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the stouffvuie tb8une thnr mir 7 1959 fi f sunday school lesson vathan and david t sam 7 11 12 1 king l5t0 lesson for may 10 golden text he that hath my word let him speak my word faithfully jer 2328 the lesson as a whole approach to the lesson happy is the man who has a real friend in time of need hap pier still is he if that friend is a man of god in davids hours of emergency god provided him with a devoted friend the pro phet nathan the sheer nobility of the pro phet appears in each of the three encounters with david described in the lesson under stand the kings varied prob lems study nathans contribu tion to their solution and you will appreciate the spiritual greatness of the man of god davids throne was safely es tablished his enemies were overcome the kingdom was united he had leisure to plan hope and dream why should he not erect a stately temple for his god an architectural mas terpiece to glorify the one who had delivered him from his ene mies but nathan arrived and his plans were changed later on enjoying his leisure hours on his rooftop david be held and coveted his neighbors wife a twofold sin followed adultery and the murder of the womans husband would the kings crimes go unchallenged no nathan arrived and the monarch was called to account toward the close of davids life his son adonijah led a re volt schism threatened the kingdom would the dastardly plot succeed no nathan inter vened and solomon was crown ed king what sterling qualities of soul did this amazing prophet possess that he could meet each crisis so effectively verse by verse 2 sam 121 the lord sent nathan unto david and he said there were two men in one city the one rich and the other poor the prophet was gods messenger to a sin ful king his parable commen ces mildly but proves to be pointed and piercing the use of dramatic stories or action to stress important points is often found in the bible eg 1 kings 203541 matt 133 verse 2 the rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds nathan emphasizes the vast possessions of david the rich man who had great treasure and also numbers of wives and concubines 2 sam 513 verse 3 but the poor man had nothing save one little ewe lamb which he bought and nourished it grew up with his children did eat of his own meat lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter the poor man rep resents uriah the lamb his wife bathsheba note the touch ing details with rare skill na than depicts the contrast be tween davids riches and uriahs poverty and the tender bonds which united uriah and his be reaved wife verse 4 there came s trav eller unto the rich man and he spared to take of his own flock to dress but took the poor mans lamb and dressed ft two vices are pictured in this parable greedy selfin terest and heartless lack of con sideration for ones neighbor nathan added just enough de tail to arouse the fury of david whose judgment and justice were widely known 2 sam 8 15 verse 5 davids anger was greatly kindled he said as the lord llveth the man that hath done this thing shall surely die nathan performed his task well david was infuriated note i his oath 2 his im mediate verdict of death verse 6 he shall restore the lamb fourfold because he did this thing and had no pity such restoration was part of israels legal code exodus 22 1 luke 198 nathans por trayal of the rich mans pltiless- ness had found its mark in da vids normally generous heart verse 7 nathan said to da vid thou art the man thus saith the lord i anointed thee king and i delivered thee out of the hand of saul nathan now thrusts the sword of logic into the depths of da vids conscience intense drama is in the words thou art the man the king had not only harmed a neighboring family he had defied the allknowing god verse 9 wherefore hast thou despised the command ment of the lord to do evil in his sightthou hast killed uriah hast taken his wife hast slain him with the sword of ammon the prophet twists the sword which he has already driven into davids self- consciousness note the am monite may have actually kill ed uriah but the king was guil ty of his death the double crime of murder and adultery may have seemed shrewd and successful but actually it was an act of rebellion against the word of god verse 10 now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house because thou hast despised me davids sub sequent history attests the truth of this prophecy see for ex ample the death of his sons am mon and adonijah god will simply not be mocked verse 13 david said unto nathan i have sinned against i the lord nathan said unto david the lord also hath put away thy sin thou shalt not die david convicted deeply re pentant and recognizing that his crimes are actually against god is forgiven and escapes the punishment normally met ed out to adulterers and murder ers lev 2010 2417 verse 14 howveit because thou hast given occa sion to the enemies of the lord to blaspheme the child shall surely die the honor of the almighty seemed at stake it must be vindicated the baby to be bom although not respon sible for davids crimes would not survive sin may wreak havoc not only upon its perpe trators and their victims but upon the innocent as well the heart of the lesson wanted men of god today who will walk in the footsteps of the prophet nathan david had a grandiose but misdirected plan he would build his god a temple what was nathans reaction did he encourage the king in the pro ject no nathan was a man of profound spiritual insight when the word of the lord came 2 sam 74 to him he understood its meaning and faithfully re layed its message to the ruler solomon not david would be the temple builder nathans de sire was to know and declare the will of god not to cater to royal whims he would make known the counsel of god at any cost years passed david yielded to the lust of the flesh as though to cover up his adultery he had an innocent husband murdered what would the pro phet do now cover up the crime minimize its horror in order to curry favor with his king never sin is sin whether in palace or hovel with rare skill and penetrating analysis nathan withstood david to the face thou art the man the prophet was a man of resolute courage he was not intimidated by royalty when the law of god had been broken david had grown old 1 kings 11 his son adonijah plotted to seize the throne against the revealed will of god and da vids personal desires what would nathan do now join forces with the rebel and leave the aging king to his fate no indeed nathan was a prophet of unswerving loyalty he revealed the foul plot and arrested it the word nathan means gift heb the prophet was indeed gods gift to david a great but erring king nathans loyalty to david withstood the pressure of his day let us ever be loyal to those who have re posed their confidence in us halfpast teen a a york north progressive conservative nominating convention newmarket town hall tuesday may 12th 815 pm the hon james maloney qc minister of mines speaker floyd 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