For Reading and Meditation:      Esther 9:23;10:3The thrilling story of Esther ends with Mordecai being firmly established as Prime Minister of Persia. Historians tell us that under Mordecai's management, the land grew strong and prosperous. He was the right man in the right place at the right time. As you cast your mind back over our recent studies, does not the sovereignty of God appear in a more awesome light than ever before? Remind yourself that absolutely nothing can defeat or frustrate the purposes of God. Many things appear beyond hope to us, but nothing is irretrievable to God. He, who knows how to take occasion from Adam's fall and bring in such a perfect redemption, may be safely trusted with every event and every action of history - good or bad. Our God reigns! The Jews, in looking back over their history, give thanks to God for those occasions when He worked in great power to effect their deliverance. In honor of those events they set aside special dates and seasons. But such is the breathtaking wonder of God's grace to believers that really there are just not enough days to go round. When, after Word War II, Europe celebrated victory over the Nazis, they called it VE Day - Victory in Europe. Some years later, a boy was asked by his history teacher what VE day stood for. He replied: "Victory every day." Well, that is not what it means, but it is certainly what it can mean. In the light of God's sovereignty and love, we who are His redeemed children can live out our lives in full assurance of certain victory - this day and every day.Father, let my consciousness be filled with the thought that the same loving sovereignty and care which went into the planning of Ruth and Esther's life is also at work in mine. Help me never forget that no matter what happens, You are always on Your throne. Amen.

Let a little light into your soul every day with this wonderful devotional from English pastor Selwyn Hughes.

Every Day Light with Selwyn Hughes

"Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes " (10:3)

23 So the Jews agreed to continue the celebration they had begun, doing what Mordecai had written to them.

So the Jews agreed to continue the celebration they had begun, doing what Mordecai had written to them.

Esther 9:23

 So the Jews agreed to continue the celebration they had begun, doing what Mordecai had written to them.

3 Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.

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Esther 10:3

 Mordecai the Jew was second  in rank  to King Xerxes,  preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews. 

From Wikipedia: 

The New International Version (NIV) is an English translation of the Bible first published in 1978 by Biblica (formerly the International Bible Society). The NIV was published to meet the need for a modern translation done by Bible scholars using the earliest, highest quality manuscripts available. Of equal importance was that the Bible be expressed in broadly understood modern English.

The NIV is published by Zondervan in the United States and Hodder & Stoughton in the UK. The NIV was updated in 1984 and 2011 and has become one of the most popular and best-selling modern translations.

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Esther 9:23, Esther 10:3 NIV

Esther 9:23 NIV

Esther 10:3 NIV

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