Comeback: Coverup to Confession
"I can't believe he did that!" Have you ever said that about someone? Even the best of us can do things that are inexplicably bad. That's because even the best of us are broken! One of the best examples in the scriptures of inexplicable behavior is David's adulterous affair with Bathsheba and the murder he committed to cover it up. We read about it in 2 Samuel 11:1ff. David committed adultery with Bathsheba and she became pregnant. The difficult thing for him was Bathsheba's husband Uriah was far away on the battlefield. Everyone would know she was guilty of adultery and the trail would lead to David. The king went into a coverup mode, ordering Uriah to come back home. David made repeated attempts to get Uriah to go home to sleep with his wife, but without success. Finally, in exasperation, David sent Uriah back to the battlefield with a sealed message for the commander. The message told the commander to put Uri...