He didn't "have" to. It was considered a great honor to be a cupbearer to the king in his time.
Nehemiah, as he was the King's cupbearer
No, Isaiah was a prophet. You may be thinking of Nehemiah. He was a cup bearer to King Artaxerxes the Persian King where Nehemiah and his countrymen were in exile. See Nehemiah 2:1.
Nehemiah served as the cupbearer to King Artaxerxes. This role involved tasting and ensuring the safety of the king's food and drink to protect him from poisoning.
He was the cupbearer for the Emperor of Persia (Medo-Persia). This is in some ways a minor official, but had great power, and was a close confident to the emperor. Since the cupbearer protected the emperor from being poisoned (poison being a common assassination tool in the Middle East at that time), he was greatly trusted. Nehemiah was granted temporary leave of duties to rebuild the walls of the city of Jerusalem. After this he returned to his duties. However, years later, Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem, but this time with the new occupation of regional governor. The book of Nehemiah (in the Holy Bible) gives his 1st person account of his service to the emperor and to God.
There ae two ways that I see, in which Nehemiah shows strength in chapter one. The first one is that he prayed and fasted to the Lord. The second way in which he showed strength (or power if that is what is meant), is that his position as cupbearer for the king was a position of honor in the Persian court. With this position, also came much influence and for that reason, Nehemiah's prayer received a positive response which lead to his exercising authority in the province of Judah.
The rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem was directed by Nehemiah, a Jewish leader and cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes I. In the 5th century BCE, after learning of the city's dilapidated state, he sought permission from the king to return and oversee the reconstruction of the walls and gates. Nehemiah's leadership and organizational skills were crucial in rallying the people and successfully completing the project in a relatively short time.
The word "cupbearer" is in the King James Version of the Bible 1 time. It is in 1 verse.
Nehemiah 1:1 "The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah..."
Zeus's cupbearer
Nehemiah wrote the Old Testament book of Nehemiah.
The cupbearer and the baker were two fellow prisoners who had dreams that troubled them. Joseph interpreted their dreams, which led to the cupbearer being reinstated to his position in Pharaoh's court. The cupbearer promised to remember Joseph when he was released, but forgot about him until Pharaoh needed a dream interpreter, which eventually led to Joseph's release from prison and rise to power in Egypt.
Renaldo Nehemiah's birth name is Renaldo C. Nehemiah.