Faith And Resilience: King David's Reaction To The Death Of

This quote illustrates that David has guilt that his mother died because he feels that if he did his daily routine that day then his mother wouldn't have

David from his appearance and had little belief in him to do anything about the situation with

Biblical principle #32 relates to Moreland’s call to understanding knowledge for one’s purpose in life, by emphasizing on a person’s self-conception. “A person’s self-concept determines how he or she reacts to the world” (#32). This proclamation deliberates on the importance of an awareness of the self-constructed from the philosophies a person embraces about oneself and the responses of that of others. Samuel 30:6 states “And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God”. In this passage, we see that David was distraught because of traumatic events that occurred in his life.

In Psalm 23:4, he says, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." This verse shows that he does not fear because God is with him. It clearly shows that his faith is strong. Also, the reason that David became a king because God sincerely liked him. The similarity between Corrie Ten Boom and king David is they were ordinary but became extraordinary. (Bible verse)

For example, his father is one of the only people he truly trusts and relies on to be there and relieve him from the torture. When David’s dad starting working more, he says, “I often shiver with fear as I sat in the garage hoping for some reason he might not leave. In spite of all that happened, I still felt Father was my protector.” (Pelzer 101)This is showing how he trusted Father to be there to protect him so that he didn't die because of his mother's anger. Another example of this trust is how he goes to school and talks to the school nurse about his marks/injuries.

Firstly, Aunt Harriet has a big influence on David, because David feels sorrow due to the situation that his aunt is going through. Aunt Harriet is talking to David’s father, "This is the third time. They'll take my baby away again like they took the others. I can't stand that - not again. Henry will turn me out, I think. He'll find another wife, who can give him proper children. There'll be nothing- nothing in the world for me - nothing. I came here hoping against hope for sympathy and help. Emily is the only person who can help me. I - I can see now how foolish I was to hope at all..." (Wyndham 71, 72) David thinks about his mother, and how she reacts to this situation, which had a negative impact on David. Later on David could not stop thinking about Aunt Harriet after the incidence, “For several nights I dreamed of Aunt Harriet lying

The relationship between David and God is one of both fear and love. David, who is chosen by God to rule the people of Israel, is loved by God. However, it is clear in points of the Bible that the wrath of God overcomes his love for David. To begin with the love that God has for David, it is easy to see when David places the Ark of God in Jerusalem, officially giving it a place to rest after several years of wandering. We see this in the dialogue when it is said “And David went and brought up the Ark of God from the house of Obededom to the City of David with rejoicing” (2 Sam. 6:12). With the Ark itself

The voyage to lingering wage can be loaded with disappointment, shamefulness, and things in life that pitilessly attempt and keep us from being awesome. Oh my goodness the uplifting story of David and how he at long last came to enormity.

The ultimate goal here is to challenge the writer find a definitive reason for the downfall of King David who is said to be a man after God’s own heart.

David was always a type of person inclined to be melancholy. He was always a religious person. He made sure that he did everything right, because he was afraid of death. He performed all the duties of religion without a true conversion.2

David, a biblical shepherd boy who soon grew into a mighty king. One day, David was sent to give food to his brothers in a war in which they were fighting against a giant. David saw that his brothers were afraid and went to fight the giant. David took a stone placing it in his sling and swinging it around, eventually hitting Goliath, the giant, with the stone killing him. David then drew Goliath’s sword and cut his head off. Three different artists took this story and created three different David’s in three different ways.

Although both the previous events did put David into an adverse position, the following experience changed David’s outlook on life for the better. Finally there was someone to tell David the true meaning of mankind, Uncle Axel. Uncle Axel tells him to be proud of his telepathic abilities, instead of praying to be what everyone else thinks is the true image. Uncle Axel also changes David's outlook on the true image of man, he explains to him how it's not one's physical features that define him, but what's in his mind.

Nevertheless, he determined from his mistakes and regretted his sin. “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness:… blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin… Purge me with hyssop… wash me… blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God... renew a right spirit within me… take not thy holy spirit from me (Psalms 51: 1-11).” David became a man after the heart of God.

The poem can be divided into three sections, the first section being the narrative, the second, the dialogue, and the final section is the conclusion or the acceptance of the poet of whatever the situation may be. David’s “tears have been [his] meat day and night, while they continually say unto [him], Where is thy God?” , there begins to be a back and forth between David and his foes that doubt God, and then David goes into dialogue with his soul asking his soul “why art thou cast down?” , however, in the eighth verse, David concludes “the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the day time, and in the night his song shall be with [him], and [his] prayer unto the God of [his] life”. There appears to be this consistent back and forth between David’s surroundings and his soul, feelings that could have caused King David to lose trust in God.

At the age of 5 years old, not only did he began to take showers with his father, but when they went to the beach club, his mother bathed him in the shower in the presence of other naked women. By the age of 6 years old, David noticed the power men had over women, “when a male entered the women’s side of the bathhouse, all the women shrieked”. (Gale Biography). At the age of 7 and 8 years old, he experienced a series of head accidents. First, he was hit by a car and suffered head injuries. A few months later he ran into a wall and again suffered head injuries. Then he was hit in the head with a pipe and received a four inch gash in the forehead. Believing his natural mother died while giving birth to him was the source of intense guilt, and anger inside David. His size and appearance did not help matters. He was larger than most kids his age and not particularly attractive, which he was teased by his classmates. His parents were not social people, and David followed in that path, developing a reputation for being a loner. At the age of 14 years old David became very depressed after his adoptive mother Pearl, died from breast cancer. He viewed his mother’s death as a monster plot designed to destroy him. (Gale Biography). He began to fail in school and began an infatuation with petty larceny and pyromania. He sets fires,