Passage Research
Esther 3 — Sermon Preparation
Haman, infuriated by Mordecai's refusal to bow, persuades Xerxes to issue a decree to destroy all the Jews throughout the Persian empire. Below is a research summary for Esther 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 15
- verses
- 303 / 123
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Esther 3 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הָמָן | Hâmân | H2001 | 12 | Haman |
| מְדִינָה | mᵉdîynâh | H4082 | 8 | judgeship, jurisdiction |
| מׇרְדְּכַי | Mordᵉkay | H4782 | 7 | Mordecai |
| חֹדֶשׁ | chôdesh | H2320 | 8 | new, month |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 11 | people, tribe |
| אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ | ʼĂchashvêrôwsh | H325 | 5 | Achashverosh |
| דָּת | dâth | H1881 | 4 | royal edict, statute |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Esther 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“A very black and mournful scene here opens, and which threatens the ruin of all the people of God. Were there not some such dark nights, the light of the morning would not be so welcome. I. Haman is made the king's favourite, ver. 1. II. Mordecai refuses to give him the honour he demands, ver. 2-4. III. Haman, for his sake, vows to be revenged upon all the Jews, ver. 5, 6. IV. He, upon a malicious suggestion, obtains an order from the king to have them all massacred upon a certain day, ver. 7-13. V. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on Esther 3:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Susa— Est 3:15
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