Ep. 185: Operation Royal Cover-Up

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In Podcast Episode 185, “Operation Royal Cover-Up,” Kim discusses the repeated attempts by King David to cover up his adulterous taking of Bathsheba, Uriah’s wife. It is terribly sad to see all the sins committed by David in his attempts to cover up his affair and all those he involved in the cover-up. Prayerfully consider how you acted as David, either attempting to cover up your own sins or assisting others in covering theirs. 

 

The primary scripture text for this episode is 2 Samuel 11:1-27 with 6-7, 12-13, and 14-15 as the focal verses.

 

6 Then David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David. 7 When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and how the war was progressing. 

 

12 “Well, stay here today,” David told him, “and tomorrow you may return to the army.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next. 13 Then David invited him to dinner and got him drunk. But even then he couldn’t get Uriah to go home to his wife. Again he slept at the palace entrance with the king’s palace guard.

 

14 So the next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and gave it to Uriah to deliver. 15 The letter instructed Joab, “Station Uriah on the front lines where the battle is fiercest. Then pull back so that he will be killed.”

 

ADDITIONAL VERSES, etc.:

 

3 When I refused to confess my sin,
    my body wasted away,
    and I groaned all day long.

4 Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.
    My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude

5 Finally, I confessed all my sins to you
    and stopped trying to hide my guilt.
I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.”
    And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude (Ps. 32:3-5)

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENT FEATURE:

 

Is there a cover-up in your life that you have failed to admit, even to God? Learn from King David and come clean TODAY.

 

Additional Resources:

• Bathsheba’s Story: Surviving Abuse and Loss by Diana R. Garland and David E. Garland
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RESOURCES USED FOR BOOK OF 1 & 2 Samuel PODCASTS:

• “The Wiersbe Bible Commentary: The Complete Old Testament OT in One Volume”
• “The Tony Evans Bible Commentary: Advancing God’s Kingdom Agenda”
• “Life Application Study Bible”
• “The Swindoll Study Bible: NLT” by Charles R. Swindoll
• Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
• Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Samuel (Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary) by J. D. Greear, Heath A. Thomas
• “The Baker Illustrated Bible Background Commentary” by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays (Editors)
• Expositor’s Bible Commentary (Abridged Edition): Old Testament, 2004, by Kenneth L. Barker, John R. Kohlenberger, III. 

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This podcast is hosted by Kim Smith, a small town Country Girl who left her comfort zone to follow Jesus in a big City World. Now, she wants to use God's Word and lessons from her faith journey to encourage others in loving Jesus.

 

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Reference:

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Tyndale House Publishers. Holy Bible: New Living Translation. Wheaton, Ill: Tyndale House Publishers, 2004.

 

Podcast recorded through Zencastr and edited through GarageBand. The soundtrack was created in GarageBand by Kim Smith.

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