Introduction
Overview
Esther 10 . 1 , Ahasuerus’ greatness; Esther 10 . 3 , Mordecai’s advancement.
laid a tribute . Esther 1 . 1 , Esther 8 . 9 , Luke 2 . 1
the isles . Genesis 10 . 5 , Psalm 72 . 10 , Isaiah 24 . 15 , Daniel 11 . 18
all the acts . 1 Kings 11 . 41 , 1 Kings 22 . 39
advanced him . Heb. made him great , Esther 8 . 15 , Esther 9 . 4 , Psalm 18 . 35 , Daniel 2 . 48
in the book . Esther 2 . 23 , Esther 6 . 1 , 1 Kings 14 . 19
Media . Media , which comprehended the modern Azerbijan and part of Irak , was a celebrated country of Asia , bounded on the north by the Caspian Sea and Armenia , west by Assyria , south by Susiana and Persia , and east by Hyrcania and Parthia , extending from 30 degrees to 37 degrees n lat. and 45 degrees to 53 degrees e long.
Persia . Persia Proper , now Fars , was but a small province , being bounded on the north by Media , west by Susiana , south by the Persian Gulf , and east by Caramania , extending from 27 degrees to 33 degrees n lat. and 50 degrees to 55 degrees e long. But the Persian empire in its ancient state extended from the Hellespont to the Indus , above 2 ,800 miles , and from Pontus to the shores of Arabia , above 2 ,000 miles; comprehending a multitude of various nations.
Reciprocal . Jeremiah 51 . 28 . the kings Daniel 5 . 7 . the third
next unto king . Genesis 41 . 44 , 1 Samuel 23 . 17 , 2 Chronicles 28 . 7 , Daniel 5 . 16 , Daniel 5 . 29
accepted . Esther 3 . 2 , Romans 14 . 18
seeking . Nehemiah 2 . 10 , Psalm 122 . 6-9 , Romans 9 . 2 , Romans 9 . 3 , Romans 10 . 1
Reciprocal . Genesis 41 . 41 . General Genesis 41 . 42 . his ring Genesis 49 . 28 . the twelve 2 Kings 5 . 1 . a great Esther 2 . 5 . a certain Jew Job 36 . 7 . with Proverbs 22 . 11 . the king Isaiah 22 . 23 . a glorious Isaiah 49 . 23 . kings Daniel 5 . 7 . the third