When I think of King David, my mind goes straight to the David and Goliath story in the Bible. Then I go straight to thinking about his reign as king and the length, the joys and laments that were written in the book of Psalm, and how prosperous the time was. But the misogyny that he expressed is not something that really came to mind before this lesson. It is right there in the Bible where I learned the other aspects of David, but I had skipped over those sections or really didn’t pay much attention to them if I read over them. Sometimes this is can be connected to powerful people who have great aspects to them like leading or a big donation to support a cause, but they do some shady acts and it is hidden from the public. Yes, it is a person and they should have privacy, but when there are people that the press picks and chooses to expose for devious acts it leads you to question why this particular person is being propped on a pedestal? Definitely, David was a great ruler, but also why was his bad side swept to the side when teaching about him, I feel that by teaching these facts can show that even the kings were human and that what he did was wrong.
Another thing that I hadn’t questioned before was the existence of David. To really think about how King David might not have existed is mind-boggling, but when presented with the facts from archaeology, this really is a controversial topic. It is interesting to see the comparisons between what archaeologists have found and how it aligns to the teachings of the Bible. From one article that I read, it clearly stated that the Bible is not a historical recount, but a religious document. But, I think that historians and archaeologists look into the stories of the Bible to try and draw out the truth behind it to see how it existed.