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Esther chapter 1 - Queen Vashti deposed

Esther Chapter 1 Queen Vashti deposed
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: 2!1; (<) : =ecember (<) Esther chapter 2 . Esther made Queen Esther chapter 1 . Queen Vashti deposed =euteronom" 2 >1.1< ?lessings for 1bedience =ec 2@, 2!1;

At that time King Xerxes reigned from his royal throne in the citadel of usa, and in the

third year of his reign he ga!e a ban"uet for all his nobles and officials# The military leaders of $ersia and %edia, the &rinces, and the nobles of the &ro!inces 'ere &resent#
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)or a full 1*0 days he dis&layed the !ast 'ealth of his +ingdom and the s&lendor and glory
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of his ma,esty# .hen these days 'ere o!er, the +ing ga!e a ban"uet, lasting se!en days, in the enclosed garden of the +ing/s &alace, for all the &eo&le from the least to the greatest 'ho 'ere in the citadel of usa# 2 phase celebration concept was seen. First phase, the celebration was for high level people, for the management level. Phase one celebration lasting 1 ! da"s was for nobles and officials, militar" leaders, princes and nobles#aristocrats throughout the empire. $he empire was divided into 12% provinces. &ence, celebration e'tending over period of 1 ! da"s (half "ear) seem reasonable as there are 12% provinces. *f the +ing celebrates with the high level people of one province for each da", it ta+es a minimum of 12% da"s. Phase 2 celebration was for the ordinar" people. Phase 2 celebration was for % da"s, whereb" the attendees had free flow of drin+s. ,en and women had their celebration at separate place. $he men were hosted b" the -ing in the garden, while the women were hosted b" the Queen inside the palace. *t is a good management concept that we need to be people.oriented. /e need to be nice to the common people, appreciate the ordinar" staff. ,anagement level staff or higher level staff gatherring to be done separatel" ma+e sense. &igher level people and ordinar" people often have differing life st"le, differing e'pectations, different food preferences, difference areas of interest. *n the militar", most social functions are held separatel". $wo ma0or distinction will be 1fficers and 1ther 2an+s (3on.1fficers). /ithin the 1fficers range, there is also segmentation such as 4enior 1fficers (5iutenant Colonel and above) and 1fficers (below 5iutenant Colonel). 1ther segmentations are such as ,anagement.level 1fficers (Colonel and above).
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0n the se!enth day, 'hen King Xerxes 'as in high s&irits from 'ine, he commanded the

se!en eunuchs 'ho ser!ed him1%ehuman, 2i3tha, 4arbona, 2igtha, Abagtha, 5ethar and Kar+as1 11 to bring before him 6ueen 7ashti, 'earing her royal cro'n, in order to dis&lay her beauty to the &eo&le and nobles, for she 'as lo!ely to loo+ at# 12 2ut 'hen the attendants deli!ered the +ing/s command, 6ueen 7ashti refused to come# Then the +ing became furious and burned 'ith anger#
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ince it 'as customary for the +ing to consult ex&erts in matters of la' and ,ustice, he

s&o+e 'ith the 'ise men 'ho understood the times 1( and 'ere closest to the +ing1Karshena, hethar, Admatha, Tarshish, %eres, %arsena and %emu+an, the se!en nobles of $ersia and %edia 'ho had s&ecial access to the +ing and 'ere highest in the +ingdom# 8According to la', 'hat must be done to 6ueen 7ashti9: he as+ed# 8 he has not obeyed the command of King Xerxes that the eunuchs ha!e ta+en to her#:
16 Then %emu+an re&lied in the &resence of the +ing and the nobles, 86ueen 7ashti has done 'rong, not only against the +ing but also against all the nobles and the &eo&les of all the 1-

&ro!inces of King Xerxes# 1; )or the "ueen/s conduct 'ill become +no'n to all the 'omen, and so they 'ill des&ise their husbands and say, <King Xerxes commanded 6ueen 7ashti to be brought before him, but she 'ould not come#/ 1* This !ery day the $ersian and %edian 'omen of the nobility 'ho ha!e heard about the "ueen/s conduct 'ill res&ond to all the +ing/s nobles in the same 'ay# There 'ill be no end of disres&ect and discord#
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8Therefore, if it &leases the +ing, let him issue a royal decree and let it be 'ritten in the la's

of $ersia and %edia, 'hich cannot be re&ealed, that 7ashti is ne!er again to enter the &resence of King Xerxes# Also let the +ing gi!e her royal &osition to someone else 'ho is better than she# 20 Then 'hen the +ing/s edict is &roclaimed throughout all his !ast realm, all the 'omen 'ill res&ect their husbands, from the least to the greatest#:
21 The +ing and his nobles 'ere &leased 'ith this ad!ice, so the +ing did as %emu+an &ro&osed#

$his passage showed that the Queen had defied the -ing b" not following the -ing6s instruction. /hen the Queen refused to go to the -ing upon the -ing6s instruction, this cause the -ing to 7lose face7 among all the high.level people (princes, generals, nobles#aristocrats). *f the -ing tolerates this, in future, the -ing6s instructions ma" be defied b" his generals, his princes#governors, his officials. $he -ing had made use of advisors. $his is commendable. 3o top leader is so smart that he needs not listen to advice. Chao Chao (in the $hree -ingdoms epic) also often listen to advice from his 8dvisors, 1fficials and 9enerals.

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Discipline and Chastising is important. As Sun !u teaches about militar" strategies# i$ the arm" does not obe"# the arm" must be punished sternl". Punishment would be an e%ample to others# to ensure others compl" to orders. Hence# the ad&ice was sound. he 'ueen needs to be punished and demoted# so that others will be care$ul so as NO to disobe". (urthermore# the 'ueen hosted the women $ol) in the celebration part". he 'ueen was li)e the head o$ all the women. *$ the 'ueen could de$" the +ing# all the women could also de$" their husbands. *t was right that the 'ueen be chastised# and this would ser&e as stern e%ample $or all the women. Also $or the men# the" need to uphold their leadership o$ their home,$amil". -en need to ta)e charge. Her bad e%ample would be li)el" to ha&e a bad in$luence upon all the $amilies o$ the )ingdom. The wives would give to their husbands honour# e&en the wi&es o$ the great# notwithstanding their own greatness# and the wi&es o$ the small# notwithstanding the husband/s meanness (0st. 1:23)4 and thus e&er" man would bear rule in his own house# as he ought to do# and# the wi&es being sub5ect# the children and ser&ants would be so too. hese da"s# * do see man" instances o$ 6'ueen Control.6 his means the 7i$e is pla"ing the role o$ the Head o$ the (amil". 'ueen Control is o$ten the case when the 7i$e is a strong8willed# determined and decisi&e person whereas the Husband is the so$t and indecisi&e gu". he 9ible sa"s that the Husband should be the Head o$ the (amil". he 9ible also sa"s that the 7i$e should be submissi&e to the Husband. *n this modern era# this is not alwa"s practised. he :uestion proposed to this cabinet8council (0st. 1:1;): What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to the law< Obser&e# (1.) hough it was the :ueen that was guilt"# the law must ha&e its course. (2.) hough the )ing was &er" angr"# "et he would do nothing but what he was ad&ised was according to law. Conclusion: 1)

In order to preserve the harmony and structure of Family according to biblical principles, the Wife should obey and honour the Husband. Especially, in the public, the Wife must "give face" to the Husband. Wife should not publicly defy the Husband, causing the Husband to "lose

face." 2) Chastisement is important to instil discipline and ma)e it an e%ample to all other people. =et# the chastisement should be suitable based on the rules# procedures and norms. hursda"# Dec 2># 231?. -ichael =eap. http:,,www.biblegatewa".com,passage,<search@estherA231B&ersion@N*C Posted b" -ichael -agni-edia at 3?:3D
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