Esther 9:1 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same… I. HOPE BLIGHTED. In the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them. The human reasonableness of this hope may be shown — 1. From their own numbers. 2. From the insignificance of the Jews. 3. From the known unchangeableness of Persian law. II. FOREBODING REPROVED. How often we look forward to a month Adar, and see it shrouded with ominous darkness. But the month Adar may, after all, be the month of rejoicing. III. TRUE HOPE REWARDED. (W. Burrows, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;) |
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