Did you ever play with dominos as a kid? And did you ever carefully stand a large number of them one next to the other on a hard surface, until you had a major configuration of dominos all standing at attention like little soldiers? Then, with trembling finger, you gently push one over and delighted as a chain reaction – a “domino effect” – occurred and all the tiles tumbled. The sensation is glorious. Even the sound of falling dominos brings a strange satisfaction.
This is the whole point of meticulously setting up a domino display. For some people, experiencing a line of dominos falling has become a life obsession. Presently the world record for domino tiles lined up and pushed over is an astounding 4,234,027.
In chapter 12 of The Story we read about another domino effect, one having to do with sin. When we commit a sin, our one action can begin a chain reaction of other sins…click, click, click…until down we fall.
We also see a domino effect as one person sins and those around them are affected. We never sin in isolation. Our choices impact the people around us. We are standing so close to them that when we fall, our lives bump theirs, and often they go down with us.
Imagine talking to David at the end of his life and asking him, “What advice and insight would you give me about temptation and sin?” Think about what David might say to you if you were presently dabbling in sin?
The above is taken from The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story, pages 80 and 85.
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Did you ever play with dominos as a kid? And did you ever carefully stand a large number of them one next to the other on a hard surface, until you had a major configuration of dominos all standing at attention like little soldiers? Then, with trembling finger, you gently push one over and delighted as a chain reaction – a “domino effect” – occurred and all the tiles tumbled. The sensation is glorious. Even the sound of falling dominos brings a strange satisfaction.
This is the whole point of meticulously setting up a domino display. For some people, experiencing a line of dominos falling has become a life obsession. Presently the world record for domino tiles lined up and pushed over is an astounding 4,234,027.
In chapter 12 of The Story we read about another domino effect, one having to do with sin. When we commit a sin, our one action can begin a chain reaction of other sins…click, click, click…until down we fall.
We also see a domino effect as one person sins and those around them are affected. We never sin in isolation. Our choices impact the people around us. We are standing so close to them that when we fall, our lives bump theirs, and often they go down with us.
Imagine talking to David at the end of his life and asking him, “What advice and insight would you give me about temptation and sin?” Think about what David might say to you if you were presently dabbling in sin?
The above is taken from The Story: Getting to the Heart of God’s Story, pages 80 and 85.
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1. What were the steps in David’s sin and cover-up? Compare David’s steps leading to sin with Eve’s steps leading to her sin (p. 4).
2. Why did God take the life of the child when it was his father who sinned? How do you feel about God’s decision?
3. How did the people feel about giving to the work of the temple that Solomon would build? Why were they so willing?
4. What do we learn about the holiness and heart of God when we consider Nathan’s interactions with David?