EST 9:8 Parallel View

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BSB Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

OEB Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

WEB Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

NET Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

LSV and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

FBV Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

T4T Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

LEB Portha, Adalia, Aridatha,

BBE Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

MOF No MOF EST book available

JPS and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

ASV and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

DRA And Phoratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

YLT and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

DBY and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

RV and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

WBS And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

KJB And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

BB Phoratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

GNV And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

CB Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

WYC and Phorata, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

LUT Poratha, Adalja, Aridatha,

CLV et Phoratha, et Adalia, et Aridatha,
(and Phoratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha, )

BRN No BRN EST book available

BrLXX No BrLXX EST book available

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Purim

The Festival of Purim is the only Old Testament festival not established during the time of Moses. Its name is derived from a word that means lots or dice (Hebrew purim, derived from Akkadian puru). It was a common practice in the ancient world to cast purim to determine whether God favored a particular course of action: A good number would indicate God’s approval, a bad number his disapproval. Near the king’s throne room at Susa in Persia, archaeologists found a small four-sided object with a number engraved on each side. A similar die inscribed with the word pur dates to the 800s BC. In the book of Esther, the Persian astrologers used purim to establish the best time to slaughter the Jews (Esth 3:7).

On the fateful day—March 7, 473 BC—God miraculously rescued his people from certain death, just as he had rescued the nation from Egypt at the Passover. Mordecai and Esther therefore formalized an annual celebration of God’s rescue so that all future generations would remember what God had accomplished (9:28). The festival was widely celebrated thereafter among Jews (see 2 Maccabees 15:36; Josephus, Antiquities 11.6.13; perhaps John 5:1).

When God rescued his chosen people, the day for Jewish execution turned into a day of holy vengeance and was followed by a day of celebration. Today, Jewish people fast and pray to commemorate Esther’s fasting. This fast is then followed by Purim, which is celebrated on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar (occurring in February or March). On this joyous holiday Jews read Esther (with loud boos for Haman and hoorays for Mordecai) and have a time of feasting and rejoicing, with gifts for friends and for the poor. It is a celebration of how God providentially worked to care for his people so that they were not exterminated (9:1-17) and of how God continues to care for, provide for, and save his people (see also Gen 45:5; Ps 91; Prov 16:9, 33; Dan 2:21; Acts 1:6-7; 2:22-23; 4:28-30; 17:24-27; Rom 8:28; 1 Pet 3:12).

Passages for Further Study

Esth 9:1-32; Pss 37:23; 91:1-16; Prov 16:9, 33; Rom 8:28; 1 Pet 3:12

Parallel EST 9:8