Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times,
(for so was the king's manner
toward all that knew law and judgment: 14 And the next unto
him was Carshena, Shethar,
Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and
Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the
kingdom;) 15 What
shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not
performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? Esther
1:13-15
Have you ever been so angry you
wanted to “tear your hair out”? This is exactly how I picture Ahasuerus. He was
so angry that the queen would not obey him. How dare she!
Even though the request was
wrong, even though the request was made in a drunken stupor, the king would
never admit his wrong in the situation. Have you ever acted this way?
He gathered all the “wise men”
to ask their advise. He was not going to make the decision alone; he needed
others to confirm that he was right in getting angry. An interesting thing is
said in verse 14, they “saw the king’s face”. Does this mean that they could “read”
his face and then give him the answer by saying what they knew he wanted said?
What should we do when faced
with a hard decision? Do we talk to everyone and anyone about the problem? Do we
get godly advise from people who know God’s word? Do we go to the Bible and see
what God has to say about the situation?
Join me the next time to find
out “the decision”.
Donna
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