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1. • • When he was a little tipsy from his wine, he called for his beautiful queen, Vashti, so that he could show her off before his friends (Esth. 1:11). She refused to be made a public spectacle, and Ahasuerus was enraged.
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     9. For Such a Time as This— The Story of Ahasuerus and Esther

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   Why did King Ahasuerus show off Queen Vashti?

   • One of reasons King Ahasuerus wanted to show off Queen Vashti was because, according to the Bible, …she was beautiful to behold. If the queen was nothing else in those days, she had to be a specimen of feminine beauty. Esther stood out among her other contenders because of her beauty. This is referring to her physical beauty.

   Queen Vashti in the Bible – Characteristics and lessons learned

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   Why did the king bring Queen Vashti to the banquet?

   • On the seventh day of the banquet given by the king, he commanded his eunuchs to bring Queen Vashti to the gathering of men. The king wanted to show off her extraordinary beauty ( Esther 1:11 NIV). Some historians suggest that perhaps the king wanted her to appear without clothing, only wearing the royal crown.

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   Why did Queen Vashti refuse to come?

   • (12) But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s command conveyed by the eunuchs. The king was greatly incensed, and his fury burned within him. Context: This is the next part of the story. Note that the text says that Vashti was asked to come wearing her crown, not wearing “only” her crown.

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   Why was Esther taken to King Ahasuerus?

   • Esth 2:16 Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, to his royal palace… 2:17 The king loved Esther more than all the other women; she won his grace and favor more than all the virgins. He set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

   But Queen Vashti Refused: Consent and Agency in the Book of Esther

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   Mar 6, 2017 · These widely-held images of Ahasuerus and Vashti originate with rabbinic midrash, but this only raises the question: Why did the rabbis assume that Ahasuerus was a usurper, why did they believe Vashti to be of royal blood, and why did they disparage Vashti at the expense of going against the text?

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   Nov 24, 2020 · In Esther 1:15, King Ahasuerus asks his advisors what should be done to the disobedient Queen Vashti “according to the law.” What law is he referring to?

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   When King Ahasuerus called Queen Vashti to appear he didn’t expect her to turn up being royally robed the way a queen should be. His aim was to put her on display just like he had been showing off the rest of his kingdom.

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   Oct 6, 2021 · On the seventh day of the banquet given by the king, he commanded his eunuchs to bring Queen Vashti to the gathering of men. The king wanted to show off her extraordinary beauty (Esther 1:11 NIV). Some historians suggest that perhaps the king wanted her to appear without clothing, only wearing the royal crown.

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   Queen Vashti: A 3-Act Story. Vashti “on one foot”: Vashti was the first wife of King Achashveirosh \ Ahashuerus in Megillat Esther (“the Megillah”) which we read on Purim. Context: This is the 1879 painting "Vashti Refuses the King's Summons", by the English painter Edwin Long.

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   Mar 19, 2019 · When his servants tell him that nothing has yet been done to show the king’s gratitude, Ahasuerus asks Haman, who had come in that night to ask for permission to impale Mordechai on a fifty-cubit-high stake, what should be done for someone whom the king wishes to honor (6:1–6).

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   In light of these questions, let’s take a closer look at Queen Vashti’s dilemma. When King Ahasuerus’s entourage of seven came to bring Queen Vashti to his “special banquet” wearing the royal crown to show off her beauty to a room filled with high spirited men, she refused.