Sermon Audio: David and Bathsheba
Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: II Samuel 11:1-27
Duration: 26:04
Size: 17.8 MB
The Life of David
David and Bathsheba
II Samuel 11:1-27
Sandwiched in the middle of these chapters is the shocking account of David’s dreadful sin with Bathsheba.
“Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you’re willing to pay.”
I. The Causes of Sin (II Samuel 11:1-4)
We are not told that David was busy with the affairs of the kingdom or that he was busy taking care of the problems of his people. Instead, he was on his couch.
As soon as David heard that she was married, he should have stopped pursuing her.
Sin does not just come upon us. It is not foisted upon us so that there is nothing we can do about it.
II. The Consequences of Sin (II Samuel 11:5)
But a consequence of sin is that more often than we like other people know about it.
III. The Cover-up of Sin (II Samuel 11:6-27a)
Sometimes our desire to cover up our sin by some kind of deception does not work.
IV. The Condemnation of Sin (II Samuel 11:27b)
What David had done was evil in his eyes. David had violated the law of God. David deserved to die. David’s sin condemned him to death.
Psalm 51:1-2 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.