Many times we would have read, David is a man after God' own heart. As we all know that David had written the Psalms. He walked with God and though he failed sometimes, he repented and turned unto God. In 2nd Samuel we can see David took Bathsheba who is Uriah's wife and he slept with her. God's anger kindled against David and the Lord smote the first born of Bathsheba. Though David tried to cover his sin by Saying Uriah to go back to his home.
2 Samuel 11:8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
2 Samuel 11:13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
In these two verses we can clearly see that David tried to cover his sin. But it was not hidden, Uriah didnt go back to home, he was faithful saying
2 Samuel 11:11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
Then David cannot hide his anymore, so he sent Uriah to the war and given order to place him in the first row that he might die.
But when the Lord's word came to Nathan, David acknowledged his sin and written Psalms 51.
Again the satan stirred David's heart saying number the Israelites.
1 Chronicles 21:1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
But in all his life, David said it is better to fall into the hands of the Lord than to fall into the hands of the men.
God shall be primary and centre in our lives rather than any other thing.
2 Samuel 11:8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
2 Samuel 11:13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
In these two verses we can clearly see that David tried to cover his sin. But it was not hidden, Uriah didnt go back to home, he was faithful saying
2 Samuel 11:11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.
Then David cannot hide his anymore, so he sent Uriah to the war and given order to place him in the first row that he might die.
But when the Lord's word came to Nathan, David acknowledged his sin and written Psalms 51.
Again the satan stirred David's heart saying number the Israelites.
1 Chronicles 21:1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
But in all his life, David said it is better to fall into the hands of the Lord than to fall into the hands of the men.
God shall be primary and centre in our lives rather than any other thing.
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