Here are some added thoughts to assist you in deciding whether you want to allow your indiscretion to be excused, so that you can continue your life as you want to live it. Yes, it is true that king David was given a pass–sort of–as pertains to the ultimate judgment that could have been dispatched from Heaven.
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD.
And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
(2 Samuel 12:13-14)
We say, sort of, because, as you see, above; the total package that could have been king David-extended did not escape.
At this point, I will shift the flow, just a little; in that, I am reminded of an attitude of a certain king, when he received some news of a similar type as that which was spoken to king David. In the case of that other king, the LORD told him of consequence that would come upon his descendants. It was a similar message to the one that king David had received, telling him about the generational downsizing of the family dynasty. The warning was given to the other king, as a preview of the fulfillment of a declaration of consequence that the LORD set in the king’s family’s life-line.
Explore The Fullness of David: Part Fifteen
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