Sharing Life and Christ

This was the final paper I had to write for my Old Testament survey course. I really enjoyed writing it and I hope it blesses all who may read it to dig deeper into God's Word. The story of David and Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11 marks the beginning of King David’s compromise and failures, which echoed for generations to come. It is a narrative full of deceit, mounting tension, and irony that paints a vivid picture of the corrupt human heart and the devastation that can result when one of God’s followers turns his eyes from the Lord. While David was said to be a man after God’s own heart, his adulterous relationship with Bathsheba and his deceitful attempt at covering up his sin, which eventually lead to the murder of Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband, displeased the Lord and resulted in the demise of his family and death of his child. Up until this point in the books of Samuel, David is spoken of very highly. He is said to be “skillful in playing, a man of valor, a ...