Identifier: biblepanoramaorh00fost (find matches)
Title: The Bible panorama, or The Holy Scriptures in picture and story
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Foster, William A. (from old catalog)
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p, and he called forthe book in which was written down an account of the principal things thathad occurred in the kingdom, and read there that Mordecai had, a long timebefore, saved the kings life. And the king asked Haman, What shall be done for the man whom theking wants greatly to honor? Then Haman said to himself, The king meansme. Therefore he answered the king, saying, Let the royal robes that the kingwears, and the horse, that he rides, and the crown that is set on his head, bebrought to the man whom the king -wants greatly to honor. And let him wearthe kings robes, and. his crown, and let him ride upon the kings horse; andlet one of the most noble princes lead the horse through the streets of the city. Then the king said to Haman, Make haste and do to Mordecai, the Jew, asthou hast said. Then Haman, because he dared not disobey the king, took thekings robes, and his horse, and his crown, and brought them to Mordecai, andled him on horseback through the streets of the city. 202
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HAMAN BRINGS MORDECAI, RIDING QPON THE KINGS HORSE, THROUGH THE STREET OF THE CITY. ™0 1 -i in u VI 11 Haman is Hanged on the Gallows Made for Mordecai. 7VFTER Hainan had led Mordecai, on horseback through the streets of the city,AA he made haste to his own home, full of shame, and with his face covered,<T so that no one might know him. But Mordecai came and sat downagain, humbly, in his place by the kings gate. And Haman told his wife and all his friends -what had happened to him.While he was yet talking with them, the kings messenger came to bring himto a banquet that Esther had made ready. Now Esther had chosen this time totell the king, that the decree Haman had made against the Jews, would causeher, and her people, to be slain; but Haman did not know this. So the king and Haman came to the banquet of Esther, the queen. And theking said,—for he knew that she wanted to ask a favor of him, What is thypetition, queen Esther? and -what is thy request? for it shall be given thee

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