These letters established the Festival of Purim—an annual celebration of these days at the appointed time, decreed by both Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther. (The people decided to observe this festival, just as they had decided for themselves and their descendants to establish the times of fasting and mourning.)
Commentaries
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The matters of the fastings and their cry - The Jews of the provinces had added to the form of commemoration proposed by Mordecai c…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
To confirm ... enjoined ... decreed. — The same Hebrew verb stands for the three different English verbs; it is also the word …
John Gill
JohnGill
To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed
The fourteenth and fifteenth of Adar:
acc…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The observance of the Jewish feasts is a public declaration of the truth of the Old Testament Scriptures. And as the Old Testament Scriptures are t…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes