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1. womeninthebible.net › queen-vashtiQUEEN VASHTI, Bible woman married to a dangerous fool

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   Queen Vashti married a fool The story of Vashti has 3 parts: The king’s great banquet. Ahasuerus, king of Persia, holds a royal banquet to honor the powerful men of his vast empire and display his enormous wealth. Vashti disobeys her drunken husband. Towards the end of the banquet when he is drunk, the king orders his wife to appear before ...

2. www.myjewishlearning.com › article › vashti-theVashti: The Forgotten Queen of Persia | My Jewish Learning

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   “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. If she refuses, the king can spin her naysaying into a crime of treason.

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   How did Vashti become a queen?

   • To be considered for the position of queen, Vashti (circa 475 B.C.) must have been a member of one of the powerful and aristocratic families in the Persian empire. She was probably designated from birth as being a suitable wife for the emperor Ahasuerus, so she grew up very sure of her own status and was trained as a possible future queen.

   QUEEN VASHTI, Bible woman married to a dangerous fool

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   Who is Vashti in Esther?

   • Rahel Jaskow 2.0 cc Flickr In popular Jewish imagination, Ahasuerus is an illegitimate usurper king, and his royal wife, Vashti, is a grotesque Jew-hating villain, who gets what she deserves. Neither of these portraits appears anywhere in the book of Esther, however.

   Ahasuerus and Vashti: The Story Megillat Esther Does Not Tell You

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   Will Vashti ever enter the presence of King Ahasuerus?

   • …that Vashti shall never enter the presence of King Ahasuerus. Chapter 2 opens with Ahasuerus remembering what he “decreed” upon Vashti, which leads him to look for someone to take her place as queen, ultimately finding Esther.

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   Did Vashti die at the behest of her husband Ahasuerus?

   • It is often assumed that Vashti is killed at the behest of her husband Ahasuerus, but this is never explicit in the book of Esther, which says only that Ahasuerus’ advisors suggest that he issue a decree (Esth. 1:19): …אֲשֶׁר לֹא תָבוֹא וַשְׁתִּי לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ. …that Vashti shall never enter the presence of King Ahasuerus.

   Ahasuerus and Vashti: The Story Megillat Esther Does Not Tell You

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   Mar 6, 2017 · The Stories We are Told. In popular Jewish imagination, Ahasuerus is an illegitimate usurper king, and his royal wife, Vashti, is a grotesque Jew-hating villain, who gets what she deserves. Neither of these portraits appears anywhere in the book of Esther, however. The megillah makes no mention of either Ahasuerus’ or Vashti’s lineage, nor ...

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   • Queen Vashti refuses to obey Ahasuerus' command.
   • Queen Vashti refuses to obey her husband's orders to expose himself to his guests.
   • Queen Vashti refuses to appear for the King, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866.
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7. preachitteachit.org › articles › diva-or-heroineDiva or Heroine? What You DON’T Know About Queen Vashti

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   May 9, 2017 · The unspoken name of God, “I AM,” is used only in Exodus and Esther. When God came to deliver Israel from their Egyptian oppressors, God told Moses “I AM” sent you ( Exodus 3:8-14 ). God also used His Name “I AM” when He spoke of delivering the Jews from their Babylonian oppressors ( Esther 7:5 ). Most readers paint Queen Vashti ...

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   Mar 23, 2016 · Here are the basics of the Purim story, as told by Dena Klein, a rabbi at Chavurat Tikvah in New York City: “King Ahasuerus loved to have parties and he had this giant event where he asked his ...

9. daytonjewishobserver.org › 2021 › 02What became of Queen Vashti? - The Dayton Jewish Observer

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   Feb 25, 2021 · Esther’s predecessor, Queen Vashti, is shrouded in mystery. “I don’t know what happened to Vashti. The book doesn’t say. Nobody knows,” Lily explains lamely to her little daughters in the contemporary segment. But when Solomon recreates the ancient world at the height of Persian power — when Esther’s people were a hardscrabble ...