DAVID'S SIN & SORROW | NATHAN CONDEMNS DAVID

1. David's Sin And Sorrow

a) We follow more of David's adventures, after he became king. However there is a great deal of sadness in this story, mainly as a result of the sin David committed with Bathsheba, the beautiful wife of Uriah the Hittite, one of David's faithful soldiers.

2. Nathan Condemns David

a) "Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD? Now the sword shall never depart from your house" (2 Samuel 12:7-14) That is what Nathan said to David after he had committed adultery with Bathsheba and had her husband killed.

b) Bathsheba gave birth to David's son, but the baby died in spite of David's pleading with God. From this point on, David suffered many trials at the hands of his enemies —including enemies within the kingdom.

c) David knew better, and was capable of better. In the mercy and love he shows various people in these stories, and in his psalms which are inserted into the narrative, we can perceive the good and godly heart of David.

d) However, sometimes David allowed himself to be tempted by the power he held. He was drawn away by his own lust, to enter into what he knew was sin.