Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
They gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.
Verse Takeaways
1
A Display of Royal Power
Commentators explain that the details in this verse—giving drinks in diverse golden vessels and providing abundant royal wine—were meant to display the immense wealth and power of the Persian king. This lavish generosity, described as being 'according to the bounty of the king,' was a clear demonstration of his supreme status and resources.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Esther
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
3
19th Century
Anglican
In vessels of gold. —This shows the immense treasures in the hand of the Persian king, when the whole population of Susa could be thus acc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They gave them drink in vessels of gold, the vessels beingdivers one from anotherIn t…
Presbyterian
As pride rose in Ahasuerus's heart with the grandeur of his kingdom, he made an extravagant feast. This was vainglory. A dinner of herbs with quiet…
