September 6 & 7, 2025
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Reading along with us in 2 Samuel and Acts? Here’s today’s reading:
2 Samuel 12 (NIV)
Nathan Rebukes David
1 The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought.……Continue Reading
Here we see more of the affects of sin on the others around us. Death of a child, generational curses, and additional sins all will be the result of David’s original sin. This is a place we can refer to when we are trying to justify sin by saying it does not affect anyone else. Children watching and being raised in situations not pleasing to God are learning to continue sin rather than being taught to follow God. This is a time when our actions speak much louder than our words. We can say we follow God, we can read our Bibles, and go to church but is our daily living reflective of God’s will or our own. It is those sneaky “respectable” sins that we need to be careful of and the trickle down effect they have on those around us and unfortunately nowadays the list of sins considered “respectable” or normal just keeps getting longer!
Good comments Kelly. It is so true today with so many people walking in sin and how their sins effect everyone and not just themselves. How each generation affects the next one and on and on it goes. Only walking with God can change things. But there are still consequences because of sin. Mankind by walking away from God and thinking that they know better than God are very foolish. Many times, a person has to be totally broken before they see their need for Christ and to turn to Him. Only when a person is fully surrendered to God can God bring that person to Himself and use him to serve Him. God bless you all.
It is interesting that Nathan tells this story and yet it is a perfect way for David to internalize what he did to Uriah and understand himself the thoughts God had about the situation. His evil was great and so will be the consequences he suffers. As the better part of David’s life will have its share of trouble, it will be a constant reminder of the wrong that he had done. And yet when part of the consequence is suffered, David refreshes himself and God blesses him with the birth of Solomon. How gracious our God is while never condoning sin. Joab is even a good friend here…challenging David to get back on his horse, literally, and lead the army in battle. Such a man thing to say I’ll take it if you don’t, all the while wanting David to take it in the first place.
David suffers the terrible consequences of sin. He acknowledges it, he repents of it, and he accepts the consequences. He is restored, and the Lord continues to bless him with a son and victory in battle. God does not turn away from us and abandon us when we sin. Instead, he disciplines us, forgives us and restores us. Our Father will not forsake us when we are disobedient and because of Jesus we can never lose our salvation. Praise the Lord!
2 Samuel 11 & 12
2 Samuel 12; Isaiah 17
God sends Nathan the prophet to confront David about his sins. This is not hidden from God for God sees everything. Not only that but He knows our thoughts. David does repent and there is even fasting for the child to be healed. But there are still consequences because of his sins. He won`t die at this time but because of his sins God tells him that evil will not depart from his own household. Also, the child dies. We will see in the following chapters how the evil will take form. Despite all this God allows a child to be born unto Bathsheba with David. This child they called Solomon who would become king. This is more of a blessing to Bathsheba for she was in grief of losing her child through sickness. It wasn`t her that sinned for she was a victim of David`s sins. God is so merciful and kind to Bathsheba and even shows some grace to David. God bless.
Amen
2 Samuel 12
2 Samuel 12
A picture of David’s guilt and shame. Before God. As he wrote psalm 51. Pouring his remorse out before God
Such a significant story for David with many applications for us. The depth is David’s sin was great, yet God was merciful and spared his life and kept his covenant with him. Still the natural consequences of David’s sin affects the rest of his life and beyond.
I was thinking of something else, what about David’s other wives? Is this not only adultery because Bathsheba was married to Uriah, but also David already had two wives!
Another thought, when we forgive, and when God forgives, though there may be consequences, He allows us to move on. David does have a son with Bathsheba and “the Lord loved him”. What an amazing statement. I think of how we feel about our children and grandchildren. We simply love them.