2nd Samuel 12 — Natan confronts David over Bat Sheba and Uriah

This is the second time Nathan had to come to David with a word from the Lord, at least the second time recorded in Scripture. But this time David spoke the prophetic word upon himself.

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This is the second time Nathan had to come to David with a word from the Lord, at least the second time recorded in Scripture. But this time David spoke the prophetic word upon himself.

Thought questions

Did David really “despise” the commandment of the Lord?
During the this period in David’s life, whose approval did David consider more important: God’s or man’s?
Is there a a comparison between God allowing Job to be struck by HaSatan versus David’s son’s illness struck upon him by God?
How does Psalm 51 show us the degree of trust David still had in God?
What parable does Nathan tell David?
What three sins did David commit in the manner of Bat Sheba?
Why is it state it three different ways?
How does David respond to the parable?
Was it God’s intention that Bat Sheba becomes Solomon’s mother?
Where did Solomon’s wisdom come from (besides God)?
Why didn’t Bat Sheba refuse David?
How does God use David’s failure to make a point in Scripture?
Did God need David’s failure?
Is this story part of the classic debate between free will and predestination?
How did David pronounce his own punishments?