1. What are two or three things David did in 2 Samuel 11:1-5 that led to his sin? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Why did David send for Uriah? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What did David order Joab to do? Why was Joab the perfect person to execute this crime? Cite the specific scripture that discusses Joab’s evil deed. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. David committed greater sins than the rich man in the parable. Why is it easier to see other people’s sins than to see our own? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. How did God punish David for what he did to Uriah? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Even though God punished David, why is his fate still different than King Saul’s fate when God was angry? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. David repented for his sin. Why did his child still die? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Out of all the wives David had, why do you think Jesus is a direct descendant of David’s child with Bathsheba? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. David created Psalms 51 after the prophet Nathan informed him of his sin. Who do you think David was thinking of when he wrote Psalms 51:11? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. In Psalms 51, David uses a pattern to seek God’s forgiveness. It starts with David admitting he was wrong, then it continues with him asking God to cleanse and renew him. It ends with what he will do in return for God. How should we pray to God when you repent? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________