June 2023

In Second Samuel, chapter twelve, verse thirteen, David’s sin was forgiven by God in that the death penalty and eternal punishment are remitted, as in First John three, stanza fifteen. He received restoration to salvation and fellowship with God as in Psalms fifty-one. Despite this, the blemish of David’s reputation was forever, and the effects […]

In Second Samuel, chapter twelve, verses eleven through twelve, David’s dreadful punishment, prophesied by Nathan, was not merely the natural consequences of his sin, nor was God passively authorizing things to happen to David. However, his punishment was the result of God’s direct actions. Three times God used a phrase of intention: Behold, I will

In Second Samuel, chapter twelve, verse ten, David despised God and killed Uriah to take Uriah’s wife for himself. God pronounced judgment on David and his family, which would be the fulfillment of violence, strife, and murder with the sword for the rest of his life: approximately twenty-five years. The scriptures record at least four

In Second Samuel, chapter twelve, verse nine, the prophet Nathan declares that in committing adultery, murder, and deceit, David was guilty of despising the commandment of the Lord and God Himself. Despise means to treat contemptuously, to scorn, to make a little account. The actions of David declare, in this case, that God is of

In Second Samuel, chapter eleven, verse twenty-seven, David’s sins of adultery, cold-blooded murder, and subsequent cover-up were an exceptional evil in God’s sight. He became guilty of breaking the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth commandments, as in Exodus twenty, verses thirteen through seventeen. His sins were greater because he was a shepherd over God’s

In Second Samuel, chapter eleven, verse fifteen, instead of confessing his sin initially, David sought to cover up his sin of adultery by having Uriah murdered and taking Uriah’s wife as his own. David was forgiven and restored to God only by a broken and contrite heart of deep repentance before God. Adultery often occasions

In Second Samuel, chapter eleven, verse eleven, Uriah proved to be a better man than David. His actions were because of his commitment to God and comradeship with those fighting the Lord’s battle. He paid for his dedication to his life. Uriah’s response to David’s gesture of seeking pleasure over position shows that his mindset

In First Samuel, chapter eleven, verse two, records David’s serious spiritual failures and God’s subsequent judgment upon him for the rest of his life. This account of David’s sins and the consequent tragedies in his personal and family life serves as a sad example and warning for the New Testament believer, not just for Israel.

In Second Samuel, chapter eleven, verse one, is the beginning of David’s tragic sin and fall when he was about forty-eight. Instead of leading his army into battle as he had done before, David stays behind in Jerusalem. He had been accustomed to the luxurious life of the palace and developed a middle-aged softness that

In Second Samuel, chapter nine, verse one, records how David kept his promise here to his close friend Jonathan. David made a covenant with Jonathan years before to show kindness to his family, as in First Samuel twenty, eleven through thirteen. Mephibosheth was the son of Jonathan, as stated in verses three and six of