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Background Text
& 12 Reading Questions
What time of year does the passage take place?
Spring (2 sam.
11:1)
Why was Bathsheba bathing on the roof?
Purifying herself after period.
(11:4)
What is the name of the husband of Bathsheba?
Uriah the Hittite (11:3)
Why didn’t Uriah lay with his wife?
(11:11)
Who conspired with David to kill Uriah?
Joab (11:15 & 22)
Who did the Lord send to speak to David about what he had done?
Nathan (12:1)
What was David’s response to the story told by Nathan?
He was angry!
(12:5-6)
What does Nathan tell David about he and Bathsheba’s baby?
It will die.
(12:14)
What is the name of the second child conceived by David and Bathsheba?
Solomon (12:24)
Lesson Text:
psalm 51
Group 1- Verses 1-11 & Group 2- Verses 12-19
Questions
What event in the life of David occasioned the writing of this psalm?
What does David do in the very beginning of this psalm?
Upon what attribute of God is David relying as he pleads with Him?
Since David had sinned against not only Uriah, but also Bathsheba and Joab, how do you explain the statement of David in verse four?
To what does David refer in verse five?
How does David describe the forgiveness of sins?
What is the fruit of repentance in a believer?
(Vv.
12-15)
What did David know that the Pharisees of Jesus’ day did not?
(See: )
What are the sacrifices God wants and accepts?
What does this mean?
For what is David praying in verse 18 and 19? (Cf. )
Summary
What message of hope and assurance is there in this psalm for us today?
Adapted from Jeff Asher’s study on The Psalms of David
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