#161: Esther 1-2 | Vashti and Esther

The book of Esther is one of the two books in the Bible in which God is not even mentioned (the other is the Song of Solomon). It has an important message for women: your job in life is to look pretty and to please, honor, and obey men. If that means dancing naked in front of your husband's drunken guests, dance naked. Be an Esther, not a Vashti. (Which is, of course, bad advice. Vashti is the hero of the Book of Esther and she gets my vote for the best person in the Bible.)

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