“The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You must never return to Egypt.’ The king must not take many wives for
himself, because they will turn his heart away from the Lord. And he
must not accumulate large amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself” (Deuteronomy 17:16-17). - See more at: http://christianitymalaysia.com/wp/gold-glory-girls/#sthash.k15LMMiG.F7UB0s2s.dpuf
“The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You must never return to Egypt.’ The king must not take many wives for
himself, because they will turn his heart away from the Lord. And he
must not accumulate large amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself” (Deuteronomy 17:16-17). - See more at: http://christianitymalaysia.com/wp/gold-glory-girls/#sthash.k15LMMiG.F7UB0s2s.dpuf
5 Dec 2013 by Lim Poh Ann-
- See more at: http://christianitymalaysia.com/wp/gold-glory-girls/#sthash.k15LMMiG.F7UB0s2s.dpuf
Whether we opt for 3G or 4G is a matter of preference. But when these three G’s loom large in our lives, we are in deep trouble.
When
the Israelites set foot on the Promised Land, they wanted to be ruled
by a king just like the nations around them. They preferred a monarchy
to a theocracy.
Though
it was not His perfect will, God relented. But He set conditions
concerning the king’s conduct within His permissive will:
“The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You must never return to Egypt.’ The king must not take many wives for himself, because they will turn his heart away from the Lord. And he must not accumulate large amounts of wealth in silver and gold for himself” (Deuteronomy 17:16-17).
Did King David, a ‘man after God’s own heart’, fulfill these conditions? No. He failed in two out of three areas.
Because he could not control his lust, David not only committed adultery with Bathsheba but was instrumental in the death of her husband, Uriah. The latter was sent to the frontline where he was most likely to be struck down in battle.
What accounted for David’s weakness for other women? He already had Abigail, Ahinoam and Michal as his wives before Bathsheba came into the scene (1 Samuel 25: 42-44). Clearly what was sitting on the torso’s upper pole could not control what was on its lower pole.
Clearly both David and Solomon have forgotten the injunction in Proverbs 31:3: “Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.”
Is it a “natural weakness” to fall for other women when one becomes rich and powerful—when every wish almost immediately becomes a reality?
Was it the “philandering genes” Solomon inherited from his father David that caused the former to have seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines (1 Kings 11:3)?
David
gave generously towards the building of the temple because he
acknowledged that all blessings come from God. So he was not mesmerised
by gold and material things (1 Chronicles 29: 12-16).
But he had a weakness for women, committing adultery despite having several wives.
And when he took a census for his own personal glory, he showed his reliance on his many horses, soldiers and chariots rather than God.
At
a time when kings were supposed to lead armies into battle, King David
was idling. A naked lady bathing at the rooftop caught his eye. And the
‘man after God’s own heart’ fell for the charms of another man’s
wife. Like tumbling dominoes, events unfolded swiftly, moving David from
temptation to lust to adultery and to murder (2 Samuel 11: 1-17).
Because he could not control his lust, David not only committed adultery with Bathsheba but was instrumental in the death of her husband, Uriah. The latter was sent to the frontline where he was most likely to be struck down in battle.
What accounted for David’s weakness for other women? He already had Abigail, Ahinoam and Michal as his wives before Bathsheba came into the scene (1 Samuel 25: 42-44). Clearly what was sitting on the torso’s upper pole could not control what was on its lower pole.
Clearly both David and Solomon have forgotten the injunction in Proverbs 31:3: “Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.”
Is it a “natural weakness” to fall for other women when one becomes rich and powerful—when every wish almost immediately becomes a reality?
Was it the “philandering genes” Solomon inherited from his father David that caused the former to have seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines (1 Kings 11:3)?
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