Jewish commentary on book of esther chapter 10

The king thereupon gave orders for the hanging of haman upon the gallows that he had prepared for mordecai, which was done accordingly, esther 7. You, the bible, and the holy spirit are priority in interpretation. Bible studies in the book of esther esther chapter 8. Esther is, among the generality of jews, the best known of all the books of the bible p. Her name in hebrew is hadassah bdb 2, which means myrtle 2. Other sources ascribe the book of esther to ezra or nehemiah. This spurs a number of classical jewish exegetes to add a detail not present in the text. And all his acts of power and might, together with a full account of the greatness of mordecai, whom the king had promoted, are they not written in the book of the annals of. He did not bid her deny her country, nor tell a lie to conceal her parentage. The following study explores what really happened to esther. However, the omitted verses 119 from chapter 9 also describes the jews. And every day mordecai paced in front of the court of the womens quarters, to learn of esthers welfare and what was happening to her.

We come now to the last in our series on the book of esther. Ahasuerusit is now generally agreed among learned men that the ahasuerus mentioned in this episode is the xerxes who figures in grecian history. Ahasuerus laid a tribute this passage being an appendix to the history, and improperly separated from the preceding chapter, it might be that the occasion of levying this new impost arose out of the commotions raised by hamans conspiracy. Esther had not revealed her people or family, for mordecai had charged her not to reveal it. Esther was taken under duress, kicking and screaming. This term is symbolic among the jews for peace and joy zech. Paton, critical and exegetical commentary on the book of esther icc 22. In their commentary on the book of esther, the rabbis expand upon and add details. In jewish tradition, the book of esther, megillat ester, the scroll of. The author of the book of esther is unknown, though some attribute the work to mordecai. Classical sources such as josephus, the jewish commentary esther rabbah and the christian theologian barhebraeus, as well as the greek septuagint translation of esther, instead identify ahasuerus as either artaxerxes i reigned 465 to 424 bc or artaxerxes ii reigned 404 to. Esther questions and answers all chapters new king james. Esther eventually finds herself as part of the kings harem, hiding her jewish identity in order. The book of esther is a story, and these brief passages from chapters.

David guzik commentary on esther 10, where mordecai gets promoted and the glory of the reign of king ahasuerus is recorded. The original text of the megillah book of esther with a running commentary culled from the talmud and midrash, the great torah commentators and the chassidic masters. The book of esther, also known in hebrew as the scroll megillah, is a book in the third. King xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores. Verses 14 so the king and haman came to banquet with esther the queen. Esther this is a hebrew name from the term myrtle bdb 2, from the targums, cf. He was next to king ahasuerus until darius, son of esther and ahasuerus, allowed the rebuilding of the beit hamikdash. Solving eleven mysteries of the jewish holidays and liturgy, mitchell first, 2015. At that point, he stepped down from his governmental position and became highly. Esther free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. Mordecai was not second in command for an extended period of time possibly only 8 years, if.

Verses 1012 the king ordered the queen to stand in front of men who had. The events that the first chapter of the book of esther describes happened. And king ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea. Here is an instance of esther s obsequiousness t mordecai, that she did not show her people of her kindred, because mordecai had charged her that she should not, esther 2. It is possible that esther was hadassahs throne name, but this is unsubstantiated. Jewish bible commentaries merrimack valley havurah. Listen to this description in the five megilloth, a jewish commentary published by the soncino press.

Clark, 1908 186, was one of the first to regard vv. Esther is the most secular of the biblical books, making no reference to gods name, to the temple, to prayer, or to distinctive jewish practices such as kashrut keeping kosher. Book of esther, book of the hebrew bible and the christian old testament. The jewish study bible esther introduction oxford biblical. The jewish historian josephus names mordecai as author of the book. Esther with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Commentary for esther 10 greatness of ahasuerusmordecais advancement. In ii maccabees the feast of purim is known as the feast of mordecai cf. In the jewish bible, esther follows ecclesiastes and lamentations and is read on the festival of purim, which commemorates the rescue of the jews from hamans plottings. Now he needs to pick a new queen and eventually manages to select esther a comely, young secretly jewish woman who is a part of his harem. Now all the acts of his power and his might, and the account of the greatness of mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of media and persia. Here is the story of esther through a summary of each of the 10 chapters. Classical sources such as josephus, the jewish commentary esther rabbah.

It belongs to the third section of the judaic canon, known as the ketuvim, or writings. Esther 10 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Bible study from the book of esther looking at the victory of the jews in the book of esther chapter 9 and 10. Character and ideology in the book of esther, michael v.

Megillat esther the book of esther, compiled by rabbi yosef marcus. She plainly tells the king that haman is the man who designed her ruin and the ruin of all her friends, esther 7. It portrays a chapter in the life of a jewish woman who endured great hardship, yet ultimately turned a catastrophic situation for herself and her people into an astounding story of personal growth and national salvation. Yet the issue of hamans law to annihilate the jews still remained. The book of esther describes the jewish heroine esther, who saved the jewish people in persia from annihilation during the reign of king xerxes i ahasuerus of persia, who ruled from 486 to 465 bc. The book of esther begins with the queen of king ahasuerusvashtisnubbing the kings request to meet with her. In fact, god is not directly mentioned by name in the book of esther. Esther 10 commentary james burton coffman commentaries.

Ahasuerus laid a tribute this passage being an appendix to the history, and improperly separated from the preceding chapter, it might be that the occasion of levying this new impost arose. They seemed to believe that god would protect his jewish people esther 6. Esther 10 is the tenth and the final chapter of the book of esther in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible, the author of the book is unknown and modern scholars have established that the final stage of the hebrew text would have been formed by the second century bce. Esther chapter 10 explained discover the 66 books of the. For the rest of it, king xerxes extensive accomplishments, along with a detailed account of the brilliance of mordecai, whom the king had promoted, thats all written in the chronicles of the kings of media and persia 3 mordecai the jew ranked second in command to king xerxes. Yet esther, of all the biblical books outside of the torah, is the only one that addresses the origin of a new festival. And thus, by the destruction of the plotter, a good step was taken. Encyclopedia of jewish and israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from antisemitism to zionism.

Esther s hebrew name may have had a similar sound to the following persian words. So in esther chapter 8 we read that many persians meaning gentiles. Esther 10 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Esther in ancient jewish thought, aaron koller, 2014. According to the book of esther and its commentaries. Myrtle branches are carried in procession during the feast of booths. Esther chapter 10 tanakh online torah bible chabad. Many instances of the grandeur of ahasuerus might have been given.