Esther 8:1
That day the king gave all the family of Haman, the hater of the Jews, to Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had made clear what he was to her.
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Esther 2:7And he had been a father to Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother, and she was very beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter.
Esther 7:6And Esther said, Our hater and attacker is this evil Haman. Then Haman was full of fear before the king and the queen.
Job 27:17He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.
Psalms 49:6\49:5\What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?
Proverbs 28:8He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.
Luke 12:20But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?
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 →