"Dispatched Reprisals" answers to questions from Day 5, Week 1
As we closed out the last discussion, the question was posed as to why the advisors were seeking such a harsh judgement on Queen Vashti for refusing to appear before the King and his drunken guests. As you probably have noted, she did not want to subject herself to their drunken behavior, but they did not want her refusal to do "as she was told" to permeate throughout the kingdom to all the women and wives. They didn't want the disobedient behavior to be modeled for what would they do?
Yes, completely a testosterone decision, if you ask me. These guys would have never lived through the 1960's when women were really making a move! But this decision did affect a lot of women. Queen Vashti probably didn't have a clue that an edict would be established to ensure that women would be under the subject of their husbands in most likely a harsher manner than before this action. Whatever the reasoning, the ruling has been made and we'll continue to see the effects of a decision made hastily and without clear thinking. Guess they'd never heard of Valentine's Day!
"When His Anger Subsided", Day 1, Week 2
Let's take a different approach to the study of the lesson this week. Often words are spoken and actions taken that are later regretted when anger leads the way. With King Xerxes as a Biblical example we are reminded of pivotal points to learn from his behavior. Can you list some points to consider when allowing anger to inflate your decision making process? See if you can find 4-5 points using this story as your guide.
Now we have the advice of more of the King's trusted collegues four years later. Imagine, four years after the dismissal of the Queen, the King is living with those misguided decisions! There were four steps involved in bringing in a possible replacement for the Queen. Of those four steps, is there one that particularly reminds you of today's society? What do you think about the selection process for a new Queen?
Happy reading and studying!
As we closed out the last discussion, the question was posed as to why the advisors were seeking such a harsh judgement on Queen Vashti for refusing to appear before the King and his drunken guests. As you probably have noted, she did not want to subject herself to their drunken behavior, but they did not want her refusal to do "as she was told" to permeate throughout the kingdom to all the women and wives. They didn't want the disobedient behavior to be modeled for what would they do?
Yes, completely a testosterone decision, if you ask me. These guys would have never lived through the 1960's when women were really making a move! But this decision did affect a lot of women. Queen Vashti probably didn't have a clue that an edict would be established to ensure that women would be under the subject of their husbands in most likely a harsher manner than before this action. Whatever the reasoning, the ruling has been made and we'll continue to see the effects of a decision made hastily and without clear thinking. Guess they'd never heard of Valentine's Day!
"When His Anger Subsided", Day 1, Week 2
Let's take a different approach to the study of the lesson this week. Often words are spoken and actions taken that are later regretted when anger leads the way. With King Xerxes as a Biblical example we are reminded of pivotal points to learn from his behavior. Can you list some points to consider when allowing anger to inflate your decision making process? See if you can find 4-5 points using this story as your guide.
Now we have the advice of more of the King's trusted collegues four years later. Imagine, four years after the dismissal of the Queen, the King is living with those misguided decisions! There were four steps involved in bringing in a possible replacement for the Queen. Of those four steps, is there one that particularly reminds you of today's society? What do you think about the selection process for a new Queen?
Happy reading and studying!
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