Of Crime And Punishment: David And Uriah Series

PSALM 51:1-19 (NASB)

1 Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;

According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity

And cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.

4 Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak

And blameless when You judge.

5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

And in sin my mother conceived me.

6 Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,

And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.

7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness,

Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.

9 Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,

And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me away from Your presence

And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation

And sustain me with a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,

And sinners will be converted to You.

14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.

15 O Lord, open my lips, That my mouth may declare Your praise.

16 For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;

You are not pleased with burnt offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;

A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

18 By Your favor do good to Zion; Build the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, In burnt offering and whole burnt offering; Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

MURDER THEY WROTE

Of Crime And Punishment: David and Uriah

David was a murderer polygamist, adulterer, liar and poor father. His family life was a catastrophe matched only by the murder of his faithful soldier Uriah. Yet God did not remove him from the throne, and allowed him to reign for 40 years.

What are the lessons to be learned from his life?

THE WRONG LESSON IS THIS:

God does not take sin ________________________.

1. God uses ________________________.

There are some sins that disqualify you from a position of ______________, ______________, or require ______________.

2. God can ________________________. people who have committed disqualifying sin.

DAVID'S REIGN OF PAIN:

1. 4 of his sons dies as a result of his sin

2. David lost control of his army and kingdom

3. One of his sons publically violated his wives

4. Absalom lead a coup against him

5. Pelted with manure as he abandoned Jerusalem

David is the wrong person to look at for comfort. Nevertheless, David was a man after God’s own heart. That says something about how God deals with sin?

HOW DOES GOD DEAL WITH SIN?

1. God __________ __________ that endures forever

2. God __________ __________ that brings change

David’s life shows the consequences of sin. God's hatred for sin and forgiveness through repentance.

PSALM 51:1-19 (NASB)

1 Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;

According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity

And cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.

4 Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak

And blameless when You judge.

5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,

And in sin my mother conceived me.

6 Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,

And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.

7 Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness,

Let the bones which You have broken rejoice.

9 Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God,

And renew a steadfast spirit within me.

11 Do not cast me away from Your presence

And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation

And sustain me with a willing spirit.

13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways,

And sinners will be converted to You.

14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation; Then my tongue will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.