NATHAN REBUKES DAVID (2)
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) Nathan rebukes David
(Text: 2 Samuel 12:1-15)
1. What is the text all about?
a) The predictions in these verses (2 Samuel 12:10-14) came true. Because David murdered Uriah and stole his wife,
@1. murder was a constant threat in his family;
@2. his household rebelled against him;
@3. his first child by Bathsheba died.
b) If David had known the painful consequences of his sin, he might not have pursued the pleasures for the moment. Remember that the consequences of your actions reach further and deeper than you can ever foresee. Because sin has consequences, God has set up moral guidelines to help us avoid in the first place. Be careful to do what God says.
c) During this incident, David wrote Psalms 51, giving valuable insight into his character and offering hope for us as well. No matter how miserable guilt makes you feel or how terribly you have sinned, you can pour out your heart to God and seek his forgiveness as David did. There is forgiveness for us when we sin. David also wrote Psalms 32 to express the joy he felt after he was forgiven.
d) David confessed and repented of his sin, but God's judgment was that his child would die. The consequences of David's sin were irreversible. Sometimes an apology isn't enough. When God forgives us and restores our relationship with him, he doesn't terminate all the consequences of our wrongdoing. We may be tempted to say, "If this is wrong, I can always apologize to God," but we must remember that we may set into motion events with irreversible consequences.
e) Why did this child have to die? This was not a judgment on the child for being conceived out of wedlock, but a judgment on David for his sin. David and Bathsheba deserved to die, but God spared their lives and took the child instead. God still had work for David to do in building the kingdom. Perhaps the child's death was a greater punishment for David than his own death would have been.
f) It is also possible that had the child lived, God's name would have been dishonored among Israel's heathen neighbors. What would they have thought of a God who rewards murder and adultery by giving a king a new heir? A baby's death is tragic, but the despising God brings death to entire nations. While God readily forgave David's sin, he did not negate all its consequences.
The End ...
0. Introductiona) Nathan rebukes David
(Text: 2 Samuel 12:1-15)
1. What is the text all about?
a) The predictions in these verses (2 Samuel 12:10-14) came true. Because David murdered Uriah and stole his wife,
@1. murder was a constant threat in his family;
@2. his household rebelled against him;
@3. his first child by Bathsheba died.
b) If David had known the painful consequences of his sin, he might not have pursued the pleasures for the moment. Remember that the consequences of your actions reach further and deeper than you can ever foresee. Because sin has consequences, God has set up moral guidelines to help us avoid in the first place. Be careful to do what God says.
c) During this incident, David wrote Psalms 51, giving valuable insight into his character and offering hope for us as well. No matter how miserable guilt makes you feel or how terribly you have sinned, you can pour out your heart to God and seek his forgiveness as David did. There is forgiveness for us when we sin. David also wrote Psalms 32 to express the joy he felt after he was forgiven.
d) David confessed and repented of his sin, but God's judgment was that his child would die. The consequences of David's sin were irreversible. Sometimes an apology isn't enough. When God forgives us and restores our relationship with him, he doesn't terminate all the consequences of our wrongdoing. We may be tempted to say, "If this is wrong, I can always apologize to God," but we must remember that we may set into motion events with irreversible consequences.
e) Why did this child have to die? This was not a judgment on the child for being conceived out of wedlock, but a judgment on David for his sin. David and Bathsheba deserved to die, but God spared their lives and took the child instead. God still had work for David to do in building the kingdom. Perhaps the child's death was a greater punishment for David than his own death would have been.
f) It is also possible that had the child lived, God's name would have been dishonored among Israel's heathen neighbors. What would they have thought of a God who rewards murder and adultery by giving a king a new heir? A baby's death is tragic, but the despising God brings death to entire nations. While God readily forgave David's sin, he did not negate all its consequences.
The End ...
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