Category: Israel

And the LORD appeared to him and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you. Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish…

Letters were sent to all the Jews, to the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, in words of peace and truth, that these days of Purim should be observed at their appointed seasons, as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther obligated them, and as they had obligated themselves and their offspring, with regard to…

Therefore they called these days Purim, after the term Pur. Therefore, because of all that was written in this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had happened to them, the Jews firmly obligated themselves and their offspring and all who joined them, that without fail they would keep…

But when it came before the king, he gave orders in writing that his evil plan that he had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. Esther 9:25 quickpage by ADB Designs; cluster border: Handmade Memories by Cindy Ritter

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