B'H PURIM IS ONLY 22 DAYS AWAY!
Megillat Ester opens up with Achashverosh's Kingdom and control over 127 countries "Vayehi Bimei Achashverosh..." Even the main point of Megillat Ester is to publicize Hashem's nissim that he did for our ancestors in Persia. By the destruction of the First Bet HaMikdash before Achashverosh, the Jews knew from Ezra HaSofer that after 70 years they were supposed to be redeemed. The Yehudim of the time thought that NO MATTER WHAT they were going to be redeemed and Galut Bavel would end, but they were not fit for it due to their behavior. Achashverosh saw that they were not redeemed and he assumed the Geula was no where in sight for the Jews so he formed his famous extravagant party that the story of Purim begins with. Because of the Jews of Paras' (Persia's) decision to take part in his party, Hashem decreed that Haman would have the power to annihilate, and as we know because of thei tshuva they were saved. Without knowing this information how do we find out that something is off, that there is a bad future in sight based on the pasuk alone? The Meam Loez brings from brings from the Gemara (Masechet Megillah) that the word "Vayehi..." is a word that introduces a form of suffering.
Besides the huge fact that we need to earn the coming of the Mashiach as we see from Purim (Bemhera Beyamenu Amen) we also see a huge tip that we can use against our enemies Imach Shmam! Achashverosh, who according to Rashi, was a Rashi from "his beginning to his end" only made the party because he calculated (incorrectly) that the Yehudim's timespan of Geula (redemption) is up and they don't have Hashem's help anymore! Our enemies know that all our power relies on our connection with Hashem! Our degree of understanding what Judaism, what the Torah, and what Mitzvot are all about! The only way to do this is by learning what we are all about, what are lives entail, what and how are futures should be -> its all about limud Torah (which we in our low of low levels do not understand) BUT is the only way we can reach completion, the perfection of our neshamot, and most importantly the connection with the Creator of the world, Hashem.
Its time to step it up, push to be Jewish, push to take it upon ourselves to learn.
B'H we'll have the chizuk to comprehend how lucky we are to be Yehudim and have the opportunity to do Mitzvot and live the Torah!
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