4 - 10 August 2024
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4 - 10 August 2024
God confronts who we are
2 Samuel 11:26–12:13aFollowing the death of Uriah, which he orchestrated, David takes the pregnant Bathsheba as his wife. God sends the prophet Nathan to confront David with the reality of his evil acts. Nathan tells an apt story of a rich man who sacrifices the lamb of a poor man rather than one of his own vast flock. David is outraged, not yet realising that he is the rich man in the story. When the penny drops, he acknowledges his wrongs.
None of us enjoys being told off or dressed down, but sometimes we know that it is deserved. David is often celebrated as a man ‘after God’s own heart’ but, as we saw last week, even the highest can fall and hurt both themselves and others. David is king, so who can tell him he has fallen short? Nathan the prophet finds a way to show David what he has done and to bring him back to God in repentance.
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Lectionary Bible readings for RCL Proper 13 Year B
2 Samuel 11:26–12:13a
Psalm 51.1-12
Ephesians 4.1-16
John 6.24-35
Find more resources on these readings
- Proper 13 focused on 2 Samuel 11:26–12:13a (2024)
- Proper 13 focused on John 6.24-35 (2021)
- Proper 13 focused on Ephesians 4.1-16 (2019)
- Proper 13 focused on John 6.24-35 (2015)
- Proper 13 focused on John 6.24-35 (2012)
- Proper 13 focused on John 6.24-35 (2009)
- Proper 13 focused on Ephesians 4.1-16 (2006)
- Proper 13 focused on John 6.24-35 (2003)