Bible Question: How is it okay for David to have people executed for a crime, even murder when David was so close to God. Shouldn't he have shown him some mercy? |
Bible Answer: Hello Drummer! David was not exempt from this sin of murder any more than anyone else was. God simply chose to punish David with different circumstances than to punish him with immediate death (which was required by the law). Sure, the Lord could have put David to death, but that couldn't happen because of God's promise to David and his kingdom. (2 Sam. 7:16) However, we can read of what happened to Amnon, Tamar, Absalom, and Adonijah; all of whom were David's direct descendants. God chose to punish David by pronouncing this judgment upon him (2 Sam. 12:10-12). And by enduring this punishment, we can see that this was in many ways more painful to endure for David than his own immediate death. (2 Sam. 18:33) Blessings to you, Nolan |