David says in verse 17: ‘Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done?’ David can see his own sin more clearly than the sin of others. And that’s the way it should be – but so often isn’t. David here is willing to take more than his fair share of the blame. […]

While confessing our sin takes away guilt. It doesn’t take away the consequences of our sin in this life. And here David is going to have to face consequences for his sin. Although actually while we talk about David’s sin here, the chapter starts with the explanation for all that follows, and that is that God is angry with Israel. […]

The turning point in this chapter is verse 10, when David’s heart struck him. I said earlier that this chapter doesn’t present David in a great light. But that’s only partly true. David is being pictured here for us warts and all. This event seems to be towards the end of his life. And there’s a warning here that it’s […]