2 Samuel 12:1-15

12:1-4 | When the prophet Nathan came to see David, it was not for encouragement or confirmation but for confrontation. Nathan used a parable to help David see his sin and call him to repentance. Psalms 32 and 51 express David’s intense feelings of guilt and his repentance after Nathan’s prophecy.

12:5-6 | David’s sense of justice was still alive and well, but he had lost the ability to see his own sin.

12:9 | David broke the tenth commandment (coveting; Ex. 20:17), the seventh commandment (adultery; Ex. 20:14), and the sixth commandment (murder; Ex. 20:13).

12:10-11 | The price of sin is often much higher than is realized (Ps. 32), even when a person has repented and been forgiven. The consequences of David’s sin toward Bathsheba and Uriah continued for generations. From this time forward, David’s household experience many violent deaths by the sword, including his sons Amnon, Absalom, and Adonijah. David’s son Absolom also took David’s wives.

12:13-14 \ David repented and God forgave him. However, because David had given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, David lost his son.