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So Esther was taken to king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.
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God's Providential Timing
Commentators explain the four-year gap between Vashti's removal and Esther's selection by pointing to King Xerxes' famous military campaign against Greece. This historical context reveals God's unhurried and sovereign plan, showing how He works through major world events to position His people for His purposes at exactly the right time.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Tebeth (compare the corresponding Egyptian month, “Tobi” or “Tubi”), corresponded nearly to our January.
In the seventh year of his reign…
19th Century
Anglican
The month Tebeth. —This extended from the new moon in January to that in February; the name occurs only here. The fifth Egyptian m…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So Esther was taken unto King Ahasuerus, into his house royal , &c.] Did not return on the morrow to the house of th…
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