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WOMEN OF THE BIBLE (ESTHER: THE QUEEN OF PERSIA)

October 22, 2019UncategorizedAhasuerus, ancestry, beauty, Bible, bible study, Cyrus, Esther, exile, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, Gorgeous, haman, Holy, Holy Bible, Jewish, King, king ahasuerus, King Cyrus, law, Mordecai, Mosaic, Mosaic law, Persia, Psalms, queen, queen's Jewish, royal, story, villian, women, women of the bible, Xerxesabarkley8

The book of is curious. It’s the only book in the Bible that never overtly mentions God. It contains no references to the Mosaic law or to sacrifices. You don’t see priests making offerings here, or saints singing psalms, or prophets pointing the people back to God’s promise. Continue reading WOMEN OF THE BIBLE (ESTHER: THE QUEEN OF PERSIA) →

SEPARATION OF PERSIAN WOMEN

February 15, 2019UncategorizedAchaemenian, Ahasuerus, Artaxerxes, bible customs and curiosities, darius, drinking-cup, druken, drunk, drunken men, Esther, esther 1:8, King, king ahasuerus, kings of kings, lords of lords, male, male guest, Persian, Persian king, persian women, respect, royal, separation, trophy wife, Vashti, woman, women, Xerxesabarkley8

While Ahasuerus was entertaining his royal officials (see notes on Esther 1:8), his queen, Vashti, was serving as hostess at a feast for the wives of these men, Separation of men and women at such royal events must have been the normal practice in the Persian court. Continue reading SEPARATION OF PERSIAN WOMEN →

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