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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(sitting). A favorite part of social enjoyment and
religious
festivity among Hebrews. The posture was usually sitting (
Gen. 21:8; 40:20
8
And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. (Genesis 21:8)
20
And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. (Genesis 40:20)
). Morning banquets a
mark
of excess (
Eccl. 10:16
16
Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! (Ecclesiastes 10:16)
;
Isa. 5:11
11
Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! (Isaiah 5:11)
).
Banquet
incidents were foods, wines, flowers, fine robes,
music
vocal and instrumental, dancing, jests, riddles and merriment (
Prov. 9:2
2
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. (Proverbs 9:2)
;
2 Sam. 19:35
35
I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king? (2 Samuel 19:35)
;
Neh. 8:10
10
Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. (Nehemiah 8:10)
;
Eccl. 10:19
19
A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. (Ecclesiastes 10:19)
;
Isa. 5:12; 25:6
12
And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands. (Isaiah 5:12)
6
And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. (Isaiah 25:6)
;
Matt. 22:11
11
And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: (Matthew 22:11)
;
Luke 15:25
25
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. (Luke 15:25)
). [
FEASTS
.]
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
karah
, “to prepare, provide” (
Job 41:6
6
Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? (Job 41:6)
).
2.
mirzach
, “a banquet” (
Amos 6:7
7
Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. (Amos 6:7)
).
3.
mishteh
, from “to drink, to banquet” (
Esther 5:4-14
4
And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.
5
Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
6
And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.
7
Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is;
8
If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.
9
Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai.
10
Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
11
And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.
12
Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
13
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
14
Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. (Esther 5:4‑14)
;
Esther 6:14
14
And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared. (Esther 6:14)
;
Esther 7:1-8
1
So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
2
And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom.
3
Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:
4
For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.
5
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?
6
And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen.
7
And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
8
Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. (Esther 7:1‑8)
;
Dan. 5:10
10
Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: (Daniel 5:10)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
4960
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
mishteh
Phonic:
mish-teh’
Meaning:
from
8354
; drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast
KJV Usage:
banquet, drank, drink, feast((-ed), -ing)
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