“Underwater”

 “And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.” (2 Samuel 11:1)

Introduction

We are surrounded by poor choices or worse. Poor choices from our sinful ways. Yes we have all sinned. But before going into that lets look at King David’s sinful ways.

Weakness

The war with the Ammonites and Syrians has been raging and now Rabbah is under siege. King David is now in Jerusalem. What is he doing? Maybe penning a Psalm, plucking his harp, or just thinking? That is until one morning.

“And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.” (2 Samuel 11:2)

Just like David we see a pool of water that is inviting, then jump in without looking to see what hazards lie beneath. There is no doubt that David had sinful thoughts in his mind. God provides salvation through his son Jesus if we just ask. David did not ask. His thoughts were not focused on anything other than his own sinful heart.

Bathsheba was her name. David brings her into his house and sleeps with her. Bathsheba was already married to Uriah the Hittite. David’s sins at this point were, Adultery, Steal and Covet.

After a short time, “And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.” (2 Samuel 11:5)

David needs an out and if he can get Uriah to sleep with his own wife he can put the child on Uriah and hide his sin. Now David is expecting to commit “Bearing False Witness” to the list.

David brought Uriah back from the war and tried everything to include making Uriah drunk to get him to sleep with his own wife. Uriah refused.

David sends Uriah back to the war and sends a message to Joab to have Uriah on the front in the most dangerous part of the battle.

“24And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

25Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

26And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

27And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. (2 Samuel 11:24-27)

When you get in water over your head, you are in real trouble.

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