In these chapters David remained in Jerusalem while his men were off to war. In verses 2-4a we see that David got up, David walked around, David saw a woman, David sent someone to inquire about her, David sent messengers to get her. Who is the initiator in all of this? David! Even after David found out that Bathsheba's father and husband were a part of David's mighty men, and that her grandfather was a godly man, he still proceeded with his desires. After their encounter, "the woman," sent word, "I am pregnant." Then what did David do? David sent word, David asked, David said, David said again, "At David's invitation," David wrote, David sent it with Uriah, David wrote. Again, who is the initiator? David. The Lord told Nathan the prophet to go speak to David. Nathan told a story of a rich man who took a poor man's one and only ewe lamb. (This story also shows that it was the rich man who was at fault.) David said this rich man deserves to die, and Nathan said, "You are the man!" David admitted he had sinned against the Lord, and Nathan told him, "The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die." Yet the child conceived in sin did die. David wrote Psalm 51 after Nathan came to him, after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. This Psalm cries out for mercy and forgiveness. He asked for a clean heart and a steadfast spirit. It also asked the Lord for continued blessings upon Israel.
In these chapters David remained in Jerusalem while his men were off to war. In verses 2-4a we see that David got up, David walked around, David saw a woman, David sent someone to inquire about her, David sent messengers to get her. Who is the initiator in all of this? David! Even after David found out that Bathsheba's father and husband were a part of David's mighty men, and that her grandfather was a godly man, he still proceeded with his desires. After their encounter, "the woman," sent word, "I am pregnant." Then what did David do? David sent word, David asked, David said, David said again, "At David's invitation," David wrote, David sent it with Uriah, David wrote. Again, who is the initiator? David. The Lord told Nathan the prophet to go speak to David. Nathan told a story of a rich man who took a poor man's one and only ewe lamb. (This story also shows that it was the rich man who was at fault.) David said this rich man deserves to die, and Nathan said, "You are the man!" David admitted he had sinned against the Lord, and Nathan told him, "The Lord has taken away your sin. You are not going to die." Yet the child conceived in sin did die. David wrote Psalm 51 after Nathan came to him, after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba. This Psalm cries out for mercy and forgiveness. He asked for a clean heart and a steadfast spirit. It also asked the Lord for continued blessings upon Israel.