Esther 9:27 Meaning and Explanation
“The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The Jews bind themselves and their descendants to keep the two days of Purim every year without fail.
What Does Esther 9:27 Mean?
The people ordain the festival upon themselves, their seed, and all who join themselves unto them. The binding reaches beyond the present generation to all who come after, and even to those from other peoples who attach themselves to the Jews. The deliverance belongs to a widening community, not a closed circle.
The phrase so as it should not fail expresses the resolve that this memory will never lapse. They commit to keep these two days according to their writing and their appointed time every year. The narrator shows a people determined that the story of their rescue will be told and retold, generation after generation, that it might never be lost.
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What does Esther 9:27 mean?
The Jews bind themselves and their descendants to keep the two days of Purim every year without fail.