The prophet Nathan is unequivocal in blaming David (2 Sam. 12:1–12). And Bathsheba is never chastised. Yes, she loses her son, but that loss is never characterized as her punishment.

Regardless, for this article I would like to discuss the story of Nathan and try to make some sense as to how it relates to the actions of David and Bathsheba. In short: Nathan says there was a ...

And in one sentence (1 Kings 1:45) you will find the three terms (priest, prophet, king), but applied to three different people: “Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anointed David as king.” ...

Yet Nathan was a court prophet, and a good one. Most memorably, he approached King David and convicted him of his sin against Bathsheba and Uriah. Nathan might have lost his head.

The Prophet Nathan was both God’s spokesman and the king’s counselor (2 Samuel 7). His position was powerful enough to allow him to accuse David of committing a terrible sin.

So King David used his power once again, and put the woman’s decent but powerless husband on the front lines of a war, where he was killed. Shortly thereafter, the prophet Nathan came to King David.

When the prophet Nathan woke up in the morning and saw his to-do list for the day - rebuke the king of Israel for his sin with Bathsheba - did he hit his snooze alarm and try, like the prophet Jonah, ...

Episode 6, “Survival is Insufficient,” picks up with Kirsten (Mackenzie Davis) in Year 20 of the post-pandemic world as she hunts for the Prophet David (Daniel Zovatto). Kirsten is certain ...