Esther -- Part 1 : Dr. Ariel Silver
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Persia's Queen, Vashti, Says No
In the beginning of her book, we hear about another queen. Her name is vashti and she refused to parade herself in all her glory before his court. This was seen as an immodest display that would be asked of her. The king drew up a decree deposing Vashti so he could choose a new wife. His niece slash daughter slash cousin named esther becomes one of these virgins. She finds favour with the king and is made queen. But if you want to talk about process of submission, a process of violation in order to come to that place where you might have a small measure of influence, that's esther.
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