1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: Let us pray, and Nathan said to David, thou art 2 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:10,000 Speaker 1: the man, thus saith the Lord God of Israel. I 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: appointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered THEE out 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: of the hand of Saul Second Samuel twelve seven. Lord, 5 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: when I make mistakes in life, I thank you that 6 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: you will place people in my life, like Nathan, that 7 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: aren't afraid to tell me the truth even when it hurts. 8 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: I thank you that through my mistake, you constantly give 9 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: me opportunities to repent and turn from my bad decisions. 10 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: When these moments happen, Give me the heart of David 11 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:47,640 Speaker 1: that quickly acknowledges my mistakes and desires only to honor 12 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:52,480 Speaker 1: and reconnect with you, Lord, even if it may cost 13 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: me some things at first. Because you are a merciful God, 14 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: I can praise you. Because your abundant mercy will cover 15 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: my sins and establish your presence once again over my life. 16 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: Like David's new son Solomon, I declare that I too 17 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: will be able to give birth to the dreams and 18 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: promises spoken over me. Thank you, God, that there is 19 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: no sin or mistake that can separate me from your love. 20 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 1: I come to you with a repentant an open heart 21 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: in Jesus' name. Amen, thanks for making prayer a priority 22 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: in your life. To hear the Bible come to life. 23 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: Stay tuned for the Bible in a Year, brought to 24 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: you by Bible Inyyear dot Com. 25 00:01:55,960 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 2: David repents. In our last story, David remains home from 26 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: battle to rest while his men fight on the front 27 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 2: lines of the Ammonites. David lounges in the sun, basking 28 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: in his triumph. David eventually grows complacent and sleeps with 29 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 2: the wife of one of his mighty men, Yuria. She 30 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 2: becomes pregnant, and David sends Yuria to the front lines 31 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 2: to be killed to cover up his sins. Now we 32 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 2: see David caught in a cloud of ignorance to just 33 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 2: how evil his sin was. God sends Nathan to reveal 34 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 2: to him his error, and David's heart melts in front 35 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 2: of a holy God. Inspired by the Book of Second Samuel, Hello. 36 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 3: I'm pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the Bible 37 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 3: in a Year podcast. In yesterday's reading, we heard how 38 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 3: David became complacent, choosing to stay at home rather than 39 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 3: fight the battles that the Lord had given him. As 40 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 3: a result, he faced the temptation of a beautiful woman, Bathsheba, 41 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 3: and he gave in to the timptation, and when his 42 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 3: lover became pregnant, he tried to deceive her husband in 43 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 3: order to cover it up. Ultimately, David had Uriah killed 44 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 3: to keep his sins hidden. But God sees it all 45 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 3: and he was grieved, deeply grieved by the king's sin. 46 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 3: Today we'll hear what God says to David through the 47 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 3: prophet Nathan, to open the king's eyes to his rebellion 48 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 3: and sin. When David realized the evil that he had done, 49 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 3: it breaks him and he will soon discover that God 50 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 3: will exact a high price for David's unfaithfulness. But we'll 51 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 3: also see what a heart of true repentance looks like 52 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 3: as David turns back to God. So less hear now 53 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 3: the reading for today. 54 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 2: A subtle cloud of darkness covered the land of Israel. 55 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: Although the sun still shined brightly, there was still an 56 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 2: ominous feeling permeating throughout the city of Jerusalem. Nathan, the prophet, 57 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 2: felt the unease, especially when he spoke with King David. 58 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 2: There was a flightiness to his demeanor Thatathan could not ignore. 59 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 2: The quick marriage between David and Bathsheba alarmed him, and 60 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: he inquired of God what was happening. God confirmed Nathan's suspicions. 61 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: David had murdered Eurea to cover up his affair with Bathsheba. 62 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: The new child was born out of sin, and Yuria's 63 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 2: blood cried out from the grave to God. David did 64 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 2: his best to numb the pain of his sins. He 65 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 2: did not want to think about Uria or how he 66 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 2: and Bathsheba met, so David convinced himself to forget. He 67 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 2: buried his shame deep down. David was looking out the 68 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 2: same window as before when he saw Bathsheba. Lost in thought, 69 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 2: David could not hear Nathan opening the door behind him. 70 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 2: Nathan stood behind him for a while, allowing David to 71 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 2: be alone with his thoughts. David turned around to see 72 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 2: Nathan and smiled. The two embraced and sat down. David 73 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 2: could see the concern on Nathan's face and asked, what 74 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 2: is wrong. Nathan paused and looked at David. He sighed 75 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 2: and stood up. Nathan began to weave a story before David, 76 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 2: saying there were two men in a city. One had 77 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 2: many riches, He had great flocks, vineyards, and property. His 78 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 2: flock had over a thousand sheep, and his riches only 79 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 2: increased as he sold and bought them. The other man 80 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 2: was poor. All he had to his name was a 81 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:31,119 Speaker 2: little lamb. However, he loved that lamb dearly. The poor 82 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 2: man would feed the lamb from his own arms and 83 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 2: nurse it to become strong. The lamb was like a 84 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:41,279 Speaker 2: daughter to him. One day, the rich man had a guest. However, 85 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: he was unwilling to take a sheep from his own 86 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 2: flock to feed his guest. Instead, he stole the poor 87 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 2: man's lamb to feed his guest, and the poor man 88 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 2: was left with nothing. David's eyes widened, a look of 89 00:05:56,360 --> 00:06:00,160 Speaker 2: shock and outrage was on his face. Nathan wondered if 90 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 2: David understood the story. Yet David stood to his feet 91 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 2: and clenched his fists. That man deserves to die. To 92 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 2: take that man's only lamb when he has thousands is 93 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 2: selfish and wicked. He ought to you are that man, 94 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 2: Nathan yelled, pointing his finger at the king. God has 95 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: anointed you to be king over Israel. He delivered you 96 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 2: out of the hand of Saul. He has blessed you 97 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: with riches beyond your wildest dreams. Not only do you 98 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:31,279 Speaker 2: have a wife, but you have three, and yet you 99 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 2: strike down Uriar for his David's soul began to crumble 100 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 2: as Nathan spoke for God. Yet he said nothing. Nathan 101 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 2: continued and said, thus says the Lord, the sword shall 102 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 2: not leave your household. There will be strife in your 103 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 2: household and war among your children. David wept on the 104 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 2: floor before Nathan. Sobbing filled the room as David wailed 105 00:06:57,839 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 2: before God on his knees. David put his hands over 106 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 2: his face and whispered, I have sinned against you, my God. 107 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 2: Nathan looked down at David, grieved over what he was 108 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 2: about to say. David, the child that has just been 109 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 2: born will pass away, but God will restore you. He 110 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: will not leave you. David continued to lie on the ground, sobbing. 111 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,880 Speaker 2: Nathan left the room and allowed David to weep before 112 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:32,239 Speaker 2: his God. After this, as had happened with many children 113 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 2: in those days, the infant became sick. David sat before 114 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 2: God in silence. He fasted, he prayed. He sought God 115 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 2: intently for seven days on behalf of his new born son. However, 116 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: the sickness claimed him, and the child passed. 117 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: After a week. 118 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 2: David was alone in a dark room where he often 119 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 2: prayed to God. Tears had dried on his face and 120 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 2: his body was trembling for lack of food and water. 121 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 2: David could hear murmurs from some of his servants behind him. 122 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 2: Still looking forward, David asked, is my son dead. The 123 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 2: servants were silent for a moment and said, yes, he 124 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 2: is dead. David stood up, washed himself and changed his clothes. 125 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 2: He worshiped God into the night, singing a song of 126 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 2: brokenness and praise. His voice echoed through the chambers as 127 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 2: David sang, have mercy on me, O, my God, because 128 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 2: of your faithful love, because of your abundant mercy, cover 129 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 2: my sins, wash me, cleanse me from all that keeps 130 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 2: me from you. David played his harp, as he once 131 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 2: did in the hills of Bethlehem. Slowly his heart began 132 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 2: to grow warm from God's presence. David and Bathsheba mourned 133 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 2: their son together and found comfort in one another's arms. 134 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 2: For the first time. Instead of merely having sex, they 135 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 2: made love, and the two as husband and wife. Bora's son, 136 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 2: the son's name was Solomon. He would hold a special 137 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 2: place in God's heart. God would continue with Solomon as 138 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 2: he once did with David, and it would be through 139 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 2: him that the House of God would be established. 140 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 3: As today's scripture passage begins, the prophet Nathan is paying 141 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 3: the king a visit, only this time he isn't bringing 142 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 3: good news of God's favor upon David. God has seen 143 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 3: what David has done, killing Urriah to cover up his 144 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 3: unfaithfulness and the child with Bathsheba, and it greatly displeased him, 145 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 3: so he sends Nathan with a message to the king. 146 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 3: Nathan tells David a story is the story of two men, 147 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:55,199 Speaker 3: one rich and one poor. The rich man had many flocks, 148 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 3: but the poor man was blessed with just one sheep, 149 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 3: for whom he cared deeply. Yet when the rich man 150 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 3: needed food for a special guest, he took the poor 151 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 3: man's one sheep rather than take one from his own flock. 152 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 3: David was so blind to his own sin in this 153 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 3: moment that he wasn't connecting the dots. He was sure 154 00:10:13,920 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 3: Nathan was telling him about someone else in his kingdom, 155 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 3: and he didn't restrain himself from demonstrating the outrage at 156 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 3: such callous, greedy behavior by the rich man. The penalty 157 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:27,839 Speaker 3: for such actions, David said, must be death. That's when 158 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 3: Nathan broke the news to David. The man in the 159 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 3: story was David himself. God had given him more than 160 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 3: he could ever have imagined. He had rescued him from 161 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 3: Saul and established a powerful kingdom. And yet David had 162 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 3: turned from God's word. He had taken Uriah's wife and 163 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 3: had an honorable man killed to hide his sin. Because 164 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 3: of his sin, David would suffer great consequences. Rebellion and 165 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 3: strife would fill his home, and his own children would 166 00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:00,319 Speaker 3: turn against him and to each other. And unlike David's sins, 167 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 3: which had been committed in secret, David's disgrace would be 168 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 3: on display for all to see. David's sin was exposed. 169 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 3: And David should have known this because he believed in 170 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:15,080 Speaker 3: a God who knows everything. But don't miss the magnitude 171 00:11:15,080 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 3: of what happened next. When Saul's sinned, he made excuses 172 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 3: and blamed others. David ultimately owned up to his sin, 173 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:25,960 Speaker 3: and we see the repented heart, a man after God's 174 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 3: own heart who is now repenting. It is the same 175 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 3: repented heart that God wants in us. Listen to David's 176 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 3: words and God's reply. In Second Samuel twelve thirteen, David 177 00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:41,080 Speaker 3: said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And 178 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 3: Nathan said to David, the Lord also has put away 179 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 3: your sin. You shall not die. God would spare David 180 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 3: from the judgment he deserved, but that did not mean 181 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 3: that his sin would have no consequences. God would restore David, 182 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 3: but the child born of his sin would be taken 183 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 3: from him. Not long after, the child became ill, and 184 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 3: David pleaded with God for the baby. He fasted and prayed, 185 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 3: asking God not to let the child die. But after 186 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 3: seven days, the baby passed away. David knew something had 187 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 3: changed and asked if the baby was dead. When the 188 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 3: suspicion was confirmed, David did something we might find unusual. 189 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 3: His servants certainly did. He got up, washed himself, and 190 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 3: changed clothes. Then he praised and worshiped God. Even in 191 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 3: his brokenness. With his heart ripped apart by grief, David 192 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 3: turned his praise to God, who is the giver and 193 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 3: the taker of life. Like a lost son, David now 194 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:41,920 Speaker 3: has returned to his father. Soon, David and Bathsheba would 195 00:12:41,920 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 3: have another child, one they named Solomon, and this child 196 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,439 Speaker 3: would grow into a man of great wisdom whose life 197 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 3: God would bless and guide and used to establish the 198 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 3: House of the Lord. Let's pray together, Dear God, we 199 00:12:55,880 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 3: know that sin has consequences, terrible consequences. So Lord protect 200 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 3: us and keep us from sinning. But when we sin, 201 00:13:04,640 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 3: may we come to you with confession and true faith 202 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 3: and repentance. We ask that you would forgive us and 203 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 3: change our hearts and change our lives. We thank you 204 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 3: for the cross of the Lord Jesus Christ, which makes 205 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 3: it possible for us to be forgiven. That though our 206 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 3: sins are as scarlet, they can be white as snow. 207 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 3: Through Jesus, our Lord God, give us a heart that 208 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 3: seeks after you, and a heart that is devoted fully 209 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 3: to you. In Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you for listening 210 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,600 Speaker 3: to today's Bible in a Year podcast. I hope you 211 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 3: are enjoying it as much as I am. This is 212 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 3: Pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. 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