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죄를 은폐하려는 첫 시도가 우리아의 우직한 충성으로 실패하자, 다윗은 요압을 시켜 우리아를 전장에서 죽게 만든 후에 밧세바를 아내로 삼습니다.

[ 사무엘하 11:14 - 11:27 ] (찬송276장)

우리아 살해 음모와 실행 

14아침이 되매 다윗이 편지를 써서 우리아의 손에 들려 요압에게 보내니 15그 편지에 써서 이르기를 너희가 우리아를 맹렬한 싸움에 앞세워 두고 너희는 뒤로 물러가서 그로 맞아 죽게 하라 하였더라 16요압이 그 성을 살펴 용사들이 있는 것을 아는 그 곳에 우리아를 두니 17그 성 사람들이 나와서 요압과 더불어 싸울 때에 다윗의 부하 중 몇 사람이 엎드러지고 헷 사람 우리아도 죽으니라

 요압이 전령을 보냄

 18요압이 사람을 보내 그 전쟁의 모든 일을 다윗에게 보고할새 19그 전령에게 명령하여 이르되 전쟁의 모든 일을 네가 왕께 보고하기를 마친 후에 20혹시 왕이 노하여 네게 말씀하기를 너희가 어찌하여 성에 그처럼 가까이 가서 싸웠느냐 그들이 성 위에서 쏠 줄을 알지 못하였느냐 21여룹베셋의 아들 아비멜렉을 쳐죽인 자가 누구냐 여인 하나가 성에서 맷돌 위짝을 그 위에 던지매 그가 데벳스에서 죽지 아니하였느냐 어찌하여 성에 가까이 갔더냐 하시거든 네가 말하기를 왕의 종 헷 사람 우리아도 죽었나이다 하라

 전령의 보고와 다윗의 반응 

 22전령이 가서 다윗에게 이르러 요압이 그를 보낸 모든 일을 다윗에게 아뢰어 23이르되 그 사람들이 우리보다 우세하여 우리를 향하여 들로 나오므로 우리가 그들을 쳐서 성문 어귀까지 미쳤더니 24활 쏘는 자들이 성 위에서 왕의 부하들을 향하여 쏘매 왕의 부하 중 몇 사람이 죽고 왕의 종 헷 사람 우리아도 죽었나이다 하니

 다윗의 아내가 된 밧세바 

 25다윗이 전령에게 이르되 너는 요압에게 이같이 말하기를 이 일로 걱정하지 말라 칼은 이 사람이나 저 사람이나 삼키느니라 그 성을 향하여 더욱 힘써 싸워 함락시키라 하여 너는 그를 담대하게 하라 하니라 26우리아의 아내는 그 남편 우리아가 죽었음을 듣고 그의 남편을 위하여 소리내어 우니라 27그 장례를 마치매 다윗이 사람을 보내 그를 왕궁으로 데려오니 그가 그의 아내가 되어 그에게 아들을 낳으니라 다윗이 행한 그 일이 여호와 보시기에 악하였더라

[ 2 Samuel 11:14 - 11:27 ]

14In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah.15 In the letter he wrote, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down, and die.”16 And as Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men.17 And the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, and some of the servants of David among the people fell. Uriah the Hittite also died.18 Then Joab sent and told David all the news about the fighting.19 And he instructed the messenger, “When you have finished telling all the news about the fighting to the king,20 then, if the king’s anger rises, and if he says to you, ‘Why did you go so near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall?21 Who killed Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Did not a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.’”22 So the messenger went and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell.23 The messenger said to David, “The men gained an advantage over us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate.24 Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall. Some of the king’s servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.”25 David said to the messenger, “Thus shall you say to Joab, ‘Do not let this matter displease you, for the sword devours now one and now another. Strengthen your attack against the city and overthrow it.’ And encourage him.”26 When the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented over her husband.27 And when the mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. 

Who is God like?

Thinking & Understanding

After failing in his attempt to cover up his sin, David grew bolder and more obstinate. He resolved to kill Uriah. Joab commanded Uriah to lead an attack that he knew was dangerous and, as a result, the lives of Uriah and many other men were sacrificed. Many people were killed for the sake of covering up one person’s sin. Although it was right for David to punish Joab, when he heard that Uriah had died, he instead offered Joab encouragement (vv. 14-25). He rested easy, believing that his sin had been concealed, but God had been watching from the beginning and judged David’s actions as wicked (v. 27).

Who is God?

V. 27 God judged David’s actions as wicked. David hoped to commit a perfect crime, but he forgot the presence of God, who had witnessed everything. Let’s not rest easy in the mistaken belief that nobody knows. We cannot deceive God. 

What lesson is God teaching me?

Vv. 14-27 David grew increasingly numb to sin. His wicked plans became bolder and more intricate, and his conscience grew hard as a rock. David, who had walked his entire life with God, forgot God completely, as if under a spell. We mustn’t underestimate the power of sin. Let’s not rest easy in the belief that we are standing but always be careful lest we fall (1 Cor. 10:12). 

Prayer

Lord, help me to act even more upright in the dark.