Richard Saul Wurman

The first three kings of Israel, Saul, David and Solomon were men of strength and weakness. When the kings listen to the message of God’s servants the prophets, they make the right decisions and experience the blessings of God. When the leaders reject the prophet’s inspired message, the entire nation suffers. Thus, everything ultimately rises or falls spiritually, socially, militarily, and politically because of leadership. As God’s anointed leaders, the kings are held accountable to maintain…

champion on the side of Philistines, was ready to fight one-on-one a warrior from the Israelites camp. ‘Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me. If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.” ‘ David was a shepherd’s son, the youngest…

This essay focuses on the first three kings of Israel and why Israel wanted a king. The other questions it will address is why was Saul chosen and later rejected, what made David a better king than Saul, and what happened during Solomon’s rain that led to the division of Israel after his death. First is why did Israel feel they needed a king. Up until this time they had the prophets and the Judges that God had raised up to lead and protect them. The first reason Israel wanted a king is found…

From the reading in the book of first Samuel, chapter 8 describes a time after Samuel retires and passes on the responsibilities to his two sons of overseeing Israel; however, they are corrupt in their ways and so the elders of Israel gather and request to have a king. Samuel brings their request before God who declares that they are merely doing as their ancestors have done in the past and rejecting God’s dominion over them. God then has Samuel explain what life will be like if they have a king…

(Acts 13:22), and one of the most talented characters of the Old Testament. He was not only a king, he was a poet, a musician, a mighty warrior and humble. David was brave enough to kill a lion and a bear, and noble enough that he refused to kill Saul, for he was God’s anointed. (I Samuel 26:23) David was a good man; he was one of God’s favorites; yet, he fell into deep sin and the Bible doesn’t hide the scars on him. “It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to…

For many ages, people have turned to David and Goliath for inspiration. While people have told the story for ages, it is often misinterpreted. To readers, Goliath is a formidable foe, with superior power to David, a small shepherd’s boy. Goliath expected a warrior to engage him in close combat, where size was an advantage. Gladwell’s novel, David and Goliath, examines the struggles of ordinary people. Gladwell finds that sometimes advantage can lead to failure, and disadvantage can lead to…

he explains what the story of David and Goliath means to him. The story of David and Goliath is about, David, a young shepherded boy who volunteers to fight Goliath, a giant, in order to end the standstill between the Israelites and the Philistines. Saul, the king of Israel, has no choice but to let the young shepherded fight the giant, because none of the other warriors were brave enough to fight Goliath. When David walks down to Goliath, Goliath becomes very annoyed that the Israelites sent a…

A critical analysis of 2 Samuel 11-12 reveals the sins of David and the consequences of these action. These chapters highlight how David handles certain situations and his reaction to the punishments given by the Lord. It is interesting to see the king who has always been loved by the Lord and by his people, behave in ways that seem inconsistent with his character. The structure of the chapter “ is as simple in its basic construction as it is complex in its ability to portray the deviousness of…

“Oh Lord, you have searched me and you know me, you know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways: (Psalm 139:1-3). King David spoke these words with an understanding of his relational connection to God. He also recognized that God truly knows all his ways. For the most part, people prefer to hide their true selves from others and when conflict arises, they tend to place blame on everyone other…

Final Paper: David Lewis Prompt In his work, Mad Pain and Martian Pain, David Lewis argues that we can apprehend the concept of pain by applying an ambiguous, yet effective Materialist Mixed Theory of mind. The Mixed Theory of mind includes an Identity Theory and a Functionalist Theory—which Lewis must necessarily accept in order to have his theory of pain. Phenomenologists argue that Lewis fails to account for the experience of pain—the what it is like to be in pain and to feel pain. I will…