How Do We Rise from the Depths of Suffering?

How Do We Rise from the Depths of Suffering?

[After Nathan confronting David,] Then David confessed to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan replied, “Yes, but the LORD has forgiven you, and you won’t die for this sin. Nevertheless, because you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD by...
What Does It Mean to Truly Repent?

What Does It Mean to Truly Repent?

[Bathsheba mourned for the death of Uriah,] when the period of mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to the palace, and she became one of his wives. Then she gave birth to a son. But the LORD was displeased with what David had done. So the LORD sent...
How Do Powerful, Godly Leaders Go Astray?

How Do Powerful, Godly Leaders Go Astray?

[Trying to normalize Bathsheba’s pregnancy,] David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David. When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and how the war was progressing. Then he told Uriah, “Go on...
Can You Choose the Consequence of Your Sins?

Can You Choose the Consequence of Your Sins?

[Noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath King David] sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba [1], the daughter of Eliam [2] and the wife of Uriah the Hittite [3].” Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the...
Are Comfort and Power making us Vulnerable?

Are Comfort and Power making us Vulnerable?

In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. Late one afternoon, after his...