King Xerxes of Persia lived in his capital city of Susa and ruled one hundred twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia. During the third year of his rule, Xerxes gave a big dinner for all his officials and officers. The governors and leaders of the provinces were also invited, and even the commanders of the Persian and Median armies came. By the seventh day, King Xerxes was feeling happy because of so much wine. And he asked his seven personal servants to bring Queen Vashti to him. The king wanted her to wear her crown and let his people and his officials see how beautiful she was. The kings servants told Queen Vashti what he had said, but she refused to go to him, and this made him terribly angry.
This created a special kind of problem for the king. The queen had broken royal law and had also provoked the men of the kingdom. They contended that when the conduct of the queen to her king became known, it will provoke similar response to all the men in the kingdom where their wife will look with contempt at their husband and follow the pattern of the queen. At the suggestion of the king's servants, they suggested that he issue a royal edict that would go throughout the kingdom removing Queen Vashti and replacing her with someone who is more suitable than her. This idea pleased the king. Daily Prayer: It seems that regardless of privilege, nobody wants to obey their king. So it is also in the Kingdom of Heaven. Even though the angels were given the presence of God Almighty, there were many who wanted something more, only to be expelled. With the creation of man in the image of God, man only needed to obey to have dominion over all the world, but he could not. Thank God for the Son who was able to obey and by his obedience, bring many into glory. In Jesus name I pray Amen.
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