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Secretly I am a galactic warrior from another planet but don’t tell anyone, I am here to save earth from those pesky aliens
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Hello everyone, sorry I'm late, merry Christmas and happy new year. Here's part 4 of Esther's story.
Xerxes was a bit on the crazy side. At that time, he had a dilemma, Alexander the great in the West was showing his military strength by expanding his kingdom and borders to the east. So, there was a conflict between the East and the West. Xerxes was trying to conquer the Greeks and the Greeks were trying to conquer the Persian Empire. With all this conflict, Xerxes calls all his nobles from 127 provinces which extended from India down to Africa including the Fertile Crescent which Israel laid in parts of, Asia minor all the way in to extend parts in Europe. They are all gathered around for a six-month feast which was one of the biggest feasts in history. Now knowing all this back history to explain why King Xerxes was having a feast, the true purpose of this lavish party was he was trying to devise a war plan because Greece was a threat. He wants to convince the princes of the provinces to help him fight against the Greek Empire to gain victory and maintain controlling the world. Now in verse four it reads, For a full 180 days he displayed the vast wealth of his kingdom and the splendor and glory of his majesty. Now 180 days rounds up to six months, that’s a long feast but continuing on in verse five, 5When these days were over, the king gave a banquet, lasting seven days, in the enclosed garden of the king’s palace, for all the people from the least to the greatest who were in the citadel of Susa. 6The garden had hangings of white and blue linen, fastened with cords of white linen and purple material to silver rings on marble pillars.
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