LIFE-STUDY OF FIRST AND SECOND SAMUEL

MESSAGE THIRTY-FIVE

THE HISTORY CONCERNING DAVID

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CROWNED BY THE PEOPLE TO BE THE KING
FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD ON THE EARTH
2 SAMUEL 2—24

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GOD'S PUNISHING JUDGMENT ON DAVID
2 SAMUEL 12:15b—20:26

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Scripture Reading: 2 Sam. 12:15b—14:33

Second Samuel 12:15b through 14:33 describes God's punishing judgment on David.

I. THE DEATH OF THE CHILD BORN OF URIAH'S WIFE

In 12:15b-23 we are told of the death of the child born to David of Uriah's wife.

A. Jehovah Striking the Child with Heavy Sickness

Jehovah struck the child whom Uriah's wife bore to David, and the child was very sick (v. 15b).

B. David Beseeching God for the Child

David besought God for the child with fasting, spending all the night lying on the ground (v. 16).

C. The Child Dying and David Being Released

On the seventh day the child died and David was released (vv. 17-23). When David realized that the child had died, he rose up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of Jehovah and worshipped.