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Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.
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From Request to Command
Commentators explain that this letter from Esther and Mordecai was different from a previous one. While an earlier letter recommended celebrating Purim, this one was written "with all authority," making the festival a mandatory and permanent ordinance for the Jewish people. It moved the celebration from a popular suggestion to an official command.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This second letter of Purim - Mordecai’s first letter (Esther 9:20) was to some extent tentative, a recommendation. The Jews gen…
19th Century
Anglican
This second letter. —It seems to us that the first letter must be that extracted from the king by Esther (Esther 8:8),…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority
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