Overruled!--The King's Failure

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Today, we once a look to Esther. We notice that in the narrative that the wise men was asked by the King, "What should happen to Queen Vashti since she did not obey the King's commands?" The King's advisors were afraid to tell him the truth. So, the delusion continued that Queen Vashti was the problem and not the King himself. King Xerxes was a dictator, and like all dictators they are never satisfied. Dictators also demand obedience but never obey. Lastly, man has always had a need to legislate morality. Laws and rules are good, but they are powerless to change the human heart. Only one can change the hearts of people. His name is Jesus. He is not a Dictator--his actions are not those of a tyrant.