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Then were the king`s scribes called at that time, in the third month Sivan, on the three and twentieth [day] of it; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, and to the satraps, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India to Ethiopia, one hundred twenty-seven provinces, to every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
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The Agonizing Wait
Commentators note that this life-saving decree was issued in the month of Sivan (our late spring), more than two months after Haman's genocidal edict. This was not an instant reversal. One scholar suggests this period of prolonged distress may have served as a divine rebuke, reminding the people of their sins. This long wait underscores the deep anxiety the Jewish people faced before God's deliverance was finally proclaimed.
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Albert Barnes
On Esther 8:9
18th Century
Theologian
Sivan corresponds nearly to our June; it was the second month from the issue of the first edict (Esther 3:12).
Charles Ellicott
On Esther 8:9
19th Century
Bishop
The month Sivan. —This name also occurs in Baruch 1:8. Sivan began with the new moon in May. Rather more than two months had thus …
John Gill
On Esther 8:9
17th Century
Pastor
Then were the king's scribes called at that time As they were to write the former letter, (Esther 3:12) ,
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Matthew Henry
On Esther 8:3–14
17th Century
Minister
It was time to be earnest when the church of God was at stake. Esther, though safe herself, fell down and begged for the deliverance of her people.…