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Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh his wife.
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The Fragility of Pride
Matthew Henry uses Haman as a powerful illustration of pride's destructive nature. Despite having immense power and honor, Haman's joy is completely undone by a single perceived slight from Mordecai. This shows how a proud person's happiness is incredibly fragile, and how true contentment can never be found in worldly status or the approval of others.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Zeresh - This name is probably connected with the Zend zara, “gold.” Compare the Greek “Chrysis.”
19th Century
Anglican
Zeresh. —A name probably derived from an old Persian word for “gold.” According to the Targum she was the daughter of Tatnai, “the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Nevertheless Haman refrained himself From showing any outward resentment to Mordecai, from laying hands upon him or …
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This account of Haman is a comment upon Proverbs 21:24. Self-admirers and self-flatterers are really self-deceivers.
Haman, the higher he is…
