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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:25 [This is] because the foolishness of God [is not foolishness at all and] is wiser than men [far beyond human comprehension], and the weakness of God is stronger than men [far beyond the limits of human effort]. |
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Question regarding 2 Samual 11 Uriah was a good person because he did not enjoy the company of his wife while the Ark and his friends were out in the open field. I would consider him a righteous man and David was a Premeditated murderer , yet David got away with killing him and several others. David also was allowed to have Uriah's wife after he killed Uriah. This is deeply troubling to me, My question is why didn't God help Uriah, where was God for Uriah? |
Bible Answer: Gary: In reference to Uriah the Hittite and King David, we of course view their acts in the only way we can view them, which is from a human perspective and not a divine one. We see in this story a king, David the stud, behaving deceitfully and sinfully, and Uriah behaving honorably and righteously. And from our limited knowledge and even more limited insights we would have to award the prize for goodness and decency to Uriah, hands down. And of course we know that the story of David's wrongdoing does not end with his terrible sin of adultery and theft of another man's wife. He orders that Uriah be placed in harm's way on the battlefield. David issues this order deliberately for the express purpose of doing away with Uriah, an order that is tantamount to murder. Yet we know that David prayed a contrite sinner's prayer for pardon (Psalm 51) and a prayer of a suffering penitent (Psalm 38). We know considerably less about Uriah's spiritual life. ...... This story of David and Uriah and your questions regarding the events bring to mind another question that has been pondered many times before. Here's one man who has lived a virtuous life, been a good husband and father, a good neighbor, a pillar in his community. But he does not know the Lord, has never been regenerated. Another man has been in many ways a scoundrel, an adulterer, a murderer. But at the eleventh hour, he comes to Christ in faith and is born again. From natural man's point of view, the first man is far more deserving of heaven's bliss than the second. From Scripture's perspective, neither is. But the second man, though no more deserving than the first, is saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Man's "goodness" -- all our righteous deeds -- are like a filthy garment before the Holy God (see Isaiah 64:6) ..... Scripture has no direct answer to your question, "Why didn't God help Uriah, where was God for Uriah?" But in Job 38 and following, God shows Job who He is and Job who he is. Romans 9:14-21 gives us some straight talk about God's sovereignty. And in answer to a question Peter asked about another disciple, our Lord said to him, "What is that to you? You follow Me!" Perhaps our Lord's answer to Peter is the best answer to the question about God in relation to His dealings with Uriah the Hittite. --Hank |