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4 days ago · Answer: Esther 4:16 Esther (also known as Hadassah) was a Jewess during the time the Jews were under the rule of King Ahasuerus (also known as Xerxes). She was also married to the king after Queen Vashti was banished from the kingdom after Vashti angered the king when she refused to come so the king could show the men what a beautiful queen he had while partying and drinking.
5 days ago · Queen Vashti ‘just happens’ to pick this time to refuse to come to the king’s royal feast. In response, the king decides to find a new queen. Mordechai ‘just happens’ to be in the right place at the right moment to hear of a plot against the king’s life, and he takes action to thwart that plan (Esther 2:21).
2 days ago · The Bible instructs Jews to retell the story of Esther each Purim. But by creating themed Purim spiels each year, drawing on sources from Motown to Moana, Jewish congregations clothe the familiar ...
3 days ago · Esther 1.1: "Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces." This king is also known as Xerxes. 2. Why didn't Esther tell the king, or anyone else, that she was Jewish? Answer: Mordecai told her not to.
2 days ago · Esther is one of only two books named after women in the Bible (Ruth is the other). Her story is set in the Persian Empire. The book begins with a search for a new queen following the disobedience from the prior Queen Vashti. The king calls for all the beautiful young women to be brought to the royal harem and Esther is one of the chosen women.
2 days ago · Queen Esther | The bible comes to life at Sight & Sound Theaters in Branson, Missouri Set in the opulent yet perilous Persian Empire, Queen Esther is a captivating tale of beauty and bravery. Esther's ordinary life changed forever when was taken through the palace doors, entering a new world of royalty and risk.
3 days ago · Verses 12-22: The costs of disobedience can change your life and the lives of others, as Vashti’s actions altered the lives of all the women of Babylon. The men certainly saw Vashti’s refusal as a direct wrong against the king, but also against every man. Doing the right thing at the wrong time may have sealed her fate.