August 29, 2022
After King David admits he sinned in his actions with Bathsheba and her husband Uriah, God tells David he will lose the son born from the affair. Indeed, David’s son becomes sick and dies. But God is...
August 21, 2022
Recall from my prior posts that God, through Nathan, told King David how disappointed he was with David’s behavior toward others, and that David would face consequences for his actions. Here is how...
August 14, 2022
This is the last reflection in my three-part series on how God, through Nathan, confronts King David about his behavior. In the first part, God reminds David of all the blessings he’s received. In...
August 7, 2022
King David’s behavior toward Bathsheba and her husband Uriah is terrible, and God’s conviction of David can be seen in several parts. Last week we looked at the first part: how God sent Nathan to...
July 31, 2022
Recall from earlier posts that God sends Nathan to confront King David about his behavior with Bathsheba and Uriah. Nathan begins by using a parable about about a rich man who took the one valuable...
July 24, 2022
My last reflection focused on how God used one of King David’s advisors, Nathan, to communicate his disappointment with David’s behavior. Instead of immediately calling out David’s bad conduct,...
July 18, 2022
In his treatment of Bathsheba and her husband Uriah, King David has displeased God. So God sends the prophet and advisor Nathan to talk with David. And the LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him...
July 11, 2022
The last few reflections have focused on David’s poor choices. He sleeps with Bathsheba, a married woman, and she becomes pregnant. He then attempts to conceal his actions by bringing her husband,...
July 3, 2022
King David, unable to find a way to cover up his role in Bathsheba’s pregnancy, decides to have her husband, Uriah, killed. So Joab, a key general in David’s army, places Uriah at a vulnerable spot...
June 26, 2022
My last reflection focused on Uriah’s decision, while on leave from battle, to avoid sleeping with his wife, Bathsheba. This thwarted King David’s plans to hide his own affair with Uriah’s wife. So...