12:11,12
Trouble would come from within his own household, and we will soon read about how this would happen. His wives would be taken, and people would sleep with them in broad daylight. David had acted secretly, he would be sinned against openly. David would be humiliated.
12:13,14
David responds by saying “I have sinned against the Lord”. Saul also said a similar thing, but with Saul any “repentance” was at best skin deep. With David it was genuine. Psalm 51 was written in response to God convicting David of his sin. However, sin has consequences, and the son born to Bathsheba would die, because of the contempt David had for the Lord. Now we might ask why David’s son should die for David’s sin. It is more useful to realise that my actions, good and bad, have consequences for the lives of others, and this applies to all of us. Each one of us has responsibility for how we live our lives, and it matters.
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