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H a d D av id a m u rd e ro u s h e a rt? 1 S am u el 18:17-25. D id he p lan fo r U ria h ’s d e a th ? 2 S am u el 11:15. W h a t com m an dm en t d id he n e x t b re ak ? E x . 20:13. W h a t’-‘d id th is p ro v e c o n cern in g D av id an d th e old n a tu re ? R om . 8 :5 -8 ; E p h . 4 : 2 2 ; Col. 3:9. W h a t is th e com m an dm en t c o n c e rn in g th e flesh ? R om . 1 3 :1 4 ; E p h . 4:24. (2) The Anger of the Lord, vs. 25-27. D av id receives th e m essag e w ith satis factio n , v, 25. H e h iak es lig h t o f th e d eath o f U ria h , v. 25. H e e n co u rag es th e arm y to be stro n g , v. 25. U ria h ’s w ife m o u rn s fo r h e r h u sb an d , v. 26. D av id tak es B ath sh eb a to be h is w ife, v. 27. T h e a n g e r o f th e L o rd is stirre d a g ain st D av id , v. 27. Questions: D oes th e B ible faith fu lly re co rd th e sins o f m en ? Gen. 4 :8 ; Gen. 9:20, 2 1 ; Ps.- 1 0 6 :33. W a s D a v id 's sin a sin a g ain st G o d ? P s. 51 :4. Is G o d -a n g ry w ith th e w ick ed ? P s. 6 :1 ; 7 :1 1 ; M att. 3:5. Is H is w ra th rev ealed a g ain st th e sin n er? R om . 1 :18. Is G od an y re sp ec ter o f p e rso n s? R om . 2:14; C an sin be h id d en fro m G o d ? Jo b . 22:13. (3) The Allegory of Nathan, ch. 12:1-6. ,N atha»i c o m e s as a m essen g er from G od, v. 1. H e g iv es a p a rab le c o n cern in g tw o m en, v. 1. O n e m an w as rich, th e o th e r po o r, v. 1. T h e rich m an h a d flocks, th e p o o r m an h a d b u t one lam b, vs. 2, 3. T h e re cam e a tra v e le r to th e rich m an ’s house, v. 4.
T h e rich m an . sp a red h is ow n flock an d to o k th e p o o r m an ’s lam b, v. 4. D a v id ’s h e a rt w as k in d led w ith an g er, v.. 5. H e p ro n o u n ces ju d g m e n t u p o n th e rich m an , v. 5. H e w ill com pel th e rich m an to re sto re fo u r-fo ld , v. 6. Questions: Is th e m eth o d u sed by N a th a n w ell calcu lated to b rin g th e tr u th hom e to th e h e a rt? Ju d g e s 9 :7 -1 5 ; Z ech., 1 1 :7- 14. Is th is a su g g estiv e m eth o d fo r so u l-w in n e rs? Luke- 15:11-32. In ■ co n d em n in g th e rich m an d id D avid sit in ju d g m e n t u p o n h im self? R ev. 2:1. Is a n y th in g m o re ru in o u s th a n self-d e cep tio n ? H eb. 3 :1 3 ; Jo sh u a 1:12. W h a t is th e b e st w ay to avoid it? P s. 4 :4. (4) The Accusation of Nathan, v. 7. N a th a n ch arg e s D av id w ith th e sin, v. 7. H e d eliv ers to D av id G od’s m essage, v. 7. H e recites th e m ercies o f G od to him , vs. 7, 8. H e p ro n o u n ces G o d ’s ju d g m e n t u p o n him , vs. 9-12. Questions: I s it th e' p ro p h e t’s an d p re ac h er's bu sin ess to b rin g m en face to face w ith th e ir sin ? ' A cts -24:25; M att. 22 : 12 . Is th e co n fessio n o f sin th e first step to w a rd s re sto ra tio n ? A cts 2 :3 7 ; 9 :27. M u st ev ery m an b e rev ealed to h im self in th e lig h t o f G od’s h o lin ess? E ccl. 9 :9 ; 12:14. W h a t w a s' th e effect o f th is accu satio n , as reco rd ed by D a v id ? P sa. 51:1-4. P R A C T IC A L P O IN T S . (1 ) B y desp isin g th e law , D av id aro u sed th e a n g e r o f th e L o rd . (2 ) H a d D av id lo o k ed u n to th e L o rd , he w o u ld n o t h av e lu sted a fte r B a th sheba. (3 ) G od’s a n g e r w as m in g led w ith m ercy. H e h a te s sin, b u t loves th e sin n er.
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