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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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 9:25-29.
Glossary
- Mordecai Tribe
- The son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin.
- Abihail Person
- Father of might. (1. ) Num. 3:35 . (2. ) 1 Chr. 2:29 . (3. ) 1 Chr. 5:14 . (4. ) The second wife of King Rehoboam ( 2 Chr. 11:18 ), a descendant of Eliab, David’s eldest brother.
- Jew Tribe
- The name derived from the patriarch Judah, at first given to one belonging to the tribe of Judah or to the separate kingdom of Judah.