King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther, Purim - 6

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  • .Biblical Story Tile Prints are small prints and double as 5" x 5" folded writing cards with envelopes. Pack of 5 small prints/cards/envelopes. Small prints on high quality acid free 20 mil paper for easy writing and long lasting, non yellowing luster. Each print comes with a matching colored border which looks like a small matte for framing.


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  • King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther, Purim:

A Fateful Party

  • It all began in Ancient Persia in the fourth century BCE. The Holy Temple that had stood in Jerusalem was destroyed more than 50 years earlier, and the Jews were subjects of the mighty Persian empire that extended over 127 lands.

Three years after King Ahasuerus ascended the Persian throne, when he felt secure in his new position, he celebrated by throwing a grand 180-day-long party for all his subjects. Following this extravagant gala, Ahasuerus hosted a smaller week-long party for the residents of the capital city of Shushan. In the palace’s women’s quarters, Ahasuerus’s wife, Queen Vashti, hosted her own party for the Shushanite womenfolk.

On the seventh day of this party, Ahasuerus’s heart “was merry with wine,” and he commanded his wife Vashti to appear before all the partying men; he wanted to show them all her exquisite beauty. Vashti balked at this request, and at the advice of his adviser, Memuchan, Ahasuerus ordered Vashti’s execution.


The Beauty Contest

The king immediately liked her, and Esther became the new Queen of Persia

  • When Ahasuerus’s wrath dissipated, he was lonely for a wife. His servants suggested that he orchestrate a beauty pageant. Officers would be appointed in all the king’s lands, and all beautiful girls would be brought to Ahasuerus. And the girl who would find favor in the king’s eyes would be the new queen.

The leader of the Jews at that time was a Shushanite resident named Mordechai. He had a cousin, Esther, who was orphaned as a young girl. Mordechai raised her and treated her as a daughter. Though she had no desire to be the queen, Esther was forcibly taken to the king’s harem, to participate in the contest. While all the other contestant beautified themselves with perfumes and lotions, Esther did nothing. But G‑d had His own plans. When Esther appeared before the king, he immediately liked her, and Esther became the new Queen of Persia. But as per Mordechai’s directive, Esther refused to divulge her nationality, even to the king.