David and Bathsheba
Everyday decisions are made. Some are complicated and some are simple, but even small and seemingly insignificant decisions can have large and long-lasting consequences. The story of David and Bathsheba in second Samuel, conveys the theme of responsibility of decisions. Many people make actions based on their own interests. Their wants and desired overwhelm their ability to see the consequences of their actions. David realized this after God told him that his son through Bathsheba would not live. David’s sense of right and wrong became diminished by his desire for Bathsheba. It is part of human nature to covet the things of desire. Acknowledging the consequences of actions allows for the capacity to resist and to grow as a person. David first realizes that he has committed a sin when Nathan comes to him with the story of the sheep. “So he took the female lamb of the man of little means and got it ready for the man that had come in to him.”# David said to Nathan that this person should be killed. Nathan then said unto him that you are that man. David is shocked by the response, especially since he said that man should die. The true morals of David are shown by his response to the story by Nathan. However David became overwh
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Approximate Word count = 907
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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