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March 9, 2008 |
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Repentance Psalm 51
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Introduction 2)
2nd Samuel 12:1-4
Interpretation of Nathan’s parable a)
The poor man was Uriah b)
The rich man was King David c)
The ewe lamb was Bathsheeba d)
Nathan’s reason for saying
this parable was to get David to judge himself 3)
2nd Samuel 12:9
Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His Sight? You have
struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your
wife a)
King David lusted after
Bathsheba Uriah’s wife and committed adultery with her b)
He then sent Uriah to the
front lines of the battle where he knew he would be killed 4)
2nd Samuel 12:13
King David’s response, I have sinned against the Lord! a)
David covered up his sin for
nearly a year 5)
2nd Samuel 12:14
However because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of the Lord
to blaspheme, the child also that is born to you shall surely die a)
David and others paid a
serious price for his sin 6)
Psalm 51 a)
Verse 1 Be gracious to me O
God according to your loving kindness according to the greatness of your
compassion blot out my transgressions b)
Loving kindness unfailing
love steadfast love speaks of God’s loyalty to us c)
Blot out = to destroy so that it no longer exists d)
Transgression = rebellion e)
Verse 2-3 Wash me thoroughly
from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions and
my sin is every before me i)
What dirt is to the body sin
is to our soul ii)
David defeated Goliath iii)
David became King of Israel iv)
Wrote some of the most
recognizable passages of Scripture, The Lord is my shepherd v)
He did not try to balance
his evil deeds with his good deeds vi)
Admit your sin don’t
rationalize it f)
Verse 4 Against the only
have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight so that You are justified
when you speak and blameless when You judge i)
Sin is against God ii)
What ever you decide about
me is fair g)
Verse 5 Behold I was brought
forth in iniquity and in sin my mother conceived my i)
To be conceived in sin means
that we inherited the SIN NATURE from our ancestor Adam ii)
David was king but in God’s
eyes he was the same as everyone else a sinner iii)
This has nothing to do with
giving birth or the act of conceiving a child h)
Verse 6 Behold you desire TRUTH
in the innermost being and in the hidden part thou wilt make me know WISDOM
i)
God desires truth = He wants us to be faithful and trust worthy
toward Him ii)
Key to repentance know truth
and apply it = wisdom i)
Verse 7 Purify me with
hyssop and I shall be clean wash me and I shall be whiter than snow i)
When a leper was healed a
priest would ceremonially cleans him by dipping a branch of hyssop in water or
the blood of a sacrifice. The priest would sprinkle the blood on the leper ii)
David knew that there was
forgiveness in a blood sacrifice iii)
With out the blood sacrifice
of Jesus there would be no forgiveness of sins iv)
Whiter than snow = innocent j)
Verse 10 Create in me a
clean heart O God and RENEW a steadfast spirit with in i)
Sin is a heart problem solve
your issues k)
Verse 11 Do not cast me away
from thy presence and do not take thy Holy Spirit from me i)
David saw the presence of
God and the anointing of the Holy Spirit depart from Saul ii)
God’s presence in your life
is more important than anything else iii)
Sin grieves the Holy Spirit
and causes Him to leave l)
Verse 12 Restore to me the
joy of they salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit i)
Sin made David sad ii)
Sin had made David weak m)
Verse 13 “Then I will teach
transgressors your ways and sinners will be converted to yo i)
Fruit and good works follow
repentance n)
Verse 17 The sacrifices of
God are a broken spirit. A broken and a
contrite heart these O God you will not despise. i)
Contrite = ground to pieces
deeply remorseful for sins committed ii)
David was wealthy enough to
bring many sacrifices iii)
Being broken is more
important to God than offerings
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