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2 Samuel 11:10 Oh the tangled web we weave - Day 258

Good morning friends,

The man after God's own heart is not free from sin.  He is a good king, but not a perfect king.  It has been said that it impossible to break just one of the Ten Commandments.  We think of adultery and murder, but there is also lying and coveting.  Requires us to ponder the  path of our feet and turn away from all evil.

Blessings,

Jeff

The dialogue between David and Uriah the Hittite raises some interesting hypotheticals. 

What if the plan to have Uriah sleep with Bathsheba had worked?  While there would have been cover for the legitimacy of the child, it would not change the fact of adultery.  Certainly the messengers he sent to retrieve her knew about the liaison.  Eventually someone would have told the truth.  And Nathan would still have known.

Did David really plan on stopping the relationship?  When the child did not resemble Uriah, question would be asked.  Bathsheba knew she had been unfaithful and this would impact relationship with Uriah.

Uriah was not just a soldier, he was one of the 30 top soldiers in David's army.  David undoubtedly knew him personally.  David's conscience must have been rebuked by Uriah's loyalty to David, Joad and the army.

Deliver from evil that we may not fall into temptation.  There were so many stop signs that David had to ignore to commit these sins.  Yet he did. And the amazing thing is that Bathsheba is mother of Solomon and the line to Joseph.

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