Named person · Old Testament
Meet Vashti.
A queen who refuses a royal demand.
Who was Vashti?
Vashti was queen in the Persian court at the beginning of Esther. She refused the king's demand to appear before his guests. The account does not give her own explanation for that refusal.
Vashti's refusal led to a decision removing her as queen. It should not become a lesson that people must obey degrading or unsafe demands just because someone has authority.
Talk about it
Can a respectful person still say no?
What can we learn?
A little paper. A little learning.
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