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;
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Interpretation
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 true, the Messiah expected by the Jews is come long ago; and none but Jesus of Nazareth can be that Messiah.
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This thought runs through Esther 9:20-24.
Glossary
- Hammedatha Person
- Father of Haman, designated usually “the Agagite” ( Esther 3:1 , 10; 8:5).