How Could a Loving God Punish David for his sin by Taking the Life of his Child?

Post published:October 1, 2021
Reading time:2 mins read

Due to David’s sin with Bathsheba, 2 Sam. 12:15-18 says that the child that Bathsheba bore to David died. God struck the child with illness and the child died. How can a loving God take the life of an innocent child as an act of punishment upon David?

How can the Bible say that David’s Heart was Loyal to God Despite his sin with Bathsheba?

Post published:September 24, 2021
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In 1 Kings 11:4, it says Solomon’s wives turned his heart after other gods, and that his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God. It also says that the heart of David was loyal to God. How can David’s heart be loyal to God when he had committed the terrible sin of committing adultery with Bathsheba, killed her husband Uriah, and pretending as if nothing had happened when he did the sinful act?