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by Samuel Bak
OT00443B1 New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Memorial
by Samuel Bak
Q and Daneille
ReplyDeleteThe story of David and Bathsheba is a sinful drama that gets people killed. David violated several of the commandments. The 1st commandment that was broken was adultery, David slept with another man’s wife. Secondly, Thou shall not steal, Powerful king David stole Uriah wife (Bathsheba). Thirdly, Thou shall not covet. King David, desired Bathsheba from his roof top,while she purified herself. James 2:10 states “ For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.” If only one commandment is broken, we feel based on the scripture then they all are broken.
It appears that David violated at least 5 of the 10 commandments
ReplyDeletethy shall not commit adultery
thy shall not steal
thy shall not Covet thy neighbor's wife
thy shall not bare false witness
thou shall not have no other god before me ( the God of lust)
It is verturely impossible just to break one commandment at a time, just to contemplate breaking one has persuaded one to violate another. the commandment "thou shall not Covet, reveals that there is a sickness of the heart a longing of desire to plot to steal or bare false witness started in the sickness of covetousness. My father use to warn, " if you lie you will steal if you steal you will kill."
David cerainly coveted Bathsheba from his rooftop, called for her and did 'lay with her' while Uriah was in battle. Putting his own desires and agenda before those of the other is also at the heart of adultery. He sought to benefit from a relationship with Bathsheba without an conscious recognition of her needs, want and desires. She was married to Uriah andf all the text tells us is that she did ritually mourn for a year. David's Ego Self came before the Other-- Rosmarin says it is the Other's face that can be our epiphany that short-ciruits our own Ego agenda. David didn't allow himself to see the Other in Bathsheba or Uriah--only his lacking. Did he kill by totalitizing the situation through the destruction of these individual's createdness and belovedness? Uriah is dead and Bathsheba gives birth to a baby who is cursed by God and dies. Alot of colateral damage from one person's decision to elevate self over the other.
ReplyDeleteDavid commits adultery with Bathsheba, breaking four of the 10 Commandments. In his lust for Bathsheba, he coveted his neighbors wife this led him to commit adultery with her, and also this led him to tell a lie to Uriah to sleep over with her at night, this also led him to have a desire that Uriah would be killed in the battle. Interestingly, all those sins began from his lust for Bathsheba. This would not escape God's judgment. His family would suffer because of David's sin. Furthermore, David did not just make one wrong decision that lead to God's displeasure. He had entertained his lusts over the years. In fact, he had many wives and concubines. As king he did as he pleased, but he was not pleasing God who chose him, because he was chosen because he was after God's own heart. He followed the lusts of his heart instead of the Spirit of God.
ReplyDeleteDavid killed, commited adultery, stole, lied, and coveted Other's wife. In breaking one commandment, he managed to break many more including the sabbath. As one lie leads to another, breaking one commandment leads to breaking many more.
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Within 2 Samuel cahpter 11 David appears to have violated several of the Ten Commandments; Covetouness, Adultery, lie, False Witness, and Murder. Are Commandments broken one at a time? The answer: No! David proves this in his desireable act for Bathsheba.
ReplyDeleteThe story of David and Bethsheba, clearly reveals that several of the commandments were broken, as David initially began with covetouness through what he saw with his eyes, and then it travel to his heart, until he was determine to have what he wanted, at any cost. Indeed, the violation of one commandment lead to the violation of more, such as: adultery; flse witness, and murder. Unfortunately, David never did see the extent of the price, especially at the price of his children lives and future. Take for example, the story of his daughter Tamar, being raped by her brother, who who used lies and deceit the same as his father in order to have the woman that he wanted. David in his failure to deal properly with this violation,lost the love and respect of his beloved son Absalom, who grew to hate him, in defense of his sister Tamar. It is clear what the bible says in James CH 1:15 "sin when it is full grown, gives way to death."
ReplyDeleteDavid broke at least five of the 10 Commandments. This demonstrates how the commandments are linked together. It is hard to just break one. When a person breaks a commandment, he or she often will break additional commandments. Since when a person breaks his covenant with both God and other people, this often leads to more than one commandment being broken at a time.
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