Part 2 ( Continued from Feb 16 blog) February 18, 2022
Article 2 Volume 13
Uriah came to town but he did not go see his wife as David had planned. This action by Uriah surprised David. Wonder why?
I believe that Uriah may have been told that David had spent some time with his wife in the palace. See, even though Uriah was away in the war zone the news may have reached him. You would be surprised how much news can reach a soldier when he is away from home. ( when I was in the army, 3,000 miles from home in France, you would be surprised to know how many letters I received from different people about my girl back home),
This possibility became more evident when David sent for Uriah to take a break from the war and come home. So when Uriah came home, he was suspicious that something was going on so he spent his time with the soldiers.
When David confronted him he gave him an explanation. Uriah's action lead to David giving him a letter to take back to the military leader. This letter gave instructions to the leader to place Uriah on the front line where his chances of survival would be very limited.
David's plan worked. Uriah was killed fighting in the war.
When Bathsheba heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him; then when her mourning period was over David sent for her. She came, and became one of his wives. She gave birth to his son.
The Lord was very displeased with what David had done.
Chapter 12. The Prophet Nathan tells David a Parable
The parable is in verses 1-4. (Read it in your Bible). So David's anger was stirred up when he heard the parable. He told Nathan that the man should be put to death.
Then Nathan told David that he(David) was the man.
Through Nathan the Lord remained David of all that he had done for him. David was told that there would be much adversity in his household in the future. David confessed his sin to Nathan.
Nathan told David that the Lord had put away his sin and he would not die for committing it.
However, because of this deed, the child who is born to you shall surely die. Then Nathan departed to his household.
(It is taught by many and believed by more that the lost of the child was the only punishment. However, there was lots of adversity in David's household and family in future years. Some of the adversity encountered were: (1) Absalom killed his half brother Amnon because he had raped their sister, Tamar. David was the father of all three of the children. (2) Absalom was killed by Joab the commander of David's army. (3) Solomon kills his half brother Adonijah for trying to seize his throne. Both are David's sons. (4) Absalom attempted to take over David's kingdom.
So, you can see there was a lot of adversity in David's household that have a direct link to his sin regarding Bathsheba).
David pleaded with God for the child to live.
Nevertheless, the child died. After the child's death, David went in to comfort Bathsheba, his wife. After, he laid with her, she bore a son. They named him, Solomon.
Conclusion
What this analysis reveals is that David may have had more than a one night stand with Bathsheba. The time period from the beginning of the affair to the child's birth was longer than 9 months. Uriah was probably aware of David's scheme and that is the reason he did not see his wife when he came home on leave. David's sin, in future years, lead to much adversity in his household.
God forgave David for his he sin and David received many blessings in future years despite the adversities encountered.
One of the take away of this lesson is to seek God's forgiveness and don't think that you can outsmart God. Pray, and do not grow weary in praying.
Copyright (c) 2022. Grady E. Bryant, Sr.
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