Esther 10
Overview
10:1 Ahasuerus' greatness;
10:3 Mordecai's advancement. Verse 1 laid a tribute Esther 1:1, 8:9; Luke 2:1 the isles Genesis 10:5; Psalm 72:10; Isaiah 24:15; Daniel 11:18
Verse 2 all the acts 1 Kings 11:41, 22:39 advanced himHeb. made him great, Esther 8:15, 9:4; Psalm 18:35; Daniel 2:48 in the book Esther 2:23, 6:1; 1 Kings 14:19 MediaMedia, which comprehended the modern Azerbijan and part of Irak, was a celebrated country of Asia, bounded on the north by the Caspian Sea and Armenia, west by Assyria, south by Susiana and Persia, and east by Hyrcania and Parthia, extending from 30 degrees to 37 degrees n lat. and 45 degrees to 53 degrees e long.PersiaPersia Proper, now Fars, was but a small province, being bounded on the north by Media, west by Susiana, south by the Persian Gulf, and east by Caramania, extending from 27 degrees to 33 degrees n lat. and 50 degrees to 55 degrees e long. But the Persian empire in its ancient state extended from the Hellespont to the Indus, above 2,800 miles, and from Pontus to the shores of Arabia, above 2,000 miles; comprehending a multitude of various nations.Reciprocal Jeremiah 51:28 - the kings; Daniel 5:7 - the third Verse 3 next unto king Genesis 41:44; 1 Samuel 23:17; 2 Chronicles 28:7; Daniel 5:16, 5:29 accepted Esther 3:2; Romans 14:18 seeking Nehemiah 2:10; Psalm 122:6-9; Romans 9:2, 9:3, 10:1 Reciprocal Genesis 41:41 - General; 41:42 - his ring; 49:28 - the twelve; 2 Kings 5:1 - a great; Esther 2:5 - a certain Jew; Job 36:7 - with; Proverbs 22:11 - the king; Isaiah 22:23 - a glorious; 49:23 - kings; Daniel 5:7 - the third