Overview - Esther 2 1?Out of the choice of virgins a queen is to be chosen. 5?Mordecai the nursing father of Esther. 8?Esther preferred before the r...
Scepter (sceptre) A wand used by kings to signify favor or disfavor to those who desired an audience with them Esther 5:2 ; 8:4 A symbol of authori...
Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeProverbs 14:20??(King James Version)The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. ?poor ...
Overview - Esther 6 1?Ahasuerus, reading in the chronicles of the good service done by Mordecai, takes care for his reward. 4?Haman, coming to sue th...
Overview - Esther 9 1?The Jews slay their enemies, with the ten sons of Haman. 12?Ahasuerus, at the request of Esther, grants another day of slaughter...
Overview - Esther 1 1?Ahasuerus makes royal feasts. 10?Vashti, sent for, refuses to come. 13?Ahasuerus, by the counsel of Memucan, puts away Vashti, a...
Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeProverbs 11:8??(King James Version)The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. ? 21:...
Months Sun and moon designed to mark out Genesis 1:14 The patriarchs computed time by Genesis 29:14 The Jews computed time by Judges 11:37...
Overview - Esther 5 1?Esther, adventuring on the king's favour, obtains the grace of the golden sceptre, and invites the king and Haman to a banquet. ...
Lasciviousness General scriptures concerning Exodus 32:6 ; Proverbs 2:16-18 ; Proverbs 5:3-5 Proverbs 5:8-13 ; 7:6-27 ; 9:13-18 ; 20:16 ; 30:...
Overview - Esther 8 1?Mordecai is advanced. 3?Esther makes suit to reverse Haman's letters. 7?Ahasuerus grants to the Jews to defend themselves. 15?...
Overview - Esther 4 1?The great mourning of Mordecai and the Jews. 4?Esther, understanding it, sends to Mordecai, who shews the cause, and advises he...
Overview - Esther 9 1?The Jews slay their enemies, with the ten sons of Haman. 12?Ahasuerus, at the request of Esther, grants another day of slaughter...
Overview - Esther 4 1?The great mourning of Mordecai and the Jews. 4?Esther, understanding it, sends to Mordecai, who shews the cause, and advises he...
Overview - Esther 2 1?Out of the choice of virgins a queen is to be chosen. 5?Mordecai the nursing father of Esther. 8?Esther preferred before the r...
Overview - Esther 1 1?Ahasuerus makes royal feasts. 10?Vashti, sent for, refuses to come. 13?Ahasuerus, by the counsel of Memucan, puts away Vashti, a...
Overview - Acts 12 1?King Herod persecutes the Christians, kills James, and imprisons Peter; whom an angel delivers upon the prayers of the church. 20...
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Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeExodus 1:11??(King James Version)Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And t...
Esther 4:7 And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him How that, for refusing to reverence Haman, he was incensed against him, and against...