Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Esther Chapter 5
Overview
Est 5:1, Esther, adventuring on the king's favour, obtains the grace of the golden sceptre, and invites the king and Haman to a banquet; Est 5:6, She, being encouraged by the king in her suit, invites them to another banquet the next day; Est 5:9, Haman, proud of his advancement, repines at the contempt of Mordecai; Est 5:14, By the counsel of Zeresh he prepares for him a gallows.
royal: Est 1:11, Est 8:15; Mat 10:16, Mat 11:8; Pe1 3:3-5
sat: Kg1 10:18-20; Luk 22:30; Rev 3:21
she: Gen 32:28; Neh 1:11; Psa 116:1; Pro 21:1; Act 7:10, Act 10:4
golden sceptre: Est 4:11, Est 8:4
What: Est 5:6; Est 7:2, Est 9:12; Kg1 2:20, Kg1 3:5; Mat 20:20-22; Luk 18:41
If it seem: Est 5:8; Pro 29:11
the banquet: Mishteh, from shathah, "to drink," a compotation. feast, or banquet accompanied with drinking; the drinking in the East being at the beginning, and not at the end of the entertainment. Olearius, describing an entertainment at the Persian court, says, "The floor of the hall was covered with cotton cloth, which was covered with all sorts of fruits and sweetmeats in basons of gold. With them was served up excellent Shiraz wine. After an hour's time, the sweetmeats were removed, to make way for the more substantial part of the entertainment, such as rice, boiled and roast mutton, etc. When the company had been at table an hour and a half, warm water was brought, in a ewer of gold, for washing; and grace being said, they began to retire without speaking a word, according to the custom of the country." Est 5:8, Est 3:15; Gen 27:25, Gen 32:20; Psa 112:5; Co1 14:20
Cause Haman: Est 6:14
the king said: Est 5:3, Est 7:2, Est 9:12
perform: Heb. do
let the king: Esther probably wished another interview, that she might ingratiate herself more fully into the king's favour, and thus secure the success of her design. But Providence disposed of things thus, to give time for the important event mentioned in the following chapter.
to morrow: Est 6:1-13; Pro 16:9
joyful: Job 20:5; Amo 6:12, Amo 6:13; Luk 6:25; Joh 16:20; Jam 4:9
he stood not up: Est 3:2; Psa 15:4; Mat 10:28
he was full: Est 3:5; Kg1 21:4; Job 31:31; Psa 27:3; Dan 3:13, Dan 3:16-19; Mat 2:16; Act 7:54
refrained: Gen 43:30, Gen 43:31, Gen 45:1; Sa2 13:22, Sa2 13:23; Ecc 7:9
called for his friends: Heb. caused his friends to come, Zeresh. Est 6:13
the glory: Est 1:4; Gen 31:1; Job 31:24, Job 31:25; Psa 49:6, Psa 49:16, Psa 49:17; Isa 10:8; Jer 9:23, Jer 9:24; Dan 4:30; Mar 10:24; Luk 12:19, Luk 12:20; Ti1 6:17
the multitude: Est 9:7-10, Est 9:12, Est 9:13; Job 27:14, Job 27:15; Hos 9:13, Hos 9:14
and how he had: Est 3:1
Esther: Plutarch, in his life of Artaxerxes, informs us, that none but the king's mother, and his real wife, were permitted to sit at his table; and therefore he mentions it as a condescension in that prince, that he sometimes invited his brothers. Haman, therefore, had some reason to be proud of this favour.
to morrow: Job 8:12, Job 8:13, Job 20:5-8; Psa 37:35, Psa 37:36; Pro 7:22, Pro 7:23, Pro 27:1; Luk 21:34, Luk 21:35; Th1 5:3
Yet all this: Pride will ever render its possessor unhappy. Haman, though possessed of immense riches, glory, and honour, and the prime favourite of his king, is wretched, because he could not have the homage of that man whom his heart even despised! Oh, how distressing are the inquietudes of pride and vanity. Kg1 21:4-6; Job 15:20, Job 18:4; Ecc 1:2, Ecc 1:14; Phi 4:11, Phi 4:12
said Zeresh: Sa2 13:3-5; Kg1 21:7, Kg1 21:25; Ch2 22:3, Ch2 22:4; Mar 6:19-24
Let a gallows: Heb. Let a tree, Est 7:9
speak thou: Est 3:8-15, Est 6:4
go thou in: Est 3:15; Kg1 21:7; Amo 6:4-6; Rev 11:10
the thing: Sa2 16:21-23, Sa2 17:1-4; Mar 14:10, Mar 14:11; Act 23:14, Act 23:15; Rom 1:32
he caused: Est 7:10; Psa 7:13-16, Psa 9:15, Psa 37:14, Psa 37:32; Pro 1:18, Pro 4:16; Rom 3:15