Free College Essays-The Story Of David And Bathsheba

The Story of David and Bathsheba Everyone knows the story of David and Bathsheba and the turmoil it caused not only him but his whole kingdom. David was not where he was supposed to be, and it allowed for sin to enter his life. The consequences of this action would be deadly. For as long as I could remember, the story of David and Bathsheba was a very “surface level” Bible story in Sunday School to warn against sin. My little mind thought if I did not listen to Mom tell me to clean up my dishes that I was going to go up in smoke. There is a lot more to this story than what meets the eye though. Second Samuel chapter twelve verses thirteen through twenty-five has a lot of weight and truth set behind them. There is power in the words of a heartbroken father about to lose his child. We could all learn something from it. One word that I found …show more content…
When Nathan came to tell David that God was going to take his firstborn son and that his household would now produce evil, David did not lash out like I am sure many of us would have. Instead, he simply said, “I have sinned against the Lord.” David showed his heart that day in true fashion. He did not try to blame other people or run away from it. He owned his mistake and he was going to take whatever consequence was coming to him because he knew that God was still good. Psalm fifty-one corresponds with this passage of scripture. He was saying that he knew God did not delight in sacrifice, but he would bring it if he had to. He knew God did not want this for His life, but he also could not look over the fact that sin has consequences. He knew God still loved him, and he was going to praise God with all he had. God’s concern was not very “legal” but more “personal.” God wanted David to fix himself because he loved him. God did not have any other agenda except for