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Esther 7:5 Cross-References
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“Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? that: Heb. whose heart hath filled him”
Esther 7:5 (KJV)
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Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? The king's question reveals shock and rage—"Who is he, and where is he" that dared (male libo, "presume in his heart") to threaten the queen? The phrase "presume in his heart" suggests audacious evil requiring extraordinary boldness. Ahasuerus's outrage demonstrates he hadn't connected his authorization (3:10-11) to its implications for Esther. This moral blindness—approving genocide abstractly while horrified when it affects someone he loves personally—demonst...
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“Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?,But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?,,,,,,,,”