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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 ...
The Story of Queen Vashti . Queen Vashti was the wife to King Ahasuerus. He ruled the Kingdom of Persia in its glory days. The kingdom spread across approximately 11 different countries stretching from India to Africa. To celebrate, King Ahasuerus threw a party. More like a feast. It lasted half a year. 180 days to be exact.
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Mar 19, 2019 · Vashti’s Refusal. After throwing a 180-day long banquet for his officials and ministers, plus the assembled armies and nobility of Persia and Media (1:3–4), King Ahasuerus holds a seven-day banquet for all the men living in Shushan (Susa), rich and poor (1:5). At the same time, Queen Vashti is also giving a separate banquet for the women.
Oct 6, 2021 · The king was powerful and greedy. He wanted every man of nobility to see his wealth and his beautiful wife. King Ahasuerus held a banquet for all the men in Susa ( Esther 1:4-7 NIV). Scripture describes royal goblets of gold, couches of gold to lounge upon, and an abundance of royal wine. Vashti held a banquet for the women.
Jun 28, 2004 · To conclude the conference, however, he planned seven special days of celebration and feasting (Esth. 1:5). 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.
The timing is right. Her decision to refuse the king is considered wrong. Her act of protest has a widespread effect on “all the nobles and the peoples of all the provinces of King Ahasuerus” (1:16). Queen Vashti chooses to refrain from embracing the king’s demand. “Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Ahasuerus” (1:19).
Mar 15, 2013 · In the Book of Esther, Vashti is a brave woman who risked her life for her beliefs. She was a woman who did pick her battles — and this was not a small matter of a single party. By refusing the ...
