An Old Testament Christmas Story
II Samuel 12:15-22
I. The necessity of the first child that was taken - v. 16
2. The names of the second child that was given
*v. 24 - Solomon "peace"
*v. 25 - Jedediah "beloved of the Lord"
Lessons
1. The first Adam (Old Nature) must die, before the Second Adam (New Nature) might live - I Corinthians 15:45
2. Self must cease striving so the spirit can start thriving - cp. v. 20
