David – Seeking God Faithfully

• He raped his own half-sister Tamar – (II Samuel 13: 1-21)
• No evidence that David ever punished Amnon (II Samuel 13:21)

• Waited for two years before murdering his brother Amnon (II Samuel 13: 23-38)
• Afterwards, fled to the kingdom of his grandfather for 3 years (II Samuel 13:37-38)
• Joab arranges to have Absalom allowed back to Jerusalem (II Samuel 14: 1-23)
• David sidesteps repentance and justice (II Samuel 14:23)
• Absalom appears to have been rather vain and petulant (II Samuel 14:26-33)
• Absalom schemes to take over the kingdom (II Samuel 15: 1-12)
• Conspirators include Bathsheba’s grandfather (II Samuel 15:12; see Psalms 55)
• When he hears of the revolt, David flees. Where is his faith? (II Samuel 15: 13-37)
• Ziba seeks to profit in the confusion (II Samuel 16: 1-4)
• Shimei curses David, David says not to harm him (II Samuel 16: 5–14)
• Hushai, David’s "spy", thwarts the advice of Ahithophel (II Samuel 16:15 – 17:29)
• Absalom is killed by Joab, even though David wanted him alive ( II Samuel 18)

• David returns to Jersualem (II Samuel 19: 9-43)
• David again spares Shimei and restores Mephibosheth (II Samuel 19:23-30)
• Sheba the Benjamite rebels, trouble between tribe of David and tribe of Saul (II Sam 20)
• The last testimony of David (II Samuel 23)

• Apparently wasn’t disciplined by David either (I Kings 1:6)
• Tries to take over the kingdom (I Kings 1:7-14)
• David makes Solomon king (I Kings 1: 28-53)

• Notice what David says is the secret to success (I Kings 2: 2-4)

1. Sin always has consequences. Is it true that God will not, or maybe cannot, rescue us from the consequences of our own sin?
2. A genuine desire and constant effort to be right with God will go a long ways towards keeping us from becoming slaves to the consequences of our sin.