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Feb 27, 2018 · Looking into refusal, and Vashti’s wordless but incredibly influential no, sent me back to the verse in which Vashti’s refusal appears in Chapter 1, Verse 12, of the Book of Esther. Ahaseurus ...
Esther 1-5. Easy-to-Read Version. Queen Vashti Disobeys the King. 1 This is what happened during the time when Xerxes[ a] was king. Xerxes ruled over the 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia. 2 King Xerxes ruled from his throne in the capital city of Susa. 3 In the third year of Xerxes’ rule, he gave a party for his officers and leaders.
Mar 23, 2011 · Esther 1:10-22 is about this; Queen Vashti is removed. Through this unfortunate circumstance there is a need for a replacement, one who is, as Memucan said, 'better'. This new queen is to be sought for through all the land. So while this may not be a good situation in the palace, it is made to work for the good of those who are the called.
A Study of Vashti vs. Esther. By Mendel Kalmenson. " Vashti was a biblical feminist; she wouldn't dance for the King." That's a line from the chorus of a new-age Purim song. A new tradition being peddled is the "Vashti flag." According to one writer, waving Vashti flags (complete with bells attached) serves to make the holiday "an opportunity ...
Why did Queen Vashti refuse the command to appear before the king? Vashti Queen Vashti was the wife of King Ahasuerus (Artaxerxes II) of Persia, as mentioned in the Book of Esther, which is habitually read in the Jewish holiday of Purim to commemorate the Jews' deliverance from attempted genocide.
Apr 27, 2024 · AnswerBot. ∙ 3w ago. Vashti refused the summons of King Xerxes to appear before him and his guests because she did not want to be put on display as an object to be looked at and judged solely ...
Esther 1:12-14. King James Version. 12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. 13 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment: 14 And the next unto him was ...
