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Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Esther 2:1-23

FIRST SECTIONThe Rise and Conflict of Opposite ElementsEsther 2:3A.—ESTHER IS RAISED TO THE PLACE OF VASHTI, AND MORDECAI MAKES HIMSELF DESERVING OF THE FAVOR OF AHASUERUSEsther 2:1-23I. Esther’s Elevation. Esther 2:1-181After these things [words], when [as] the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased [subsided], he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was2decreed against her. Then [And] said the king’s servants [young men] that ministered unto him [his waiters], Let there be fair... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Esther 2:1-23

the Service of a Foreigner Esther 2:1-23 Esther’s Hebrew name meant Myrtle. It could not have been easy for her to retain her sweet simplicity amid the corruptions of her time, but her Persian name means “a star,” as though she were a garden enclosed, encircled by the atmosphere of the divine purity and protection. We must not judge Esther by our own standards, but by the custom of her time. Each of these young girls was considered to be married to the king, was kept under his roof, and was... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Esther 2:1-23

In this chapter we have a revelation of customs obtaining in the household of the king. We can read them with thankfulness that wherever the purifying forces of revealed religion have operated they have forever become impossible. In the midst of this story Mordecai appears on the scene. Living with him was his cousin, whom he had taken to be his daughter. In carrying out the decree of the king, she was taken to the royal palace in the company of the maidens. Mordecai's action in this matter... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 2:1-20

Esther 2:1-Proverbs : . Esther Chosen Queen.— Ere long Ahasuerus longs for his lost queen’ s comradeship. He is moved to issue a summons throughout all his territories, commanding all fair maidens to appear as candidates for the queenship. This command removes the fancy that a Jewess had no right to come. She had to come. Among the assembled fair ones was the cousin and ward of Mordecai, called Hadassah, i.e. Myrtle. Let us notice that this name is the same as that of the place Adasah in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Esther 2:8

Esther was brought, or taken, and that by force, as that word oft signifies. So great was the power and tyranny of the Persian kings, that they could and did take what persons they liked to their own use. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Esther 2:8-10

CRITICAL NOTES.] Esther 2:9. Seven maidens] Probably each of the virgins had the same number of maids to attend her; but Esther’s maids were chosen with special care. It seems also that both Esther and her maids were favoured with the choicest apartments in the harem. Esther 2:10. Not showed her people] This was a piece of wise policy on the part of her foster-father. He knew well that the Jews were not too popular, and had she beforehand declared that she belonged to the captive nation, her... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Esther 2:1-23

Chapter 2And so, after these things, the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, and he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. Then said the king's servant that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king ( Esther 2:1-2 ):Now, the feast that he had was the feast in preparation of his unsuccessful invasion of Greece and before two of the great battles of history. This feast was sort of in preparation of that, so that between... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Esther 2:1-23

Esther 2:3 . Gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace. The polygamy we have hitherto seen is small in comparison of the indulgences of the Babylonian and Persian court. This practice, so contrary to the laws of nature, as appears from the number of males being twenty five to twenty four females, had its origin in the concupiscence of the flesh. Lamech, the seventh in Cain’s line, broke the mounds of modesty, and the waters of corruption overflowed the earth; and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Esther 2:2-17

Esther 2:2-17And let the king appoint officers The weak and lowlyPoor, helpless, feeble, may be the earthward aspect of true religion.Beggars shall be taken from the dunghill, to set them among princes. God will be indebted to no outward help or influence. We see how God is pleased to overrule the very sins and passions of guilty men for the accomplishment of His own designs. The banishment of Vashti has left Ahasuerus solitary and self-reproaching. Some scheme must be adopted by those who... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Esther 2:5-20

Esther 2:5-20Whose name was Mordecai.MordecaiProvidence opens avenues through which merit may attain elevation.I. Mordecai was kind to his orphan cousin. He brought her up, adopting her as his own daughter. He was intensely solicitous for her welfare. He was her counsellor, guardian, friend. He seems to have possessed respect for womanhood--what Charles Lamb in one of his Essays of Ella designates, “reverence for the sex.” Are we not justified in affirming that this is indicative of nobility?... read more

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Esther 2:1-23

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Esther 2:1-23

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Esther 2:1-23

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Esther 2:1-20

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Esther 2:8

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Esther 2:8-10

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Esther 2:1-23

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Esther 2:1-23

The Biblical Illustrator - Esther 2:2-17

The Biblical Illustrator - Esther 2:5-20

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