David was a giant among godly leaders, but again, he remained just as human as we are today, and his sin with Bathsheba and her husband Uriah showed that.

As to King David, we know that his major sin had to do with Bathsheba and Uriah (2 Samuel 11). Nathan the prophet had to confront him on this, David was smitten by the words, and he was forgiven.

King David had sinned against the Lord and Bathsheba and her husband Uriah. The sin of adultery and murder broke the 6th and 7th commandments and were punishable by death. When Nathan the prophet ...

David’s first mistake in his sin with Bathsheba can be found in 2 Samuel 11:1: “In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite ...

Though he repented deeply the child born to Bathsheba became ill and dies as a consequence of David’s sin. This loss was just one more painful way that Bathsheba suffered for the sins of David.

God sent Nathan to confront David with his sin. When he was confronted, David did not try and deny or excuse his sin. Psalm 51 is David’s plea to God for mercy and forgiveness, it starts with: ...

They often cite David’s sin with Bathsheba and subsequent “restoration” as a reason to forgive and forget. Looking to their favorite leader as a beacon of inspiration and truth, followers hope to ...

Bathsheba’s first child with David essentially became a sacrifice to pay for the sin of adultery, an uncomfortable comparison to the witch’s backstory in The Conjuring.

Sin never affects one person, and few examples in the Bible prove this more than that of David and Bathsheba. Following my friend’s attack, she asked hard questions like “How could God allow this to ...