Esther 9:26 Meaning and Explanation
“Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,”
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Read Full Chapter →The festival is named Purim after the Pur, grounded in Mordecai’s letter and all the people had witnessed.
What Does Esther 9:26 Mean?
The festival receives its name: Purim, after the Pur, the lot. There is a deep irony in the choosing. The feast is named for the very instrument by which the enemy meant to choose the day of death. The lot that was cast against the Jews becomes the namesake of their rejoicing.
The observance rests on three foundations: the words of Mordecai’s letter, that which they had seen, and that which had come unto them. The people keep these days because of what was written, what they witnessed with their own eyes, and what befell them. The narrator anchors the festival not in legend but in remembered and recorded experience.
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What does Esther 9:26 mean?
The festival is named Purim after the Pur, grounded in Mordecai’s letter and all the people had witnessed.