Contradiction with Proverbs 23:20-21
Contradicts by discouraging indulgence in feasting and drunkenness, while Esther 1:5 describes a feast celebrating abundance.
Proverbs 23:20-21: Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: [of flesh: Heb. of their flesh]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:2
Suggests attending the house of mourning is better than feasting, while Esther 1:5 describes a joyful feast.
Ecclesiastes 7:2: [It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men; and the living will lay [it] to his heart.
Contradiction with Isaiah 22:13
Criticizes revelry and feasting without regard to the Lord’s intentions, whereas Esther 1:5 portrays a celebratory feast.
Isaiah 22:13: And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
Contradiction with Romans 13:13
Advises against revelry and drunken parties, contrasting the extended feast described in Esther 1:5.
Romans 13:13: Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. [honestly: or, decently]
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 10:7
Warns against idolizing indulgence, like the feasting shown positively in Esther 1:5.
1 Corinthians 10:7: Neither be ye idolaters, as [were] some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
Contradiction with Galatians 5:21
Lists reveling as a work of the flesh, while Esther 1:5 depicts a prolonged celebratory feast.
Galatians 5:21: Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.