Pentecost Season · Proper 21 · Year B
Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22
Esther Saves Her People
September 26, 2027
Overview & Insights
"Let my life be given me at my petition, and the lives of my people at my request." (Esther 7:3)
At the banquet Esther exposes Haman's plot against the Jews to King Ahasuerus, Haman is hanged on the gallows he built for Mordecai, and the deliverance is later commemorated in the annual feast of Purim.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on Esther's plea and the origin of Purim for the complementary track.
Enduring Word: Esther 7 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the banquet and Haman's fall.
Precept Austin: Esther Commentaries Precept Austin
Collected verse-by-verse resources and commentators for Esther.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Esther 7:1 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the second banquet of Esther.
CEP: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on the court intrigue and Esther's deliverance of her people.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: Esther Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's scholarly introduction to the book of Esther.
BibleProject: Esther Overview BibleProject
Animated overview of the story and themes of Esther.
Sefaria: Esther 7 (Hebrew) Sefaria
Hebrew text with English and classical Jewish commentary on the chapter.
BibleHub: Esther 7 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.
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