PG4Him
Senior Member
Essay Moderator
Posts: 3,570
|
Post by PG4Him on Feb 23, 2019 9:32:03 GMT -5
Assuming you’ve read the book of Esther and you know the story, this should be easy to follow...
There’s a king (Jesus) who is married to a bride (Israel). The bride openly flaunts her selfishness, ignoring her husband, and choosing to indulge in parties and pleasures instead of attending to the kingdom. When the king (Jesus) has had enough, He banishes the bride (Israel) out of His presence. Then He sets out to find another bride among the common people. He weds Himself to a bride who is of marginalized race/ancestry (Gentiles). The accuser (Satan) has exploited the law (God’s law) to see to it that she and her kind have been condemned to death. When this bride (the church) presents herself to the king in a pleasing way and appeals for His favor, He rescues her from the curse of the law.
|
|
|
Post by John on Feb 23, 2019 15:09:15 GMT -5
That is an interesting comparison.
|
|
|
Post by justinadams on Feb 24, 2019 4:57:13 GMT -5
Assuming you’ve read the book of Esther and you know the story, this should be easy to follow... There’s a king (Jesus) who is married to a bride (Israel). The bride openly flaunts her selfishness, ignoring her husband, and choosing to indulge in parties and pleasures instead of attending to the kingdom. When the king (Jesus) has had enough, He banishes the bride (Israel) out of His presence. Then He sets out to find another bride among the common people. He weds Himself to a bride who is of marginalized race/ancestry (Gentiles). The accuser (Satan) has exploited the law (God’s law) to see to it that she and her kind have been condemned to death. When this bride (the church) presents herself to the king in a pleasing way and appeals for His favor, He rescues her from the curse of the law. That is an interesting take. There are many double meanings and hidden messages in scripture. I hesitate to mention them because it is so easy to rebuff other's ideas so I generally keep quiet. I have found that we might learn truths by seeing that our Lord is very clever with the use of hyperbole and interesting colloquial expressions - colloquial for His time and place. That He spoke Aramaic and some accounts were also in that language seems to be true according to some scholars. Aramaic is a close cousin to Hebrew and lends itself to poetic discourse that is flat and medicinal when translated into Greek. That He is said to be the son of David is interesting since David was quite the poet and had a masterful way with words. So it would follow that Yeshua would also be a masterful word-smith as well. I do not think Yeshua would have been clinical and austere in His choice of words. I think He was very clever and given to humor. After all, we know that Yahweh has a funny streak since we do as well.
|
|
PG4Him
Senior Member
Essay Moderator
Posts: 3,570
|
Post by PG4Him on Feb 24, 2019 8:40:35 GMT -5
I know what you mean justinadams . There are many little details I’ve seen that I couldn’t attempt to explain with words.
|
|
PG4Him
Senior Member
Essay Moderator
Posts: 3,570
|
Post by PG4Him on May 1, 2019 9:25:23 GMT -5
Since we’re on the topic of brides around here, I thought I’d return to this thread which was hijacked so long ago. I removed the hijacked part so we can return to the subject.
Let’s go line by line so I can show you what I mean. Remember, Esther took place after Isaiah’s prophecies of Jesus.
That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. — Esther 1:2-4
King Jesus comes on the scene, appears before the noble elect, and shows them the riches of the kingdom for many days.
And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. — 1:5-8
Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey celebrated by the rich and poor alike. He stands in the temple and welcomes all to come to Him. Wine as a type of the Holy Spirit is offered in abundance to all who thirst. Also notice that the description of the banquet hall resembles New Jerusalem in Revelation.
Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. — 1:9
Israel is consorting with other women (nations) instead of attending to Her king.
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Me human, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. — 1:10-12
Jesus speaks eight woes over Jerusalem when He cannot find His wife.
For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not. — 1:17
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. (Romans 2:24)
If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. — Esther 1:19
Therefore say I unto you, the Kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. (Matthew 21:43)
Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. (Matthew 22:8)
After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king — Esther 2:2
God’s wrath is satisfied in the crucifixion, the Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost, and the search for a new bride begins.
|
|
|
Post by John on May 5, 2019 11:48:43 GMT -5
That is a very interesting take on Esther. When I read Esther, I think of a comparison between a rebellious woman named Vashti and a Godly woman Esther. Then there is the matter of how God used everything to save the Jews from destruction. You have given me more to think about.
|
|