David and Bathsheba - 2 Samuel 11-12
Almost a thousand years before Jesus was born, David, the great psalm writer was king of Israel. King David was very successful, but he did some things that were seriously wrong. David had many wives and one day he noticed a beautiful woman who was not his wife. The woman was married to a man name Uriah, who was a Hittite, but was serving Israel by fighting in the war. The woman, Bathsheba, was taken by David and he fell in love with her. The Bible calls this sin, adultery. Not only did King David commit adultery with Bathsheba, but he had her husband, Uriah, placed in the fiercest part of the battle so that he would be killed. Uriah was killed and David took Bathsheba to be his wife now.
Bathsheba was now pregnant with a baby, and David was the father. David wanted Uriah to spend time at home with Bathsheba so it would look like the baby would belong to Uriah, but instead, Uriah wouldn't come home to spend time with his wife because he took the battle seriously. So, since Uriah did not cooperate with David's plan, David had him sent in the front of the battle lines to be killed. God was not pleased with David's actions. Not only did he commit adultery, but he also planned for Uriah to be murdered.
Over a period of time, God sent a prophet named Nathan to speak to David about his sin. Because of David's sin, the kingdom suffered terrible consequences, plus, the child that was born to David and Bathsheba died. But God was merciful and sent David and Bathsheba another child later on. His name was Solomon.
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