Big Ideas · 29 · The Queen

We like our heroes bold

We want heroes who leap into action like Superman or Wonder Woman, which is why defiant Vashti gets cheers. But Esther's caution succeeds.

Circumspection wins.

Dig deeper

Vashti is banished; Mordecai's defiance triggers genocide. Esther works within a hostile system and saves lives.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 460–461

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