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| | | | If you study religion rather than or in addition to studying the Bible you discover that there are a number of stories similar to those found in the Bible. You find even more if you study mythology. By myth I do not mean a widely held but false belief such as “urban legend.” I mean universal stories that help us understand who we are, where we came from, and what that means. For a long time I avoided knowing about myths for fear that a myth might have the same plot as the Gospel of Mark. If Horus was crucified, buried, and resurrected on the third day, wouldn’t that lessen the story of Jesus? Like others I eventually faced that fear and found faith in... | | | | | | | Wednesday, March 4, 2009 12:25PM | | | | David, Jonathan & Will | Tags: King David, King Saul, Jonathan, Joseph, free will
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I Samuel 20
Saul was the first king of Israel. Jonathan was crown prince, heir to the throne. David was the most popular man in Israel and if there had been an election David would likely be king. But Israel but not a democracy but a theocracy. Yahweh wanted to be Israel’s king but the people wanted an earthly king like other nations so Yahweh gave them Saul. Then later Yahweh chose David to succeed Saul rather than Jonathan.
For David to become king, Saul and any of his relatives who might claim the throne for themselves had to be killed. That was standard operating procedure for earthly kingdoms. Saul tried to kill David before David was strong enough to kill him and his family. David had... | | | | | |
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