We have come to the end of week one. Are you as engrossed in this story of Esther as I am? Already, just in Chapter 1, there have been details I’ve never noticed before that impact the whole story.
Just a thought---Are there little things (details) in your life that did not seem important at the time, but as you stop and look back they have impacted your life and who you are today?
Lesson 1 was a quick hello and goodbye to Queen Vashti. Xerxes was entertaining men for 180 days to display his wealth, while Vashti entertained the women. In the last 7 days, Xerxes was running out of things to impress the men with. The only thing he had left that they hadn’t seen was his wife. So, he ordered Vashti to dance before the king and these men. She refused and was removed from her position.
No matter how much wealth we obtain, in the end it’s all worthless. We are better off as servants in God’s kingdom than rulers of our own.
Vashti did not want to do as the king requested. Because of this, she received permanently what she wanted temporarily. If you are not saved and keep refusing to come to Christ, be careful. One day you may receive permanently what you only wanted temporarily. One day it will be too late.
I look forward to studying Esther with you during the next 8 weeks. There may be something that jumps out at you that someone else did not see. Please feel free to comment at any time during the week.
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I have always just read over the details of the party that led to the deposition of Vashti. This careful reading and re-reading of chapter one made me pay attention to the details. It reminded me that this is not just a leisure time story but more like history and it's an actual recounting of events that happened.
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