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Esther 9 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Matthew Henry 3 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“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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