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00:00David was a righteous king, fearful of God's will, but, like all men, subject to his own weaknesses,
00:15This leads him to face one of the most difficult moments of his life, where he is unable to show anything but weakness in his heart.
00:24This passage takes place in the spring, at the time when kings went on campaign with their armies.
00:32David decided not to go, staying in Jerusalem, and therefore sent Joab at the head of his troops to annihilate the Ammonites and besiege the city of Rabbah.
00:45Let's read some excerpts from this passage.
00:48One afternoon, as David got out of bed and walked around the rooftop of the Royal Palace, he saw a very beautiful woman bathing.
01:02She was Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Celithite.
01:08David then ordered some messengers to bring her to him and slept with her, after which she returned to her home.
01:16The woman became pregnant and told David so.
01:21Then David ordered Joab to send for Uriah the Celithite, and Joab did so.
01:27And when Uriah appeared before David, he asked him how Joab and the army were doing and what news there was of the war.
01:37Then he ordered her to go home and wash her feet.
01:40As soon as Uriah left the Royal Palace, the king sent him special food as a gift.
01:47But Uriah, instead of going home, spent the night at the gates of the Palace with the soldiers of the Royal Guard.
01:55When David was told that Uriah had not gone to his house, David asked him,
02:00Why didn't you go home after the trip you took?
02:05Uriah replied,
02:06Do both the sacred ark and the soldiers of Israel and Judah have simple thatched roofs?
02:14Likewise, Joab, my boss, and his majesty's officers sleep in the open field.
02:21And would I have to go into my house to eat and drink and go to bed with my wife?
02:26By the life of your majesty, I will not do such a thing.
02:31But David commanded him,
02:33Stay here today and tomorrow I'll let you go.
02:37The next morning, David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by means of Uriah.
02:43The letter said,
02:46Put Uriah on the front lines, where the battle is fiercest.
02:51and then leave him alone to fall wounded and die.
02:54So when Joab surrounded the city to attack it,
03:00He placed Uriah in the place where he knew the bravest soldiers were.
03:06And at a time when those defending the city came out to fight against Joab,
03:11Some of David's officers fell in battle,
03:15among whom was Uriah.
03:18Joab sent David a detailed report of the battle.
03:22When Uriah's wife learned that her husband had died, she mourned for him.
03:28But after the mourning period was over, David sent for her and received her into his palace.
03:34He took her as his wife and she bore him a son.
03:37But the Lord was not pleased with what David had done.
03:42David had given in to his appetites.
03:49The king's first mistake was failing to do what he should have done, that is, not fulfilling his obligations.
03:55This led to a period of idleness that prompted him to plot a series of evil deeds.
04:02which culminated in the murder of Uriah Selitita.
04:07A king with great skill for military tasks and, as we saw in the passage about Goliath,
04:15a man of deep faith in God, a singer, a religious poet.
04:20David was, in the eyes of the people, the perfect king.
04:24How could she allow herself to be drawn into this serious abuse of authority by committing adultery?
04:32who also tried to cover it up with a murder?
04:35David's sin was exposed to his own heart by the prophet Nathan,
04:42who makes him see that what he did was displeasing in the eyes of God.
04:46David acknowledged his sin, wept for it, and begged God for forgiveness.
04:52because of the grave offense committed, pouring out his feelings in one of the most beautiful psalms we know,
05:01Psalm 51.
05:03David thus laments the mistake he made.
05:10For your love, O God, have mercy on me.
05:15Because of your great tenderness, blot out my sins.
05:18Then wash me from my iniquity, cleanse me from my sins.
05:23I admit that I have been rebellious.
05:26My sin is not erased from my mind.
05:29Against you have I sinned, and against you alone, by doing what you condemn.
05:36Therefore, your sentence is fair.
05:39Your judgment is beyond reproach.
05:41Although his repentance was sincere, his sin had consequences and David's son died.
05:51After the death of his son, David reunited with Bathsheba, and she became pregnant with Solomon.
05:58The Lord loved this child and through the prophet sent word to David that he should be named Gediah,
06:06which means loved by the Lord.
06:10With his sin forgiven, David once again dedicated himself to honoring God with his life.
06:15And with his heart full of the Lord's mercy, he devoted himself completely to fulfilling his duties as king.
06:23Among them, the one to go ahead of the army.
06:26He knew how to motivate them and lead them to victory.
06:30Despite his continuous triumphs, David would face one of the toughest wars,
06:37one that was originating within his own family and was headed by his son Absalom,
06:45who conspired against his father with the aim of becoming his political opponent,
06:52making himself a traitor to the kingdom.
06:54In a sad family episode, Absalom kills one of his brothers, so he flees from Jerusalem.
07:04Two years later, Absalom begged Joab to go to David's palace and convinced him to receive him.
07:12Absalom managed to enter the palace and was brought into the presence of the king, prostrating himself before him.
07:19David, upon seeing his son, greeted him with great affection.
07:22Absalom cleverly used the reconciliation with his father to increase his popularity with the people
07:29and prepare an army for rebellion.
07:33When he judged the moment to be opportune, he went to Hebron and there proclaimed himself king.
07:39David began to notice how the people supported Absalom, so he fled Jerusalem with a group of companions.
07:46Absalom took advantage of this sortie, entered Jerusalem with his army, and seized the palace.
07:54Pushahi, an advisor who was secretly on David's side, managed to convince Absalom to postpone the pursuit against his father until he could assemble a larger army.
08:06This suggestion gave David time to cross to the other side of the Jordan River, regroup his troops, and instruct their commanders to treat Absalom, who led the opposing army, with consideration.
08:24The entire army was aware that the king's son should not be treated too harshly.
08:28On that occasion, the casualty was 20,000 men.
08:34Absalom left the forest as soon as he could and in his flight he encountered David's soldiers, who, at the request of his commanders and given the obvious danger he was in, stayed out of the battle.
08:49The mule Absalom was riding went under an oak tree and his head got caught in the branches, but the mule did not stop, so he was left suspended in the air.
09:02One of the soldiers he had encountered informed Joab of what had happened, who, without thinking twice, went against Absalom to suppress the rebellion against his father.
09:14When David learned of Absalom's death, he greatly regretted his loss.
09:20With the rebellion over, the political damage was repaired and David returned to planning the construction of the temple to Yahweh, which his son Solomon would carry out.
09:33David summons Solomon to inform him of this commission, while ordering the leaders of Israel to collaborate with the future king.
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