2 David told Joab and the leaders of the army, “Go, count the number of warriors from Beersheba to Dan. David asked his servants about her and was told she was Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite, one of David’s mighty men (2 Samuel 23:39). Were these men of David Christians and ready to meet God before they were taken? He had to overcome the guilt and condemnation from his sin. Well if we are to take that verse at face value, how are we to account for this verse: “For the LORD is good and His love endures forever…” (Ps 100:5) Either the Lord is good or He kills babies. Yet God did not remove him from … Wnen confronted by the prophet with the crimes, both punishable by death, David was ready to receive his punishment. I rejected God as my treasure. When David provoked the anger of God by counting the fighting men in Israel, the punishment was so severe. David attempted to murder Uriah, to cover up his sin of adultery with Bathsheba. (cf. David fully repented. Joab – A Man King David Feared. None. Yet God did not remove him from the throne, and allowed him to reign for 40 years. 13:28-29), Absalom (2 Sam. ‘”. After hearing Nathan’s parable, even David blames David. Sadly, that judgment included the death of David and Bathsheba’s infant son (verse 14). The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. "the Lord had closed her womb," so Hannah begged the Lord for a child. David didn't “arguably” kill Uriah he murdered him: premeditated and actually got someone else to do it Joab (his best man) who did most of his “dirty" work. And good luck Con. Saul was chosen by God to be Israel’s first king. Joab might have felt threatened by this reconciliation. 1 An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had. God is outraged for Uriah’s death but killing David will merely cause a succession crisis - which does eventually happen with his sons. Yes, there was a special provision. (6). The punishment for David killing Uriah will continue on until the death of David. But just because God forgives us, doesn’t mean that He won’t punish us. Nevertheless, what David did was not within the spirit of the law, and therefore he was punished as we see in 2 Shmuel – Answer. David wasnt as blessed as one might think in that his house was destroyed and his latter years were filled with bodily anguish and torment. The price of David’s sin of murder and adultery was high. David did the same when he was under God’s rebuke for killing Uriah and stealing his wife Bathsheba. And the woman conceived; so she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.”. The following verses recount the birth of the child, followed by sickness and death within seven days of being born. David was a murderer polygamist, adulterer, liar and poor father. Moab had tried to get the prophet Balaam's help in wiping out Israel, but it failed because they forgot that God was with Israel. His family life was a catastrophe matched only by the murder of his faithful soldier Uriah. I rejected God as my treasure. Wrong. However, the next day, David invited Uriah to eat the evening meal with him. The fact that an innocent child dies—instead of the guilty pair—is troubling in light of what we know of God’s justice and His care for children. BY PASTOR T. O. BANSO. 2Sa 12:9 [T]hou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 17 But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to help David. ... not just David. God personally enacted a punishment. The thing that David had done displeased the LORD. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. But this accusation ignores the context of the passage at hand; God did punish David, and He did so threefold. "David's Punishment - Polygamy, Rape, Baby Killing, and God's "Forgiveness" ... David arranged for Uriah to be killed by sending orders for him to be sent where the fighting was most fierce. King David, who should have been leading his troops into battle ( 2 Samuel 11:1 ), has remained in Jerusalem and committed adultery with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite. The source of David’s failure as a father lay in his own sin. David thought the sin was concealed, but God knew the evil he did. 2 Samuel 12 (NIV) Nathan Rebukes David 1 The LORD sent Nathan to David. For what? So he sends for her and commits adultery with her "for she was purified from her uncleanness." David’s Repentance. Uriah the Hittite was one of the thirty chief warriors of Israel (1-Chronicles 11:41). Ironically, he was David's worst enemy's (Saul's) son. Interesting comment. You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have So both David and pregnant Bathsheba were to be killed. After Bathsheba appropriately mourned her husband, David married her. The same was the exact case for David too, it took a parable form Nathan the prophet to expose to David how wicked his sin was in taking Bathsheba, Uriah‘s wife and killing Uriah.. God had given David everything he could desire, but just like … However, according to the account of these events in Sacred Scripture, David’s order to murder Uriah was not carried out. As always my main focus will be the Bible but any source is allowed. (2 Samuel 13:1-22) And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. Beyond God’s abundant and matchless grace, it seems that there were two main reasons that David’s terrible deeds were completely forgiven. The first mistake David made was eating the holy bread (showbread) from the tabernacle. This same man is responsible for writing most of the book of Psalms (73 are thought to be attributed to David). The affair and killing of Uriah in an attempt to hide it were ugly to God. God Punished David by Killing a Baby and Forcing his Wives into Adultery | Bible Verses Rarely Read on Sunday. He meant, "The horrible thing here, ultimately, is that I rebelled against God. When Saul died, David became king. 13:28-29), Absalom (2 Sam. 11:27 ). 2 Samuel 12:14 implies that the death of David's son was meant to be a lesson to others who were disobeying God. Yes, God had a heart for David, a special place in His heart. Then God commanded David to build an altar on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite (1 Chronicles 21) to pray to the LORD to have mercy on Israel. Take vengeance on the Midianites for the children of Israel. He had also risked his life in many occasions for the sake of Kingdom of Israel and David. Facts about King Saul. The others were collateral damages. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had … David was at peace within. The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. However, David repented was forgiven and remained king. A strange and sad event -- taken in all its circumstances and connections, it is without a parallel. David broke every commandment, and yet God used him. 12:14-18), Amnon (2 Sam. David found out that her name was Bath-sheba and that she was married to a soldier named Uriah. The second act was God’s punishment of David for taking a census. Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. Jehovah forgave David’s sins and did not “punish” him. God cursed David for ordering the murder of Uriah the Hittite ( 2 Samuel 12:9-10 ) By any standard interpretation of what would make a guy a good person, David was a very bad man indeed. The King James Version and New King James Version spell the name as Urijah (Nehemiah 3:4, 21; … God knows that these nations will overstep the punishment and they themselves will do detestable things. THEN no plague will come on them when you number them.” ONLY God could command a census!! David spent the entire time fasting and laying on the ground, beseeching God “on the child’s behalf”. Did God actively judge David’s sons? In 2 Samuel 12, the prophet Nathan confronts David concerning his sin with Bathsheba and pronounces a judgment against David. 12:14 ). In response to Nathan’s parable and accusation of David’s guilt, David simply said, “I have sinned against Jehovah” (2 Sam. God forgave him and he was allowed to live on... David did repent, Joab murdered the man appointed by King David as his replacement as general of the army. How did God punish David for killing Uriah? David pleaded with God for the child. So Joab and the leaders of the army left the king’s presence in order to muster the Israelite army ( 2 Samuel 24:1-4 ). David even states that the rich man who taken the sheep from the poor man deserves to die. He was told he was too young. David's enemy (Joab) has become his friend, or at least his ally. That way, Uriah would surely be killed. Bitterness Can Kill Sermon by Mike Ford (1955-2021) ... A good soldier must exemplify honesty and self-control, qualities God desires in us. Absalom rebelled against David, and died before David's death. Instead of confessing his sin and repenting, David devised the unthinkable! This was indeed a great misstep of David. God does not forgive and then turn around and punish someone for what HE forgave. Bathsheba’s first son (2 Sam. After David committed the treachery with Uriah and Bathsheba, God spoke to David through Nathan thus: Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! The price of David’s sin of murder and adultery was high. The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused, and he would not eat any food with them. He was 30 years old. It’s easy to see from this story how one sin can lead to another greater sin. Samuel is sent by G-d to find and anoint one of Jesse's sons as the King of Israel. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. His Spirit departed from Saul and a demon possessed Saul. One night in Jerusalem, King David was walking upon his rooftop when he spotted a beautiful woman bathing nearby (2 Samuel 11:2). David got Uriah drunk. 12:13). 11:15-17 ). He was told he couldn’t kill the giant. Saul started off well and the people loved him. He made a plot to kill the husband of Bathsheba, Uriah the Hittite. God punished David. However, he did have to endure the temporary, earthly consequences, both natural and God-sent, for the rest of his life. David, Bathsheba, and Uriah - It happened in the spring of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the people of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. {11:14} Therefore, when morning arrived, David wrote a letter to Joab. She conceives and bears a son (which God later kills to punish David). Israel did NOT belong to David!!! He sent a letter to the head of the Army saying; Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. “ This desire leads to sin, and then the sin grows and brings death ” ( James 1:15 ). The next morning, David wrote a letter to his commander-in-chief. God mercifully forgave the sins, but that does not mean there was no painful punishment laid on David and his family. The unexpected disaster caused the people of Israel to realize the importance of God’s express commands and the awfulness of the sin of disrespect ( Psalm 111:10 ). While the story of Uzzah and the ark is deeply troubling, as we begin to examine the causes of God’s anger it becomes more understandable. Within the pages of Jesus’ lineage, it is written that she is Uriah’s wife. ( 2 nd Samuel 3:26-30) Saul tried to kill him on numerous occasions. Even David, a man after God’s own heart, got mad at Yahweh for the outburst. David doesn't give up. Bathsheba and attempts to cover up this crime by murdering her husband, Uriah, Nathan approaches him in 12:1-4 with a parable, the point of which would appear to be to have David pass judgment on himself for these sins and so to acknowledge the justice of the punishment that God and Nathan pronounce in 12:7b-12,13b-14. Did God actively judge David’s sons? I don’t. After coveting, which led to adultery, David murdered her husband when the sixth commandment clearly states, “You shall not murder ” ( Exodus 20:13 ). 2 Sam 15:1-6. God decided to handle this case differently and extend mercy to David and Bathsheba. We will see in David's children the punishment of God through his children. How did God punish David for his sin with Uriah’s wife? Answer: In Numbers 31, the Lord ordered punishment on the nation of Moab. " In one psalm he expressed his mental torment and pleaded for forgiveness. Guilt is at the level of the one who actually, physically commits the murder, the one who holds the instruments of death. Nathan Rebukes David( A) 12 The Lord sent Nathan. That guaranteed Uriah's death. God does not count this sin as an ordinary sin, but it is a sin against God, as well as against Uriah. Uriah demonstrated this high standard by refusing to violate his code of honor. So he detains him another night and gets him drunk. “The thing that David had done displeased the Lord” ( 2 Sam. The sin here referred to is that of David in the matter of Uriah. God blames David. Anyway, it is incorrect to state that "when Nathan exposed David in 2 Samuel 12 that the killing of Uriah was not mentioned". ... . I believe that God was punishing David (only) for the fact that his son, born from adultery, died. The fourth mistake in David’s census is the mistake of using the wrong census. Bathsheba’s first son (2 Sam. In one psalm he expressed his mental torment and pleaded for forgiveness. 2) The baby born from David’s sin would die; the death would show unbelieving nations that God did not approve of David’s sin. Now, this same David (well, not really the same David) now uses Joab to kill Uriah and get him out of his way. Nathan outlined the three judgments: David's orders were followed, and Uriah was killed. A beautiful woman, she became pregnant after David saw her bathing on a rooftop and had her brought to … This opinion is bolstered by David’s willingness to kill Uriah. The child died because the the death of Uriah on the Ammonite sword at the front of the battle lines was extremely damaging to God's reputation. In the context of Nathan’s parable about the rich man: (David), the poor man: (Uriah), and the ewe lamb: (Bathsheba), we know from Exodus 22:1 that God’s law demanded four-fold restitution. Reminder: God Transcends Culture What David did was not OK with God, and God sent the prophet Nathan to rebuke David. The Sin of King David. He was, according to Acts, a man after God's own heart. But Uriah didn’t go home, he slept on his mat at the palace entrance with David’s servants (2 Sam 11:6-13). THE CLAIMED CRUELTY: He [God] killed King David’s baby because of David’s adultery with Bathsheba (II Samuel 12:13-18); As I have mentioned in previous chapters, the American Humanists are condemning themselves as evil when they claim that kill-ing babies is immoral. I … The baby was killed in order to punish David for his adultery with Bathsheba and subsequently arranging the death of her husband Uriah. How did God punish David for killing Uriah? The third mistake David makes is his affair with Bathsheba. Search titles only; Posted by Member: Separate names with a comma. Ask: David hid his sin from other people. David’s sin regarding Bathsheba and Uriah undermined the testimony of David’s past devotion to God. 1 Samuel 18:1 "After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself." David might have been bisexual. I do not believe that in that instance, the child was punished for David’s sin since David said “I will go to him, but he will not return to me” (2 Samuel 12:23). David would never again have peace in his house, he would be publicly shamed for his private sin, and, at the apex, his son would die. Samuel is the son of Hannah, wife of Elkanah. But even in doing so, God convicted him from without. Rather the child dies for whatever reason, and David is forced to reflect. #3 dybmh, Apr 16, 2021. God promises to punish them for that. While Uriah was out fighting, David woke up one morning and caught a glimpse of Bathsheba bathing. He had dishonored God’s name, and now God, who had graciously blessed him beyond measure, publicly shamed David. God brought judgment upon David for his sin, including the death of his and Bathsheba’s first child. Anyhow I'm not entirely sure, but here are facts to chew on :— 1: Jesus was not ready yet to be born (the time wasn't right and God's timing is already planned and is perfect. David still had to be punished for what he did. 1 Samuel 25:40-42.) The following verses recount the birth of the child, followed by sickness and death within seven days of being born. David and Bathsheba committed the act of adultery ( 2 Sam. In contrast with Exodus 20:5, Ezekiel 18:20 states that God does not punish people for the sins of others. The book of Zechariah comes to mind. There’s nothing to prove wrong. David immediately proposes to Abagail, immediately after Nabal’s death! Just a thought upon the David/Uriah incidence, if this helps a little. The Bible records the great deeds of David, the Shepherd boy, who became King of Israel. Amnon and Tamar. Why did God have to kill him? “ Pardoning error, transgression and sin but by no means giving exception from punishment “ Ergo according to Scripture, as it relates to YHWH, punishment and forgiveness are two different subject matters. This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. When God rejected Saul, it is swift and decisive. This sentence was fulfilled in Amnon's murder (2 Samuel 13:28), who had been encouraged in his crime by his father's example.Upon this followed Absalom's rebellion and death (2 Samuel … Then in subsequent chapters, David "pays" fourfold, two penalties for the adultery (rape of daughter Tamar, and the rape of David's wives by Absalom) and two penalties for the murder of Uriah (Crown Prince Amnon's murder by Absalom, and … Answer. (Because she was already married to Uriah.) David had Uriah killed and God had nothing to do with it. Bathsheba was a daughter of Eliam and was probably of noble birth. The first is that God did not deal with David harshly enough. He was a great King, to be sure, but also a humble man. So David did commit the mortal sin of murder. The nature of the infraction was the reason for the extreme punishment. The second mistake David made was to plan murder when his ego was hurt. He testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do. But David fell now into a very grievous sin, though he were otherwise naturally a righteous and a religious man, and one that firmly observed the laws of our fathers; for when late in an evening he took a view round him from the roof of his royal palace, where he used to walk at that hour, he saw a woman washing herself in her own house: she was one of extraordinary beauty, and … There were two acts of disobedience / incomplete obedience that caused God to reject Saul. {11:14} Therefore, when morning arrived, David wrote a letter to Joab. Stories like this give the God of the Old Testament a bad reputation. He decreed severe punishment on David that was announced to him by Prophet Nathan: Calamity would be brought upon David from his household, someone close to him will sleep with his wives in broad daylight before Israel, and the son born to him through the affair would die. One of God’s rules is that we’re not supposed to sleep with anyone that we’re not married to. Uzzah’s death was a clear warning to others that God is a righteous God, who demands strict obedience ( 1 Samuel 15:22; John 14:15 ). (2 Samuel 11:2-5) Right. “Then the anger of the LORD was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand to the ark; and he died there before God” (1 Chronicles 13:10). There were no excuses. God would also punish people by killing their children. Uzza, who was walking next to the cart, put out his hand to steady the ark from falling. He brought the judgement of God onto his own family. I truly don’t understand the thought process there. Back in Exodus 30:12 God told Moses, “When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one MUST PAY the LORD a RANSOM for his life at the time he is counted. Previously I posted on this truth of David being a man after God’s own heart. However, he did trust in God’s unyielding love and abundant mercy which may just bring an end to the consequences. So even though David was forgiven, his sin would have grave consequences. Uriah is a gentile and a Hittite who eventually came to worship the God of Israel. God ultimately slays David and Bathsheba’s child to punish them both and prevent a succession crisis but He does take mercy on Bathsheba and allows her next son, Solomon the Wise, to become king. David immediately proposes to Abagail, immediately after Nabal’s death! David called on the Lord, and the Lord answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering. David Conspires to Have Uriah Killed (11:14-27) Now David resorts to Plan B. The child was lost, nonetheless. Acts 13:22 says, “ After removing Saul, he made David their king. Because David was a leader in God’s household, his behavior affected many others and required strict judgment (12:14); God takes sin On the seventh day the child died. ( B) to David. David spent years and years in the cave seeking intimacy with God and wanting to be the apple of God’s eye… and then David makes a big mistake and brings shame onto God (I imagine) and God punishes David. Nathan tells David that he will not die, but the child will, thereby becoming a "type" of Christ, an innocent dying for the sin of the guilty. Ahithophel, his chief counselor, informed him, saying, “she is called Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground. Featured Why did God kill David's infant? Both Saul and David sinned and both repented. David told Uriah, “Stay here today, tomorrow I’ll send you back." How did David respond to Nathan’s story? What David did was a very serious sin, and God was displeased (2 Samuel 11:27). David fasted and prayed for mercy. God clearly kills babies because He killed David’s baby. Jonathan. BY PASTOR T. O. BANSO. “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Of Crime And Punishment: David and Uriah. We will see in David’s children the punishment of God through his children. 18. Joab was a loyal captain in charge for King David and he won lot of battles for his king. David, on the other hand, commits adultery with Bathsheba and has her husband, Uriah, killed in battle (2 Sam 11:1-27). The Pro view, (mine) is that David was within his legal moral rights to have Uriah done away with. 1) David repented (2 Samuel ch.12).2) God did not completely forgive David, since David was punished (ibid). Still Uriah won't go home and sleep with Bathsheba. David and Bathsheba. The “love child” Bathsheba conceived during their “tryst” became ill and died. He had dishonored God’s name, and now God, who had graciously blessed him beyond measure, publicly shamed David. God decides to punish David by killing his son, born of Bathsheba. 2 Samuel 12:14 (ESV) Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child who is born to you shall die. The actions of Absalom and Amnon were only the beginning of the tragedy that God brought upon David because he had shown contempt for God and his Word by killing … After Uriah repeatedly refused to see his wife Bathsheba, David sent him to his commanding officer Joab with a letter that ordered Joab to put Uriah on the front lines of the battle and have the other soldiers move away from him so that he would be killed by enemy soldiers. Verse 10. David didn’t personally bring about the death of Uriah. – David effectively murdered a man in order to clean up his adultery. 1 Kg.15:5. In the case of David, God caused his son to die and did not permit him to be the one to build the temple. Amnon was murdered. “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. He writes a letter to Joab: "Put Uriah in the front line where the fighting is fiercest. God doesn’t kill. Bathsheba becomes David’s wife after he sees her bathing and has her husband Uriah killed; she becomes Solomon’s mother and helps him take the throne after David’s death. You don’t. Say: God knew exactly what David had done, and God was not happy about it. KEEP in MIND >>> David had 8 wives (counting Michal), untold concubines, and 19 sons and 1 daughter that we know about. So David and his men went to fight the Philistines, but David became exhausted. So, it came to pass, David sought to kill Uriah. “God calls Bathsheba Uriah’s wife. 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