DAVID – Part 3, A House Divided.

YOUNG ADULT CELLS

A HOUSE DIVIDED. Member’s Notes

I. INTRODUCTION Learning Outcomes:

God forgive us of our sins when
The focus of today’s lesson is not so much about David’s heart of we confess. But the penalty of our
repentance but rather on the point that often we forget that though God sins are ours to bear.
do forgive us of our sins if we confess and repent, the consequential
chain effect of our sins set into motion are ours to bear. Objective:
At the end of this lesson, you will
This is painfully demonstrated in the life and household of David, a man be able to:
• The sin of David
who is supposedly after God’s own heart. At best, it shows that we are
• The judgment passed on him
all human after all and the best of us do fall into sin.
• How the judgment were fulfilled
• What did David repent of?
David’s saving grace is that he is repentant and accepts full
responsibility for his action. God did not take away the privilege He
bestowed on David but made clear that he has to bear the consequence
of his sin.

II. THE SIN OF DAVID

David is now the king over Israel. He had been successful in everything
he had done. As king, he has kingdom responsibilities and his leadership
needs to be shown by example. The moment he forgotten about this
and let his guards down, he fell victim to temptation.

What was David doing in his palace? Where should he be? (2 Sam 11:1)

What do you think David should have done the moment he saw
Bathsheba bathing?

"There were two men in a certain

town, one rich and the other poor.
The rich man had a very large
number of sheep and cattle, but
III. THE WARNING OF NATHAN the poor man had nothing except
What was the story Nathan gave before passing judgment on David for one little ewe lamb he had bought.
his sin? (2 Sam 12:4) He raised it, and it grew up with
him and his children. It shared his
food, drank from his cup and even
slept in his arms. It was like a
daughter to him. "Now a traveler
came to the rich man, but the rich
What is the significance of the poor man with one lamb and the rich man
man refrained from taking one of
with the many sheep and cattle? his own sheep or cattle to prepare
a meal for the traveler who had
come to him. Instead, he took the
ewe lamb that belonged to the
poor man and prepared it for the
What was David’s response to the story? What did he say the rich man one who had come to him."
deserves? (2 Sam 12:5 - 6)
10
Now, therefore, the sword will
never depart from your house,
because you despised me and
took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to
What is the judgment Nathan passed to David? (2 Sam 12:10 – 14) be your own.' `Out of your own
household I am going to bring
calamity upon you. Before your
very eyes I will take your wives
and give them to one who is close

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to you, and he will lie with your
wives in broad daylight. You did it
IV. JUDGMENT ON DAVID in secret, but I will do this thing in
How was the judgment on David as passed by Nathan fulfilled? broad daylight before all Israel.' "
Then David said to Nathan, "I
have sinned against the LORD."
Nathan replied, "The LORD has
taken away your sin. You are not
going to die. 14 But because by
doing this you have made the
enemies of the LORD show utter
contempt, the son born to you will
die."

V. THE FOUR FOLD JUDGMENT

When David reacted with anger at Nathan’s story, little did he realised
that he was passing his own penalty, as he seen fair. How was the ‘four
times over’ fulfilled?

2 Sam 12:15 – 10

2 Sam 13:30 – 32

2 Sam 18:14 – 15, 33

1 King 2:23-25

VI. DAVID REPENTED.

Upon realising what he had done, David immediately repented and
acknowledged that he has sinned against God (2 Sam 12:13).

The full extent of his repentance is captured in Psalm 51. Read this
Psalm.

Who did David said he had sinned against?

Then David said to Nathan,

2SA 12:13

What is the significance of verse 6 in relation to what Jesus taught about "I have sinned against the LORD."
the source of sin? Nathan replied, "The LORD has
taken away your sin. You are not
going to die. But because by doing
this you have made the enemies
of the LORD show utter contempt,
the son born to you will die."
What did he asked God to do for him? (Take turns to answer this
question).

VII. CONCLUSION: As further lesson, see 2 Sam

The penalty David paid for his sin is painful to bear. God does not show 24:10 – 16 for David’s sin by
bias for any person but all are judged equally. taking a census.

Also Solomon’s downfall was due

How will this lesson affect your attitude towards sin?
to his many wives and concubines
– of which he learned from his
father David in 2 Sam 5:13

Are there issues in your life that you should repent immediately?

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