2 Samuel 11:1-12:13 Questions by Stephen Ricker
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David's Sin and Repentance
Questions for Study 5

2 Samuel 11:1-12:13
Key Verse: 12:13

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I. David's Sin (11:1-27)

1. One springtime, when kings go off to war, what was David doing? (1a) What was his army doing? (1b) Why would David fall into an easy and complacent life? (1c)

2. How did David come to sin so easily and naturally? (2-4) Why is laziness such a serious matter? (Gen. 1:28; Eccl. 11:6; Heb. 12:1-4) What happened to complicate things?

3. How did David try to cover up his sin? (6-8) Why did his first effort fail? (9) What kind of man was Uriah? (10-13) What further sin did David commit in order to cover his first sin? What does this teach us about sin?

4. How did David's sin affect his heart for his people? (22-25) After Uriah's death, what did his widow and David do? What is the author's comment? (27b) How did his sin affect him? (Psalms 32:3-4)

II. David's Repentance (12:1-13a)

5. Who was Nathan? (1a; 7:2a) What was the story he told David? How was David like the man in the story? (5-10) What would be the unavoidable consequences of David's sins?

6. What was David's response to Nathan rebuke? (13a; Ps. 51:1-4, 10-12, 17; 32:1-5) How was he different from most people? Why is David a truly great man and an ancestor of faith? (Rom. 4:5-8)

III. Forgiveness and Consequences of Sin (11:13b-31)

7. What shows God unconditional grace to a man who was after God's heart and lived by faith and then sinned? (13a; Psalms 32:1-2) What can we learn about our lives of faith? (1 John 2:1-2)

8. Why did God strike David's child? What did David do before and after the child died? Why? What does this reveal about David's faith in God? How did God show his love and forgiveness? (24-25)

9. What does David's fighting spirit shows about his renewed leadership? (26-31)