Yes, I vaguely remember that there was something about the Bible book of Esther, because my Grandma Calkins' name was coincidentally Esther, which also was the name of her mother's half-sister, and also Grandma Calkins had an LP recording of the book of Esther narrated with many special sound effects, very well done, I remember being allowed to listen to that. So the story of Esther can be heard in recordings or read in the book, either way.
Incidentally, I remember that someone was wanting to make some interesting points about that book, especially the latter part of it, that are not much discussed, such as the point of Esther being given dominion over the house of Haman, who was hanged on the gallows that he had built for Mordecai, and his ten sons also executed.
Haman had plotted one day of persecution for the Jews, whereas Esther countered that with two days of revenge over the enemies of the Jewish people, a double portion.
So the revenge of the Jews over those who hated them was authorized by the King Ahasuerus, who lived in his royal palace at Susa (now in Iran), and this he granted to his beloved Queen Esther, to block or effectively nullify the violence previously requested by Agagite Haman.
It says that Haman had bet or cast his lot (Pur) in favor of the Jews'
destruction, but he lost, so that is what you mean by playing games, and
"Purim," because Esther cast her lot by daring to enter the throne room
uninvited, and she won.
In celebration of this event, which could not have happened without the King of Persia himself to authorize everything, the Feast of Purim was instituted, on which day people exchanged gifts and feasted.
And then the story ends in a cloud of historical and timeline uncertainties.
Who was Vashti, the previous queen, and why should we are about what happened to her later?
What happened to any other descendant, daughters, or relative of Haman the Agagite? Where are they now?
If the house of Haman was the house of a hater, what does that say about the house of Christ? about the house of Nebuchadnezzar and Darius and Cyrus? Where are they now?
I am confused. I don't know much about that beyond the text of the Bible story.
It makes an entertaining narrative and LP recording.
