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The Bride as Seen in Esther

T he Bible is full of images of brides. These images were given to provide understanding
of the ultimate bride, which is the Bride of Christ. In the book of Esther we read of a

bride that was prepared for a king. Even so, the Bride of Christ is being prepared for her
King.

The events of the book of Esther take place within the empire of the Medes and the
Persians during the time of Israel’s and Judah’s exile. King Ahasuerus was a Mede. He was

also known by the Greek name Xerxes. He reigned from 486 to 465 B.C..

In the third year of his reign he gave a banquet and “displayed the riches of his royal
glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days...”” (Esther 1:4). On the seventh

day of his great banquet he commanded his eunuchs “to bring Queen Vashti before the king
with her royal crown in order to display her beauty to the people and the princes, for she

was beautiful” (Esther 1:11).
The timing is important to note here. It was on the seventh day of the great banquet

that the queen was commanded to come forth. We are told in scripture, “But do not let this

one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and
a thousand years as one day” (II Peter 3:8). The world since Adam has experienced 6,000

years; 4,000 before Christ, and 2,000 since His birth. This equates to 6 days. We are just
entering into the 7th millennium, or the 7th day.

King Ahasuerus, in this illustration, is a type of Yahshua the Messiah, the King of
Kings. On the 7th day Yahshua will summon His Queen to come before Him, but because

she does not revere Him as Lord, she will refuse to answer His summons, presented by His

eunuchs (which equate to God's ministers or to the seven spirits of God).

Esther 1:12-13, 15
But Queen Vashti refused to come at the king's command delivered by the eunuchs.

Then the king became very angry and his wrath burned within him. Then the king
said to the wise men who understood the times... "According to law, what is to be

done with Queen Vashti, because she did not obey the command of King Ahasuerus

delivered by the eunuchs?"