tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419859334208041139.post6214964542648675067..comments2016-07-27T22:11:18.805-06:00Comments on Owl's Cyber Nest: Moses and EgyptCrouchingOwlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11487490296599614185noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419859334208041139.post-49538265918629007512012-10-28T22:22:06.707-06:002012-10-28T22:22:06.707-06:00Another way to look at the Esther being queen of P...Another way to look at the Esther being queen of Persia situation is that in a cosmopolitan environment where so many different cultures converge together that people to a certain extent stop paying attention to some things quite as much. For example when I lived on the east coast most people had very little reaction to knowing that I was LDS. There were many different religions and cultures mixed in our area that my being different did not make me significantly unique since I was one of many types of differences anyone around me could observe.CrouchingOwlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487490296599614185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419859334208041139.post-75715623589735481892012-10-26T02:45:54.694-06:002012-10-26T02:45:54.694-06:00I haven't done any research, but I have certai...I haven't done any research, but I have certainly heard it suggested that the change had to do with a chance from being subject to paying monetary taxes, to being physically taxed or proscripted. If they were only paying taxes, they would have had the chance to acquire more than they needed for subsistence and paying taxes. Someone who works for Pharoah would not be given more than was needed to survive, and so wealth couldn't be accumulated or political power created under those conditions. <br /><br />If Esther could become queen, (or a wife of Pharoah) it is likely that the physical differences between Egyptians and Jews were not readily evident. Her uncle certainly knew a lot about palace politics, and while personal servants might know the habits of their master's house, it would be a stretch to say that a political understanding of the kingdom would be easily discernable from a servant in the household of the Pharoah. Political power is needed beyond the walls of a single household, even if that household is that of Pharoah. <br /><br />I can see why Jewish leaders, and God, would not want the Jews to become too entrenched in a political/religious system that was changing from a taxed "agent," to a slave who is dependent on the government of Pharoah for all their needs, without political voice or power to influence what work is being assigned and the terms of daily life. Thanks for an interesting read and letting me think about something, besides the election, in depth. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655197693521484077noreply@blogger.com