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Just as Esther is the “hidden Jew” in the account recorded in the Bible book by the same name, Purim, or the Festival of Lots, is the hidden holy day with massive Messianic meaning for the Day of YHWH.
Thought questions from the study
- Why should Christians celebrate Purim, which is Hebrew for the Festival of Lots described in the Bible book of Esther?
- What does the name of King Akhoshverosh (Ahasuerus, Xerxes) mean in Hebrew?
- What does Esther’s Hebrew name, Haddassah, mean?
- What does the Persian name Esther mean in Hebrew?
- What is Haman’s job in the account of Esther?
- What is haSatan’s job?
- What was Mordechai’s reaction to the edict against the Jews?
- Who was Vashti compared to Hadassah?
- What events have happened on Purim?
- Stalin’s death
- Bolsheviks didn’t kill yeshiva students praying during Purim
- Nicholas II changed his mind about requiring all Jewish males over the age of 10 to join the army.