David T. Lykken

Not only is David running away for his life in 1 Samuel 25, but he also has to deal with people who do not respect him and challenge his honor. The man named Nabal is just one example of someone who does not believe David has honor, which he displays and then surprisingly, his household does not act in accordance with his position. Why do Nabal’s men and wife Abigail go behind Nabal’s back to appease David, when that is the exact opposite of what Nabal does as the head of the household? The main…

Christ just hurts me even more. When I was younger I would always say that I would tell him about Jesus when I was older but he got diagnosed with alzheimer 's when I was ten. As the years progressed his alzheimers got worse and eventually he couldn 't even put a whole sentence…

The article I will be evaluating is “Evaluating King David: Old Problems and Recent Scholarship” by David A. Bosworth. At the time David Bosworth wrote the article he was a Professor at Barry University in Miami Shores, Florida. The article appeared in the Catholic Biblical Quarterly in 2006. The article addresses the controversies of King David. The Books of Samuel have caused the reputation of King David to come under question. The consequences to King David’s reputation have been caused by…

general mankind? Description: David Covenant is all about the promises made by God to David. It revolves around the establishment of House for David who would bring forth Solomon to rule the Throne and make a Temple for David. In the Old Testament, there are too many covenants and they include Covenant between God and mankind, people and groups, between God and Noah, God and Abraham and others. Among all the covenants, the covenant between God and David, the David Covenant stands out. In the…

fought between David and Goliath. “Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.” Let the daughters rejoice that the war is over, but weep for the soldiers who have been slain in battle. The poem gives tribute to the fallen soldiers from the battle in Israel, “How are mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!” The poem is meant to have religious meaning as there is a reference to the battle fought between David and Goliath.…

To Forgive or Not Forgive, That is the Question Throughout the New Testament of the Bible, Christians are constantly reminded of the importance of forgiveness. Mathew 6:15 states: “But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (KJV). In other words, a person cannot expect to be forgiven by God if that person does not forgive others. When it comes to forgiving those that I love, I do not have a difficult time forgiving them, and this is probably…

The “Book of Job,” written in the period between the 7th and 4th centuries BC, is one of the most remarkable pieces of literature ever known to humankind. It also is a moral tale of leadership. It tells the story of Job, who retains his trust in God, in spite of the series of horrific trials he is exposed to. To emphasize the importance of this masterpiece of Hebrew poetry, the famous French novelist Victor Hugo allegedly has said that if all the world’s literary efforts were to be destroyed,…

petition, and a vow of praise ...There is not a single psalm of lament that stops in lamentation. Lamentation has no meaning in and of itself. That it functions as an appeal is evident in the structure because what the lament is concerned with is n o t a description of one’s own sufferings or with self-pity, but with the removal of the suffering…

Psalm 35 is also known as the Psalm of David. The whole psalm is an appeal to heaven from a bold heart and a clear conscience, irritated beyond measure by oppression and hatred. Beyond a doubt David 's Lord may be seen here by the spiritual eye. Psalm 35 was written either about David and his revenge against Saul, or about a legal court: the proceedings, defense and appeal. Both ideas were split into three main parts. The Psalm of David should be “classified as belonging to the form group:…

Brutality in The Chrysalids Imagine being given a life, and living in the most frightful way possible, with death being more merciful than living. Wyndham's The Chrysalids is a novel that demonstrates various themes throughout the narrative. Waknuk is where it all takes place, where the law is that everything and everyone must be perfect or else they are purified to demolish all abnormalities. Consequently, inhabitants of Waknuk achieve this by resisting to change. Also, a proud…