Okay, one more example. Yes, again from the Bible. Esther was an insignificant girl of Jewish heritage during Persian rule when many Jews lived in captivity. She was beautiful naturally; the book of Esther reports
that she had 'graceful features', and went through vigorous beauty treatments for
almost a year (yikes!) to make herself acceptable for King Xerxes of Persia. The
combination of natural attributes and beauty school resulted in Esther becoming a concubine of the king; again, a man who had much experience and would know a hot woman when he saw one. The Bible says he was so
pleased with her that he crowned her queen and gave her all kinds of power.
Hmm...we won't wonder here too much what exactly this could imply, but we'll get back to it.
What's the point of being queen? Maybe just preventing the annihilation of your people? Esther mustered up the courage to approach this powerful king and ask him
to save the Jewish people from an edict that would have forced the death of all the Jews— and he did it. Just because she
asked him, and dealt with him in a manner that worked. She, like Ruth, showed respect, a strong knowledge of a culture not her own, and an enormous faith in the good intentions of her man and God. It could’ve meant her
death, revealing her Jewish heritage and daring to ask the king such a bold question, and she knew it. Breasts of towers, baby.
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