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David committed a series of sins that started out minor and culminated in the most egregious of sins of adultery and murder. This tragedy sets up a series of later tragedies that nearly take David off the throne permanently but they also hearken back to the story of Adam and Eve and their fall from grace.
Thought Questions
Who was Uriah the Hittite?
Was David wrong not to be at the battle in the first place?
How is the tragic events of David and bat-Sheba (Bathsheba) a preamble to the events of Amnon and Tamar?
What are some of the points that David could have stopped the path he was embarking?
Who is bat-Sheba’s father and grandfather (2 Sam. 23:34, Ahithophel)?
How does Ahithophel later betray David?
What could Yoab (Joab) have been thinking about David’s request to kill Uriah?
How does Yoab reveal his hand?
How was Yoab’s commentary to the messenger a prophesy of sorts?
What does the messenger know?
How would Ahithophel discovered this matter?
How do the accounts of Adam & Eve, David & bat-Sheba, and Amnon & Tamar align thematically?
Speaker: Daniel Agee. Reader: Dave De Fever.
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