Esther 2:1-4
“After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the citadel, into the women’s quarters, under the custody of Hegai the king’s eunuch, custodian of the women. And let beauty preparations be given them. Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.”
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After the anger of the king had subsided, the king listened to his advisor, “Memuchan.” He decided to hold a “beauty pageant,” if you will, with all the beautiful young virgins in the kingdom. From among them, he would choose a new queen.
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Beautiful Young Women Summoned To The Palace.
“So it was, when the king’s command and decree were heard, and when many young women were gathered at Shushan the citadel, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was taken to the king’s palace, into the care of Hegai the custodian of the women.
Now the young woman (Esther) pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave beauty preparations to her, besides her allowance. Then seven choice maidservants were provided for her from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maidservants to the best place in the house of the women.”
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Secrets In The Hebrew Language.
This particular book, more than any other, has many things hidden with the story itself as well as in the Hebrew Language.
Hegai was the custodian over the women who were to be given beauty treatments over a period of time. Then when it was their turn to go in to the kings chambers, they were dressed and adorned in whatever jewelry and/or garb they chose. Let’s continue on with the story:
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Esther 2:12-14
“Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after she had completed twelve months’ preparation, according to the regulations for the women, for thus were the days of their preparation apportioned: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes and preparations for beautifying women.
Thus prepared, each young woman went to the king, and she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the women’s quarters to the king’s palace. In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned to the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch who kept the concubines. She would not go in to the king again unless the king delighted in her and called for her by name.”
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Esther, on the other hand, was wise enough to know that Hegai was well-versed in what kinds of adornment, perfumes, beauty treatments and dress would be most pleasing to the king. Here is what she did:
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Esther 2:15-18
“Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised.
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“And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her. So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. Then the king made a great feast, the Feast of Esther, for all his officials and servants; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces and gave gifts according to the generosity of a king.
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Please proceed to Part 5 for the continuation of our story:
https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2017/03/09/esther-series-part-5-the-13th-of-adar/
“After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus subsided, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her. Then the king’s servants who attended him said: “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the citadel, into the women’s quarters, under the custody of Hegai the king’s eunuch, custodian of the women. And let beauty preparations be given them. Then let the young woman who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti.”
–
–
After the anger of the king had subsided, the king listened to his advisor, “Memuchan.” He decided to hold a “beauty pageant,” if you will, with all the beautiful young virgins in the kingdom. From among them, he would choose a new queen.
–
Beautiful Young Women Summoned To The Palace.
“So it was, when the king’s command and decree were heard, and when many young women were gathered at Shushan the citadel, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was taken to the king’s palace, into the care of Hegai the custodian of the women.
Now the young woman (Esther) pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave beauty preparations to her, besides her allowance. Then seven choice maidservants were provided for her from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maidservants to the best place in the house of the women.”
–
–
Secrets In The Hebrew Language.
This particular book, more than any other, has many things hidden with the story itself as well as in the Hebrew Language.
Hegai was the custodian over the women who were to be given beauty treatments over a period of time. Then when it was their turn to go in to the kings chambers, they were dressed and adorned in whatever jewelry and/or garb they chose. Let’s continue on with the story:
–
Esther 2:12-14
“Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after she had completed twelve months’ preparation, according to the regulations for the women, for thus were the days of their preparation apportioned: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes and preparations for beautifying women.
Thus prepared, each young woman went to the king, and she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the women’s quarters to the king’s palace. In the evening she went, and in the morning she returned to the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch who kept the concubines. She would not go in to the king again unless the king delighted in her and called for her by name.”
–
–
Esther, on the other hand, was wise enough to know that Hegai was well-versed in what kinds of adornment, perfumes, beauty treatments and dress would be most pleasing to the king. Here is what she did:
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Esther 2:15-18
“Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised.
–
–
“And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all who saw her. So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. Then the king made a great feast, the Feast of Esther, for all his officials and servants; and he proclaimed a holiday in the provinces and gave gifts according to the generosity of a king.
–
Please proceed to Part 5 for the continuation of our story:
https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2017/03/09/esther-series-part-5-the-13th-of-adar/
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