The name esther means star and is a derivation of the root name of the goddess ishtar. 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. The king did extend his golden scepter, and he spared esthers life. Esther 10 kjv and the king ahasuerus laid a tribute bible gateway. We are shown a persian emperor, ahasuerus loosely based on xerxes, 485464 b. Esther is book number 17 in the old testament of the bible. The status of esther as a canonical book of the bible has historically been under dispute. Herbert lockyer describes her as the woman who saved her nation from genocide. Esther bible story summary what christians want to know. T he story of esther reads like a novel and is full of great spiritual lessons. In the hebrew bible the book of esther is placed in the third main part, that is the writings hebr. After several special banquets for the king and haman, esther finally revealed hamans plot and.
For example, in the first several centuries of christianity, esther does not appear in the lists of books produced by melito, athanasius, cyril, gregory of nazianzus, and others. At the start of the book, he says when it happened. And we can imagine the kind of questions this group might have been asking our fathers and we have sinned against god. It is one of the five scrolls megillot in the hebrew bible. As we begin this esther bible study, lets consider the books of ezra and nehemiah. In those books we saw a large group of jews who returned to judah and jerusalem after the exile.
Esther bible study will give you a threepart look at the book of the bible that bears her name, and at its title character. The book of esther begins with the queen of king ahasuerusvashtisnubbing the kings request to meet with her. Esther is, among the generality of jews, the best known of all the books of the bible p. Yet, though this is true in one sense, there is more to it than that. The book of esther the new testament king james bible. In the narrative, ahasuerus seeks a new wife after his queen, vashti, refuses to obey him, and esther is chosen for her beauty. After several special banquets for the king and haman, esther finally revealed hamans plot and made known her request for her people. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th. King xerxes and haman came to esthers second banquet.
The book of esther in the bible is a dramatic account which can give us insight into gods special and purposeful plan for our lives. Then the king said, bring haman quickly that we may do as esther desires. Esther 1, new international version niv the bible app. Book of esther overview insight for living ministries. Naturally, being a rather unstable fellow, ahasuerus firesslashdivorces her. The king intentionally asked what was on esthers heart. So the king and haman came to the banquet which esther had prepared. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of esther in the bible king james version.
A young lady in the kingdom, esther, was compelled to participate in a contest to choose a new queen. The queen of ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. He wants you to go to the king and get him to change the law, the other man said. In fact, god is not directly mentioned by name in the book of esther. Her uncle or possibly cousin took her in as his own daughter when esther s parents died. Esther had saved mordecai from haman, but the jewish population was still in danger. Apr 26, 2016 book of esther kjv the genre of the book of esther is narrative history. The kings chief adviser, haman, is offended by esthers cousin and guardian, mordecai, and gets permission from the king to have all the jews in the kingdom killed. This would match her hebrew name as recorded in the bible, hadassah, also meaning myrtle. The bible never gets too old, even today we can learn from this account which took place during queen esthers life between about 478 465 b.
Commentary on the book of esther by matthew henry old. Esther is described in the book of esther as a jewish queen of the persian king ahasuerus. And the thing was known to mordecai, who told it unto esther the queen. God uses esther to save his people esther 510 bible. Brief summary of esther the kjv bible scriptures the content of esther according to the kjv bible scriptures contains a short overview of the main subjects, people, events and ancient topics in the following summary of the kjv bible scriptures. Study the bible online using commentary on esther and more. Please check the reference to make sure it is correct. This is being aired by permission of the holder litchfield associates, all rights. Although we do not know who wrote the book of esther, from internal evidence it is possible to make some inferences about the author. But the writer wants us to know that the story is true. Esther 1 kjv now it came to pass in the days of bible gateway.
That in those days, when the king ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in shushan the palace, in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants. Introduction esther was a jew from the tribe of benjamin who grew up as an exile in persia. Now it came to pass in the days of ahasuerus, this is ahasuerus which reigned, from india even unto ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty. And we can imagine the kind of questions this group might have been asking our fathers and we have sinned against. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the foundation. He was a jew residing in the city of susa, a prominent man who served at the. The book of esther kjv audio bible full by alexander. You can read the remainder of the book of esther to see what happened. Read esther commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. You may write as you please with regard to the jews, in the name of the king, and seal it with the kings ring. The pride of ahasueruss heart rising with the grandeur of his kingdom, he made an extravagant feast.
At the end of the book, he says that the official records included the story about esther. Feb 15, 2012 the book of isaiah kjv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 23 duration. Esther commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. This is why many presume that the book was written in the second half of the fifth century bc.
King artaxerxes gets very angry as his queen, vashti, and banishes her. The book of esther 6 powerful life lessons from the bible. This summary of the book of esther provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of esther. Uncle mordecai was a jew who was taken from israel during the babylonian captivity. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. Book of esther kjv the genre of the book of esther is narrative history. The story of queen esther is one of the bibles most dramatic a new young queen, an evil adviser to the king, a king prone to fits of rage, and a big dilemma for esther. The story gives us six powerful lessons about courage. It relates the story of a hebrew woman in persia, born as hadassah but known as esther, who becomes queen of persia and thwarts a genocide. The king held out the golden sceptre to esther, and esther rose and stood before the king.
The bible does not mention the book of esther anywhere else. In the hebrew bible the book of esther is placed in the third main part, that is. Online bible at the book of esther full text, kjv, also. Esther king james version kjv esther appears in the bible as a woman of deep piety, faith, courage, patriotism, and caution, combined with resolution. The book of isaiah kjv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 23 duration. Esther put her hands on her head and began pacing back and forth. Now he needs to pick a new queen and eventually manages to select esthera comely, young secretly jewish woman who is a part of his harem. Listen to this description in the five megilloth, a jewish commentary published by the soncino press. The woman great beauty, undoubted cleverness, and remarkable courage. Esther bible book with full chapters king james version. The book of esther tells a story of the deliverance of the jewish people. Then king ahasuerus said to queen esther and to the jew mordecai, see, i have given esther the house of haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he plotted to lay hands on the jews.
Esther said, if it pleases the king, may the king and haman come this day to the banquet that i have prepared for him. The book of esther, also known in hebrew as the scroll megillah, is a book in the third section ketuvim, writings of the jewish tanakh the hebrew bible and in the christian old testament. The events mentioned in esther therefore happened between ezra chapter 6 and chapter 7. These are all of the chapters of the book of esther. The author of the book of esther is unknown, though some attribute the work to mordecai. This queen of persia demonstrated character traits such as faith, grace, determination and caution. Esther 110 new king james version nkjv the king dethrones queen vashti. His presence permeates much of the story, as though he were behind the scenes coordinating coincidences and circumstances to make his will happen. Esther is the only book in the bible not to mention the name of god. Now it came to pass in the days of ahasuerus, this is ahasuerus which reigned, from india even unto ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces.