11 The number of those killed in the citadel of Susa wasreported to the king that same day. 12 The king said toQueen Esther, "The Jews have killed and destroyed fivehundred men and the ten sons of Haman in the citadelof Susa. What have they done in the rest of the king‘sprovinces? Now what is your petition? It will be givenyou. What is your request? It will also be granted." - P117
Proverbs 16:7 says, "When theLord takes pleasure in anyone‘s way, he causes their enemies to makepeace with them." We do not need to fret when people turn against us. Let us faithfully walk in God‘s ways and trust that He can change theirhearts as well as defend us. - P118
They are not interestein the material benefits that they could gain according to the custom of war. They simply want to defend themselves and destroy the enemie of God‘s people. - P118
Let us wage war in the spiritual realm, not for the merefeeling of victory, but to be free of lingering sin in our lives so that Godcan receive all the glory due His name. - P118
But I also know that God is working in ways we may never see or understand to honor our faithful service to Him. - P119
22 as the time when the Jews got relief from their ene-mies, and as the month when their sorrow was turnedinto joy and their mourning into a day of celebration. He wrote them to observe the days as days of feastingand joy and giving presents of food to one another andgifts to the poor. - P120
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