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To: grey_whiskers
Baloney, the Hebrew says that David humbled himself before God, partly out of fear and partly out of joy that the Ark of the Lord was coming to him. He dressed in simple linen, as opposed to a royal personage for this reason.

14 Then David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was wearing a linen ephod.

15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.

16 Now as the ark of the LORD came into the City of David, Michal, Saul’s daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and whirling before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

17 So they brought the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. 18 And when David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.

19 Then he distributed among all the people, among the whole multitude of Israel, both the women and the men, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed, everyone to his house.

20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!”

21 So David said to Michal, “It was before the LORD, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the LORD. 22 And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken, by them I will be held in honor.”

23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death. Footnotes:

253 posted on 11/25/2010 11:41:01 AM PST by 1000 silverlings (everything that deceives, also enchants: Plato)
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To: 1000 silverlings
Yes, that's right. It's what I was trying to point out earlier -- that it does happen to show up in the Bible that people did things while worshipping, which were looked at with disfavor or disapprobation by onlookers.

Cheers!

258 posted on 11/25/2010 12:05:03 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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