am 3551, bc 453
promote Haman: Esther 7:6; Psalms 12:8; Proverbs 29:2
Agagite: Numbers 24:7; 1 Samuel 15:8, 1 Samuel 15:33
above all the princes: Esther 1:14; Genesis 41:40, Genesis 41:55; Ezra 7:14; Daniel 6:2
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Esther 3:1
Esther 3:1
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Esther 3 — OverviewEsther 3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleA very black and mournful scene here opens, and which threatens the
ruin of all the people of God. Were there not some such dark nights,
the light of the morning would not be so welcome. I. Haman is made the…Esther 3 — OverviewEsther 3 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeEsther 3:1, Haman, advanced by the king, and despised by Mordecai, seeks revenge upon all the Jews; Esther 3:7, He casts lots; Esther 3:8, He obtains by calumniation a decree of the king to put the Jews to death.Esther 3 — OverviewEsther 3 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives an account of the promotion of Haman, and of the mortification of him by Mordecai, who refused to bow to him, upon which he vowed revenge on him, and on all his people the Jews, Es 3:1, for which…Esther 3:1-6Esther 3:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere we have,
I. Haman advanced by the prince, and adored thereupon by the people.
Ahasuerus had lately laid Esther in his bosom, but she had no such
interest in him as to get her friends preferred, or to prevent…Esther 3:1Esther 3:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAfter these things. Probably some years after—about b.c. 476 or 475. Haman, the son of Hammedatha. "Haman" is perhaps Umanish, the Persian equivalent of the Greek Eumenes. "Hammedatha" has been explained as "given by…Esther 3:1Esther 3:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe wicked exalted.
The temporary favourite of Ahasuerus was unworthy of the position to which he was raised, and the power with which he was intrusted. History has preserved the record of no meaner, baser character…