Jewish commentary on book of esther chapter 10

Esther this is a hebrew name from the term myrtle bdb 2, from the targums, cf. The best explanation for their absence, especially the absence of gods name. According to one opinion among the sages, this verse describes two stages of mordechais life following the purim miracle. And thus, by the destruction of the plotter, a good step was taken. Yet esther, of all the biblical books outside of the torah, is the only one that addresses the origin of a new festival. 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. The book of esther is a story, and these brief passages from chapters. According to the book of esther and its commentaries. Esther in ancient jewish thought, aaron koller, 2014.

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. Bible study from the book of esther looking at the victory of the jews in the book of esther chapter 9 and 10. The book of esther described part of the jewish diaspora that stayed behind in persia and did not return to jerusalem during the restoration. You will immediately notice that the book of esther reads almost as a. And the king said again unto esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, what is thy petition, queen esther. Megillah with indepth commentaryside by side version.

Esther had not revealed her people or family, for mordecai had charged her not to reveal it. And king ahasuerus imposed tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea. Here is the story of esther through a summary of each of the 10 chapters. In fact, god is not directly mentioned by name in the book of esther. 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. Naturally, being a rather unstable fellow, ahasuerus firesslashdivorces her.

King xerxes imposed tribute throughout the empire, to its distant shores. Book of esther, book of the hebrew bible and the christian old testament. 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. Esther bible story summary what christians want to know. While it is always important to understand the context of a particular scripture text, it is especially critical with this one. 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. The jewish historian josephus names mordecai as author of the book. Esther free bible commentary in easy english easyenglish bible. Esther questions and answers all chapters new king james. Jewish bible commentaries merrimack valley havurah. The author of the book of esther is unknown, though some attribute the work to mordecai. Listen to this description in the five megilloth, a jewish commentary published by the soncino press.

The jewish study bible esther introduction oxford biblical. The book of esther, also known in hebrew as the scroll megillah, is a book in the third. 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. 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. Encyclopedia of jewish and israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from antisemitism to zionism.

He did not bid her deny her country, nor tell a lie to conceal her parentage. 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. It belongs to the third section of the judaic canon, known as the ketuvim, or writings. Commentary for esther 10 greatness of ahasuerusmordecais advancement. 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. 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. We come now to the last in our series on the book of esther. Chapters 9 to 10 contain the resolution of the stories in the book. 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. Other sources ascribe the book of esther to ezra or nehemiah. Esther s hebrew name may have had a similar sound to the following persian words. He was next to king ahasuerus until darius, son of esther and ahasuerus, allowed the rebuilding of the beit hamikdash. However, the omitted verses 119 from chapter 9 also describes the jews.

In jewish tradition, the book of esther, megillat ester, the scroll of. 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. Clark, 1908 186, was one of the first to regard vv. Esther chapter 10 tanakh online torah bible chabad. Esther 10 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. Esther 10 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Her name in hebrew is hadassah bdb 2, which means myrtle 2.

Yet the issue of hamans law to annihilate the jews still remained. Character and ideology in the book of esther, michael v. Verses 1012 the king ordered the queen to stand in front of men who had. The following study explores what really happened to esther. Mordecai was not second in command for an extended period of time possibly only 8 years, if. Bible studies in the book of esther esther chapter 8.

Esther chapter 10 explained discover the 66 books of the. This term is symbolic among the jews for peace and joy zech. David guzik commentary on esther 10, where mordecai gets promoted and the glory of the reign of king ahasuerus is recorded. They seemed to believe that god would protect his jewish people esther 6. In their commentary on the book of esther, the rabbis expand upon and add details. The book of esther begins with the queen of king ahasuerusvashtisnubbing the kings request to meet with her. Verses 14 so the king and haman came to banquet with esther the queen. She plainly tells the king that haman is the man who designed her ruin and the ruin of all her friends, esther 7. 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. 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.

In ii maccabees the feast of purim is known as the feast of mordecai cf. Esther with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Esther was taken under duress, kicking and screaming. Paton, critical and exegetical commentary on the book of esther icc 22. You, the bible, and the holy spirit are priority in interpretation. Esther is, among the generality of jews, the best known of all the books of the bible p. Megillat esther the book of esther, compiled by rabbi yosef marcus. 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. At that point, he stepped down from his governmental position and became highly. Esther eventually finds herself as part of the kings harem, hiding her jewish identity in order. Classical sources such as josephus, the jewish commentary esther rabbah.

Solving eleven mysteries of the jewish holidays and liturgy, mitchell first, 2015. Myrtle branches are carried in procession during the feast of booths. It is possible that esther was hadassahs throne name, but this is unsubstantiated. 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. Many instances of the grandeur of ahasuerus might have been given. 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. 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. 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. Ahasuerusit is now generally agreed among learned men that the ahasuerus mentioned in this episode is the xerxes who figures in grecian history.