We have recently discussed with Donna the sins of the King David.
Do you remember them?
The main sin of David was coveting. Do you know what is this sin?
This is one of the HOLY laws/commands given by God to Moses:
"You shall not covet".
What was the sin of David and why we all should not commit it, we will discuss today:
Why did David pray this prayer in Psalm 51 (below)?
What was his sin he committed with Bathsheba?
The sin included adultery, murder of her husband, and the lies and deceptions it took to try to cover those crimes.
This tragic story begins as David, just up from an afternoon nap, looks out from the roof of his palace and spies the very beautiful � but very married � Bathsheba. Without even thinking about it, David sent for Bathsheba, who he is told is married to a warrior named Uriah who is away fighting at the time (2 Samuel 11:1�4).
Bathsheba did the only thing she could when the king of Israel sends for her � she went to him. A short time later she sent him word that she was pregnant. In an attempt to cover up his sin, David sends for Uriah and invites him to go home to his wife for the night before going back to the battlefield. Being a man of amazing integrity and loyalty, Uriah refuses to go home to his wife while his men are still out fighting (2 Samuel 11:5�12).
The story of David's sin is described aptly by the apostle James, who wrote, �Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death� (James 1:14�15).
Since David's plan to cover up his sin has failed, he goes to plan B: have Uriah killed in battle so that no one will be the wiser to what has happened. David sends word to have Uriah placed where the fighting is fiercest so that it will be more likely that he is killed. That is exactly what happens, and when Bathsheba receives word of it, she is sent into a period of mourning over the death of her husband (2 Samuel 11:14�27).
If we sin, we have to repent and TURN from sin, abandoning it.
If you will live in sin, then how are you going to WALK :angel: with God??!!!
You could be crashed by your sins and fail to reach the Kingdom of Heaven.
Do, you remember how Christians can perish? Revelation, chapters 1-3.
Jesus warns our Churches!!! He can vomit us if we will live in sins.
"The unrighteous :devil:will not inherit the Kingdom of God". 1 Cor 6:9
It is Christianity. It is the will of God.
Let's read what David said to God in his prayer:
Psalm 51
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy upon me, O God,
According to Your lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of Your tender mercies,
Blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is always before me.
4 Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight�
That You may be found just when You speak,[a]
And blameless when You judge.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.
6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,
And in the hidden part You will make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me hear joy and gladness,
That the bones You have broken may rejoice.
9 Hide Your face from my sins,
And blot out all my iniquities.
10 Create in me a clean heart , O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall be converted to You.
14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
15 O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth Your praise.
16 For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it;
You do not delight in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart�
These, O God, You will not despise.
18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You shall be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness,
People love top ten lists. The top 10 songs of all time. The worst songs of all time.
Well, God has a top 10 list too. And one of the most often overlooked commandments in Gods top 10 is �You shall not covet� (Exodus 20:17).
Let�s not misunderstand. You can admire your friend�s car, and even buy one just like it, but that is not coveting. Perhaps it�s copying, but it is not coveting.
Now if you were to go over and take it, that would be coveting. You look at it, admire it and your will desires it. The body moves over to possess it, and you step into the driver�s seat, turn on the key to start the engine, and you are off!
That is coveting, which has led to action! Actually, that would also be grand theft auto!
Coveting is underestimated
It is not wrong to desire a wife, but to desire another man�s wife is coveting.
Coveting is a powerful and underestimated sin. It can cripple you spiritually and ultimately destroy you. It must not be underestimated or left unchecked.
Think of some of the people in the Bible who threw it all away, because of greed and covetousness.
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, coveted and lost everything.
Adam and Eve just had to have that forbidden fruit.
For 30 pieces of silver, Judas betrayed Jesus.
The Bible gives this clear warning about the powerful sin of coveting: �For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some have coveted after they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows� (1 Timothy 6:10 KJV).
This verse is often misquoted as �Money is the root of all evil,� but that is not what the Bible says. It says �The love of money is the root of all evil: which while some have coveted after they have erred from the faith . . . �
We might think that this is only the sin of the wealthy, but that is not necessarily the case. This is a description of a person who is obsessed with money and possessions, and will pay any price to get what they want. They will even sacrifice their spiritual life in the process.
Be content instead of coveting
It is not a sin to want to be successful in business and make a good living, but when you become obsessed with those things, it can become coveting. When they become the most important thing in your life, and you will do whatever it takes to get it, coveting has become idolatry, something that Colossians 3:5 warns us about.
So, let�s all seek to be satisfied with what the Lord has given to each of us. You may not get everything in life you had hoped for materially. You may not even get much at all.
But if you are a Christian, you have Jesus, and Jesus has you. As the old song says, �I�ve got Jesus, and that�s enough!�
Scripture reminds us, �Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you� (Hebrews 13:5).
"You must not covet your neighbor's house. You must not covet your neighbor's wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor."
� Exodus 20:17
While the first nine of the Ten Commandments deal with outward actions, the last commandment deals with an action of the heart: coveting. In fact, it is something we may not even realize that we are doing. Yet God clearly specifies it as one of the top ten things He wants us to know.
What does it mean to covet? It doesn't mean that it is wrong to see something you like and wish you had it. That is not necessarily coveting. God said, "You must not covet your neighbor's house. You must not covet your neighbor's wife, male or female servant, ox or donkey, or anything else that belongs to your neighbor" (Exodus 20:17, emphasis mine). Notice the context is something that belongs to someone else.
The New Testament translates the Hebrew word for "covet" as the word "lust." So how does coveting work? The eyes look at an object. The mind admires it. The will goes over to it. And the body moves toward possessing it.
Let's say that your friend has just bought a new car. You say, "Wow, that is a cool car!" Then you go out the next day and buy the same car in the same color. That is not coveting; that is copying. But let's say that you take your friend's new car for a spin around the block and never return. That is coveting that has given way to stealing. Coveting is wanting something that belongs to someone else and determining that you will get it, no matter what.
Coveting can infiltrate so many areas of our lives�and it can destroy them. Marriages are destroyed. Careers are destroyed. Families are destroyed. It happens all the time. Coveting is a very real sin�and we will pay a very real price for it.
David thought that God took child because of David's sins of adultery and coveting.
King David seduced Bathsheba.
Later she was the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as king, making her the Queen Mother.
His child died.
The king at once confessed his sin and expressed sincere repentance. Bathsheba's child by David was struck with a severe illness and died at a few days after birth, which the king accepted as his punishment.
Nathan (the prophet) also noted that David's house would be cursed with turmoil because of this murder. This came to pass years later when one of David's much-loved sons, Absalom, led an insurrection that plunged the kingdom into civil war. Moreover, to manifest his claim to be the new king, Absalom had sexual intercourse in public with ten of his father's concubines, which could be considered a direct, tenfold divine retribution for David's taking the woman of another man.
We should not covet like David and commit any sins. :angel:
If you are referring to the story about David and Bathsheba, he committed ore than one sin.
1. He remained in Jerusalem instead of leading the army. If he had gone with the fighting men, none of this would have happened.
2. He coveted another man's wife. He could have resisted the urge to look. (Lev 19:17)
3. He stole another man's property (the wife). He inquired about her and knew she was married. (Lev 19:15)
3. He committed adultery. (Lev 19:14)
4. He tried to cover up his actions by bringing the husband back to see if David could make him go to his wife, so that if she became pregnant, the child would be seen as the rightful husband. (may go into the intent of Lev 19:16)
5. He ordered the murder of Uriah, by sending to the front and not offering any aid so that he would be killed. (Lev 19:13)
and yet David was gods anointed and the apple of Gods eye, he was "a man after Gods own heart" this is whats most important about david he sinned many times and struggeld but he truly loved the Lord and repented of his sins and God loved him so very much that even after he commited adultry and murder and their first child died because of this sin, God blessed them with a child who was known as the wisest man in history and he built the temple for God, Soloman this was a great blessing because David was the apple of Gods eye as are we, we must remember that no matter how far away we stray from him hw is always waiting for us to return and cry out to him search my heart oh lord see if there be any wickedness in it
