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King David: The Sin Of A King
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

David: The Sin of a King
Analysis of 2 Samuel 11:1-27

Submitted to Dr. Adeeb Mickahail, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course

OBST 515-D18
Old Testament Orientation 1

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Lisa Campbell
December 3, 2013 The story of David and Bathsheba as found in 2 Samuel11:1-27 tells us about King David’s sin. How can we as Christians apply the model from this story to our own lives? There are many principles that can be found within the narrative as well as different literary features that help us to interpret it. Using the example of David and the sin of adultery he commits, Christians can learn to apply it to their lives in today’s society. …show more content…
. . the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. . . . But David remained in Jerusalem” (2 Sam 11:1 NIV).1 As seen in this verse, while at that particular time the king would go to war with his soldiers; however it states that David stayed home. This sets the story in motion; if David had been with his men in battle, he might never have committed the sin of adultery. The major question is, why was the king in the city while his nation is fighting on the battlefield? By telling the reader the king stayed in the city, the narrator is making it possible for a meeting with Bathsheba and later with the death of …show more content…
Neither of these are directly stated in a narrative, they are implied and the reader must interpret it. In the story of David and Bathsheba, the use of thematic structure with David’s sexual offence followed by Uriah’s murder is seen.4 Also seen is the structure of scenic presentation versus summary in this narrative which is related to time. During scenic presentation the flow of the narration is slow, but in summary the time flows much quicker. In this narrative, the beginning and end are summaries and run fast. However, the sections in the middle which are concerned with Uriah run rather slow. These verses are full of direct speech causing the time to flow
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