Exegetical Paper On Forgiveness

It is also vital to look at Wilson’s view on the practice of forgiveness and how if an individual decides to ignore it, it can place a road block in their process of change. She believes that God speaks about forgiveness for the following reasons:” (1) we are all sinners with whom to relate so we’ll need to become skillful forgivers (2) God makes forgiveness a centerpiece of our healing process because living in un-forgiveness is so much worse (Wilson, 2001).

God favors David greatly and it is obvious in the Old Testament especially in Acts 13:22 when He says that David is “a man after my own heart”. It is amazing to see God love, forgive and care for someone you has committed such harsh sins as David. After the parable, God continues to speak through Nathan by asking David how he could ‘despise’ him like that after all the things that God has done for him. God punishes David by condemning his house and wives, and then tells him his child he had with Bathsheba will die. David confesses, “I have sinned against the Lord”, and Nathan tells David, “now the Lord has put away your sin; you shall not die”. In Arnold's Commentary it says because of Yahweh’s nature, sin has a limited life span, but love lasts forever. This is translated as having consequences for sins, being forgiven for them and no matter what always being loved by God because God’s love is eternal. I think in that day and age one couldn’t just be forgiven for one's sins but also have to make amends for them. There are debates on whether there is a punishment for one’s sins and unfortunately this intention or idea doesn’t make a lot of sense to us today because of our law and commandments. Some scholars think that the overall sequence and series of struggle that David deals with later on is part of the divine punishment. This would make a lot of sense that the death of David and Bathsheba’s child was because of the adultery that David had committed. The punishment of David’s house would also make sense and have to do with David getting Uriah killed intentionally. These events were the outcome of David’s sins. When reading the scripture and commentaries, we should see this as the overall punishment of God. One wouldn’t second guess the judgment of the Lord but there are moments where actions can be called upon for

Overwhelmed by loneliness and the fear for his life, David makes an appeal to help before the Lord. Although he was supposed to remain silent for his safety in the cave David decides to make 'a loud cry to the Lord ' v1. “The affliction caused by his persecution, the uncertainty of his fate and the holiness which leaves him to his fate and the loneliness which leaves him to his own resources press so heavily upon this troubled human being that the outcry breaks forth from him with elemental force.” As a lonely man in the cave, David unleashes his anguish before the Lord, the merciful one that gives comfort. Like water poured out of the jar, David let his heart's complaint flow out before the Lord.

David was so thankful that the Lord loved him, and that is what kept him from giving up. He had so much faith even through the tough times, and because of that God blessed him a great deal.

“Sensing how the emotional, cognitive and behavioral dimensions’ overlap, Deutsch defines forgiveness as “giving up rage, the desire for vengeance, and a grudge toward those who have inflicted grievous harm on you, your loved ones, or groups with whom you identify, ( Deutsch and Coleman 2000, 56).

David’s sin was great, but his repentance was sincere and deep, and God forgave him. He finally realized that the actions of his recent past had been very much less than that of a Godly king. God

For a variety of reasons, many individuals find it increasingly difficult to forgive others for their perceived or legitimate wrongdoing. Perhaps this virtue comes more easily to men and women of faith since forgiveness is spoken of greatly in Bible verses and prayers. In traditional Christianity, the ideology encourages people to forgive others, so that Jesus will someday in turn forgive them (Hamman, 2012). To a non-religious

And finally, David closes with the revelation that he is truly dust, and in great need of God’s saving power. In spite of all his accomplishments, He was ever mindful of who he was outside of God. Indeed, we could all glean great wisdom from David’s life as we embark on our own personal journeys through the psalms. Bullock (2005) brings insight into this psalm, when he noted that “the psalms of thanksgiving are the worshiper’s gift of praise to God for the deliverance he has received” (p.

God, life, and the church presences in this pericope are intense, condemning, and cheerful. It begins with David telling Nathan that he had “sinned against the Lord” (2 Samuel 12:13) right then we understand that David is truly apologetic for what he had done. But, unlike other times God decided to pardon his sins. Although, he was pardoned for his sins others shall suffer for what he had done. What David did was he broke two commandments; usually people who commit these types of sins are usually killed. This showed that the Lord loved David and wanted him to learn from his lesson. Which is how we today we learn from our mistakes and will be judged on judgment day. Ultimately, God is forgiving we will eventually have our punishment like David, but David’s repentance showed his compassion.

Jesus Christ himself displayed a mind blowing level of forgiveness when he was being nailed to the cross. “…33When they came to the place called The Skull, there they crucified Him and the criminals, one on the right and the other on the left. 34But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing." And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves. 35And the people stood by, looking on. And even the rulers were sneering at Him, saying, "He saved others; let Him save Himself if this is the Christ of God, His Chosen One."…” Luke 23:24 (BibleHub.com)

As we find ourselves embracing conflict, heartache, or drama it’s important to remember that forgiveness isn’t an easy task, with that being said, we all need the help of our Lord and savior to guide us and empower us those this issue.

This leads to David crying out for God’s mercy as he repents because he came under the realization of how detrimental his actions were and the consequences. David points out his own sin in verse 2, “Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.” This is important because if David never pointed out that he did sin and that it was his own fault, this whole passage may have been for show. This revealing of sin continues to the end of verse 6. Then David asks for forgiveness knowing that God would. Verse 7 demonstrates this, “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” David then turns his attention to the process of God restoring his heart in verse 10, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me.” This verse is so important because of the application purposes of it. This points to God’s redemptive quality and how He is always willing to restore when we repent. We see that in verse 13 David takes his fault and begins to use it for the bettering of the kingdom. David had overcome the shame of the situation and learned that his sin could impact the lives of others for the good. It goes like this, “Then I will teach transgressors Your ways. And sinners shall be converted to You.” The heart change in this verse is proven by a latter verse in Romans 8:28, “And

Sometimes in life people try to dehumanize and humiliate others. This causes the humiliated and dehumanized person to find it hard to forgive others. David found himself struggling with this concept when he met Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln gave David excellent advice, which lead David to the sixth decision for success “I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit.” Through this decision David learned that he must forgive others with grace and mercy. Moreover, that he could not move on with his life unless he learned to forgive all things. Not only did David learn to forgive others in this decision for determining personal success, but he also learned to forgive his own self. When people forgives something, they are doing it for themselves and not for others. Thus, when David decided to forgive his own self and others, he overcame his feelings of animosity, resentment, and vengeance. In doing so, the reader could gradually see David becoming a better and more successful person. In this decision David also choose not to be a slave anymore because he has the power to speak what he believes. He no longer had to “live his life according to other people” (Andrews). David learned that he could not be successful unless he started to forgive.

There are multiples lessons taught in Psalm 55. One of the lessons taught is trusting in God. No matter what has happened, is happening or will happen, David will look to God for comfort, protection and guidance. “But you, O God, will bring those murderers and liars to their graves before half their life

Abraham had not yet come to an adequate grasp of the power of God to provide and to protect him, even in spite of His promise in (Genesis 12:1-3). When the famine I was in the land of Canaan, Abraham feared that God could not provide for him, so therefore he fled from the land of promise to the land of Egypt, and lying to Pharaoh saying that Sarai was not his wife but his sister in order to protect himself from the Egyptians, but God delivered Abraham in spite of his sin, this is when Abraham came to a more complete trust in God that he could offer up his son (his security the ancient world) in faith, trusting in God to provide and protect. We need not to minimize the sins of David for the most reason that God's goodness is even greater when we recognize that God most often delivers us in spite of ourselves, and not for the reason of our clever and cunning