One time (2003) I took a course from Dr M Daniel Carroll R and he tried to make the argument that when Samuel declares that God is going to raise up a man after God's own heart in contrast to Saul, he's actually referencing Jonathan, and David was the second pick because after Saul's second infraction, God wasn't going to allow Saul to start a dynasty.
I'm still not sure I agree with that take, but it's an interesting one that I continue to consider from time to time.
This is great! I'm studying 1&2 Samuel over in my substack. So many times I was like "David is a punk" and I felt like I was the only one 😄 (but also I thought he was only a punk until I studied the passages and found some golden nuggets).
I like to imagine how the story would be played out in Hollywood. In my Hollywood movie of David's life it would actually be about Uriah and how Uriah's ghost haunts David the rest of his life. -but that's not really what we're talking about.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! We've been going through 2 Sam this year on the Unity Faith Podcast, and we agree. David is consistently.... frustrating. lol
One time (2003) I took a course from Dr M Daniel Carroll R and he tried to make the argument that when Samuel declares that God is going to raise up a man after God's own heart in contrast to Saul, he's actually referencing Jonathan, and David was the second pick because after Saul's second infraction, God wasn't going to allow Saul to start a dynasty.
I'm still not sure I agree with that take, but it's an interesting one that I continue to consider from time to time.
Interesting!
Right? He had a few opinions like that one that I’ve never forgotten and still am a little bit like 🤔
This is great! I'm studying 1&2 Samuel over in my substack. So many times I was like "David is a punk" and I felt like I was the only one 😄 (but also I thought he was only a punk until I studied the passages and found some golden nuggets).
I like to imagine how the story would be played out in Hollywood. In my Hollywood movie of David's life it would actually be about Uriah and how Uriah's ghost haunts David the rest of his life. -but that's not really what we're talking about.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! We've been going through 2 Sam this year on the Unity Faith Podcast, and we agree. David is consistently.... frustrating. lol