Dr. Joel, I so appreciate how freely you share these resources. There's so much I don't know and it's so helpful to have a more colorful picture of the possible surrounding circumstances regarding David's family. I love that God uses anyone from any background to accomplish His work. Thanks for taking the time to compile all of this for us.
Someone asked me about this how the other day and I don’t intend to watch it. But when they asked about how David was treated by his family, it reminded me of Ps 27:10, “For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me up.” This is a “Psalm of David” so I think it’s fair to use it in constructing his biography, but a lot remains unanswered.
Definitely a number of possibilities. The idea of David being thought of as illegitimate in his society underscores comparisons with Jesus. I wrote about it recently and personally find it a very interesting Messianic foreshadow. It's so easy as moderns to observe the text frigidly and forget these characters were humans with real lives and complex relational dynamics. Love the digging you're doing!
Dr. Joel, I so appreciate how freely you share these resources. There's so much I don't know and it's so helpful to have a more colorful picture of the possible surrounding circumstances regarding David's family. I love that God uses anyone from any background to accomplish His work. Thanks for taking the time to compile all of this for us.
Someone asked me about this how the other day and I don’t intend to watch it. But when they asked about how David was treated by his family, it reminded me of Ps 27:10, “For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me up.” This is a “Psalm of David” so I think it’s fair to use it in constructing his biography, but a lot remains unanswered.
Definitely a number of possibilities. The idea of David being thought of as illegitimate in his society underscores comparisons with Jesus. I wrote about it recently and personally find it a very interesting Messianic foreshadow. It's so easy as moderns to observe the text frigidly and forget these characters were humans with real lives and complex relational dynamics. Love the digging you're doing!
Love this and all your content. Thank you so much for digging in here. Really enjoying needing out with you aha
So great