Esther 9:17 Meaning and Explanation
“On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The provincial Jews rest on the fourteenth and turn it into a day of feasting and gladness.
What Does Esther 9:17 Mean?
The Jews of the provinces fought on the thirteenth and rested on the fourteenth, making that day one of feasting and gladness. The day after deliverance becomes a day of joy. What had been marked on the calendar as the date of their destruction is transformed into a festival.
The pattern of feasting that has run through the whole book, the king’s banquets, Esther’s two feasts, now belongs to the people themselves. Their gladness is not the indulgence of a court but the relief of those who expected to die and were given life. The narrator begins here to lay the foundation of a lasting celebration.
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What does Esther 9:17 mean?
The provincial Jews rest on the fourteenth and turn it into a day of feasting and gladness.