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NASB | 1 Samuel 27:1 Then David said to himself, "Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 27:1 But David said in his heart, "Now I will die one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me inside the borders of Israel, and I will escape from his hand [once and for all]." |
Bible Question:
This is not an attempt to start a debate. I am struggling to understand something. Please consider the following and see if you can help me understand better your view on this issue. In Hebrews 10:23 it says that by FAITH when Moses was born he was hidden for three months because they were not afraid of the king's edict. They disobeyed the king and therefore are guilty of the sin of not obeying every authority as all of Romans chapter 13 states and as 1 Peter 2:13-20. These passages by the apostles were written to people being persecuted for beleiving in God and they were instructed to submit, not to save lives. How then are we to understand this concept that the hiding of Moses, which included sinnnig to do it, was of FAITH? Next part of this "problem". Hebrews 10:13 By FAITH Rahab welcomed the spies in peace. That included both lying to the kings men and going against the same scriptures that apply to saving Moses. How are we to understand the concept of FAITH seeing as how the actions that led up to the result included sinning? Next part of the "problem". Sin is always wrong, lying is always wrong, I do not deny that, I don't know any Christian that denies that fact. Here is the crux, not of my arugment, because I am not posting with that I have an agenda to proove in mind, but to understand what I do not understand, the crux - How is it wrong for David to do what was necessary to save lives, both genocide, and lying as if he had no faith, but Rahab and the Exodus mid-wives are considered to have had FAITH even though they broke two of God's statutes and commandments in the process of earning that FAITH? blessings abound, bowler |
Bible Answer: Bowler, I am exhausted. It has been a long weekend of working for the Kingdom. Let me pose a question. In Acts 4:19 Peter and John disagree with the rulers and disobey the rulers direct command. Peter was let out of jail in Acts 12, when it was clear he was to be beheaed the next morning. I'm sure if I wasn't so tired I could think of many other examples of people that followed God's law over man's law. Men will die, God's law will last forever. There are times we need to lose our heads for the Kingdom. There are times a wife should say, this far and no farther to her husband, when he expects her to be a swinger or other true perversion. I have wondered about Vashti for years. This was a modest woman who didn't want to do a strip tease in front of a bunch of drunk men. She paid a heavy price for disobeing her husband the King. Not sure I answered you question, but I hope I brought more ideas to your plate as you ruminate on this question. |