What Does Jehovah's Forgiveness Mean for You? - DAVID'S SERIOUS SINS

 Although David was a man who wanted to obey God, he did commit serious sins.  Two of these sins involved a married couple, Uriah and Bath-sheba.  Those sins caused very sad results for David, Uriah, and Bath-sheba.  But the way that God  corrected David teaches us about Jehovah's forgiveness. Let us learn about what happened.

David sent forth Israel's army to capture the Ammonite capital, Rabbah.  It was located about 80 kilometers (50) east of Jerusalem, on the other side of the Jordan River.  While the army  was away, David was on the roof of his palace in Jerusalem and saw Bath-sheba as she was bathing.  Her husband was away with the army.  David wanted Bath-sheba so  much that sent messengers to bring her to the palace, and he committed adultery with her.  - 2 SAMUEL 11:1-4.

When David found out that Bath-sheba was pregnant with his child, he told his army commander to send Uriah back to Jerusalem.  Then David kept telling Uriah to go back home. He wanted Uriah to have sexual relations with  his wife so that Uriah  would think that he was the child's father.  But Uriah would not go to  his own house.  So the king secretly wrote to his army commander and told him to put Uriah in the front of the battle and then to tell the other solders to abandon him. Uriah was quickly killed by the enemy, just as David had planned.  (2 Samuel 12:17) So the king not only committed adultery but made his sin worse by killing an innocent man. 

Next time: What Does Jehovah's Forgiveness Mean for You? - DAVID CHANGES HIS ATTITUDE

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