King David, a man of great accomplishments, and a man of great failures. On the plus side, he was a shepard, a war hero, an inventor, a worshipper, a giver, a building designer, a true friend, a song writer, and a musician. On the minus side, he was an adulterer, a murderer, a lousy husband ...
The Bible gives us an account of two different men who had bad hair days, so to speak. One of course is the well known account of Samson, whose long locks of hair represented the Nazerite vow he was under (Judges 16). The other man whose hair got him trouble, actually cost him his life, ...
King David and Absalom’s Story in Absalom, Absalom!: William Faulkner’s Retelling of a Biblical Story The most obvious theme that runs throughout William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom! is the biblical theme. In fact, the novel follows an entire biblical story – the story of King David and his son Absalom. According to Irving Malin, “Faulkner frequently ...
King David is perhaps my favorite character in the Bible. He was known as a “man after God’s own heart” (1 Samuel 13:13-15) and yet he sinned miserably. Most people are aware of his sin with Bathsheba, and his futile attempts to cover up his sin. The attempt to cover his sin resulted in another ...
Introduction Fulfillment of prophecy is one way that God declares his righteousness. Isaiah, who was one of the Lord’s prophets proclaimed that the Messiah shall come forth out of the stem of Jesse (see Isaiah 11:10). Jesse, who was a man that lived in Israel while Saul was king, had a son named David. This ...
