Passage Research
Esther 9 — Sermon Preparation
The Jews defeat their enemies throughout the empire on the appointed day, and the victory is commemorated as the annual festival of Purim. Below is a research summary for Esther 9, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 32
- verses
- 544 / 162
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Esther 9 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְהוּדִי | Yᵉhûwdîy | H3064 | 24 | Jehudite |
| מְדִינָה | mᵉdîynâh | H4082 | 9 | judgeship, jurisdiction |
| עָשָׂר | ʻâsâr | H6240 | 11 | ten, -teen |
| שׁוּשַׁן | Shûwshan | H7800 | 8 | Shushan |
| פּוּר | Pûwr | H6332 | 7 | lot |
| מׇרְדְּכַי | Mordᵉkay | H4782 | 7 | Mordecai |
| אֲדָר | ʼĂdâr | H143 | 5 | Adar |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Esther 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them by the former edict. If they had attempted nothing against the people of God, they would not themselves have suffered. The Jews, acting together, strengthened one another. Let us learn to stand fast in one spirit, and with one mind, striving together against the enemies of our souls, who endeavour to rob us of our faith, which is more precious than our lives. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Esther 9:1–19 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Susa— Est 9:11
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