Suffering in a Broken World
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THE CAST:
David—“Beloved”
Bathsheba—“Daughter of an Oath” Wife of Uriah the Hittite, one of David’s Top 30 warriors. Grand-daughter of Ahithophel, his favorite counselor.
Uriah the Hittite—"Yahweh is my light” (Hittite name “Ariya”?). Chosen name that sounded like his original and represented his faith in Yahweh, the God of Israel?
2 Samuel 23:19, 24, 39 (NLT)
Abishai was the most famous of the Thirty and was their commander. . . Other members of the Thirty included:
Asahel, Joab’s brother. . .
[28 names]
Uriah (Yahweh is my light) the Hittite
Joab—“Father is the Lord”
Servants/Messengers—Powerless instruments of David’s absolute power, used to carry out his abusive plans.
Other Israelite soldiers—Killed as “collateral damage” in David’s shameful cover-up murder of Uriah (Yahweh is my light).
The Lord—He appears at the end of this scene. He sees what David has done as evil and is displeased.
2 Samuel 11:1-27 (NLT)
In a broken world. . .
Those with more power can abuse that power without short-term justice. . . even upon Yahweh’s light-bearers.
In a broken world. . .
Being Yahweh’s light-bearers means living upside-down and using our power to empower others as a servant.
Mark 10:42-45 (NLT)
In a broken world. . .
Being Yahweh’s light-bearers means honoring God, submitting to authority when it honors God, and practicing “civil disobedience” when it does not.
In a broken world. . .
Jesus is the reconciler between us and God and each other!
1 Timothy 2:3-6 (NLT)
Ephesians 2:14-16 (NLT)