Michal

R. Alter asks, “The whole story of David and Michal concludes on a poised ambiguity through the suppression of casual explanation: Is this a punishment from God, or simply a refusal by David to share her bed, or is the latter to be understood as the agency for the former?” Filling gaps of this ambiguity, many commentaries and scholars, compared to small numbers of scholars who view the second option of Alter, conclude Michal was physically barren as a result of God’s judgment as follows. “Michal’s

The energy in the hall was electrifying, lively music played throughout. The room glowed from end to end in candlelight and on every table, a beautiful spread of an assortment of food and drinks. It was King Albert’s thirty-sixth birthday, and there was no shortage of faces celebrating not only their king’s birth but also, their victory over the Royal Household of the Gregorian: their neighbors to the south. The Battle of the Lands at this point had raged on for over two centuries. Everywhere a

Saul’s son Jonathan found great favor in David. Jonathan grew to love David, and helped protect him from Saul’s wrath. The friendship of David and Jonathan was the effect of divine grace, which produces in true believers one heart and one soul, and causes them to love each other (Henry, 2000). It is possible to love other people even if a parent has hatred in their hearts towards them. When Jonathan could not stop Saul’s march toward evil, he could warn the intended victim, thus averting a tragedy

Introducing the Monarchy Introduction 1 Samuel presents Israel transformation from theocracy to monarchy as theological and sociopolitical. Knut Heim mentions, “Such transformation could not take place without stresses and conflicts. The book of Samuel in general, and chaps. 8-15 in particular, reflect the tensions and ambiguities of these transitional time.” The Israel’s request of a king is seen desperate and insistence to become like other nations, due to internal and external crises

The year of approximately 1051 B.C. of the United Kingdom Period of Israel was a significant year in that it was marked by a shift in the Hebrew view of God and his position over their nation (Hindson and Yates, 2010). For centuries prior to this date, the Hebrew people not only dwelled under the theocratic institutes of Yahweh, but for a time, also viewed him as their supreme leader and judge (Johnson, 2012). By around 1051 B.C., however, the Hebrew mindset had altered, and desiring to imitate

With Failing Humanity and Great Humility In 2 Samuel 11-12, King David provokes the retributive actions of God. He commits adultery, impregnates a woman that is not his wife, and then has her husband killed. Yet, through all of David’s bad decisions, God still has trust in him and forgives David of his sins. Therefore, I will argue that 2 Samuel 11-12 supports the kingship of King David by showing that although David is only human and can make bad decisions, God still trusts him to be the King of

The book of Exodus and Job bring different experiences for the reader to interpret. Exodus discusses the Jewish exile out of the land of Egypt and into the promise land, but violence reigns heavy in this book toward the Pharaoh. Where as in the book of Job, Job is harassed by God, and Satan, to test his will and faithfulness to the almighty. Although these two books may be discussing different points in time they are also similar in their discussion of violence. The land of Egypt is struck with plague

God makes it clear that when the Israelites commit iniquity, he will punish them (2 Samuel 7:14). Their sin warrants God’s discipline, but as we see throughout the book of Samuel, God punishes certain types of sins more harshly than others. Sins that are against another person, such as David murdering Uriah, have milder consequences than sins that involve lacking to do something, such as Saul’s deficiency of prayer during his reign. I will argue that omissive sins are more offensive to the Lord than

Contest of David & Goliath: The Philistine army had gathered for war against Israel. David volunteered to fight Goliath. As Goliath moved in for the kill, David reached into his bag and slung one of his stones at Goliath's head. Finding a hole in the armor, the stone sank into the giant's forehead and he fell face down on the ground. David did the right thing in spite of discouraging insults and fearful threats. Only God's opinion mattered to David. Wisdom of Solomon: Good Fortune of My cup runneth

I absolutely loved watching the video of Samuel Himself! Samuel’s smile is just as infectious in this video as it was in the Including Samuel Video Preview. In the first video, Samuel was so cute when he told his brother to take a bow after they sang together. For the most part, we did not hear Samuel’s thoughts and feelings in the first video. In this video, Samuel himself is communicating with the audience and helping us to understand who he is. Samuel is no different from his typically developing