Good Morning Friends,
David acted very selfishly in taking Bathsheba.
He was concerned only with what he wanted. He saw what he wanted and he took
it, without considering the consequences. As is so often the case, David lived
to see his own weaknesses manifest themselves in the lives of his children!
Amnon was one of David’s sons and Amnon wanted
Tamar, who was his half-sister, David’s daughter by another of his wives. He
was afraid that his father would not allow him to marry Tamar because she was
his half-sister. Instead, he plotted and planned to take Tamar. He pretended to
be ill and asked his father to have Tamar come fix food for him. While she was
in his home, he sent the servants away and then took Tamar by force, against
her will. It was an act of great selfishness. He wasn’t concerned about how his
actions would affect Tamar. He wasn’t concerned with how his family would
respond, what the people would think, or what God would think. He was only
concerned with what he wanted – so he took her. (2 Samuel 13:6-14)
He thought he loved Tamar, but having gotten
what he wanted, his love turned to hatred. His action was not an act of love,
it was an act of selfishness. When his desire was satisfied, his attitude
changed. He sent Tamar away in disgrace and she lived her life in the home of
her brother, Absalom, a desolate woman. (2 Samuel 13:20)
Amnon did not get away with his sin. Absalom
seethed with hatred toward Amnon because he had defiled his sister and Absalom took
revenge. He patiently waited for two years until the opportunity finally came
and then he killed Amnon and fled from the country in fear that David would
punish or even kill him. (2 Samuel 13:28-34)
Amnon and Absalom both acted in selfishness and
David sat idly by and did nothing to discipline. David’s own sins and
weaknesses were being manifest in his children.
I wonder what weaknesses of yours will show
themselves in your children? Your sins won’t just affect you. They’ll affect
your family and the people around you. That’s a powerful motivation to live a
righteous life.
His, by Grace, Steve
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