This reads beautifully. Nicely written. Thank you for the notes at the end. I love the story of Queen Esther and I thought Queen Vashti sounded familiar but in my mind I had not placed her in the Esther story. (I missed the Bible verses reference right at the top!}
I know this is only tangential to your telling of the story--which, by the way, is nicely done--but I have always loved the name "Vashti." I thought if I ever had a daughter, I would like to give her that name. As for Mehuman, I imagine he did get tired of the immature, self-important antics of King Xerxes!
This lovely story got me thinking as to how peculiar life in the palace must have been. Out of curiosity, I looked up the meaning of the name Vashti. The Persian meaning is "beautiful" and the Hebrew meaning is "thread". In past readings, I only saw Queen Vashti as making a prideful mistake that altered her destiny. But now, I see how God used her as a "beautiful thread" in His perfectly woven purpose!
This reads beautifully. Nicely written. Thank you for the notes at the end. I love the story of Queen Esther and I thought Queen Vashti sounded familiar but in my mind I had not placed her in the Esther story. (I missed the Bible verses reference right at the top!}
I know this is only tangential to your telling of the story--which, by the way, is nicely done--but I have always loved the name "Vashti." I thought if I ever had a daughter, I would like to give her that name. As for Mehuman, I imagine he did get tired of the immature, self-important antics of King Xerxes!
This lovely story got me thinking as to how peculiar life in the palace must have been. Out of curiosity, I looked up the meaning of the name Vashti. The Persian meaning is "beautiful" and the Hebrew meaning is "thread". In past readings, I only saw Queen Vashti as making a prideful mistake that altered her destiny. But now, I see how God used her as a "beautiful thread" in His perfectly woven purpose!