BEAUTY COME FORTH
FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE
By: Sharon C. Jenkins“On the seventh day, when King Xerxes was in high spirits from wine, he commanded the seven eunuchs who served him… to bring before him Queen Vashti, wearing her royal crown, in order to display her beauty to the people and nobles, for she was lovely to look at. “ (Esther 1:10 -11)
Queen Vashti is often given a bad reputation because of the perceived disobedience to her husband, King Xerxes. After all he was the king over 127 provinces and during those times he was recognized in all the land as a demigod. She must have been a voluptuous beauty because the king wanted to show her off to all his royal buddies. She was perceived by all the kings’ advisors to be in absolute rebellion when she refused to acknowledge his intoxicated bidding. The rest of the story as history records is a sad statement to what her “beauty” got her in to. Her crown was taken from her because the king’s posse did not want the queen’s rebellion to be the norm for all the women in the land, particularly their wives. Yes, the king divorced her because she refused to grace the runway of his celebration hall, as she was a woman of integrity. Beauty comes with responsibility and Queen Vashti took her role as royalty seriously.
Have you ever found your beautiful self in a position where compromise was propositioned and you refused the offer? Women, especially in today’s society, are asked daily to compromise their position as royalty because of their gender. Traditionally it’s done in the boardroom and the bedroom, simply because it’s always been that way, and when you refuse to play the game according to the rules you are dismissed. Well in 2010, women need to walk in the fullness of what it means to be the queens that they are, and sometimes that means demanding the respect they deserve.
Back in the Garden of Eden, we were more than an afterthought by God. The Creator gave “them”, man and woman, complete authority over the earth and everything in it. His original intent was that the woman be an equal partner in the management of all creation. If King Xerxes had that revelation he probably would have thought twice about changing his marital status. If you are asked to compromise your beauty to please someone’s traditional way of thinking, grab your crown and show them who you really are. After all a queen has the prerogative to say “no” if she wants to.
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