Esther 6-10: Verse of the Day

"In each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree arrived, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen on them" (Esther 8:17).

What's entertaining about this verse is that Ahasuerus' verdict was simply to allow the Jews to fight for themselves if any tried to kill them. To the Jews, that meant victory because God was fighting with them. And apparently, God's fame was still abundantly known.