Murals (2008) by PHANTAST - Graffiti - Cultural Music & Art Association inc. - 98 Milne St. Benleigh
DAVID SINNED WITH BATHSHEBA.
David allowed himself to fall deeper and deeper into sin. He abandoned his purpose by staying home from war and focused on his own desires; when temptation came, he looked into it instead of turning away from it and sinned deliberately. He tried to cover up his sin by deceiving others; he committed murder to continue the cover- up.
Nathan rebukes David. As a prophet, Nathan was required to confront sin, even the sin of a king. He presented the message with tact: “A traveler came to a rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his sheep or cattle to prepare a meal; instead, he took the ewe lamb belonged to a poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him…” Then Nathan said to David : “You are the rich man!”
David confessed and repented of his sin and wrote Psalm 50: “Be merciful to me, O God, because of your constant love… remove my sin, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow…”