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Sin spreads like cancer. Sloth gives way to lust. Lust gives way to adultery. Adultery gives way to deception and murder. David’s great fall into sin and shame is tragic especially in light of how gracious the Lord has been toward David. Truly we have much in common with David.

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BibleGateway: 2 Samuel 11 ESV Text: 2 Samuel 11 2 Samuel 11 (Listen) David and Bathsheba 11:1 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his… 

Solomon personifies wisdom. Beyond simply extolling wisdom as an abstraction, Solomon here describes Jesus Christ, Who is Wisdom incarnate, Who was present and active in the creation of the world.

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BibleGateway: Proverbs 8 ESV Text: Proverbs 8 Proverbs 8 (Listen) The Blessings of Wisdom 8:1   Does not wisdom call?    Does not understanding raise her voice?2   On the heights beside the way,    at the crossroads she takes her stand;3   beside the… 

Psalm 32 is one of seven Psalms traditionally designated as “penitential psalms.” David describes vividly the blessedness of forgiveness, recalls from experience the wasting away that occurs without repentance, beautifully and simply outlines the confession of sins, confesses that the Lord is a hiding place, and expresses trust in the Lord.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 32 ESV Text: Psalm 32 Psalm 32 (Listen) Blessed Are the Forgiven A Maskil1 of David. 32:1   Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven,    whose sin is covered.2   Blessed is the man against whom the…