Benjamin Lee Vince

David the Warrior / David the Politician: when the Ministry Turns to Politics for Their Answer Benjamin Lee Vince

But David tarried behind The scribe has chosen a subordinating conjunction (but) to conceal a negative abstraction worthy of investigation. The verb tarried is passive in its expression, and it too is hiding a secret. The scribe is trying to lead us to believe that David was tired and needed a rest; however, investigations persuade us to believe that something else was on his mind . . . Could it be, a few days before, David received a text message from Bathsheba to induce his probing spirit that kept him home and awake? after all, they were neighbors and David was a cat's meow . . . Could it be that their attraction factors were aroused and one or the other made a gesture of willingness? . . . Could it be also that she had seen him up there before and lust was conceived in her heart . . . and she thought this a tranquil opportunity to gratify her lust? . . . and, if it came to light, he could sweep it under his political rug . . . David, turning to politics to cover his tracks was the mistake of his life, and many in religious leadership are following the same path.