A Rhetorical Question From God
Most of the time when God asks a question, it is not a good thing. He already knows the answer, so it what we call a rhetorical question. He asks the question to have an intended effect on the one to whom He is asking it. Usually, it means that something is wrong, and He wants us to figure it out. Remember Adam in the Garden of Eden. God asked him where he was. Now, really! God knew where he was, and He knew he had eaten the fruit, which God told him not to eat. He wanted Adam to think about why he was hiding from his Creator.
The same is true for David in II Samuel 12:9. God asks David, "Why have you despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight?" God knew the lust of David's heart. He heard his lies and his disdain for Uriah's life. God knew that David followed the fleshly desires into sin, and instead of admitting his sin and telling the truth, he tried to cover it up with lies and murder. That is how sin works. It leads us farther and farther from God.
Now, in David's case I am glad to say that he repented of his sin and confessed it to God. Read Psalm 51. David was very contrite and repentant, so God forgave him. However, he did have to face the consequences of his sin for the rest of his life. God wants us to think before we act and to know how destructive sin is in our lives, so He forgives, but He never wants us to do the same thing again.
Tomorrow, I intend to read II Samuel 13-15.
The same is true for David in II Samuel 12:9. God asks David, "Why have you despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight?" God knew the lust of David's heart. He heard his lies and his disdain for Uriah's life. God knew that David followed the fleshly desires into sin, and instead of admitting his sin and telling the truth, he tried to cover it up with lies and murder. That is how sin works. It leads us farther and farther from God.
Now, in David's case I am glad to say that he repented of his sin and confessed it to God. Read Psalm 51. David was very contrite and repentant, so God forgave him. However, he did have to face the consequences of his sin for the rest of his life. God wants us to think before we act and to know how destructive sin is in our lives, so He forgives, but He never wants us to do the same thing again.
Tomorrow, I intend to read II Samuel 13-15.