The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

2 Samuel 6:16, “Then it happened as the ark of the LORD came into

the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the

window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD;

and she despised him in her heart.”

There is a lot to be said of this experience –much more than we can

cover in this brief comment. Adam Clarke says, “…it is probable that David

used some violent gesticulations, by means of which some parts of his body

became uncovered. But it is very probable that we cannot guess all that was

implied in this reproach.” Clarke paraphrases what he believes to be David’s

meaning:

“I am not ashamed of humbling myself before that God who

rejected thy father because of his obstinacy and pride, and

chose me in his stead to rule his people; and even those

maid-servants, when they come to know the motive of my

conduct, shall acknowledge its propriety, and treat me with

additional respect; and as for thee, thou shalt find that thy

conduct is as little pleasing to God as it is to me.” Ouch!

Clarke continues, “Michal formed her judgment without reason,

and meddled with that which she did not understand. We should be careful

how we attribute actions, the reasons of which we cannot comprehend, to

motives which may appear to us unjustifiable or absurd. Rash judgments are

doubly pernicious; they hurt those who form them, and those of whom they

are formed.”

May the LORD guard us all from judging the motives of others.

We love and pray for you always,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”