Esther 3:13

“And the letters were sent by post into all the king’s provinces, etc.] Or by the runners f121; by which it seems as if these letters were carried by running footmen, men swift of foot; or rather they were running horses, on which men rode post with letters, and which the Persians called Angari; a scheme invented by Cyrus, for the quick dispatch of letters from place to place, by fixing horses and men to ride them at a proper distance, to receive letters one from another, and who rode night and day f122, as our mail men do now; and nothing could be swifter, or done with greater speed; neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor night, could stop their course, we are told f123: the purport of these…”

“Present, the Jews keep three days - the 13th, the 14th, and the 15th of Adar - as connected with “the Feast of Purim;” but they make the 13th a fast, commemorative of the fast of Esther Esther 4:16, and keep the feast itself on the 14th and 15th of Adar. return to 'Top of Page'”

“3:13 The phrase killed, slaughtered, and annihilated is repeated with ironic effect in 8:11 and 9:5. • on March 7 of the next year: Haman’s “lucky day” that was chosen by casting lots (3:7) was eleven months after the decree, by God’s providence, giving time to overcome the decree. • The property of the Jews would be given to those who killed them: Haman ingeniously bribed the would-be executioners.”

“by posts: Est 8:10, Est 8:14; Ch2 30:6; Job 9:25; Jer 51:31; Rom 3:15 both young: Sa1 15:3, Sa1 22:19 in one day: Est 8:12-14; Jam 2:13 the spoil: Est 8:11, Est 9:10; Isa 10:6 Esther 3:14”