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Jews Took Revenge
As this chapter opens, we find two opposing parties ready to leap at each other=s throats. Haman=s decree had stated that on a certain day (13th day of the 12th month) anyone could kill the Jews and take their property (v. 1). Mordecai=s decree could not reverse Haman=s because n …

Feast of Purim Established
The Feast of Purim was not established by the Mosaic Law. It was commanded by Mordecai (vv. 20-28) and by Esther (vv. 29-32). These two feast days were for remembering the goodness of God working through a number of circumstances to protect His people from extinction. This feast …