Esther 9

9:1 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)
2 The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.
3 And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.
4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.
6 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.
7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,
8 And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,
9 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,
10 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.
11 On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.
12 And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.
13 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.
14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
15 For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.
16 But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,
17 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
18 But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof; and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,
21 To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,
22 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
23 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
24 Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;
25 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
26 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
27 The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;
28 And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.
29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
30 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,
31 To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.
32 And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.


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There is a prophecy in Esther 9:6 that was fulfilled not only once but twice.

This scripture of 9:6 talks about the 10 sons of Haman that were hung. You'll remember that Haman was an enemy of the Jews and had been plotting to have all Jews hung. He had gotten the king to even sign a decree that would legalize the hanging of all enemies of the kingdom. Esther found out about the plot from her cousin Mordecai, went to her husband, the king, and revealed to him what wicked Haman had planned for her own people. She revealed to the King that she, herself, was a Jewess and her people were not his enemies. Because of her devotion to him and to her people, though the King was unable to undo his earlier decree, he did make a new one that allowed the Jews to defend themselves, which is what they did.

The question that arose from the above reference is, why were the 10 sons shown as hanging 'twice' when, in reality, they hung only once? Was there another hanging being pictured here?

What was noted is that the names of three of his sons were listed in letters half the size of the others in the scripture writings. They are: TAHV, SHIN, ZAYIN.

These three letters spell 21 Tishri, which is the exact year and date in October 16, 1946 when 11 Nazis were found guilty in Nurnberg of their crimes of exterminating the Jews during WWII. One Nazi, Goring, committed suicide and thus TEN were hung.

There is additional information regarding this time period of World War II. The Bible teaches that in the setting of the latter times, when God prepares Israel to return to the land, that three world leaders would die in one month.

We read in Zechariah 11:8 that three world leaders would be "cut off in one month": as a sign. Between April 14 and April 28, 1943, three of the main leaders of nations in WWII died: Roosevelt, Hitler and Mussolini. They died, not only in one calendar month, but also in one Jewish month.

The number Ten reminds us of the Ten Kings that will be given power with the A/C for One Hour. That will be WWIII. Since their objective is to destroy God's people, you can be very sure that God has His Judgment all planned for them also.

The Book of Esther is a fascinating read about a fascinating Jewess who had courage to fulfill her place in God's plan. She didn't look for some "Escape Hatch" but ran her race just like we are all called upon to do the same.

Until the Resurrection of the Dead and the Calling Up of the Living, I Thess. 4:16-17. let us try our best to have Godly Courage.

Gerlinda


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