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On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven chamberlains who ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
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The Danger of Drunken Folly
Commentators emphasize that the king's foolish command was a direct result of being 'merry with wine.' Matthew Henry draws a powerful lesson from this, noting that the man who ruled 127 provinces had no rule over his own spirit. This serves as a timeless warning that intoxication leads to a loss of reason and poor judgment, often turning celebration into vexation.
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19th Century
Anglican
Was merry with wine. —The habit of the Persians to indulge in wine to excess may be inferred from Esther 1:8.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
On the seventh day Of the feast, the last day of it, which the Rabbins, as Jarchi observes, say was the sabbath day, and …
Presbyterian
Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of special festivity often end in vexation.
Superiors should be careful not …
