“Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.”
So the king's scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day, and an edict was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews and to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, to every province in its own script and to every people in its own language, and also to the Jews in their script and in their language, demonstrating the formal issuance of the counter-edict through the king's scribal apparatus, directed to all the provinces of the Persian Empire. This counter-edict reaches every corner of the empire in every language, ensuring that the Jews throughout the kingdom will receive word of the new authorization. The verse shows how institutional mechanisms that had been used to threaten the Jews are now redirected to protect them, illustrating how God works through human systems to accomplish His purposes.
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