11:14,15
David is now getting desperate, and his sin leads him to even more callous and evil actions. He wrote to Joab and told him to put Uriah in the most dangerous position in the battle. But even that wasn’t enough for David. He told Joab that the other men were then to withdraw from Uriah, making him a sitting duck. We should remember that David has been honourable and god-fearing in so many of the things that he has done in the past, yet now he is acting like this, like any other pagan ruler. We should all guard our hearts very carefully, for sin can so easily get a hold of us.
11:16,17
As well as being evil, David’s plan was rather stupid. Sin will often do incredibly stupid things, just look at history, or reports in the news about the downfall of famous or powerful people. Or look at ourselves! David’s plan would have made it blatantly obvious what was happening. Joab realises all this, so he adopts the plan. So he puts Uriah and others in the most dangerous place, but does not have the others withdraw. This meant that not just Uriah, but other good men would also die. And so it transpired, Uriah and others died that day.
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