GRAGADAYJAY 936
David’s role in Uriah’s death displeased the Lord.
One may wonder what was David thinking after he had broken two of
God’s commandments by one look? Surely he had broken two of the commandments at
once, hence my strongly held conviction based on both Scripture and the state
of the human psyche, that it is impossible to commit any sin in isolation. That
sins come in a bunch like grapes. In
David’s case he coveted, and he committed adultery, and then tried to cover
them up by murder. But what was his intention at first, one may ask, when he
invited Uriah to his house, that first evening and wined and dined him? A simple logical answer would be that he
intended Uriah to go home that night, and no doubt sleep with his wife and so
the offence against him could have been covered up. That is why when David found out Uriah had
not gone to his house, and so did not sleep with his wife, he had to resort to
plan B. And while plan A was foul
enough, plan B was viler and called for Uriah been sent to his death. Some may
argue that David was not directly responsible for Uriah’s death. After all Uriah was a soldier, and soldiers
die in battle. In addition other men
died also at the same time. But in God’s
eyes David was guilty of murder and there is no argument around that fact. He instructed Joab to have him killed and
killed he was. Joab knew David well. So he sent one the men to report the
outcome of the war to David. And when he told David that the war went badly, he
ranted and questioned the wisdom of Joab’s strategy in attempting to breach the
wall; but the messenger told him that many of his men were dead including Uriah
and David told the messenger to tell Joab not to worry as men do die in battle,
but that he should create a stronghold against the city and overthrow it. And
Uriah’s wife mourned for her husband and when her period of mourning was over,
David sent for her and made her his wife.
But the thing that David did displeased the Lord.
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