“Therefore they called these days Purim, after the term Pur. Therefore, because of all that was written in this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had happened to them,” Esther 9:26
March 6, 2026
On March 2 Jews around the world celebrated the festival of Purim. It honors the delivery of Jews of Persia (now Iran) from an evil plot to destroy them (WBE). “Pur” in the Hebrew means lot. Lots had been drawn to fix a day for the massacre of the Jews. How ironic it is that the present regime in Iran is committed to the elimination of the state of Israel. The book of Esther recounts the story of how God worked in His providence through queen Esther (a Jew) who was willing to lay her life down on behalf of her people. God worked by His hand of providence for the protection of Israel from annihilation. It is alarming how many in our day are voicing anti-Semitic hatred of the Jews. God has a future for ethnic Israel. Sadly, there are Christians who think God is through with the Jew. There will be a glorious conversion of ethnic Israel at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ (Rom. 11:26). There are those who engage in identity theft in claiming that the Church is the new Israel. Satan wants to eliminate the Jews to block the fulfillment of the Abrahamic, Davidic, and New Covenant (Ezekiel 16:60; Jer. 31:31-34). Are you praying for the Jews? Do you know any by name? They need to see and know the love of God in the servants of Christ. He is their promised Messiah.
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Reflections:
How does Romans 1:16 fit into your church life?
What are some of the evidences of anti-Semitism you have heard or seen?