King David

If God had told Hosea to commit adultery, then indeed it would seem quite inconsistent.

However, God did not tell Hosea to commit adultery. He told Hosea to marry a wife who was an adulteress.

Hosea 1:2 in the King James reads:The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. and the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.

The New International Version renders the same passage as follows:When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, "Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the LORD."

The Hebrew word used to describe the wife can be rendered "idolatry," "whoredom," or "adultery," so either translation is legitimate.

The first thing to note is that Hosea himself wasn't told to commit adultery, but that his wife had or would commit adultery (or harlotry).

The Life Application Bible commentary has this to say about the situation: "Did God really order his prophet to marry a woman who was a prostitute? Some who find it difficult to believe God could make such a request view this story as an allegorical illustration, not an historical event. Many, however, think the story is historical and give one of these explanations: (1) According to God's law, a priest could not marry a prostitute or a divorced woman (Leviticus 21:7). However, Hosea was not a priest. (2) It is possible that Gomer was not a prostitute when Hosea married her but that God was letting Hosea know that Gomer would later turn to adultery and prostitution. In this case, Hosea knew ahead of time that his wife would be unfaithful and that their married life would become a living object lesson to the adulterous northern kingdom. Hosea's marriage to an unfaithful woman would illustrate God's displeasure with the unfaithful nation of Israel.

In relationship to Israel and their worship of God, service to any other deity is considered whoredom.

I believe that this story is about David hiding from King Saul's men, based on Jewish tradition/an Aramaic version of Psalm 57. I certainly remember being told this story at school or Sunday school.

I found the following references to it:

The rabbins tell a curious and instructive tale concerning this: "God sent a spider to weave her web at the mouth of the cave in which David and his men lay hid. When Saul saw the spider's web over the cave's mouth, he very naturally conjectured that it could neither be the haunt of men nor wild beasts; and therefore went in with confidence to repose."

The Targum curiously paraphrases this clause: [from Psalm 57 v2] "Who ordered the spider that wrought the web, on my account, at the mouth of the cave;" applying a later historical fact, which, however, may have had its prototype

KING DAVID

Listen to the words of David when he was fleeing from King Saul.

Psalm 57:2

I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

Notice the words: God that performeth all things for me.

The Jewish Aramaic Translation of the Psalms - The Targum - has a note on this verse of the Psalm.

David was in the Cave of Adullam.

He had fled from King Saul, his remorseless foe and had found shelter in the clefts of the rocks.

He cries out in Prayer in his Psalm:

Be merciful unto me, O God!

King Saul with armed men was close on his heels seeking his life!

Would they find him?

The Targum tells us that a spider spun its web over the door part of the cave where David was concealed.

Seeing the Spider-web King Saul did not enter the cave because he thought that David could not have entered it without breaking the spider's web. Thus David was saved.

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They both did. At the end of the Book of Numbers an interesting loophole emerged. A man died without a son, leaving 4 daughters. They came to Moses complaining that they would lose the family land since there was no son to inherit it. Moses sought the Lord Who decreed that if there was no son in a family daughters could inherit family land providing they married within their own tribal clan. In effect they had to marry a cousin to keep the land in the "family." This made sense since land was allotted first by tribe then by clan then by family. Marrying within the clan kept the families in close proximity and preserved the tribal allotment. (Num. 36 1:13) Now compare the 2 genealogies of Jesus in Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 3:23-38, and you'll discover that Mary and Joseph were both of the tribe of Judah and descendants of David. Joseph descended through Solomon, the royal but cursed line, while Mary's line was through Solomon's brother Nathan. Here's the tricky part. Mary had no brothers, and so was entitled to inherit her family's land as long as she married someone also descended from David. Joseph fit the bill and being in the royal line had a claim to the throne, but carried the blood curse. No biological son of his could ever legally qualify as Israel's king, but Joseph could secure Mary's right of inheritance. When Mary accepted Joseph's offer of marriage she preserved her family's land and also made good her son's claim to the throne of Israel. Jesus was in the royal succession through Joseph but escaped the curse since he wasn't Joseph's biological son. But He was a biological descendant of David's through his mother and therefore of the "house and lineage of David." This whole issue revolves around the facts that a) God has bound Himself to His own laws and b) He keeps His word; facts that should give you great comfort. God is not a man that He should lie, nor a son of man that He should change His mind (Num. 23:19). Legally, a virgin birth was required to produce a sinless man who would be qualified and able to serve as our Kinsman Redeemer, and God longed to redeem us. A virgin birth was also required to sidestep the blood curse on the royal line, fulfilling God's promise to David that a biological descendant of his would sit on the throne of Israel forever.

David, son of Jesse, King of Israel

Start reading at I Samuel 16 through I Kings 2 & I Chr 11-29

BC 1040 - 970

BC Age Event Reference

1040 Born Ruth 4:22 I Chr 2:17

- Killed a bear and a lion all references in I Samuel

1025 15 Anointed by Samuel 16:8,13

- Musician at Palace for Saul 16:18-23

- Sent to battlefield by father 17:17-18

1025 15 Encounter with Goliath 17:49

- Friend of Jonathan 18:1-4

- Honored by Saul as a hero 18:5

- Saul tries to kill him 18:8,12

- Loved by Michal 18:20-28

- Kills Philistines- Marries Michal 18:27

- Plotted against by Saul 19:1

- Kills more of the Philistines 19:8

- Helped in escape by Michal 19:12-13

- Flees to Naioth 19:18

- Confides in Jonathan 20:1-23

- Flees to Nob 21:1-5

- Eats the showbread 21:6

- Gets sword of Goliath 21:9

- Flees to Gath & feigns crazy 21:10-15

- Lives in a cave 22:1

- Commands the Rag-Tag Army 22:2

- Flees to Moab 22:3

- On to Hereth, land of Judah 22:5

- Saves Keilah 23:1-5

- Chased by Saul 23:6-13

- Lives in caves, defends Israel 23:14

- Covenant with Jonathan renewed 23:17-18

- Spares Saul's life 24:4

- Promise to Saul 24:21-22

- Samuel Dies, David goes to Peran 25:1

- Meets (evil) Nabal 25:2-

- Abigail's help against Nabal 25:14-23

- Marries Abigail, Nabal's widow 25:40-42

- Marries Ahinoam, of Jezreel 25:43

- Loses Michal (1st wife) to Palti 25:44

- Saul chases David, again 26:1-4

- Spares Saul's life, again 26:5-12

- Saul seeks peace, again 26:21-25

- 28-? Lives in Ziklag, 1 yr 4 mths 27:7

- Causes problems for Philistines 27:

- Keeps fighting for Israel 29:

- Amalekites take (wives) captives 30:1-6

- Seeks God's advise about problem 30:8

- Recovers wives 30:9-20

- Shares the bounty 30:21

all references in II Samuel

- Hear's of Saul's Death 1:4

- Kills messenger 1:15

- Laments over Saul & Jonathan 1:17-27

David, son of Jesse, King of Israel

BC Age Event Ref

1010 -30 Appointed King of Judah 2:4

- War between Judah/Israel 3:1

- Sons and Daughters born 3:2-3 (including Absalom)

- A league with Abner 3:13

- Gets (wife) Michal back 3:14-15

- Abner dies 3:31

- Avenges murder of Ish-bosheth 4:9

1003 -37 King over all Isreal 5:3 I Chr 11

- Takes Zion 5:7

- Adds wives & children 5:13

- War against Philistines 5:17-25

- Brings Ark to Zion (3 months) 6:1-11 I Chr 13:1-14

- Moves Ark to Jerusalem 6:12-17

- Despised by Michal (childless) 6:20-23

- Builds a Place I Chr 15:1

- Desires to build a house for God 7:2 I Chr 17:1-3

- Forbidden by Nathan I Chr 17:4

- God's promise to David 7:11

- Other Victory's 10:

- 38 ? Over next 2 years

- David meets Bathsheba 11:

- David Murders Uriah 11:

- Son born to David & Bathsheba 11:27

- Nathan confronts David 12:

- Son dies 12:

1000 -40 ? A son born, Solomon 12:24-25

- Another war victory 12:29

990 -50 ? About 11 years pass Absalom about 20 years old

- Ammon rapes Tamar 13:1-22

- 2 yrs pass Absalom slays Ammon 13:23-36

- 3 yrs pass Absalom in Geshur 13:38

- 2 yrs pass Absalom returns Jerusalem 14:28 (doesn't see David)

..-4 yrs pass Absalom plots against David 15:7

979 -61 ? Loses kingdom to Absalom 15:

- Mephiboshet's sevant Ziba Lies 16:1-4

- Ahithophel plots against David 16

- Cursed by Shimei 16:5

- Ahithophel commits suicide 17:23

- Absalom chases David 17:24-26

- Barzillai loyal to David 17:27-28

- Absalom's Death 18:1-18

- Back to Jerusalem 19:15

- Shimei Pardoned 19:16

- Mephibosheth sets record straight 19:29-30

- Sheba's conspiracy 20:1-3

- Sheba's put down 20:14-22

976 -64 ? 3 yrs famine in the land 21:1

- The Gibeonites 21:1-14

- Mephibosheth 21:7-8

- War with Philistines 21:15-22

- Mighty men who served with David 23:8

- Tempted by Devil to count people 24 I Chr 21:1

975 -65 ? 9 mths 20 days 24:8

David, son of Jesse, King of Israel

BC Age Event Ref

- Builds Altar 24:13-25

- Prepares for Temple I Chr 22:1-5

- Appoints Solomon his Successor I Kings 1

- Gives charge to Solomon I Kings 2

- Makes Solomon King of Israel I Chr 23:1

- His last words 23:

970 - 70 His death I Kings 2 I Chr 29:26

Summary: David lived for 70 years

30 years old when he became King of Judah

7 yrs 6 mths ruled Judah

33 yrs ruled all Israel from Jerusalem

40 plus years ruling I Kings 2:11-2

70 years old when he dies

Answer 1

Er, Onan, Shelah, Pharez and Zarah.

Answer 2

Er, Onan and Shelah were sons of Judah by Shuah the Canaanite. Both Er and Onan were slain by the Lord due to their wickedness. (Gen 38:2-10).

Pharez and Zarah (twins) were sons of Judah by Tamar. (Gen 38:18, and 38:29-30)

Answer 3

Judah had 5 sons - 3 with his Canaanite wife Shua - Er, Onan, and Shelah. He also had 2 twin sons from Tamar - Pharez (Perez) and Zerah. The story may be read in Genesis 38 and is highly recommended as Tamar's children are the ancestors of King David and may answer the promise of God that his line will always be on the throne of Israel.

Christians believe the following are the Psalms composed by David: Psalms 3-9, 11-32, 34- 41, 51-66, 68-70, 86, 101, 103, 108-110, 122, 124, 131, 138-145.

Some Jews believe all of the Psalms were authored by David.

Many of the psalms are traditionally attributed to David. However, Bruce Feiler and others say that scholars agree that the writing of the Psalms only began in the Babylonian Exile. Modern scholars no longer see Israel in the tenth century BCE as the sophisticated regional power imagined to have produced complex urban literature such as the psalms, as Ze'ev Herzog says, "Perhaps even harder to swallow is that the united monarchy of David and Solomon, which is described by the Bible as a regional power, was at most a small tribal kingdom." Some scholars state that David did not write any of the psalms.

Answer

Answer:

The Psalms may be divided into three groups.

1) Those that begin with the words "A Psalm of David" or similar expressions.

2) Those that contain no name of an author.

3) Those that have a name other than David's.

According to Jewish tradion, David authored the first two of the above groups, which is the great majority of the Psalms. The third group was arranged in the Book of Psalms by David, though he didn't author them directly (Talmud, Bava Bathra 14b).

In Psalm 8, King David speaks of two opposites. One the one hand, mankind is as nothing compared to the imposing grandeur of the universe above, yet at the same time, God has placed us humans above all. See the Malbim commentary for a much deeper discussion.See also:

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None. Eighty-five kohanim were murdered by Do'eg (1 Samuel ch.22), not by David. When David had fibbed to Achimelech (1 Samuel ch.21), he was acting properly, since he was in danger from Saul and he told an untruth as a method of self-preservation.

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Answer 1: No

Having done some research on the character of King David, I don't think "homicidal psychopathic personality" is anything close to the truth about David.

Using Jungian psychological typology, it is apparent that David exhibits a great deal of Extroverted Thinking behaviour - assertive, bold, courageous and well spoken.

1 Samuel 16: 18 One of the servants answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the Lord is with him."

David proved himself to be an accomplished warrior and military leader, which shows that he was able to strategize and maximize the ability of his men.

1 Samuel 18: 30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success than the rest of Saul's officers, and his name became well known.

David also shows a softer "feeling" side in his relationship to music and his loyalty to Jonathan, and even to Saul who was trying to kill him (David had the chance to kill Saul but instead he cut off a corner of Saul's robe). Had David been a homicidal psychopathic, he would certainly have killed Saul at the first opportunity. This reflects Jungian psychology that we are not just one psychological type, but are a combination of a few types.

Of course, David was human and imperfect and let his ambition and power get the better of him when he committed adultery with Bathsheba and had her husband killed on the battlefield. He repented and accepted the consequences of his sin, and was forgiven.

Remember that David lived in a time of war and conquest, and leadership in that time and place was about being a strong warrior and military strategist. The time and place and circumstances of war warranted his warrior leadership as he defended Judah and Israel from the Philistines and other invading nations.

Life of King David - His Theme

"When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer. "Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, 'I will confess my transgressions to the LORD' -- and you forgave the guilt of my sin. "Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found; surely when the mighty waters rise, they will not reach him. You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance" (Psalm 32:3-7). Have you noticed one of the major themes running through David's writings? He paints a picture of utter trial and turmoil in his life, yet maintains an internal compass that always points to "true north." Whereas most of us look for happiness based on external circumstances in our lives, David has discovered a deeper joy grounded in his inner self. Most of us strive for happiness that's external and temporary. David teaches us to drive towards a place of deeper well-being, where we develop trust and hope in God that extends beyond our external realities

Answer 2: Yes

David, as a young boy in the hands of the Priest, was groomed to listen to 'voices' in his head. As a man he fled from his own tribe and King and sought refuge in the land of Gath (Ashish), acting as if mad, letting spit fall down onto his beard, and in the protection of his host David and his men began a killing spree, wiping out the countrymen, women, children and babies of his host, while when returning to his host David lied about his whereabouts and actions - 1Sam27:1-12 David, when King, lusted after another mans wife, ordered her to appear before him, had sex with her (all contrary to the Law of Moses), had her husband sent to the front line of a war so he would be killed and David could claim the woman as his wife ... and then in his own words stated: "The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness according to the cleaness of my hands ... for I have kept the word of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from it." 2Sam11:2-22 If someone acted like this today would this show a psychopathic profile?

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