2Sa 12:1-15, 1Ki 1:8, 19 | TSK | STEP | Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own judge. David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin, and is pardoned. David mourns and prays for the child while it lives. Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah. David takes Rabbah, and tortures the people thereof. A.M. 2970. B.C. 1034. An. Ex. Is. 457. the Lord. unto David. he came. There were.There is nothing in this parable which requires illustration. Its bent is evident; and it was wisely constructed, by not having too near a resemblance, to make David unwittingly pass sentence on himself. The parable was in David's hand what his own letter was in the hands of the brave Uriah. Nathan at length closed in with him in the application of it. In beginning with a parable he shewed his prudence, and great need there is of prudence in giving reproof; but now he speaks as an ambassador from God. He reminds David of the great things God had designed and done for him, and then charges him with a high contempt of the Divine authority, and threatens an entail of judgments upon his family for this sin. Those who despise the word and law of God, despise God himself, and will assuredly suffer for such contempt.

‏ 2 Samuel 12:1-15

1 Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own judge.

7 David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin, and is pardoned.

15 David mourns and prays for the child while it lives.

24 Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah.

26 David takes Rabbah, and tortures the people thereof.

A.M. 2970. B.C. 1034. An. Ex. Is. 457. the Lord.

7:1-5; 24:11-13; 1Ki 13:1; 18:1; 2Ki 1:3

unto David.

11:10-17,25; 14:14; Isa 57:17,18

he came.

Ps 51:1; *title

There were.There is nothing in this parable which requires illustration. Its bent is evident; and it was wisely constructed, by not having too near a resemblance, to make David unwittingly pass sentence on himself. The parable was in David's hand what his own letter was in the hands of the brave Uriah. Nathan at length closed in with him in the application of it. In beginning with a parable he shewed his prudence, and great need there is of prudence in giving reproof; but now he speaks as an ambassador from God. He reminds David of the great things God had designed and done for him, and then charges him with a high contempt of the Divine authority, and threatens an entail of judgments upon his family for this sin. Those who despise the word and law of God, despise God himself, and will assuredly suffer for such contempt.

14:5-11; Jud 9:7-15; 1Ki 20:35-41; Isa 5:1-7; Mt 21:33-45

Lu 15:11-32; 16:19-31

exceeding.

8; 3:2-5; 5:13-16; 15:16; Job 1:3

one little.

11:3; Pr 5:18,19

meat. Heb. morsel. lay in his.

De 13:6; Mic 7:5

a traveller.

Ge 18:2-7; Jas 1:14

took the.

11:3,4

David's.

Ge 38:24; 1Sa 25:21,22; Lu 6:41,42; 9:55; Ro 2:1

As the Lord.

1Sa 14:39

shall surely die. or, is worthy to die. Heb. is a son ofdeath.

1Sa 20:31; 26:16; *marg:

restore.

Ex 22:1; Pr 6:31; Lu 19:8

because.

Jas 2:13

Thou art.

1Sa 13:13; 1Ki 18:18; 21:19,20; Mt 14:14

I anointed.

7:8; 1Sa 15:17; 16:13

I delivered.

22:1,49; 1Sa 18:11,21; 19:10-15; 23:7,14,26-28; Ps 18:1; *title

thy master's wives.

11; 1Ki 2:22

gave thee.

2:4; 5:5; 1Sa 15:19

I would.

7:19; Ps 84:11; 86:15; Ro 8:32

despised.

10; 11:4,14-17; Ge 9:5,6; Ex 20:13,14; Nu 15:30,31; 1Sa 15:19,23

Isa 5:24; Am 2:4; Heb 10:28,29

to do evil.

2Ch 33:6; Ps 51:4; 90:8; 139:1,2; Jer 18:10

thou hast.

11:15-27

the sword.

13:28,29; 18:14,15,33; 1Ki 2:23-25; Am 7:9; Mt 26:52

because.

Nu 11:20; 1Sa 2:30; Mal 1:6,7; Mt 6:24; Ro 2:4; 1Th 4:8

hast taken.

Ge 20:3; Pr 6:32,33

I will raise.

13:1-14,28,29; 15:6,10

I will take.That is, in the course of my providence I will permit this to be done. Such phrases in Scripture do not mean that God either does or can do evil himself; but only that he permits such evil to be done as he foresaw would be done, and which, had he pleased, he might have prevented.

16:21,22; De 28:30; Eze 14:9; 20:25,26; Ho 4:13,14

secretly.

11:4,8,13,15; Ec 12:14; Lu 12:1,2; 1Co 4:5

David.

1Sa 15:20,24; 1Ki 13:4; 21:20; 22:8; 2Ki 1:9; 2Ch 16:10; 24:20-22

2Ch 25:16; Mt 14:3-5,10

I have sinned.

24:10; 1Sa 15:24,25,30; Job 7:20; 33:27; Ps 32:3-5; 51:4; Pr 25:12

Pr 28:13; Lu 15:21; Ac 2:37; 1Jo 1:8-10

The Lord.

Job 7:21; Ps 32:1,2; 130:3,4; Isa 6:5-7; 38:17; 43:24; 44:22

La 3:32; Mic 7:18,19; Zec 3:4; Heb 9:26; 1Jo 1:7,9; 2:1; Re 1:5