Esther

a 3-week old baby girl. The runaway slave 's name is Esther Johnson, a field slave from a nearby cotton plantation. The child is her daughter born only a few weeks ago on the date of, August 1, 1843. Esther stops to catch her breath. She has been on the run for several hours. She looks around and spots a huge oak tree where she, and the baby could hide behind. Breathing heavily clinching the baby close tightly, Esther runs to the tree, stops slowly turns around with her back to the tree, and slides down to rest. As she sat…

The book of Esther opens up between the fourth and third century B.C in Susa, the capital city of the Persian Empire. The Persian Empire stretched from India to Nubia and was filled with many people. King Ahasuerus was ruler: at the time and after hosting a one hundred and eighty-day wine feast for the nobles he decided to have a second one for the city and its inhabitants. There was wine was in abundance and the guest were having a great time but Queen Vashti refused to parade her beauty…

The Book of Esther, also known as “The Scroll”. in The Hebrew Bible, recounts the restoration of God’s people, the Jews, from a death sentence. The purpose of the Book of Esther is to display the providence of God, especially in regard to His chosen people, Israel. Again, we are met with the same lesson that we can extract from Genesis, Exodus and Job: trust in God completely. However, as we analyze the characterizations of women in Sophocles's Oedipus Rex, the Book of Genesis and the Book of…

Ethical Dilemma in the Book of Esther This paper will summarize the book of Esther, chapters 1-10, from the Life Application Study Bible. Additionally, this paper will discuss the ethical issues within the book of Esther and the outcomes of the ethical decisions made by Esther, King Xerxes I, Haman, and Mordecai. I will apply the appropriate ethical theories to catalog values displayed in the passage. Further, an explanation as to how the passage relates to nursing practice, the American…

The book of Esther has a more profound meaning than that of a young girl who becomes queen. The story shows a brave young girl who is willing to sacrifice her life to save her people, from what seems an inevitable genocide. As a result of the book of Esther’s complexity I will use summary, irony, and compare and contrast to further understand the selection of Esther (Esther 2:1-18) and the ruin of Haman as Mordecai rises to power (Esther 6:1-13). Aside from the three tools I will be using, the 3…

Esther 4:10-17 The book of Esther is a historical narrative, which tells the story of God’s people escaping exile in Israel with the help of a brave Jewish woman, Esther. While Esther has reservations about Mordecai’s request for her to appeal to King Xerxes, Esther follows through with the request, as she knows that it will serve the Jewish people. Mordecai on the contrary understands that God will stand true to His promise of redeeming the Jews, even if it is not on their desirable timeline.…

After deposing the queen for disobeying his command, the King of Persia sets about finding a woman to take her place. A beautiful Jewish girl, going by the name of Esther to conceal her heritage, was chosen to be the new queen. An orphan raised by her uncle, she was humble, obedient, and followed the law. Once queen, she continued to be guided by her uncle, who reveals a plot to exterminate her people. Finding her voice and the strength to disobey the law of her king would take great faith. She…

The Book of Esther: Old Testament The book of Esther is about her faith and obedience. Esther was able to overcome the limitations of her subordinate position to her husband and influence him in such a manner that she was able to save the Jewish community. Background The story of Esther takes place in Persia during period (486-465 BCE). Due to the Jewish community was in exile and forced to live out of their native Israel. Esther and Mordecai decide to settle in citadel Susa (Esther 1: 2-3)…

The position concerning Jewish ethnicity that Esther supports is the set of the Persian court and the multiple forms in which this book exists to address the Persian and Greek periods of Israel’s story. Ahasuerus was the King of Persia in 485-464 BCE, and while he and his friends were having a banquet he asked his queen, Vashti to appear before his guest. Because she refused the king deposed her as queen and a national search for a new queen was set out. Ester was discovered during a pageant…

In the Hebrew version of Esther, Esther seems like a pawn that is manipulated by men in power, yet it is Mordecai’s presence at the gate that is representative of redemption. After Esther is queen, Mordecai is present abound the gates and heard two of the king’s eunuchs conspiring to kill Ahasuerus. Since the gates are where legal and justifiable acts occur, Mordecai’s action to prevent the assassination suggests to the reader the author’s needs to the king to be alive for the saving of Jewish…