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- The reason for Vashti’s refusal —According to the Aggadah, Queen Vashti’s modesty prohibited her from appearing before the king because his command had implied that she should present herself to his guests while wearing only her royal crown.
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Sep 10, 2021 · A young Jewish woman, Esther, outshined all the rest. “So he [the king] set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti” ( Esther 2:17 ). Soon after Esther was crowned, an upheaval in the kingdom began. Haman, the king’s right-hand man, hated the Jewish people. No one knew Esther was Jewish.
Oct 6, 2021 · Vashti was brave in her decision. During that time in history, women were expected to obey whatever their husbands demanded. Her choice to defy his request was controversial and dangerous. In disobeying the command of her husband to appear before the men, she had shamed the king before his people.
As far as Berlin is concerned, Vashti could not have been more humiliated if Ahasuerus had asked her to appear naked. (According to the Talmud, that is quite literally what he did.) “Queen Vashti refused to come before King Ahasuerus, whereupon he flew into a rage.” (Esther 1:12)
Jan 4, 2022 · Question. Who was Vashti in the Bible? Answer. Vashti in the Bible was the wife of King Xerxes (or Ahasuerus in many translations). King Xerxes and Queen Vashti of Persia figure in the story of Esther, a beautiful Jewish girl living in Ahasuerus’ kingdom, and her cousin, Mordecai, who had raised her after the death of her parents.
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 ...
Ahasuerus spins his personal embarrassment as a political question. He asks his advisers what to do. Vashti’s defiance — a courageous declaration of self-ownership — terrifies the king’s men. They fear that Vashti’s chutzpah will inspire their wives to rebel and disobey. Vashti is banished. Details are sketchy.
Esther 1:12-14. King James Version. 12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. 13 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment:
