As a result of David coveting another man’s wife, adulterous relationship with Bathsheba, and his successful plot to send Uriah to his death in battle, David was punished several ways (Tullock & McEntire, 2006, p. 137 – 140). To start, the child he conceived with Bathsheba out of wedlock fell ill and passed away. Second, David’s son from one of his other wives raped Tamar, David and Bathsheba’s daughter. Subsequently, causing Absalom, David and Bathsheba’s son to avenge his sister by having Amnon killed. Moreover, Absalom would later successfully conspire to overthrow David and assume the throne. Thus, initiating the final act of David’s punishment whereby Absalom is killed by soldiers loyal to David in battle. Ultimately, all of this tragedy
to be at the hands of his lost son, which he exiled and sentenced to
Medea is an impeccable example of a woman being controlled by the ravaging effects of love. Unfortunately, those effects lead Medea to commit a serious transgression: murder. She takes the life of not only a king and his daughter, but also of two of her own children. Although the king’s death was more of an adverse consequence than a direct murder, Medea planned all of their deaths down to the last detail.
A loss of David’s innocence appears during his killing of a magpie. This “it can be done in a flick of the finger”. The particular significance about this plays an important part in his as he considers that he also is capable of committing such unfortunate yet immoral things. “Looking in the dead bird’s eye, I realised that these strange, unthought of connections - sex and death, lust and violence, desire and degradation - are there, there, deep in even a good heart’s chambers”.
6. I think that his mother just randomly decided to abuse David. Since she was an alcoholic she did not always realize what she was doing to him. She also probably didn’t want to do all the things around the house and thought it was too much to do so she had David do all the chores. She punished him by doing dreadful things.
It's hard for us to imagine what it would be like to be in David's shoes and it's very easy to judge. We can ask us why he didn't just accept his homosexuality and get on with it, but that question will never be answered. David was raised with the opinion that man and woman-relationships were the only way, and his foundation was built on that belief.
What would happen if there were modern courts during biblical times? If there were modern courts then a jury would have been tasked with deciding who was guilty in the rape and murder case involving King David and Bathsheba. The jury would need to read the text that describes the events very deeply and in a detailed manner before they came to a conclusion. In the case of the Bathsheba incident they would need to read 2 Samuel 11 and 2 Samuel 12. The jury would find Bathsheba innocent of any wrong doing because she was under the control of the powerful king David, she had no choice but to act as she did, and she did not initiate any of the violence that occurred. David was guilty of rape and murder because he was in control the entire time.
Another character who faced adversity in his life was David. One can see this in the story because David states, “And dumb was how the kids treated me. They’d make fun of me every
Uncle Axel , and The Sealand lady are the three important people in David's life whose
Uncle Axel , and The Sealand lady are the three important people in David's life whose
Born is guilty of separating a father and son who were previously conjoined. Since he separated two things that were together, he spends eternity separated himself: “I bear my head cut off from its life source” (329.140). Born is a unique individual in the sense that he is not diluted like many other sinners in the story are. He compares his sin to that of Ahithophel’s counsel to Absalom about David and, unlike many others, he gets his comparison right: “Ahithophel said to Absalom, ‘I would choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. I would attack him while he is weary and weak. I would strike him with terror, and all the people with him will flee. I would strike down the only king and bring all of the people back to you” (II Samuel 17.1-3). It is also interesting how closely related Born’s punishment is to Absalom and Ahithophel’s death: “The mule went under the thick boughs of a great terebinth tree, and his (Absalom) head was caught in the terebinth; so he was left hanging between heaven and earth.” (II Samuel 18.9). Second Samuel Chapter 17 Verse 23 states that Ahithophel hanged himself. Just like Born’s head was separated from his body, Absalom and Ahithophel died separated between heaven and
David’s father was not suggesting that David was not a man, but our society has set forth preconceived notions about what it means to be a man. When David heard this from his father, he felt as though by being gay, he was somehow disappointing his father. This idea certainly scared David into thinking that his homosexual feelings were bad. Later in Paris, David was able to escape the direct tension that he felt, but his worries still lingered and he fought to become the person that he thought he should be:
David was a member of the tribe of Judah and a part of the Messianic prophecy. David loved the Lord so much. In fact, when he defeated Goliath, he was not prideful at all. He did it for the Lord and in the name of the Lord. He knew that God helped him defeat Goliath. He gave God ALL the glory. David also proved that he was different by obeying the Lord’s commandments. It speaks in 1 Samuel 24 that David had plenty of opportunities to kill Saul, but he did not. Now, David was not perfect. However, when he made mistakes he asked for forgiveness and he showed the true heart of a person who had done something wrong and was really sorry for what he had done. This is something Saul did not do.
Medea?s thirst for revenge begins when she finds out about her husbands unfaithfulness. Medea?s husband Jason decides to marry the princess Glauce to establish a position of power in Corinth. Jason claims he did it so Medea and their two sons could have better lives. Jason fails to tell Medea of his plans. Medea, who has committed her life to Jason, is enraged when she finds out. Rather than accept Jason?s betrayal and her own humiliation, she vows revenge.
His sin not only caused his downfall but led to the divided kingdom, the kingdom that David had unified only decades ago. Solomon sinned against God by having foreign wives. In his video lesson, Hindson points out that, out of Solomon’s allegiance and love for his foreign wives, he allowed foreign gods to be worshiped in his kingdom. The worship of the false gods led to materialism, which eventually devoured the heart and soul of the people. Solomon’s sin was more grievous than David’s.
Interestingly, this is represented when he is given an opportunity to show some type of remorse, by way of contrition of his actions, as written by Coetzee “ ‘A spirit of repentance’ “ (58). However, David cannot bring himself to do that. It is as if he is incapable of viewing his errors in this light and suggests a subtle arrogance that he doesn’t believe he has done wrong. It’s not just that he doesn’t appear able to face up to his responsibilities, but rather that he may well be emotionally incapable of doing so. Institutions, such as Apartheid in South Africa, tend to disable an individual’s sense of morality in order to satisfy one’s