18 Esther

Ambassadors

Isaiah	Esther
13 Isaiah 18:1-2 ¹Woe to the land of shadowing wings which is beyond the rivers of Cush; ²that sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on the waters saying, Go, you swift messengers, to a nation who will be plundered and uprooted, to a nation whose strength was inside it before; to a people who will be dishonored and trampled down, whose land the rivers have ruined.	18 Esther 3:12-4:0 ¹²Then the king's scribe was called on the 13th day of the 1st month, and there was written, according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's commanders, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people of every province according to its writing, and to every people according to their language; in the name of King Xerxes it was written and sealed with the king's ring. ¹³And the letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in 1 day, even on the 13th day of the 12th month, which is the month Adar, and to take their wealth as prey. In the same day on the 13th day of the month of Adar they were written. ¹⁴The copy of the writing was given in every province, commanding all the people to be ready for that day. ¹⁵The couriers went out, being hurried by the king's command, and the decree was given in Susa the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Susa was in an uproar.

Isaiah

Esther

13 Isaiah 18:1-2
¹Woe to the land of shadowing wings which is beyond the rivers of Cush;
²that sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on the waters saying, Go, you swift messengers, to a nation who will be plundered and uprooted, to a nation whose strength was inside it before; to a people who will be dishonored and trampled down, whose land the rivers have ruined.

18 Esther 3:12-4:0
¹²Then the king's scribe was called on the 13th day of the 1st month, and there was written, according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's commanders, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people of every province according to its writing, and to every people according to their language; in the name of King Xerxes it was written and sealed with the king's ring.
¹³And the letters were sent by couriers to all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in 1 day, even on the 13th day of the 12th month, which is the month Adar, and to take their wealth as prey. In the same day on the 13th day of the month of Adar they were written.
¹⁴The copy of the writing was given in every province, commanding all the people to be ready for that day.
¹⁵The couriers went out, being hurried by the king's command, and the decree was given in Susa the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Susa was in an uproar.

Ensign

Isaiah	Esther
13 Isaiah 18:3 ³All you inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the land, you will see when the ensign will be lifted up on the mountains; and when he blows a trumpet, you will hear.	18 Esther 8:9-14 ⁹Then the king's scribes were called at that time in the 3rd month, which is the month of Heziran, on the 23rd day; and it was written according to all that Mordecai had written concerning the Jews, to the commanders of the armies, and the governors and princes of the provinces from India to Cush, 127 provinces, to every province according to its writing, and to every people according to its own language, and to the Jews, according to their writing and according to their language. ¹⁰And the letters were written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king's ring, and they were sent by runners and by riders of horses and by camels. ¹¹In these letters, the king permitted the Jews who were in every city, to gather themselves together and to defend their lives, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish everyone who might oppress them, both little ones and women, and to take their goods for spoil. ¹²On 1 day in all the provinces of King Xerxes, namely, on the 13th day of the 12th month, which is the month Adar, ¹³the copy of the writing was issued in every province and it was decreed to all peoples, that the Jews should be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. ¹⁴So the runners and the couriers that rode on horseback went out, being hurried by the decree and the king's command which was given at Susa the palace.

Isaiah

Esther

13 Isaiah 18:3
³All you inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the land, you will see when the ensign will be lifted up on the mountains; and when he blows a trumpet, you will hear.

18 Esther 8:9-14
⁹Then the king's scribes were called at that time in the 3rd month, which is the month of Heziran, on the 23rd day; and it was written according to all that Mordecai had written concerning the Jews, to the commanders of the armies, and the governors and princes of the provinces from India to Cush, 127 provinces, to every province according to its writing, and to every people according to its own language, and to the Jews, according to their writing and according to their language.
¹⁰And the letters were written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the king's ring, and they were sent by runners and by riders of horses and by camels.
¹¹In these letters, the king permitted the Jews who were in every city, to gather themselves together and to defend their lives, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish everyone who might oppress them, both little ones and women, and to take their goods for spoil.
¹²On 1 day in all the provinces of King Xerxes, namely, on the 13th day of the 12th month, which is the month Adar,
¹³the copy of the writing was issued in every province and it was decreed to all peoples, that the Jews should be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
¹⁴So the runners and the couriers that rode on horseback went out, being hurried by the decree and the king's command which was given at Susa the palace.

Smote

Isaiah	Esther
13 Isaiah 18:4-6 ⁴For thus Yahvah said to me: I will rest, and I will look from my dwelling place as midday heat on the river and as a cloud of dew in the day of harvest. ⁵For before the harvest, when the bud has perished and the grape is ripening in the flower, he will both cut off the lean shoots with pruning hooks and take away and shake off the branches. ⁶They will be left together to the birds of the mountains and to the animals of the land; and the birds will gather on them, and all the wild animals of the land, will devour them.	18 Esther 9:5-10 ⁵Thus the Jews struck all their enemies with the sword and slaughter and destruction, and did what they would to those who hated them. ⁶And in Susa the palace, the Jews slew and destroyed 500 men. ⁷And they slew Parshandatha and Dalphon and Aspatha and ⁸Poratha and Adalia and Aridatha ⁹and Parmashta and Arisai and Aridai and Vaizatha, ¹⁰the 10 sons of Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

Isaiah

Esther

13 Isaiah 18:4-6
⁴For thus Yahvah said to me: I will rest, and I will look from my dwelling place as midday heat on the river and as a cloud of dew in the day of harvest.
⁵For before the harvest, when the bud has perished and the grape is ripening in the flower, he will both cut off the lean shoots with pruning hooks and take away and shake off the branches.
⁶They will be left together to the birds of the mountains and to the animals of the land; and the birds will gather on them, and all the wild animals of the land, will devour them.

18 Esther 9:5-10
⁵Thus the Jews struck all their enemies with the sword and slaughter and destruction, and did what they would to those who hated them.
⁶And in Susa the palace, the Jews slew and destroyed 500 men.
⁷And they slew Parshandatha and Dalphon and Aspatha and
⁸Poratha and Adalia and Aridatha
⁹and Parmashta and Arisai and Aridai and Vaizatha,
¹⁰the 10 sons of Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

Gifts

Isaiah	Esther
13 Isaiah 18:7-19:0 ⁷At that time presents will be brought to Yahvah of hosts from a people plundered and uprooted, whose strength was inside him before; from a people dishonored and trampled under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of Yahvah of hosts, even to mount Zion.	18 Esther 9:20-22 ²⁰And Mordecai wrote these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far; ²¹to agree among themselves that they should keep the 14th day of the month Adar and the 15th day of the same, yearly, ²²as the days on which the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned for them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to a good day, that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions of food to each other and gifts to the poor.

Isaiah

Esther

13 Isaiah 18:7-19:0
⁷At that time presents will be brought to Yahvah of hosts from a people plundered and uprooted, whose strength was inside him before; from a people dishonored and trampled under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of Yahvah of hosts, even to mount Zion.

18 Esther 9:20-22
²⁰And Mordecai wrote these things and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far;
²¹to agree among themselves that they should keep the 14th day of the month Adar and the 15th day of the same, yearly,
²²as the days on which the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned for them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to a good day, that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions of food to each other and gifts to the poor.

By Ryan Eaton
Posted Saturday, Issachar 20, 12999