When we last left off, David was at the peak of his rulership and enjoying the fruits of Israel’s prosperity.
But that was about to change.
One day, while relaxing on the rooftop of his palace, David catches a glimpse of a married woman named Bathsheba bathing.
He is mesmerized by her beauty and summons her to his palace
Sex results.
And Bathsheba becomes pregnant.
Desperate to cover things up, David arranges for Bathsheba’s husband Uriyah to be killed on the battlefield.
Things go as planned.
Uriyah is killed, and David takes Bathsheba to be his wife.
But afterward, David is confronted by Nathan the Prophet.
Nathan begins telling David a story about a poor man’s only prized sheep.
And how this sheep was stolen by a cruel, rich man.
Outraged, David orders that the rich man be put to death.
Nathan then drops the bomb.
“YOU are that man,” he says.
Nathan then informs David that because of his sins, the sword will plague his household from generation to generation.
David repents and begins fasting and praying
Yet, despite his sincerity, Bathsheba’s child dies during childbirth.
David comforts her, and soon after, Bathsheba gives birth to another son named Solomon.
Alrighty, that’s enough detail for today.
Let’s stop here and transition over to the takeaway.
There are three key lessons to be extracted from this story.
First, notice what led David into sin in the first place.
It was boredom.
As the old saying goes, “Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.”
If you don’t fill your free time with Godly activities, internet porn is right around the corner.
I know I’ve fallen into that trap more times than I can care to count.
Second, David’s story is a powerful example of just how devastating sexual sin can be.
It destroys not just you, but everyone around you.
Violence would plague David’s household for generations.
Finally, notice that despite David’s sincere repentance, he still paid the consequences for his sins.
You might think that since Messiah has paid for your sins, you don’t have to worry about the consequences of your behavior.
Sorry homie.
David’s story demonstrates the opposite.
You will reap what you sow, whether you are saved or not.
Ya feel me?
Alrighty, that does it for today.
See ya all next time.
CONNECTING THIS TEACHING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT
“Flee from sexual immorality.
Every other sin a person commits
is outside the body,
but the sexually immoral person
sins against his own body.
Or do you not know
that your body is a temple
of the Holy Spirit within you,
whom you have from God?
You are not your own,
for you were bought with a price.
So glorify God in your body.”
1 Corinthians 6:18–20
“For this is the will of God,
your sanctification:
that you abstain
from sexual immorality;
that each one of you know
how to control his own body
in holiness and honor,
not in the passion of lust
like the Gentiles
who do not know God.”
1 Thessalonians 4:3–5
“But because of the temptation
to sexual immorality,
each man should have
his own wife
and each woman
her own husband.”
1 Corinthians 7:2
“Put to death therefore
what is earthly in you:
sexual immorality, impurity,
passion, evil desire,
and covetousness,
which is idolatry.
On account of these
the wrath of God is coming.”
Colossians 3:5–6
“Now the works of the flesh
are evident:
sexual immorality,
impurity, sensuality…
I warn you,
as I warned you before,
that those who do such things
will not inherit
the kingdom of God.”
Galatians 5:19, 21
“Let marriage be held in honor
among all,
and let the marriage bed
be undefiled,
for God will judge
the sexually immoral
and adulterous.”
Hebrews 13:4
“But sexual immorality
and all impurity
or covetousness
must not even be named
among you,
as is proper among saints.”
Ephesians 5:3
“For you may be sure of this,
that everyone who is
sexually immoral or impure,
or who is covetous
that is, an idolater,
has no inheritance
in the kingdom
of Messiah and God.”
Ephesians 5:5
“But as for the cowardly,
the faithless,
the detestable…
the sexually immoral…
their portion will be
in the lake that burns
with fire and sulfur,
which is the second death.”
Revelation 21:8
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