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Sep 10, 2021 · A young Jewish woman, Esther, outshined all the rest. “So he [the king] set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti” (Esther 2:17). Soon after Esther was crowned, an upheaval in the kingdom began. Haman, the king’s right-hand man, hated the Jewish people. No one knew Esther was Jewish.
Mar 19, 2019 · Although Vashti’s refusal is, to some extent, a plot device to set the scene for Esther, the text still makes it clear that Vashti is not physically forced to appear before the king at the party.
Jan 4, 2022 · Xerxes agreed with his adviser’s appraisal, and the result was that Vashti was never again to come before the king. Her royal position as queen was to be given to another “who is better than she” ( Esther 1:19 ). Queen Vashti’s removal from the throne opened a vacancy in the Persian kingdom.
The refusal of Vashti to obey an order which required her to make an indecent exposure of herself before a company of drunken revellers, was becoming both the modesty of her sex and her rank as queen; for, according to Persian customs, the queen, even more than the wives of other men, was secluded from the public gaze.
“Queen Vashti refused to come before King Ahasuerus, whereupon he flew into a rage.” (Esther 1:12) The trap has closed around Vashti with terrible finality: If Vashti obeys the summons, the rightful queen will become a laughingstock to every man and woman in Persia.
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. The narrative does not explain why she responded this way, but Queen Vashti made a choice not to succumb to the king’s pleasures, not to be put ...
Oct 6, 2021 · King Ahasuerus chose Esther and made her the new queen. Why Was She Banished from the Kingdom? Vashti was banished from the kingdom because of her bold choice to disobey her husband. Women were expected to follow the decisions of their husbands and not complain. This was a way of life.
