daily reading 37.1 (Esther 9:18–22)

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Our opening prayer for this week:

Oh, bless the Lord, my soul!
Let all within me join
And aid my tongue to praise his name
Whose favors are divine.

Oh, bless the Lord, my soul, 
Nor let his mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness
And without praises die.

’Tis he forgives my sins;
’Tis he relieves my pain;
’Tis he that heals my sicknesses
And makes me young again.

He fills the poor with good;
He gives the sufferers rest;
The Lord has judgments for the proud
And justice for the oppressed.

His wondrous works and ways
He made my by Moses known,
But sent the world his truth and grace
By his beloved Son. Amen.

 

Esther 9:18–22

  • But the Jews in Susa had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. They rested on the fifteenth day of the month, and it became a day of feasting and rejoicing.
  • 19 This explains why the rural Jews who live in villages observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a time of rejoicing and feasting. It is a holiday when they send gifts to one another.
  • 20 Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all of King Ahasuerus's provinces, both near and far. 21 He ordered them to celebrate the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar every year 22 because during those days the Jews gained relief from their enemies. That was the month when their sorrow was turned into rejoicing and their mourning into a holiday. They were to be days of feasting, rejoicing, and of sending gifts to one another and to the poor. 
Helpful notes on Esther 9:18–22

 



For yourself pray:

  • That God shows you which needy people to help and how best to help them

For others pray:

  • That God by his gospel spreads the good news of Jesus to Jewish people all over the world, so that they rejoice now and forever

A psalm to listen to and ponder, as time allows:

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