1. What is the King’s name?- Xerxes
2. What is his name in other languages?- Persian- Khshayarsha,Greek-Xerxes, Hebrew- Ahasuerus
3. How many provinces did he rule?- 127, stretching from India to Cush
4. Where was the royal throne?- citadel of susa
5. When did the king give a banquet & who did he invite?- 3rd year of his reign, invited nobles, officials, military leaders of Persia and Media, the princes & nobles of the provinces
6. How many days was the excibition on?- 180 days
7. What did he do for 180 days?- he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom & the splendor & glory of his majesty
8. What happened after those 180 days?- king gave a banquet lasting 7 days
9. Where was the banquet? In the enclosed garden of the king’s palace
10. Who were invited for this banquet?- the people from the least to the greatest who were in the citadel of Susa
11. How was the garden have- garden had hangings of white and blue linen, fastened with cords of white linen and purple material to silver rings on marble pillars. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and other costly stones.
12. How was the wine served?- Wine was served in goblets of gold, each one different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant, in keeping with the king’s liberality.By the king’s command each guest was allowed to drink with no restrictions, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished.
13. Who was the queen during this banquet? – Queen Vashti
14. Did queen Vashti also give a banquet for the women in the royal palace of King Xerxes.- True
15. What did the king ask on the 7th day?- to bring before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and nobles, for she was lovely to look at.
16. Who did he ask? - seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Karkas
17. How did the queen respond to te kings command?- Queen Vashti refused to come
18. How did the king react to the queens disobedience?- the king became furious and burned with anger
19. Who were close to the king?- Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memukan, the seven nobles of Persia and Media
20. What was the Persian custom of the king?- the king to consult experts in matters of law and justice, he spoke with the wise men who understood the times and were closest to the king—Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memukan, the seven nobles of Persia and Media who had special access to the king and were highest in the kingdom
21. According to law, what must be done to Queen Vashti?-
· She has not obeyed the command of King Xerxes that the eunuchs have taken to her.
· Queen Vashti has done wrong, not only against the king but also against all the nobles and the peoples of all the provinces of King Xerxes.For the queen’s conduct will become known to all the women, and so they will despise their husbands and say, ‘King Xerxes commanded Queen Vashti to be brought before him, but she would not come. This very day the Persian and Median women of the nobility who have heard about the queen’s conduct will respond to all the king’s nobles in the same way. There will be no end of disrespect and discord.
· if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree and let it be written in the laws of Persia and Media, which cannot be repealed, that Vashti is never again to enter the presence of King Xerxes.
· let the king give her royal position to someone else who is better than she.
· Then when the king’s edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the greatest.
22. Who adviced the king?- Memukan
23. How did the king & nobles react to Memukan’s advice?- were pleased with this advice, so the king did as Memukan proposed.He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language
24. What was the decree about?- every man should be ruler over his own household, using his native tongue.
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