The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:5
Who is he ? Ahasuerus asks the question to "make sure," as we say—not that he could really be in any doubt. That durst presume . Rather, "that hath presumed'' ( ὅστις ἐτόλμησε .— LXX . ) . read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:6
The adversary and enemy . Esther adds a second term of reproach—"enemy"—stronger than the one which she had used before (verse 4), to stir up the king to greater anger. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:6
A changed attitude. The priestess has risen from her knees, and appears suddenly transmuted into prosecutrix for herself and her people. The posture of prayer is exchanged for the full-drawn height. The suppliant attitude is replaced in a second by the defiant. Inclining arms, and hands clasped in prayer, are flung wide apart. The extended right hand points a finger of vigorous decision at Haman, that type of monstrous iniquity. The averted eye, shunning him, is to Ahasuerus, the present... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:7
Moments that flash. "And the king arising.; went into the palace garden.'' Esther spoke plainly enough when she turned and charged as her "enemy this wicked Haman." Her words seemed almost incredible to the king. Haman watches to see how they are taken. The king rises in anger from the table and steps out into the garden. Here he paces to and fro meditating. He is wise to have a few quiet moments before deciding as to his action. Perhaps they were only moments of delay before announcing... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:7-8
Ahasuerus rose up from the banquet "in his wrath"—he could no longer remain quiet—and entered the palace garden, on which Esther's apartment probably looked; partly, perhaps, as Bertheau says, to cool the first heat of his fury in the open air; partly to give himself time for reflection, and consider what he would do. Haman also rose from table, and standing near her, began pleading with Esther for his life, which he felt that she, and she alone, could save. Evil , he saw, was determined... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:7-10
Judgment. I. A SILENT WRATH . Feeling may be too deep for utterance. The king's silence was ominous. He could not speak for the moment in answer to Esther's charge, but neither could he sit still; and when he rose and went out Haman felt that the king had abandoned him. Whenever God turns from an evildoer, and ceases to speak to him, the end is not far off. It is a solemn thought that God may thus withdraw his mercy, and leave a sinner to himself. That is fatal. II. A VAIN ... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:8
The covered countenance. "As the word went out of the king's mouth they covered Haman's face." A hint is sufficient for the king's servants. It is to them a matter of little import whether they robe Haman for exaltation or cover his face for execution; whether they lead him to a banquet or to a gallows. Their duty is to obey their king. So with the angels; they minister for joy or punishment. I. TO BE IN DISGRACE WAS TO BE UNWORTHY TO SEE THE KING . Nathaniel... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:9
Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king . Rather, "Harbonah, one of the chamberlains (eunuchs) that served before the king, said." The "eunuchs that served before the king" were those of the highest grade, as appears from Esther 1:10 . Harbonah was one of them. Who had spoken good for the king . Or, "who spake good." The reference is to his detection of the conspiracy ( Esther 2:22 ). In the house of Haman. This had not been mentioned previously. It adds one touch of... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:9
Righteous retribution. "Hang him thereon." Short time elapsed between the discovery of Haman's crime and his suffering for it. He had observant enemies around. Those who had been willing to fawn upon him while he was in power are ready to turn against him on his fall. They let the king know of the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. "Hang him thereon," says the king, with respect to the builder. I. WE CANNOT FAIL TO BE STRUCK WITH THE SUITABILITY OF THE ... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Esther 7:4
For we are sold, I and my people . Haman has paid our price, has given ten thousand talents for us, and you, O king, have sold us to him. The reproach is covert, but clearly contained in the words; and so the king must have understood Esther. To be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish . The use of three synonyms for one and the same thing is not mere verbiage, but very expressive. "We are sold, all of us, to be overwhelmed in one universal, promiscuous, unsparing destruction." Although... read more