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New International Version. Queen Vashti Deposed. 1 This is what happened during the time of Xerxes,[ a] the Xerxes who ruled over 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush[ b]: 2 At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of Susa, 3 and in the third year of his reign he gave a banquet for all his nobles and ...
1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this was the Ahasuerus who reigned over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India to Ethiopia), 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the citadel, 3 that in the third year of his reign he made a feast for all his officials and servants ...
David Guzik commentary on Esther 1, where Queen Vashti refuses to display her beauty at King Ahasuerus' feast, and is therefore banished.
- A. The Gathering Together of A Harem For King Ahasuerus.
- B. Esther in The Courts of The King.
- C. Mordecai Saves The King’s Life.
1. (Esther 2:1-4) A search is made for a replacement for Queen Vashti. After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; and let the king appoint officers i...
1. (Esther 2:9) Esther’s favored treatment in the palace. Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave beauty preparations to her, besides her allowance. Then seven choice maidservants were provided for her from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maidservants to the best placein the house of the women. a....
1. (Esther 2:19-20) Mordecai’s rise in prominence and Esther continues to conceal her Jewish identity. When virgins were gathered together a second time, Mordecai sat within the king’s gate. NowEsther had not revealed her family and her people, just as Mordecai had charged her, for Esther obeyed the command of Mordecai as when she was brought up by...
Esther 2 – Esther Is Chosen Queen A. The gathering together of a harem for King Ahasuerus. 1. (1-4) A search is made for a replacement for Queen Vashti. After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.
Structure. Esther is divided into four parts. Chapters 1-2 describe Esther ’s coronation. 3-6 detail Haman’s plot and Mordecai’s rise to power. 7-8 record Haman’s demise and the Jewish people’s deliverance. Chapters 9-10 conclude with liberation and celebration. Esther 1-2: Esther Becomes Queen.
1 Later when King Xerxes’ fury had subsided, he remembered Vashti and what she had done and what he had decreed about her. 2 Then the king’s personal attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. 3 Let the king appoint commissioners in every province of his realm to bring all these beautiful young women int...
