Seize the Moment – Day 906
Culturally Acceptable Sin Has Consequences!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, September 9.
Do you tend to idealize the people you look up to? We look at our heroes through rose-colored glasses. From the beginning to the end of 1 Chronicles 14, the Chronicler’s purpose was to exalt David, as expressed in verse 2, “David realized that the Lord had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was highly exalted, for the sake of His people Israel.” This sentiment was amplified in verse 17, “Then the fame of David went out into all the lands; and the Lord brought the fear of him on all the nations.”
Now, I don’t want to be nitpicky, and I’m not standing in judgment of David, the Bible does say he was a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22), but something bothers me about the story of David. The very thing that is so troublesome to me was being used by the Chronicler to establish David’s throne. It was his polygamy, stated in verse 3, as a response to verse 2 and David’s realization that God had established his kingship, “Then David took more wives at Jerusalem, and David became the father of more sons and daughters.” Yes, I know it was culturally acceptable for ancient kings to amass a large harem, but it was in direct violation of God’s Word for Israel’s kings, “He shall not multiply wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away” (Deuteronomy 17:17a).
No person, even an exalted king, is above the Law of God, nor is immune to the promises of God. The generational consequences of David’s disobedience led to Solomon’s moral corruption and the division of David’s kingdom (1 Kings 11:1-13).
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