Esther 9:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

The days

Isaiah 14:3

From sorrow

Psalm 30:11

Matthew 5:4

John 16:20

Sending portions

Galatians 2:10

Bible References

The days

Then the king's scribes were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day of it. And there was written according to all that Haman commanded to the king's satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the r

And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage, for by strength of hand LORD brought you out from this place. There shall no leavened bread be eaten.

Bless LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,

And in that day thou shall say, I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, for though thou were angry with me. Thine anger is turned away and thou comfort me.

And it shall come to pass in the day that LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service in which thou were made to serve,

From sorrow

Thou have turned for me my mourning into dancing. Thou have loosed my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness,

Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be comforted.

Truly, truly, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. Ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will become into joy.

Sending portions

Therefore the Jews of the villages, who dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar [a day of] gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

Then he said to them, Go your way, eat fat things, and drink sweet things, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our LORD; neither be ye grieved, for the joy of LORD is your strength.

But give compassion, things that are inside, and behold, all things are clean to you.

And all who believed were together, and had all things common.

only that we should remember the poor, which this same thing I also was eager to do.