Confronted With Grace | The Incredible Life Of King David, Part 10

Confronted With Grace | The Incredible Life Of King David, Part 10

Trying to hide our mistakes (sin) often creates even bigger problems. Godly confrontation can lead to a gracious restoration 

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God calls us to do 3 things: 

1. Receive a godly rebuke as a generous gift 

2 Samuel 12:1

And the Lord sent Nathan to David.  

David sends Joab and his servants to battle (11:1)

David sends to inquire about Bathsheba (11:3)

David sends for Bathsheba and sleeps with her (11:4)

Bathsheba sends for David to tell him she’s pregnant (11:5)

David sends word to Joab (11:6)

Joah sends Uriah to David (11:6)

David sends a letter to Joab with Uriah (11:14)

Joab sends word to David of Uriah’s death (11:22)

David sends for Bathsheba to live with him (11:27)

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2 Samuel 12:1b-6

He came to him and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds, 3 but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him. 4 Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.” 5 Then David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die, 6 and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”  

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Exodus 22:1

“If a man steals an ox or a sheep, and kills it or sells it, he shall repay five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep.  

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2 Samuel 12:7

Nathan said to David, “You are the man! 

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David had a prophet confront him. We have the Holy Spirit. 

David had Nathan. We have one another.  

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Proverbs 27:5-6

Better is open rebuke 

    than hidden love. 

6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; 

    profuse are the kisses of an enemy. 

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2. Respond with repentance through God’s grace 

2 Samuel 12:7b-12

Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. 8 And I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more. 9 Why have you despised the word of the Lord, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ 11 Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house. And I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.’”  

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God’s gracious reminders to David…  

Position – I anointed you king (v. 7)

Protection – I delivered you from Saul’s hand (v. 7)

Possessions – I gave you your master’s house (v. 8)

Power – I gave you control over Israel and Judah (v. 8)

Provision – If you asked for more, I would’ve given (v. 8)

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2 Samuel 12:9

“Why have you despised the word of the Lord, to do what is evil in his sight?”  

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2 Samuel 12:13

David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.”  

Psalm 51:1

Have mercy on me, O God, 

    according to your steadfast love; 

according to your abundant mercy 

    blot out my transgressions.  

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Psalm 51:4

Against you, you only, have I sinned 

    and done what is evil in your sight, 

so that you may be justified in your words 

    and blameless in your judgment.  

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Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God, 

    and renew a right spirit within me. 

Repentance involves…

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1. Conviction 

2. Acknowledgment 

3. Confession 

4. Sorrow 

5. Change of Mind and Action

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3. Rely on Jesus to put away your sin 

2 Samuel 12:13b-14

And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. 14 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord, the child who is born to you shall die.”  

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“The Lord also has put away your sin;”

the child who is born to you shall die.”

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