Esther 8:5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Esther 8:5

If it please the king. Note the Alternation in this verse: The king. "If it please the king. "Esther. "And if I have found favour. "The king. "And . . . before the king. "Esther. "And I be pleasing in his eyes. " the Jews. Some codices, with Aram, and Syriac, read "all the Jews". read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Esther 8:5

5, 6. reverse the letters devised by Haman . . . to destroy the Jews—The whole conduct of Esther in this matter is characterized by great tact, and the variety of expressions by which she describes her willing submission to her royal husband, the address with which she rolls the whole infamy of the meditated massacre on Haman, and the argument she draws from the king's sanction being surreptitiously obtained, that the decree should be immediately reversed—all indicate the queen's wisdom and... 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 8:3-8

2. Esther’s request for her people 8:3-8Esther again had to argue her case, this time for clemency for the Jews. Her request involved expense to the king. Esther would not have been sure he would grant it. Ahasuerus could have spared the life of the queen and Mordecai and let the rest of their fellow Jews perish. Esther’s commitment to her people, which jeopardized her own safety, was very selfless and accounts for the high honor the Jews have given her since these events transpired. Mordecai... 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 8:5

(5) To reverse.—Rather, to bring back, to recall. Esther shows considerable skill in wording her request. She avoids speaking of the king’s letters, but calls them “the letters, the device of Haman, which he wrote.” It is the king, however, to whom the injury is done—“to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces.” 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

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Esther 8:1-17

DELIVERANCE COMES THE KING’S DECREE (Esther 8:0 ) The “house” of Haman meant his possessions (Esther 8:1 ). His death, however, and Mordecai’s distinction did not mean that the decree against the Jews had been annulled, which, indeed, could not be annulled, according to Persian law. This is the problem, now before Esther and Mordecai (Esther 8:3-5 ), and which the king solves by granting permission to the Jews to arm themselves against their executioners (Esther 8:8-11 ). The effect of this... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Esther 8:1-17

Reprisals Esther 7-10 WE have seen Esther in the attitude of lifting the index finger; we have now to consider the attitude of Haman whilst that finger was being pointed at him. The statement is marked by great simplicity, but also by solemn suggestiveness, "Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen" ( Est 7:6 ). Why was he afraid? Nothing had been stated but simple fact: is it possible that a man can be terrified by being reminded of simple reality? We may go farther in this... read more

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