And so it happened, after seven days.As children we were taught to marvel at this brilliant solution. But he would be punished: the son that Bathsheba had already given to David would die. Nathan then told David that God would forgive him. That is the moment Rembrandt shows. The prophet told the king a parable of a rich man and a poor man, to make David realize he had made a serious mistake.
David did have a son named Nathan, probably named after Nathan the Prophet. And I tried to imagine Abraham Lincoln as Solomon in that he faced two plaintiffs both holding their version of the Republic in their hands.David is not the Father of Nathan the Prophet. As I followed along in synagogue, last Shabbat (Saturday), I tried to apply the thinking to our current political situation here in the US (although I could make the same argument for Israel).
The South was ready and did cut the country in half and Lincoln spent his Presidency and gave his life to bringing it back together.Nathan the Prophet Confronts David about his Sins of Adultery and Murder 2 Samuel 12 Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. Although there were some people who believed that unity needed to be preserved, no matter the cost, the cost was the continuation of the evil of slavery and most didn’t agree….on either side of the divide. Yet the solution didn’t work. He then told David he would not build the temple, but that his. Before that, he had approved of Davids plans to build the Temple to replace the Tabernacle, only to be corrected by the Lord. One of his closest advisors, he is most notable for his masterful rebuke of David after his adultery with Bathsheba.
Bathsheba is with him and all the royal courtiers who have ignored his behavior no doubt are fawning on him for his favor.The doors open. David is playing his harp, crown on his head, wrapped in his royal robes. He has recently sent Uriah, the husband of his passion Bathsheba, to his death and now she is with him in royal splendor.Here is how I imagine the scene. And, make no mistake, each halves the baby again and again….and mostly without Abraham Lincoln’s ethical and moral filter.David is in his palace. Sadly, in politics, everyone has a sword and many are eager to wield it, no matter the consequence.Today, that sword can be blocking an important vote, holding up a critical appointment or spreading falsehoods through social media. 2 The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds.Luckily the woman who was ready to share a dead baby wasn’t wielding the sword.
Until finally, in deep anguish, he cries:As I read this over I wonder where our Nathan’s are. “That man deserves to die”….then maybe, just maybe beginning to sense the morality tale at play here….he continues less dramatically.…”He must pay four times the value of the lamb because he showed no pity.”David sits….Nathan remains quiet one more moment and explodes …David is shaken and pleads. David was livid….He jumped up in a rage. Maybe getting quieter and quieter as he progressed. Yet, instead of taking a lamb from his own endless flock (no Wholefoods in those days) he stole the one little lamb that belonged to the poor man and served it for dinner to his guest.Nathan finished the telling.
After his initial stint at Y&R, David worked at Wells Rich Greene before relocating to Israel, where he co-founded an agency, Mimsar, that focused on the then-nascent hi-tech industry, which was the foundation of “The Startup Nation.”Upon returning to the U.S., David joined the Y&R network once again, mentored by the late Harold Burson at Burson-Marsteller, and Cohn & Wolfe, where he led major accounts in Business to Business, Financial as well as Consumer. All while evangelizing the spirit and competitive advantage of innovation and collaboration.David’s involvement in the advertising industry has spanned more than 40 years, clients ranging from Fortune Ten to day old start-ups, beginning at Y&R as a trainee in 1976. Expanded the global footprint of VML, and ultimately helped unify Y&R and VML into one marketing powerhouse: VMLY&R. No matter how close the hammer hits.David is one of the most sought-after advisors consultant speakers and mentor in the global marketing community.David is also a prolific writer and published children’s author…”What Would You Wish For” a designated LinkedIn Influencer, where he ranks among the most widely read business leaders in the world and a Social Activist working for an end to gun violence hunger and in-equality.As Global CEO and Chairman of Y&R, David propelled Y&R to a top five global creative firm at Cannes, developed new resources and practice… Healthcare BtoB and an in-house innovation accelerator called The Spark Plug…. Disgusted with the sword wielders and their faux Solomonic pontificating.And I search for our David’s who have the self-awareness and inner moral strength to listen and to act on admonition. Not afraid to speak truth to power.
He now serves as a keynote speaker at major global events, motivational speaker and advises industry leaders worldwide.In 2013, Fast Company named David one of the 10 Most Generous Marketing Geniuses. He has served as Jury President at Cannes three times and was a member of the Titanium jury. Amongst the accounts he led and drove were Microsoft Dell IBM Altice Citi-Bank AT&T: Kraft and Pfizer to name just a few.David is active in the industry as former Chairman of the Advertising Council’s Board of Directors and, for many years before, a Director-at-Large of the 4As. In 2000, he took that experience to Wunderman…mentored by the late Lester Wunderman, ultimately serving as its Vice Chairman, helping them transition into WPP as a digital/data powerhouse, before returning to Y&R as Global CEO. There, he helped pioneer Y&R’s cross-agency team approach on the USPS account, transforming it into an award-winning industry benchmark.In 1996, David became a founding partner of one of the first digitally-focused omni-channel startups, Genesis Direct.
David is also a Board Member of American Eagle Outfitters’ one of the most successful retail clothing brands on line and off and was Executive Producer on MTV’s highly acclaimed REBEL MUSIC series.David and his wife, Debbie, have two daughters, two sons-in-law, five treasured grandchildren — Henry, Teddy, Gemma, Goldy and Sadie.
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