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A Cross, Not a Gallows
Commentators clarify that the "gallows" was not for hanging but was likely a 75-foot-tall stake for impalement or crucifixion, a common Persian punishment. The extreme height was intended to make a public spectacle of Mordecai's execution to magnify Haman's glory. Scholars note the Hebrew word is "tree," the same term used in the New Testament to describe Christ's cross.
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Albert Barnes
On Esther 5:14
18th Century
Theologian
A gallows, in the ordinary sense, is hardly intended, since hanging was not a Persian punishment. The intention, no doubt, was to crucify (see the …
Charles Ellicott
On Esther 5:14
19th Century
Bishop
Gallows. —Literally, tree; the Hebrew word, as well as the corresponding Greek word used by the Septuagint, standing both…
John Gill
On Esther 5:14
17th Century
Pastor
Then said Zeresh his wife, and all his friends, unto him
His wife very probably first moved it, and all his friends …
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Matthew Henry
On Esther 5:9–14
17th Century
Minister
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…