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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.
- Who Was Vashti in The Bible?
- 3 Interesting Assumptions About Vashti from Other Sources
- What Happened After Queen Vashti’s Banishment?
- How Did Queen Vashti’s Role Differ from Queen Esther’S?
From the citadel of Susa, a Persian king by the name of Xerxes (or Ahasuerus) ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush. The Bible doesn’t tell us how long Xerxes' first wife, the beautiful Queen Vashti, sat by his side. But we catch a glimpse of her royal life in the first book of Esther, during her husband’s third year of reign. King...
The writer of the book of Esther seems to refrain from comment on whether the actions of the king or queen are right or wrong. However, biblical scholars, Jewish historians, and Christians throughout the ages have attempted to discern Queen Vashti’s motives, using extra-biblical resources as a guide to her character. While no text—apart from the ca...
Not long after Vashti’s banishment, King Xerxes began having regrets. His attendants devised a plan to cure the king’s loneliness. The most beautiful virgins in the kingdom were rounded up, brought to the royal harem, and given a year’s worth of extensive beauty treatments, special food, and their own attendants to groom them. When each was deemed ...
No doubt or dispute, both Vashti and Esther faced injustice and maltreatment at the hand and heart of the pagan King Xerxes. A Greek historian by the name of Herodotus described Xerxes as a lecherous, vile, hot-tempered man known for his fits of rage and cruelty. Based strictly on the biblical account, it’s difficult to say for certain what Queen V...
Sep 15, 2021 · On the last day of the feast, King Xerxes was drunk and sent Eunuchs to summon Queen Vashti. He desired to show off her beauty to all of the other men (Nasty right?). Vashti clearly had...
Darius used little Vashti to cement his own legacy by marrying her to one of his most faithful vassals, a promising young military man named Ahasuerus. But Xerxes, as his Greek enemies called him, was a better leader in wartime than in peace, and he bitterly resented his role as the queen’s consort.
May 9, 2017 · by Julie Barrier May 9, 2017. Was Queen Vashti, King Xerxes’ ex-wife, as shallow and stubborn as we assume? I want you to ponder and puzzle with me. Queen Vashti’s gripping story is told in twelve short verses, Esther 1:8-20. Was this sexy gal a diva, or a heroine? And why should we care? We know she was one gutsy lady.
Vashti Is Removed From Her Position as Queen - King Xerxes ruled over the 127 territories in his kingdom. They reached from India all the way to Cush. Here is what happened during the time Xerxes ruled ...
