Good morning,
David is a larger than life character in the Bible. A shepherd, warrior, musician, fugitive, king, adulterer, murderer, liar, repentant sinner, and sweet psalmist of Israel.
The next few weeks we will be looking at the people David interacted with. Goliath, Saul, Bathsheba, Nathan, and God. Then we will look at the consequences of his sin.
Each week we will begin with a bio of the individual interacting with David. Then the Biblical account.
David interacts with Nathan (2 Samuel 12:1-14)
Rich man and the poor man (2 Samuel 12:1-6)
And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.4 And there came a traveler unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.5 And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
Nathan condemns David (2 Samuel 12:7a)
7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man.
David’s plan was flawless. No one knew about his deceit, murder, and fornication. BUT GOD! God used Nathan to present David with a picture of his wickedness. His anger kindled, God drops the hammer, “…Thou art the man.”
David is thinking how did anyone find out. God knows everything, sees everything, is everywhere at any given time. We need to be careful what we do. God is watching.
Tom Stearns, WASI Chaplain, 907 715-4001 chaplain@alaskaseniors.com
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