SCANDAL I know there’s a popular television show out now that has people captivated. It is interesting to note this passage excerpted from Rev. Rebecca Clancy…… *While in Egypt with his wife, Abraham became preoccupied that his wife’s good looks would get him into trouble. As her husband, he might be deemed to be standing in the way of an Egyptian’s desire for her. He ended up delivering her up to Pharaoh’s harem; and this to save his own hide. *Then there was Jacob who was a serial cheater and a liar, his chief victim being his brother. Needless to say, his family life was a study in the art of sabotage. A while later he married two sisters, which if you think about it, is kind of sick. He might even be incarcerated for that today. Then take the Big Three Kings – Saul, David, and Solomon. *Saul, to put it crudely, a nut job – a paranoid and murderous monster, whose deranged obsession for most of his life was to assassinate David. He ended up delivering all his sons up to death and then falling on his sword. *David, was living proof that no man is above corruption. Even though labeled as “a man after God’s Own Heart”, he impregnated the wife of a dutiful and loyal member of his personal guard. He then had a henchman murder him so as to get him out of the way. *And finally, Solomon. Talk about the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Banishing silver, he permitted only gold in his opulent and lavish court. Of course he had to enslave his own people to raise the funds for it, but be that as it may. The Bible knows all about human fault and folly -- what we today would call scandals. In fact, it puts our tepid attempts at television scandal to shame. But there’s one difference, and it’s a major one. The Bible never, ever calls it scandal or treats it as such. This is because the Bible traffics in realism. It is the greatest study in realism that humankind has ever or will ever produce. The Bible realizes we all share a common condition. We are all up against it and we are all in it together!
Posted on: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 01:19:29 +0000
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