Bible Question: Why did the Holy Spirit leave David? |
Bible Answer: In Isaiah 59:2 it says - But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. David committed the sin of adultery with Bathsheba and then plotted to have Uriah, Bathshebas's husband sent to the front of battle, so as to die. I don't know what verse you are referring to when you say that the Holy Spirit left David. I don't believe the Holy Spirit ever completely left David. What I do think is that through sin, fellowship with God was broken. David was, as Isaiah said, separated from fellowship with God. Also if you read Psalm 51 you will read what David said. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin [is] ever before me. Ps 51:4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done [this] evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, [and] be clear when thou judgest. Ps 51:7 ¶ Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; [that] the bones [which] thou hast broken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Ps 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me [with thy] free spirit. Ps 51:14 ¶ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: David didn't say God had taken His Holy Spirit away from him. David pleaded that the Holy Spirit might not be taken from him. He momentarily lost the joy of his salvation through broken fellowship. But through repentance, remorse,and acknowledgement of his sin, their was restoration, and a renewed right spirit within him was again given. |