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The Danger of Flattering Counsel
Commentators explain that Memucan was not giving objective advice but acting as a 'true courtier.' He echoed the king's anger and, as John Gill notes, intentionally exaggerated Vashti's offense, framing it as a crime against the entire empire. This was a political move designed to inflame the king's anger, showing how flattery and self-serving counsel can corrupt justice.
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Esther
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Charles Ellicott
On Esther 1:16
19th Century
Bishop
Answered before the king. —Memucan, like a true courtier, gives palatable advice to his master, through counsel that is the true e…
John Gill
On Esther 1:16
17th Century
Pastor
And Memucan answered before the king and the princes Who was the last, and perhaps the least and the youngest of the coun…
Matthew Henry
On Esther 1:10–22
17th Century
Minister
Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of special festivity often end in vexation.
Superiors should be careful not …