This story has always fascinated me, so it caught my interest from the beginning. This particular story was told from an Islamic folklore which made it interesting to see the differences and similarities.
David was a mighty kind who served Allah. One day, David decided to disguise himself and go into town to see what the people truly thought of his kingdom and the way he governed. An angel disguised as a human told him that he is frustrated because the king uses the money of the public treasury instead of working for his money. This troubled David so he began working to earn money for his family, alms and the construction of the temple.
The story moves on to David inside the temple. After reading the backstory of David's want of Bathsheba, we learn that David is plotting to have his friend, Uriah killed (he is the husband of Bathsheba).
I found the ending most interesting. When he realizes the sin he commits and Uriah's death, David asks for forgiveness. Uriah spoke down form heaven and says he forgives David because for one wife, Allah has given him 1,000 in heaven.
David asks forgiveness from Allah.
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Landon! Hello there. David has always been an interesting Bible character to study because his life marks God’s righteousness and grace. There were a few grammar errors I noticed in your first paragraph that can be an easy fix! You just need to capitalize the word “Bible” and take off the “y” on the word “unity” so it spells out “unit” instead. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteHey Landon. It is great that the unit caught your eye so you went ahead and read it. I think it was interesting that you read it to see the comparisons of the Islamic point of view. I have not read this unit so I wouldn't even know where to start on the differences between the portrayals of both versions. It must have been pretty cool to see the differences after reading this version.
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