Perhaps, Queen Vashti wasn’t as impressed with King Xerxes’ one hundred eighty day Show and Tell as he was. He scheduled a seven day banquet following the Show and Tell and Queen Vashti held a banquet at the same time for all the women of the royal court. Near the end of the king’s banquet,… Read More »
Blog – Meet Haman
My name is Haman and I’m an important person in the Persian Empire. King Xerxes recently elevated me to a position above all the other nobles in the empire. He even issued a decree that people are to kneel and honor me. But, there’s a man named Mordecai that refuses. He says he’s a Jew… Read More »
Blog – “Daniel, Are You Alive?”
Troubled by the chain of events that resulted in Daniel being placed into the lion’s den, King Darius was relieved when he learned that God had spared Daniel. Not only did he sentence the scoundrels responsible, to replace Daniel in the lion’s den, but he issued a decree that people should fear and show reverence… Read More »
Blog – Daniel: Guilty of Praying
Aware of the recently enacted law forbidding the worship of anybody except the king for thirty days, Daniel headed home to pray…not in secret, but with his window open. The scoundrels that instigated this law were counting on Daniel’s action; because they wanted to eliminate him. To them, their plan was working perfectly. They could… Read More »
Blog – The Conspiracy Against Daniel
Jealous of the position Daniel, a Jewish captive, held in the Persian government, a group of high-level government workers plotted to have the king sign a non-revocable law, sentencing a violator to be cast into the lion’s den. The law forbid the worship of anything other than the king for a period of thirty days. … Read More »
Blog – Meet King Darius
King Darius ruled the Persian Empire at the peak of its power and influence. Noted for his administrative skills and building projects, he was petitioned by the Persian governor of Trans-Euphrates to search the archives to determine the validity of Zerubbabel’s claim that King Cyrus had authorized and established funding for the temple construction in… Read More »
Blog – Esther Crowned Queen of Persia
The search for a queen was the result of Queen Vashti’s refusal to attend King Xerxes’ banquet, at his request. The objective of the search was to find a beautiful woman that would be respectful of the king and a delight to the staff, the court and the people. King Xerxes would find that he… Read More »
Blog – Meet Tattenai
Responding to complaints from his people, Governor Tattenai, of the Trans-Euphrates met with Governor Zerubbabel of Judah to determine if the construction was authorized by the Royal Court of Persia. After being informed by Zerubbabel that he was following orders issued by King Cyrus, Tattenai sent a letter to King Darius of Persia to determine… Read More »
Blog – Meet Zechariah
Zechariah offered hope and encouragement to people that has spent seventy years as captives in a foreign culture, only to be threatened by the Samaritans for working to rebuild the Lord’s house. It seemed safer to mind their own business. But, Zechariah brought a message from God, that He personally favored Jerusalem and was ready… Read More »
Blog – Meet Haggai
Under the leadership of Zerubbabel, as governor of Judah, the returning captives built an altar, for making sacrifices to God and they laid a foundation for the Lord’s house. Partly because of opposition from the Samaritans and partly because their priorities were misplaced, work on the Lord’s house had stopped. God used Haggai as a… Read More »
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