12:1
We now come to the denouement of David’s sin. We sometimes hear the phrase “speaking truth to power”, and it is usually a load of nonsense, but here we have a genuine example. “The Lord sent Nathan to David”. Nathan is going to confront David with the reality of what he has done, and the consequences that will follow. Sin blinds and we all need to be aware of that. That is one of the reasons we should read the Bible, listen to godly preachers and prophets. For the Holy Spirit through the word of God can take away the blindness.
12:2,3
Nathan uses a parable to convey the message. As we all know, Jesus did most of His teaching via parables. This indirect method allows someone to see the truth, before realising that it applies to them, whereas a direct attack may just result in a defensive reaction. The parable involves a rich man and a poor man, the wealth expressed in terms of the number of sheep and cattle each owned. The poor man had only one ewe, but the one ewe was very precious to him.
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