You would think that it’s an integral part of the story. It’s repeated again and again. “and in the spoils they did not send forth their hands”.
I always wondered, why is it important for the book of Esther to mention angina and again that when the Jewish people battles their enemies they did not take any of the spoils?
Perhaps this is a lesson for us.
We to are called upon to battle against the concealment this world, by revealing the light of Hashem. In the midst of the battle, however, we may come across “spoils” that we feel is rightfully ours. Perhaps we could take it back with us to our own homes.
We to are called upon to battle against the concealment this world, by revealing the light of Hashem. In the midst of the battle, however, we may come across “spoils” that we feel is rightfully ours. Perhaps we could take it back with us to our own homes.
Says the Megilah: no. you are here to influence the world, to reshape it’d contents to serve a greater purpose, not bring home it’s spoils and defeat the very purpose of the battle.
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And to connect what you write to the simple pshat. It is written to contrast with the original decree ushlalam lavoz.
And another question first, why and how did the Jews win so handily? We don't see it being written that any Jews were killed but it must of happened (there is no implication that it was such a great open miracle).
There was certainly open support by the upper class since they admired Mordechai so much but it isn't written they any non-jews fought on the side of the Jews.
There were 2 competing decrees from Achashverush and the second one was certainly more important because it was last but there still was numerous fighters for the other side.
Maybe the answer was what they were fighting for. Similar to what we is written by a fight to defend ones city. It's personal. It wasn't for more money or the spoils. It was to protect their family. And therefore naturally they had the upper hand.
They killed 75,000 outside of Shushan.
And like you say it can be connected to doing something for the schar or it itself.
In general spoils is understood as releasing the nitzutzos to holiness. The implication is perhaps to best succeed one needs to be altruistic to such an extent even not to be focused on raising the sparks.
There still needs to be an explanation to this that Esther was given Bais Haman.
But that was given at the express decree of HaMelech. Perhaps there is an explanation given on the differences between the city of Ai and other cities in the time of Yehoshua.
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