_Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar._
HOPE AND FOREBODING
I. Hope blighted. In the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to
have power over them. The human reasonableness of this hope may be
shown--
1. From their own numbers.
2. From the insignificance of the Jews.
3. From the k... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities._
THE WISE CONDUCT OF THE JEWS
The Jews acted--
1. Wisely. They acted in unison. “They gathered themselves together,
and stood for their lives.” Union is power: concentration of
strength is mighty for good and for evil. How awful the extent o... [ Continue Reading ]
_But on the spoil laid they not their hand._
LEAVING THE SPOILT
It is not always good to seize all the money to which one has a legal
right. There are many cases in which a regard to one’s own credit,
and there are others in which a sense of duty, should bind up our
hands from receiving what we mi... [ Continue Reading ]
_On the thirteenth day of the month Adar._
A NATIONAL MEMORIAL
This national memorial--
I. Was established by supreme authority.
II. Was approved by a grateful people.
III. Was sanctioned by the marvellous nature of the events celebrated.
IV. Was hallowed by the manner of its celebration.
V.... [ Continue Reading ]