In Reply to: James, this article really helped me posted by exer on November 01, 2005 at 16:51:46:
Another reason Berg gave for believing that this David was referring to him is that he said that Joab (an early Family member) believed it, wrote Berg telling him so, precipitating the Mo Letter "David" in which Berg received a prophecy that he was, indeed, this David. In the Letter "David" paragraphs 11-13, Berg said,
You couldn't have ever convinced me by the wildest stretch of my imagination that God was actually talking about us: That He actually uttered this prophecy originally for you and for me about what God was going to accomplish through us.' ...Then, a few months ago, one of you wrote me and got all excited about this same passage and said the Lord had showed him this was about us! But I tried to laugh it off, brush it off and accredit it to the over-zealous loyalty of one of my most overbearing generals (Joab).But God dealt with me about it afterwards, and I prayed about it...I asked the Lord if this was true. Could this be about us specifically and the work which we are now doing?
When Hap Wotila (Joab) was asked about this he replied:
"This is how I remember all that happening: We had a 'babes ranch' across the road from TSC. I was teaching about 30 or 40 'new babes' the basic classes. I started on one subject and the next thing you know I'm blasting the pharisaical church leaders of today and I say, 'Go over to Ezekiel 34,' and as we were reading the chapter, it was like electricity in the room, the verses seemed to illuminate as we read them and everybody is ooohing and ahhhing. And we came down to verse 23 and everybody is feeling goose bumps and chills and wow!! wow!! And we all start praying and speaking in tongues and you know how it goes.
Later that day I was talking to Hosea and Esther his wife, in a trailer on the hill at TSC and was telling them about this heavy 'anointed' time we had that day. I opened to Ezekiel 34 and read it to them and I asked him who this David was. 'Has this been fulfilled?' I asked if it could be Berg. I also considered if it could be David Ben Gurion (the head of the country of Israel).
Esther was sitting there and wrote down the whole conversation, and sometime later Berg comes out with a Letter saying, 'Joab got the revelation that I was the David of Ezekiel 34.' Well, it's just not true.' I thought it was significant enough of a passage to ask Hosea about, but it was just a question. I said, 'Who is this? Could this be Berg?' I knew I didn't know much and I did have a lot of respect for Hosea, but Hosea just said, 'I don't know,' and smiled.
So I really got credit for this whole idea when I didn't deserve it. But this was a pattern in the group. One of us dumb little sheep would say, 'Hey, what does this mean?' or 'Could this mean this?' and Berg would say, 'Flesh and blood hath not revealed this unto you, but God', and off everybody went."