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February 20 - Esther 9 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello, friends. It is shown here and it is
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  Monday. It is the 20th of February and
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  I'm so glad that you have pressed place so that we can
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  take another step forward through life, through the Bible
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  and specifically, through the book of Esta, as we enter the
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  last week of Esther this week. We're going to finish the Book
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  of Esther and then we're going to start reading through the
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  book of 2nd Timothy. Before we dive into the Gospel
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  of Luke, which would take us through till Easter perfectly
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  time. Mind you.
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  But oh there is plenty of time between now and then.
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  So for the time being why don't you and me we open up our hearts
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  and say holy spirit come put down whatever it is that That's
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  floating around us at the start of this week that we might hear
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  your truth as we read together. These words.
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  Alright friends let's do it. Let's read together.
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  Esther chapter 9 So, on March 7, the to decrees
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  of the king were put into the effect on that day.
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  The enemies of the Jews, had hoped to overpower them, but
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  quite the opposite happened, it was the Jews who overpowered
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  their enemies, the Jews gathered in their cities throughout all
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  the king's provinces to attack, anyone who tried to harm them,
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  but no one can make a stand against them.
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  For everyone was afraid of them and all the Nobles of the
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  province's. The highwomen Highest offices,
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  the governors and the Royal officials helped the Jews for
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  fear of Mordecai for Mordecai, had been promoted in the king's
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  Palace and his Fame spread throughout all the provinces as
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  he became more and more powerful.
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  So the Jews went ahead on the appointed day and struck down
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  their enemies with the sword, they killed and annihilated
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  their enemies and did as they please.
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  But those who hated them, In the Fortress of susur itself.
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  The Jews killed 500 men. They also killed passion data.
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  Delphine aspetta pirata Adalia are a data. / marché de Iris
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  i-era, die and visitor. The ten sons of Haman, son of
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  ham. Adata the enemy of the Jews, but
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  they did not take any plunder. That very day.
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  When the King was informed of the number of people killed in
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  the Fortress of Susa, he called The Queen.
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  Esther and said the Jews have killed 500 men in the Fortress
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  of Susa alone as well as haman's ten Sons.
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  If they have done that here, what has happened in the rest of
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  the provinces. But now, what more do you want?
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  It will be granted to you tell me and I will do it.
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  Esther responded. If it please the King, give the
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  Jews in Susa permission to do it again.
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  Tomorrow as they have done today and let the bodies of haman's,
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  ten Sons be impaled on a pole. So the king agreed and the
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  decree was announced in Susa, and they impaled the bodies of
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  haman's ten Sons, then the Jews at Susa.
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  Gathered together on March 8 and killed 300 more men.
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  And again, they took no plunder. Meanwhile, the other Jews
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  throughout the king's provinces had gathered together to defend
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  their lives. They gained relief from all
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  their enemies, killing 75, thousand of those who hated
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  them. But they did not take any
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  plunder. This was done throughout the
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  provinces on March 7 and on March 8.
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  The rested celebrating their Victory with a day of feasting
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  and gladness the Jews at Susa. So kill the enemies on March 7
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  and again on March 8. Then rested on March 9 making
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  that bad day of feasting and gladness.
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  So to this day, rural Jews living in remote Villages,
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  celebrate an annual festival and holiday on the appointed day in
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  late winter when they rejoice and send gifts of food to each
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  other. Mordecai recorded these events
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  and sent letters to the Jews near and far throughout all the
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  provinces of King Xerxes calling on them.
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  To celebrate an annual Festival on these two days.
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  He told them to celebrate these days with feasting and gladness
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  and by giving gifts of food to each other and presents to the
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  poor, this would commemorate a time when the Jews gain relief
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  from their enemies, when their sorrow was turned into gladness
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  and their mourning into Joy. So the Jews accepted more to
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  guys proposal and adopted this annual custom Haman, son of
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  hammer data the agagite, the enemy of the Jews had plotted to
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  crush and Destroy them on the date.
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  Determined by casting lots, the Lots were called Purim.
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  But when Esther came before the king, he issued a decree causing
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  haman's evil plot to backfire and Haman.
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  And his sons were impaled on a sharpened pole.
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  That is why this celebration is called Purim because it is the
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  ancient word for casting lots. So because of Mordecai's letter
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  and because of what they had experienced, the Jews throughout
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  the realm agreed to inaugurate this tradition and to pass it on
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  to their descendants and to all who became Choose.
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  They declared they would never fail to celebrate these to
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  prescribe days at the appointed time.
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  Each year. These days would be remembered
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  and kept from generation to generation and celebrated by
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  every family throughout the provinces and cities of the
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  Empire. This Festival of Purim would
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  never cease to be celebrated among the Jews, nor would the
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  memory of what happened ever died out among their
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  descendants. Then Queen Esther.
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  The daughter of a be hail along with Mordecai.
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  The Jew wrote another letter, putting the Queens full
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  Authority behind Mordecai's letter to establish the Festival
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  of Purim letters. Wishing peace and security were
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  sent to the Jews throughout the 127 Promises of the empire of
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  Xerxes. These letters, established the
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  Festival of Purim, an annual celebration of these days at the
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  appointed. Third time, decreed by both
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  Mordecai, the Jew and Queen Esther.
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  The people decided to observe this Festival just as they had
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  decided for themselves and their descendants to establish the
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  times of fasting and morning. So the command of Esther
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  confirmed the practices of Purim and it was all written down in
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  the records. Father, thank you for your grace
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  to us. Thank you that your grace is not
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  just a flash in the pan that gets us excited.
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  Then disappears that your love and your goodness.
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  They last from day to day to month to year generation after
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  generation. Thank you for your faithfulness,
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  your faithfulness beyond the scope of our lives.
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  So that I've so many years, we just lift you up and thank you.
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  That your Eternal kindness is showered upon us, your people.
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  Move us to live in a way that reflects your kindness to us.
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  We lift you up and praise. You.
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  Jesus. And it's in your name that we
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  pray. Amen.