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For this deed of the queen will come abroad to all women, to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she didn`t come.
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God's Hand in Human Folly
Matthew Henry highlights a profound theological truth: God's providence was at work even in this chaotic situation. The king's rash command and the resulting political drama were the very means God used to pave the way for Esther to become queen. This reminds believers that God can overrule human folly and sin to accomplish His glorious and redemptive purposes for His people.
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women , &c.] It will soon be spread all over the king's dominions, …
Presbyterian
Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of special festivity often end in vexation.
Superiors should be careful not …
