Happy Purim! ~ The Story of Esther

Happy Purim, everyone! For those who don't know what Purim is, I'll explain it in this post. :)

Many people know of the story of Esther, and how God used her to save her people. However, have you heard of the Purim festival discussed in the Book of Esther? Purim is a Jewish feast celebrating ADONAI delivering them from Haman's wicked plot to destroy all the Jews.

"Mordecai recorded these events and he sent letters to all the Jews throughout the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, urging them to celebrate the fourteenth and fifteeth days of Adar every year as the days when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into celebration. These were to be days of feasting, celebration and sending presents of food to one another and giving gifts to the poor."
Esther 9:20-22

What is so cool about the book of Esther, is although ADONAI's Name isn't mentioned in the book of Esther, you can see how He delivered His people. You can see ADONAI's hand through it all.

Here is a great music video of a song called Esther's Song. :)

I encourage you all to read the book of Esther yourself1 :) Happy Purim!