Imagine this is as much of the Bible as you’ve ever read. You’ve read 2nd Samuel 7 and seen how God’s promises for the world are tied up with a king from David’s line on the throne. At this point you’re probably thinking that a better king is going to come to the throne. But imagine someone then told you […]

God has been so kind to David. He’s put all things under his feet. David was ruling as his representative. He’s given him so much. Yet David takes the one thing he’s not allowed. Does that remind you of anything? It should remind you of the garden of Eden. God had been so kind to Adam and Eve. He’d put […]

The third step in this path to death is the outward sin. The act that will cast such a long shadow over the rest of David’s life is quickly over. He uses Bathsheba and sends her on her way. It’s not love, it’s just lust. We kid ourselves if we think we’re alright because we don’t actually reach this stage. […]