And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.
Ver. 32. And the decree of Esther confirmed, &c.] Dux femina facti. Money was coined in the year 1588, in honour of Queen Elizabeth, with that posy inscribed. The like may be here said of Queen Esther, yea, we may add that in the Gospel, spoken concerning another: Wherever this history shall be read in all the world, this that she hath done shall be spoken of to her eternal commendation.
And it was written in the book] Tremellius rendereth it thus, When, therefore, the edict of Esther had confirmed these things, it was written in this book. Lyra and others thus, She requested the wise men of that age, that they would reckon this history for Holy Writ. If it be meant of any other public record, which the Jews then had, it is lost; as are likewise some other pieces which never were any part of the Holy Scriptures; for God, by his providence, ever took care and course that no one hair of that sacred head should fall to the ground. That unsound conceit of Pellican here is by no means to be admitted, viz. That this latter part of the chapter, from Est 9:25 to the end, came from the pen of some other man, not guided by the Spirit of God, and that because here is no mention made of praising God at this feast or stirring up one another to trust in him. For we know that all Scripture is of Divine inspiration, and it is to be presumed that those things were done at such solemnities, though it be not recorded in each particular.