No, Samuel is the one who anointed David as king... This song's meaning is pretty much understood; however I'm not sure I agree with every point it commends. The lines, "Every rook and jay in the Corvidae�s been raving about me too." and, " he'll [Goliath} be waiting for you when we get back home" (with emphasis on the words "Goliath" and "everyone", imply that everyone, including the philistines (a wicked pagan people) will enter the Heaven... The symbolism of this song is that we cling to life on this earth, but as Christians should be of the next world, not this one.
I don't see the connection with the "rook and jay" line. I think in that song it's just sort of a way of saying that the crow is well-praised by all his neighbours (and an opportunity for a great pun!). After reading your comment, I was kinda curious about whether or not it was referring to a more universalist point of view. I agree with topskanker though (actually had been thinking something to that effect, but their comment sums it up much better than I could). I have no clue whether or not Aaron believes in religious syncretism. There are...
I don't see the connection with the "rook and jay" line. I think in that song it's just sort of a way of saying that the crow is well-praised by all his neighbours (and an opportunity for a great pun!). After reading your comment, I was kinda curious about whether or not it was referring to a more universalist point of view. I agree with topskanker though (actually had been thinking something to that effect, but their comment sums it up much better than I could). I have no clue whether or not Aaron believes in religious syncretism. There are some interesting (some might say "convincing") arguments for Christ-centred universalism as well, so perhaps that is his basis for it.
I think the point in the line and in the overall song is that we all go to the judgment day and everyone's time comes to go. Regardless of going to Heaven or Hell. I think the line about "He'll be waiting for you when we get back home" couples with the line about Uriah meaning that regardless of David's achievements and mistakes his time has come. I think what Aaron also is implying is that David will have to answer for Goliath's death as well as Uriah even though Goliath's death was righteous and Uriah's was selfish.
I think the point in the line and in the overall song is that we all go to the judgment day and everyone's time comes to go. Regardless of going to Heaven or Hell. I think the line about "He'll be waiting for you when we get back home" couples with the line about Uriah meaning that regardless of David's achievements and mistakes his time has come. I think what Aaron also is implying is that David will have to answer for Goliath's death as well as Uriah even though Goliath's death was righteous and Uriah's was selfish.
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I think the reason everyone has so many problems and nitpicking about Aaron's writing being completely orthodox and Christian or maybe just maybe you can finally say he's not a Christian because he said something in one line that might, maybe, perhaps, be percieved as contray to the bible is because the overall dogma attached to Christianity is mostly wrong. True Christianity is all about acceptance and all-inclusiveness and mewithoutYou has never written anything that seemed contrary to that or scripture.
No, Samuel is the one who anointed David as king... This song's meaning is pretty much understood; however I'm not sure I agree with every point it commends. The lines, "Every rook and jay in the Corvidae�s been raving about me too." and, " he'll [Goliath} be waiting for you when we get back home" (with emphasis on the words "Goliath" and "everyone", imply that everyone, including the philistines (a wicked pagan people) will enter the Heaven... The symbolism of this song is that we cling to life on this earth, but as Christians should be of the next world, not this one.
I don't see the connection with the "rook and jay" line. I think in that song it's just sort of a way of saying that the crow is well-praised by all his neighbours (and an opportunity for a great pun!). After reading your comment, I was kinda curious about whether or not it was referring to a more universalist point of view. I agree with topskanker though (actually had been thinking something to that effect, but their comment sums it up much better than I could). I have no clue whether or not Aaron believes in religious syncretism. There are...
I don't see the connection with the "rook and jay" line. I think in that song it's just sort of a way of saying that the crow is well-praised by all his neighbours (and an opportunity for a great pun!). After reading your comment, I was kinda curious about whether or not it was referring to a more universalist point of view. I agree with topskanker though (actually had been thinking something to that effect, but their comment sums it up much better than I could). I have no clue whether or not Aaron believes in religious syncretism. There are some interesting (some might say "convincing") arguments for Christ-centred universalism as well, so perhaps that is his basis for it.
I think the point in the line and in the overall song is that we all go to the judgment day and everyone's time comes to go. Regardless of going to Heaven or Hell. I think the line about "He'll be waiting for you when we get back home" couples with the line about Uriah meaning that regardless of David's achievements and mistakes his time has come. I think what Aaron also is implying is that David will have to answer for Goliath's death as well as Uriah even though Goliath's death was righteous and Uriah's was selfish.
I think the point in the line and in the overall song is that we all go to the judgment day and everyone's time comes to go. Regardless of going to Heaven or Hell. I think the line about "He'll be waiting for you when we get back home" couples with the line about Uriah meaning that regardless of David's achievements and mistakes his time has come. I think what Aaron also is implying is that David will have to answer for Goliath's death as well as Uriah even though Goliath's death was righteous and Uriah's was selfish.
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I think the reason everyone has so many problems and nitpicking about Aaron's writing being completely orthodox and Christian or maybe just maybe you can finally say he's not a Christian because he said something in one line that might, maybe, perhaps, be percieved as contray to the bible is because the overall dogma attached to Christianity is mostly wrong. True Christianity is all about acceptance and all-inclusiveness and mewithoutYou has never written anything that seemed contrary to that or scripture.