“And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house” (2 Samuel 11:4).
Allow me to backtrack a moment. David chose to stay home instead of going out to battle with his men. He gets restless and goes outside to get a breath of fresh night air. He looks down from atop of his roof and sees this beautiful woman taking a bath. He may have loved God and been the king, but he was human. He should have turned away and went back to his room, but, the lust in his heart wouldn’t let him. David and Bathsheba ended up acting on their lust. Both were at fault for being somewhere they never should have been no matter what the time.
David sent messengers to get her. She could have risked her life and refused the king’s request. Bathsheba went to the king at his bidding and she did not resist him. They lived for the moment not too concerned about what tomorrow would bring. There are going to be repercussions from this, but, for now they were oblivious to that fact. That’s how it is with sin. You enjoy it for a season, but the end result will always be disastrous.
Sue Winchester
Missouri
PRAY TOGETHER: March’s Together in the Word study is a difficult but much needed one. Pray earnestly that lives will be pricked to the sensitivity of this temptation.
