[1:5] tc The Hebrew text of Esther does not indicate why this elaborate show of wealth and power was undertaken. According to the LXX these were “the days of ...

He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive. ... 1:12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's bidding conveyed ...

3:1 When the seventh month arrived and the Israelites were living in their towns, the people assembled in Jerusalem. 3:2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak and ...

The word is found in the Hebrew Bible only here and in Nah 3:1, where it means “plunder.” In the present context it seems to refer to a strategic intersection ...

[1:13] tn Heb “in the day of their distress.” The phrase is used three times in this verse; the Hebrew word translated “distress” (אֵידָם, 'edam) is a wordplay on ...

It shows God's faithfulness to his covenant plan and to his covenant people, but it also shows the problems incurred by the people's lack of faith and obedience ...

He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive. ... 1:12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's bidding conveyed ...

The book focuses on the difficulties of the Israelites due to their lack of faith, rebellion, and apostasy. It also records God's protection of his people from ...

Cassuto, The Documentary Hypothesis). Gen 1:1–2:3 is the grand prologue of the book, showing the sovereign God creating by decree. The narrative beginning in 2: ...

He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive. ... 1:12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's bidding conveyed ...