Esther 8:15-17
15Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king ain royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown ▼▼Or headdress
and ca robe of fine linen and purple, dand the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced. 16The Jews had elight and gladness and joy and honor. 17And in every province and in every city, wherever the king’s command and his edict reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and fa holiday. gAnd many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews, hfor fear of the Jews had fallen on them. Psalms 98:2-3
2The Lord has imade known his salvation;he has jrevealed his righteousness in kthe sight of the nations.
3He has lremembered his msteadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All nthe ends of the earth have seen
othe salvation of our God.
Zechariah 8:20-23
20“Thus says the Lord of hosts: Peoples shall yet come, even the inhabitants of many cities. 21The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, p‘Let us go at once qto entreat the favor of the Lord and to seek the Lord of hosts; I myself am going.’ 22 rMany peoples and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem and sto entreat the favor of the Lord. 23Thus says the Lord of hosts: In those days tten men ufrom the nations of every tongue shall take hold of the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for vwe have heard that God is with you.’”Acts 9:31
31So wthe church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And xwalking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, yit multiplied.
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