Esther: A Scripture NarrativeD. Appleton & Company, 1835 - 77 pages |
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... every Protestant community , that questions of doctrine and principles of action are to be brought to the pages of the Bible for adjustment . " What hath the Lord taught , " is becoming a more common as well PREFACE .
... every Protestant community , that questions of doctrine and principles of action are to be brought to the pages of the Bible for adjustment . " What hath the Lord taught , " is becoming a more common as well PREFACE .
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... the pro- vinces for this purpose . It is now that Esther , an orphan , but the adopted daughter of Mordecai , is brought for- ward . Her singular beauty attracted the admiration of Hegai , the king's chamberlain , who 20 ESTHER .
... the pro- vinces for this purpose . It is now that Esther , an orphan , but the adopted daughter of Mordecai , is brought for- ward . Her singular beauty attracted the admiration of Hegai , the king's chamberlain , who 20 ESTHER .
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... king's gate , and it is said of Esther , that she obeyed him , even as when she was brought up with him . " Oh , lovely princess , how goodness heightens beauty ! " And truly this singular humility , con- trasted with her 22 22 ESTHER .
... king's gate , and it is said of Esther , that she obeyed him , even as when she was brought up with him . " Oh , lovely princess , how goodness heightens beauty ! " And truly this singular humility , con- trasted with her 22 22 ESTHER .
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... brought to light , and the con- spirators were put to death . This circumstance was recorded in the book of the chronicles of the king , and was probably soon forgotten . They saw not the secret hand that was moving all the wheels of ...
... brought to light , and the con- spirators were put to death . This circumstance was recorded in the book of the chronicles of the king , and was probably soon forgotten . They saw not the secret hand that was moving all the wheels of ...
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... brought which the king useth to wear , " ( pro- bably when he went abroad , ) “ and the horse which the king rideth upon , and the crown royal which is set upon his head : " - this is supposed to mean the crown usually put upon the head ...
... brought which the king useth to wear , " ( pro- bably when he went abroad , ) “ and the horse which the king rideth upon , and the crown royal which is set upon his head : " - this is supposed to mean the crown usually put upon the head ...
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Agagite Amalekite anger APPLETON ARD WOODS banquet of wine beauty called cham Christian city Shushan cloth court crown decai decree delighteth to honor discovered by Mordecai ear of Esther edict empire enemies found favor friends gallows golden sceptre granted thee Hatach hath heart heathen Introductory Essay Jehovah Jerusalem Jewess Jews in Shushan king Ahasuerus king and Haman king delighteth king unto king's chamberlains king's commandment king's gate king's house king's palace king's provinces king's servants kingdom laws letters Lord lovely manded Medes and Persians MISCELLANEOUS BOOKSTORE MISS H. F. GOULD month Adar o'er Old Testament presence princes probably queen Esther queen Vashti royal apparel sackcloth sacred writer Scripture sent sight sold for bondmen suerus THEOLOGICAL ther thou hast tion to-morrow twelfth month uncalled unto the banquet unto the king W. B. SPRAGUE wisdom wise women written young Zeresh his wife
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Page 50 - Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate : let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.
Page 49 - For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head...
Page 35 - Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place ; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed : and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
Page 39 - Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom.
Page 48 - What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour ? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself ? And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour...
Page 22 - And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins ; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.
Page 58 - Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, and said, "If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes...
Page 62 - And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day.
Page 60 - Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. 10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus...
Page 54 - For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so ? And Esther said.