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Tuesday, 26 November 2024

2 Samuel 12:4-6 - He must pay for that lamb

12:4

A traveller came to the rich man. The rich man wanted to provide hospitality for the traveller, but instead of taking one of his many sheep, he took the one ewe that belonged to the poor man. This was theft, it was also so wrong because the rich man had plenty of sheep of his own.


12:5,6

David rose up with indignation at the injustice of it all. He declared that the rich man should pay with his life. Then, realising that the death penalty did not apply to theft, said the man should pay for the lamb four times over. David had sinned, but his conscience was not completely dulled, he still knew the difference between right and wrong. So when he sees wrong, and being the king, he knows that something should be done about it.


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