Category: Israel

For Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur (that is, cast lots), to crush and to destroy them. Esther 9:24 layered quickpage by Marisa Lerin; photo by my brother

So the Jews accepted what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them. Esther 9:23 quickpage by Marisa Lerin; cluster by ADB Designs; additional elements by DitaB (retired); photo by my brother

Therefore the Jews of the villages, who live in the rural towns, hold the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day for gladness and feasting, as a holiday, and as a day on which they send gifts of food to one another. Esther 9:19 stacked paper by ADB Designs

But the Jews who were in Susa gathered on the thirteenth day and on the fourteenth, and rested on the fifteenth day, making that a day of feasting and gladness. Esther 9:18 quickpage: Vietname by Marisa Lerin; cluster by Karen Schulz

This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested and made that a day of feasting and gladness. Esther 9:17 background paper: This is Me by Karen Schulz; clusters: Blooming Summer by Queen Brat Designs

Now the rest of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces also gathered to defend their lives, and got relief from their enemies and killed 75,000 of those who hated them, but they laid no hands on the plunder. Esther 9:16 layered quickpage by Marisa Lerin

The Jews who were in Susa gathered also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and they killed 300 men in Susa, but they laid no hands on the plunder. Esther 9:15 layered quickpage by Marisa Lerin

So the king commanded this to be done. A decree was issued in Susa, and the ten sons of Haman were hanged. Esther 9:14 kit: March mini kit challenge by PDC; cluster: Boy Zone by Palvinka (It appears to me from the preceding verses that the sons of Haman were already dead when hanged.)

And Esther said, “If it please the king, let the Jews who are in Susa be allowed tomorrow also to do according to this day’s edict. And let the ten sons of Haman be hanged on the gallows.” Esther 9:13 cluster border: Cabin in the Woods by Aimee Harrison; kit: Rocky Mountain High by Aimee…

In Susa the citadel itself the Jews killed and destroyed 500 men, and also killed Parshandatha and Dalphon and Aspatha and Poratha and Adalia and Aridatha and Parmashta and Arisai and Aridai and Vaizatha, the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they laid no hand on the…

The Jews struck all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them. Esther 9:5 kit: I Love You Stinky Face by Psychozoe Designs; cluster by Connie Prince

For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai grew more and more powerful. Esther 9:4 quickpage: Cambodia by Marisa Lerin; cluster by ADB Designs

All the officials of the provinces and the satraps and the governors and the royal agents also helped the Jews, for the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them. Esther 9:3 quickage by Marisa Lerin; vintage paper style by Mommyish; gold foil style on text by Sahin Designs; cluster: Collection of Memories by Lisa Rosa…

The Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus to lay hands on those who sought their harm. And no one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen on all peoples. Esther 9:2 quickpage by Marisa Lerin; photo by my brother; cluster by Connie Prince

Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s command and edict were about to be carried out, on the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, the reverse occurred: the Jews gained mastery over…

The Jews had light and gladness and joy and honor. Esther 8:16 quickpage by Marisa Lerin; photo by my brother; cluster by Alexis Design Studio

A copy of what was written was to be issued as a decree in every province, being publicly displayed to all peoples, and the Jews were to be ready on that day to take vengeance on their enemies. Esther 8:13 collab: Once Upon a Fairy Tale by Deviant Scrap designers (store closed) – background paper…

And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king’s signet ring. Then he sent the letters by mounted couriers riding on swift horses that were used in the king’s service, bred from the royal stud, saying that the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to gather…

Then King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows, because he intended to lay hands on the Jews. But you may write as you please with regard to the Jews, in the name of the…

When the king held out the golden scepter to Esther, Esther rose and stood before the king. And she said, “If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and if the thing seems right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let an order be written…

Then Esther spoke again to the king. She fell at his feet and wept and pleaded with him to avert the evil plan of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews. Esther 8:3 paper: Misty Autumn by Fancy Bird Designs; cluster frame: Spring Bean by Angel Hartline