Esther 9:31 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mor'decai the Jew and Queen Esther enjoined upon the Jews, and as they had laid down for themselves and for their descendants, with regard to their fasts and their lamenting.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

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

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

To confirm ... enjoined ... decreed. — The same Hebrew verb stands for the three different English verbs; it is also the word …

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed
The fourteenth and fifteenth of Adar:

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Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

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…

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