tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post111962742340850655..comments2023-09-19T07:50:13.308-07:00Comments on Feminary: A few thoughts on the women of EstherStasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10864458542635159512noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-1119878454332207392005-06-27T06:20:00.000-07:002005-06-27T06:20:00.000-07:00I think we can guess why Vashti didn't want to com...I think we can guess why Vashti didn't want to come. The feast had been flowing with wine (Esther 1 makes a point of mentioning it) and then the king asks her to "display her beauty" for the men. Oh, and since the women had a feast of their own, it can be assumed that it was <I>only</I> men. I wouldn't be eager to display myself for drunken males. And I'm not sure how much protection she would have being queen - if even the queen was forbidden to enter the king's presence unrequested, it seems that the position is pure trophy wife.Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075516515255227054noreply@blogger.com