I've always had problems with David. That Bathsheba business just doesn't sit well with me. It doesn't help that I had a Bible Studies teacher when I was an adolescent who told all of us females to watch what we wear, because it can be really distracting and lead men to do evil (like having Bathsheba's husband killed in battle!). I've always regretted that I didn't stand up to that teacher, that I just meekly sat there and fumed that the teacher thought that the lesson of David was that females should beware of enticing males. Grrr. It still bothers me.
Now, as a grown up, the story horrifies me even more. As a girl, I didn't think about how awful for Bathsheba--her husband slaughtered and she's packed off to the new husband. I figured she would be flattered to be queen. Now, as a grown up, I can't imagine how she coped. And I can't imagine that David, or anyone else, would have been much comfort.
But I also know that it's wonderful that we get to see David in all lights, both heroic and less so. I know that I'm supposed to be happy that God can use us for God's greater purpose, even with all our faults.
I suppose I should have posted this as a response to Pastor Keith's writing. But I've done this typing, so I'll post it as a new post. Hope I'm not messing up Blog Etiquette too much!
I continue reading Luke, and we've had one more demon possession episode. I hadn't realized that there were so many, back to back, before this reading of the Gospel of Luke. It intrigues me more than I would have thought it would.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
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