Jewish commentary on book of esther chapter 10

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. 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. You, the bible, and the holy spirit are priority in interpretation. We come now to the last in our series on the book of esther. In their commentary on the book of esther, the rabbis expand upon and add details. Yet esther, of all the biblical books outside of the torah, is the only one that addresses the origin of a new festival. She plainly tells the king that haman is the man who designed her ruin and the ruin of all her friends, esther 7. King ahasuerus, laid a tribute upon the land that is, he laid a tax upon every part of his dominions, both on the continent, and on the islands over which his power extended. It is possible that esther was hadassahs throne name, but this is unsubstantiated.

And king ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea. According to the book of esther and its commentaries. Ahasuerusit is now generally agreed among learned men that the ahasuerus mentioned in this episode is the xerxes who figures in grecian history. David guzik commentary on esther 10, where mordecai gets promoted and the glory of the reign of king ahasuerus is recorded. Esther eventually finds herself as part of the kings harem, hiding her jewish identity in order.

Bible study from the book of esther looking at the victory of the jews in the book of esther chapter 9 and 10. Esther bible story summary what christians want to know. However, the omitted verses 119 from chapter 9 also describes the jews. Verses 1012 the king ordered the queen to stand in front of men who had. Mordecai was not second in command for an extended period of time possibly only 8 years, if. 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. They seemed to believe that god would protect his jewish people esther 6. Naturally, being a rather unstable fellow, ahasuerus firesslashdivorces her. Verses 14 so the king and haman came to banquet with esther the queen. Verses 16 after these things did king ahasuerus promote haman the son of hammedatha the agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. Esther chapter 10 explained discover the 66 books of the. The best explanation for their absence, especially the absence of gods name. And thus, by the destruction of the plotter, a good step was taken. Esther had not revealed her people or family, for mordecai had charged her not to reveal it.

Book of esther, book of the hebrew bible and the christian old testament. Esther free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. 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. The jewish historian josephus names mordecai as author of the book. In ii maccabees the feast of purim is known as the feast of mordecai cf. At that point, he stepped down from his governmental position and became highly.

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. You will immediately notice that the book of esther reads almost as a. 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. 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. 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. In jewish tradition, the book of esther, megillat ester, the scroll of. 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. According to one opinion among the sages, this verse describes two stages of mordechais life following the purim miracle. Megillat esther the book of esther, compiled by rabbi yosef marcus. And the king said again unto esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, what is thy petition, queen esther. He did not bid her deny her country, nor tell a lie to conceal her parentage. Esther 10 commentary commentary critical and explanatory.

The book of esther, also known in hebrew as the scroll megillah, is a book in the third. In fact, god is not directly mentioned by name in the book of esther. 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. Clark, 1908 186, was one of the first to regard vv. Esther 10 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. The jewish study bible esther introduction oxford biblical. Chapters 9 to 10 contain the resolution of the stories in the book. Esther in ancient jewish thought, aaron koller, 2014. 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. Myrtle branches are carried in procession during the feast of booths. Esther with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Megillah with indepth commentaryside by side version.

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. Commentary for esther 10 greatness of ahasuerusmordecais advancement. 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. It belongs to the third section of the judaic canon, known as the ketuvim, or writings. Solving eleven mysteries of the jewish holidays and liturgy, mitchell first, 2015. King xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores. Esther chapter 10 tanakh online torah bible chabad. Here is the story of esther through a summary of each of the 10 chapters. Esther was taken under duress, kicking and screaming. Many instances of the grandeur of ahasuerus might have been given. Esther is, among the generality of jews, the best known of all the books of the bible p. He may not always do it in the way we think he should, but the book of esther shows that he is in control even when we dont see him.

Bible studies in the book of esther esther chapter 8. He was next to king ahasuerus until darius, son of esther and ahasuerus, allowed the rebuilding of the beit hamikdash. Classical sources such as josephus, the jewish commentary esther rabbah. The book of esther is a story, and these brief passages from chapters. Encyclopedia of jewish and israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from antisemitism to zionism. 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. The author of the book of esther is unknown, though some attribute the work to mordecai. 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. So in esther chapter 8 we read that many persians meaning gentiles. Yet the issue of hamans law to annihilate the jews still remained.

The book of esther begins with the queen of king ahasuerusvashtisnubbing the kings request to meet with her. Paton, critical and exegetical commentary on the book of esther icc 22. The events that the first chapter of the book of esther describes happened. 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.

Character and ideology in the book of esther, michael v. Listen to this description in the five megilloth, a jewish commentary published by the soncino press. While it is always important to understand the context of a particular scripture text, it is especially critical with this one. Esther questions and answers all chapters new king james. Esther s hebrew name may have had a similar sound to the following persian words.

The book of esther described part of the jewish diaspora that stayed behind in persia and did not return to jerusalem during the restoration. This spurs a number of classical jewish exegetes to add a detail not present in the text. Other sources ascribe the book of esther to ezra or nehemiah. Her name in hebrew is hadassah bdb 2, which means myrtle 2. This term is symbolic among the jews for peace and joy zech. Esther this is a hebrew name from the term myrtle bdb 2, from the targums, cf. The following study explores what really happened to esther. 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. Jewish bible commentaries merrimack valley havurah.