Esther 8:1
On that day king Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman the Jews' enemy to Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her.
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Esther 2:7And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter. For she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful. And when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
Esther 7:6And Esther said, An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
Job 27:17he may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
Psalms 49:6Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches,
Proverbs 28:8He who augments his substance by interest and increase, gathers it for him who has pity on the poor.
Luke 12:20But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?
Matthew Henry on Esther 8:1
We left the plotter hanging, and are now to see what becomes of his plot. I. His plot was to raise an estate for himself; and all his estate, being confiscated for treason, is given to Esther and Mordecai, ver. 1, 2 . II. His plot was to ruin the Jews; and as to that, 1. Esther earnestly intercedes for the reversing of the edict against them, ver. 3-6 . 2. It is in effect done by another edict, here published, empowering the Jews to stand up in their own defence against their enemies, ver. 7-14 . III. This… Read the whole commentary →