Esther 1:1-10
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King Ahasuerus, the King who owned 127 empires, from India to Ethiopia, who ruled from his royal throne in the fortress of Susa. Yes that King Ahasuerus.
It had been 3 years since King Ahasuerus had been ruling when he decided to invite his servants, nobles, and officials to the, a.k.a., 180-day-feast. All of the Princes and Military Officials of Media and Persia were invited to this feast so the King could show off his riches and royal greatness, for all 180 days.
Once these days had ended, the King took everyone who was invited, it didn't matter how rich or poor, to the fortress where they had another feast, this time it's was 7 days, in the courtyard of the King's palace.
There were extravagant things like white cotton curtains and violet hangings that were fastened with white linen cords and purple ribbons to silver rings embedded to marble pillars. Couches of gold and silver on mosaic pavements of porphyry, marble, mother-of-stone, and precious stones.
Royal wine was served in gold vessels and vessels of different kinds, and drinking was according to the own person. "There is no compulsion" That is what King Ahasuerus had ordered his servants.
Meanwhile, Queen Vashti had also had a feast, for the women, in the palace that belonged to King Ahasuerus.
