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Therefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come to them,
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God's Sovereignty in a Name
Commentators explain that the festival was named 'Purim' after 'Pur,' the Persian word for 'lot.' Matthew Henry notes the profound irony: the name constantly reminds the Jewish people of God's absolute sovereignty. It testifies that God's divine purpose overruled the superstitious lots cast by their pagan enemy, Haman, turning a plot for destruction into a reason for celebration.
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19th Century
Anglican
Purim. —As we have already stated, the festival of Purim is still observed by the Jews, on the 14th and 15th of Adar, the precedin…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur , &c.] The lot; because of the lots cast by Haman; see…
Presbyterian
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…
