2 Samuel 11-12 — David, Bathsheba, Uriah, and Nathan

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2 Samuel 11-12

Summarize this section in 1-2 sentences.
One of the verbs attached to David’s actions in 11:4 has resonance with the thrust of God’s warning in 1 Samuel 8:10-17. Discuss.
What’s ironic about David’s concern for the well-being of three different parties in 11:7? How does this speak to the self-deception of the human heart?
How does David respond to Nathan/God in 12:13, and what does this short statement reveal about David? Consider this in tandem with his prayer in Psalm 51.
What lessons should we take away from 12:14-23? What lessons should we not take away?

Without the first sentence in 12:1 David (and we) would be doomed. What does this reveal about God’s character? How does this impact your relationship with God? On a related note, how does this affect your desire to be in frequent community with your church?
In 11:1-2 David’s idle and self-indulgent attitude a) puts him in a position primed for sin, and b) removes him from being involved with the people he should be ministering to. How are you prone to disengagement, and how is God calling you to invest more of your energy into people rather than escapism?
This story contains hard-hitting lessons that admonish us in addition to breathtaking truths about the goodness and justice of God. What’s something God is showing you as a result of meditating on this section of His Word?

Doxology AdminJuly 20, 2020