THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (Esther 1)
1. MONARCHY! (v1-8)
‘Xerxes king of kings, king of populist countries, king of the great and mighty Earth far and near’
2. MOCKERY (v9-11)
Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler
3. MUTINY (v12-22)
Vashti refuses and is rejected