11 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.
2 One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, “She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4 Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.) Then she went back home. 5 The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”6 So David sent this word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent him to David. 7 When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going. 8 Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” So Uriah left the palace, and a gift from the king was sent after him. 9 But Uriah slept at the entrance to the palace with all his master’s servants and did not go down to his house.
This is where we witness David sinning. David slept with one of the wife of his commanders. Its worthy to note this. Why? because the bible has been saying good things about David. But now, bad things are now being told about David. Why is that? Becuase the bible tells the truth. The bible tells the truth about David. Like the rest of people, David is still ultimately human. He makes mistakes. God still forgave him, just like how God will forgive anyone. The keyword is will forgive anyone. This piece of history is not one sided but 2 sided. People always talk about the good things of the bible. In fact, the 10 most searched verses:
About salvation:
John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
About plans:
Jeremiah 29:11: "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"
About plans:
Romans 8:28: "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."
About strength:
Philippians 4:13: "I can do all this through him who gives me strength."
And so many more. The things we mention in the bible is often good. So this chapter really sticks out like a sore thumb. Why not just cut this ugly part of the history? Why not just erase this and forget about all these and bathsheba? And i am pretty sure after 2000 years no one would remember. But it is recorded and many people know about it. So there must be something really important about this story that needs to be told eh. The answer is We are all humans and God's love and salvation is through grace not works. That is the understanding. Run to God not away. Because He is God, our Lord and our Father.
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