince, by insulting their inferiors, flying in the face of those who raised them, and, to gratify their resentments, calumniating the innocent, and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Esther 8:10

10. sent . . . by posts . . . and riders on . . . camels, and young dromedaries—The business being very urgent, the swiftest kind of camel would be employed, and so the word in the original denotes the wind-camel. Young dromedaries also are used to carry expresses, being remarkable for the nimbleness and ease of their movements. Animals of this description could convey the new rescript of Ahasuerus over the length and breadth of the Persian empire in time to relieve the unhappy Jews from the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Esther 8:1-19

C. The Jews’ Deliverance 8:1-9:19Even though Haman was now dead, the Jews were not yet safe. This section of the text records what Esther and Mordecai did to ensure the preservation of the Jews who then lived throughout the vast Persian Empire. The death of Haman is not the major climax of the book. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Esther 8:9-14

3. The royal decree 8:9-14The first decree, to destroy the Jews, had gone out on April 17, 474 B.C. (Esther 3:12). [Note: R. A. Parker and W. H. Dubberstein, Babylonian Chronology 626 B.C.-A.D. 75, p. 31.] Ahasuerus published this second one, allowing the Jews to defend themselves, on June 25, 474 B.C. The Jews had over eight months to prepare for the day their enemies might attack them, which was March 7, 473 B.C.The king gave the Jews permission even to take the lives of the enemy "which... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 8:1-17

The Jews are Saved1. Did.. of Haman] The property of Haman, after his execution, was confiscated to the use of the king, to be disposed of as he thought fit. 2. Took off his ring, etc.] The bestowal of the ring implied that Mordecai was appointed to be a minister of State, since the ring was used for giving authority to royal decrees (see Esther 8:8): cp. Genesis 41:42.4. Then the king held out] This seems to imply that Esther had approached the king unbidden: see Esther 4:11.7. Behold, I have... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Esther 8:10

(10) Posts.—The posts. Literally, the runners. (See Note on Esther 1:22.)Riders on mules.—Rather, on horses of great speed; the “swift beast “of Micah 1:13.Camels, and young dromedaries.—The words thus translated occur only here, and there is much doubt as to the meaning. It may suffice to mention two renderings :—(1) “Mules, the offspring of royal mares “—so Gesenius; or (2) we may connect the former word with the Persian word meaning royal—so Canon Rawlinson, who translates the whole clause,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Esther 8:1-17

MORDECAI’S EXALTATION AND THE SECOND PROCLAMATION CHAPTER 8 1. Mordecai’s exaltation (Esther 8:1-2 ) 2. Esther’s second petition (Esther 8:3-8 ) 3. The second proclamation (Esther 8:9-14 ) 4. The joy of the Jews (Esther 8:15-17 ) Esther 8:1-2 . Esther the Queen receives from the king the possessions of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Then she revealed what Mordecai was to her, her uncle and foster-father. The king had taken the signet-ring of authority from the hand of Haman. The same... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 8:1-17

A SECOND EDICT CONCERNING THE JEWS (vv. 1-17) In all of the history we have considered, we cannot but discern the working of God as will be the case in the Great Tribulation period.Mordecai is a type of Christ, the chief object of the enemy's hatred, yet eventually triumphant.Esther is a faint picture of the intercessory work of Christ on behalf of Israel.Haman pictures the antichrist, exalting himself to the highest position possible, but finally abased, destroyed by the brightness of the... read more

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