The Bible In Paintings, #172: ESTHER'S BANQUETS

Bing Images ^ | c.2200 BC - c.95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

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ESTHER
6 - 7
New International Version, emphases added
Abrdgd: the complete text is in your Bible


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C L I C K :

To read ESTHER 6-7 in full
To hear MAX McLEAN reading it
To hear a DRAMATIZATION of it
HIGHLY recommended by Maudeen!
To see an ANIMATION of Esther

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CHAPTER 6

12 Afterward Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered in grief, 13 and told Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him.

His advisers and his wife Zeresh said to him, “Since Mordecai, before whom your downfall has started, is of Jewish origin, you cannot stand against him—you will surely come to ruin!” 14 While they were still talking with him, the king’s eunuchs arrived and hurried Haman away to the banquet Esther had prepared.

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CHAPTER 7

1 So the king and Haman went to Queen Esther’s banquet, 2 and as they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.”

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by JEAN FRANÇOIS DE TROY
"Esther and Assuérus' Meal"

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by GERBRAND VAN DEN EECKHOUT
"The Wrath of Ahasuerus"

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by REMBRANDT
"Ahasuerus and Haman at Esther's Feast"

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by CAROLYN CAMBRONNE
"If It Please the King"

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"Feast of Esther" – Tapestry, 1764

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3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor with you, Your Majesty, and if it pleases you, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare my people—this is my request. 4 For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as male and female slaves, I would have kept quiet, because no such distress would justify disturbing the king.”

5 King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, “Who is he? Where is he—the man who has dared to do such a thing?”

6 Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!”

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by JAN LIEVENS, 1625
"The Feast of Esther"

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6 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAN VICTORS, 1645
"The Banquet of Esther and Ahasuerus"

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by JAN STEEN, 1668
"Esther, Ahasuerus and Haman"

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by JAN VICTORS, 1640
"Esther and Haman before Ahasuerus"

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9 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ERNEST NORMAND, 1888
"Esther Denouncing Haman"

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10 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PIETER DE GREBBER, 1628
"Esther, Ahasuerus and Haman"

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11 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by SALOMON KONINCK
"Esther's Banquet"

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12 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Esther Accusing Haman"

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by JAN VICTORS, 1651
"Esther Accusing Haman"

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14 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAN VICTORS:
"Esther Accuses Haman before Ahasveros"

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16 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by FRANS FRANCKEN II
"The Banquet Of Esther"

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17 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by FRANS FRANCKEN THE YOUNGER
"Ahasver and Haman at the Banquet of Esther"

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18 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by FRANS FRANCKEN II
"Feast of Esther"

Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. 7 The king got up in a rage, left his wine and went out into the palace garden. But Haman, realizing that the king had already decided his fate, stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life.

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8 Just as the king returned from the palace garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining.

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19 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by EDWARD ARMITAGE
"Haman Pleading for His Life"

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20 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by CECCO BRAVO
"Esther Standing before Haman,
behind Them King Ahasuerus"

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21 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by EDWARD ARMITAGE
"The Banquet of Esther"

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22 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PIETRO PAOLINI, 1625
" The Intercession of Esther
with King Ahasuerus and Haman "

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23 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by PIETER LASTMAN, 1618
"Haman Begging Esther for Mercy"

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24 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JOHANN HEISS
"Esther's Banquet"

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25 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by REMBRANDT, 1660
"Haman Begs Esther for His Life"

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by JAN VICTORS
"Esther & Haman"

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The king exclaimed, “Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?”

As soon as the word left the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s face. 9 Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, “A pole reaching to a height of fifty cubits stands by Haman’s house. He had it set up for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king.”

The king said, “Impale him on it!”

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27 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAN STEEN, 1672
"The Wrath of Ahasuerus"

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28 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JEAN BONVOISIN
"Haman Condemned before Esther"

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29 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by JAN STEEN
"The Wrath of Ahasuerus"

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30 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ANTON PETTER
"King Ahasuerus Sentences Haman to Death"

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31 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by REMBRANDT -
"Haman Recognizes His Fate"

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32 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"The King Condemns Haman"

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by JAN STEEN
"The Wrath of Ahasuerus"

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by J-F DE TROY
"Haman's Condemnation"

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"Denunciation of Haman" – Tapestry, 1759

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10 So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.

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36 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ARTHUR SZYK, 1950
"Haman Hanging on the Gallows"

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37 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
by ANTHUENIS CLAEISSENS
"Esther before King Ahasuerus with
Haman Being Sent to the Gallows beyond"

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38 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Image Source
"The Hanging of Haman"

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by MICHELANGELO
"Punishment of Haman"
Fresco, Sistine Chapel Ceiling

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Preview of
COMING
ATTRACTIONS

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SNEAK PEEK: Next time,
ESTHER
FAINTS

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R E S O U R C E S

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If you'd like to see for yourself the Bing page
which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:

Esther's Banquet

Image Sources are provided for most individual works.
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.

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Links to three masters who painted Biblical scenes prolifically:

REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON van RIJN

GUSTAV DORÉ
241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours

JAMES TISSOT
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes

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Links to two Bibles with comprehensive illustrations:

The Art Bible (1896)

The Maciejowski-Morgan Bible (c.1245)

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This series keeps moving from one Bible passage to another,
so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE

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Here are links to the
PREVIOUS 171 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you

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Finally, what God did to initiate The Bible In Paintings:
HOW GOD STARTED THIS SERIES
BY SHOWING ME JUST ONE PICTURE

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SPECIAL THANKS
to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!

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NOTES ON MY SELECTION CRITERIA

A r t Q u a l i t y

The Bible and its Author are my focus, not the art: this is The Bible in Paintings, not "Great Paintings" nor even "Good Paintings." So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don't need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby's. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm always asking the Holy Spirit to guide.

Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.

T e x t S e q u e n c i n g

The Protestant Canon does not (for several reasons) follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward, illustrating each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I will treat synoptically. Now, onward!

P a c i n g

The pace here may seem appallingly snail-like to those eager to see their favorite events illustrated. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence: if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic (but where there is little or no art, that Bible passage goes untold here).

Then, there is the human element: this is not actually a daily series, because I can only research, compose, edit and post five or six of these installments weekly. And because I only get to do this series once, I'm taking my time, chiefly by posting everything; if I find lots of art, I don't cherry-pick some and discard the rest. Rather, I line up all of them and then sort them into manageable bunches, often resulting in multiple days' episodes of the same story. Obviously, I like being thorough. Were you in a big hurry?

The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing—this is His project, after all. And always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!

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Art is merely the Toy Department of Bible study,
so I'm just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.

Hebrews 11:6
Dan Lewis
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[Forgiven_Sinner]

“Since I was a small child, I’ve had a visceral sensitivity to others’ pain which is nearly disabling. Dutifully, I read Foxe’s Book of Martyrs and consider thereby that I’ve met my lifetime quota of investigating torture. To the extent I’m able, I’ve decided to keep my sights on our glorious future, in the spirit of Philippians 4:9. (I won’t even watch “horror” movies.)”

You’re a man after my own heart. I too read Foxe’s Book of Martyrs. But I originally was fearful of committing to God after reading the Bible. I knew there was no turning back. It took me two years to commit to Christ. I was comforted by 1 Cor. 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.

and finally gave my life to Christ.

[Hebrews 11:6]

That is one of the first handful of verses I ever memorized. It--or rather, the Holy Spirit through it--has encouraged and challenged me often.

I am fascinated by your (all too brief) conversion account. I hereby insist on hearing it in full! But that is not a current demand, because my confident expectation is that a chief topic of conversation in heaven will be each of us relating in exquisite detail exactly how we got there, while everyone hangs on every word.

Indeed, our stories are woefully incomplete now and so almost not yet worth telling, because we haven't yet learned the full backstory from God, as I also expect He will reveal to us.

Once He does, there will be ten or twenty billion saints, each praising God for how He saved them. What a spectacle!

If I may presume to extrapolate and opine on your account, it seems that you lived out Hebrews 11:6, what I've considered for twenty-five years to be the Bible's threshold verse. First, you believed He exists, but it took Him two years to convince you that He would reward you for earnestly seeking Him. You've stated it in simple terms because it really is just that simple: you can answer a resounding "Yes" to both questions in my tagline.

[Forgiven_Sinner]

“there will be ten or twenty billion saints, each praising God for how He saved them. What a spectacle!”

Only God knows the number of people who have lived and who is and will be saved among them.

“First, you believed He exists, but it took Him two years to convince you that He would reward you for earnestly seeking Him.”

My first belief came when I understood God HAD to exist because the Big Bang required creation from nothing. Although I didn’t know of dark energy at the time, I knew a powerful force was needed to propel the universe’s matter and energy out of the black hole that would otherwise result.

My hesitancy came from fear of torture, for I hated pain. I didn’t really fear death, having grown up on WW II films and TV. I saw death for God as a heroic act. Torture, not so much.

This took place between the ages of 12-15. There’s the real miracle. My parents didn’t attend church, and I never had, yet God called me through a radio ministry and reading the Bible.

[Hebrews 11:6]

God HAD to exist because the Big Bang required creation from nothing

You're probably aware how fiercely the Cosmic Creation event was resisted for precisely that reason. Rather than the universe being static and having always existed, which gives evolution the quadrillions of years it would need, creation only 13.8 bya gives far too little time to explain life's origin by natural processes.