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Esther 6 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Esther 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Esther 6 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
הָמָן Hâmân H2001 10 Haman
יְקָר yᵉqâr H3366 7 value, wealth
מׇרְדְּכַי Mordᵉkay H4782 7 Mordecai
חָפֵץ châphêts H2654 6 incline, bend
סוּס çûwç H5483 5 horse, swallow
לְבוּשׁ lᵉbûwsh H3830 4 garment, wife
נָפַל nâphal H5307 4 fall

How preachers through history handled this text

5 public-domain excerpts on Esther 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 4 John Wesley 1

“It is a very surprising scene that opens in this chapter. Haman, when he hoped to be Mordecai's judge, was made his page, to his great confusion and mortification; and thus way was made for the defeat of Haman's plot and the deliverance of the Jews. I. The providence of God recommends Mordecai in the night to the king's favour, ver. 1-3. II. Haman, who came to incense the king against him, is employed as an instrument of the king's favour to him, ver. 4-11. III. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on Esther 6:1–30 (Public Domain)

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