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Jul 15, 2023 · When Queen Vashti receives a summons from the king, will she obey him no matter the cost or retain her dignity?
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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.
It may sound glamorous, but the harem of an ancient Middle Eastern king was a dangerous place to live.There were hundreds of other wives, all hungry for power and the king’s favour. What is more, Ahasuerus’ court seems to have been riven by power struggles, and it was one of those that led to her disgrace. At some stage in his reign Ahasuerus held ...
As was the custom, the wives dined separately, with Vashti as their hostess. This was how things were done at the time. It allowed the men licence to get drunk and do as they pleased, without the wives having to witness the foolishness of their husbands. On the last day of the banquet, when the men were well and truly drunk, Ahasuerus and some of h...
Just what ‘showing off her beauty’ meant is unclear. Some scholars suggest it meant that she should be naked, but this is probably wishful thinking on the part of the scholars. It probably meant she should appear with her face uncovered, in the richly embroidered clothes and extraordinary jewels she owned: ‘in all her glory’. Vashti, high-born, pow...
Ahasuerus was publicly humiliated. There, before all his most important subjects, he was confronted by a disobedient wife. There was only one course of action open to him: he had to repudiate Vashti. This meant dishonour and disgrace for her. We do not know her exact fate, but at best she would have been demoted from her lofty position and relegate...
“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.
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 ...
Sandra E. Rapoport is an attorney, Bible teacher and award-winning author, whose books give voice to the women of the Hebrew Bible. Sandra was Resident Scholar in Law and Bible at Harvard University. Her third book, Biblical Seductions, won a National Jewish Book Awards Finalist Prize, and was a Boston Globe Top-Ten Bestseller.
