Esther 9:20 Meaning and Explanation
“And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,”
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Read Full Chapter →Mordecai records the events and writes to all the Jews of the empire to establish the festival.
What Does Esther 9:20 Mean?
Mordecai, now great in the king’s house, takes up the pen. He writes these things and sends letters to all the Jews throughout the empire, both nigh and far. The man who once sat at the gate now addresses an entire people with the authority of one whose word carries weight.
His purpose is to make the spontaneous joy into a settled observance. What the people did in the relief of the moment, he moves to establish for every generation. The narrator shows a leader gathering a scattered, threatened people into a shared memory, ensuring that the deliverance will not be forgotten when those who lived it are gone.
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What does Esther 9:20 mean?
Mordecai records the events and writes to all the Jews of the empire to establish the festival.