daily reading 37.2 (Esther 9:23–28)

5-days-a-week through Daniel and other late OT books in 2023


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 9:23–28

  • So the Jews agreed to continue the practice they had begun, as Mordecai had written them to do.  24 For Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them. He cast the Pur— that is, the lot— to crush and destroy them.
  • 25 But when the matter was brought before the king, he commanded by letter that the evil plan Haman had devised against the Jews return on his own head and that he should be hanged with his sons on the gallows.
  • 26 For this reason these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter as well as what they had witnessed and what had happened to them, 27 the Jews bound themselves, their descendants, and all who joined with them to a commitment that they would not fail to celebrate these two days each and every year according to the written instructions and according to the time appointed.
  • 28 These days are remembered and celebrated by every generation, family, province, and city, so that these days of Purim will not lose their significance in Jewish life and their memory will not fade from their descendants.
Helpful notes on Esther 9:23–28

 



For yourself pray:

  • That God gives you eternal joy in him, in his presence

For others pray:

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

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