Lesson 9 on Esther and Ezra The Edict of Haman The Edict of Mordecai in Esther 3:12-13 in Esther 8:9-12 hen were the king’s scribes called hen were the king’s scribes called Tin the first month, on the thirteenth Tat that time, in the third month Si- day thereof; and there was written ac- van, on the three and twentieth day cording to all that Haman commanded thereof; and it was written according unto the king’s satraps, and to the gov- to all that Mordecai commanded unto ernors that were over every province, the Jews, and to the satraps, and the and to the princes of every people, to governors and princes of the provinc- every province according to the writ- es which are from India unto Ethiopia, ing thereof, and to every people after a hundred twenty and seven provinces, their language; in the name of king unto every province according to the Ahasuerus was it written, and it was writing thereof, and unto every people sealed with the king’s ring. 13 And after their language, and to the Jews ac- letters were sent by posts into all the cording to their writing, and according king’s provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to their language. 10 And he wrote the to cause to perish, all Jews, both young name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it and old, little children and women, in with the king’s ring, and sent letters by one day, even upon the thirteenth day post on horseback, riding on swift steeds of the twelfth month, which is the that were used in the king’s service, bred month Adar, and to take the spoil of of the stud: 11 wherein the king granted them for a prey. the Jews that were in every city to gath- er themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey, 12 upon one day in all the provinces of king Aha- suerus, namely, upon the thirteenth Decorated Esther scroll for Purim from Italy circa 1800. The scroll day of the twelfth month, which is the is opened to a page where the scribe has written in large bold script the letters “Y - H - V - H” to show that the name of God does ap- month Adar. pear in the book of Esther. www.ThyWordIsTruth.com.