A copy of the edict, to be issued as law in every province and published to all peoples, that they should be ready on that day, ensuring that the decree for the destruction of the Jews becomes widely known throughout the empire and that preparations can be made for the implementation of the genocide on the appointed day. This wide publication of the decree demonstrates Haman's intention to ensure that no Jewish person can claim ignorance of what is coming and perhaps more significantly, that the decree itself becomes law and institutional reality across the entire Persian administrative structure. The theological irony is that this very publication—designed to ensure the success of the genocidal plot—will also create the urgent necessity for Esther to act and reveal her identity to save her people.

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