And when the morning was come, David wrote a letter to Joab: and sent it by the hand of Urias,
וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיִּכְתֹּ֥ב דָּוִ֛ד סֵ֖פֶר אֶל־יוֹאָ֑ב וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח בְּיַ֥ד אוּרִיָּֽה׃
3 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Yet the champion had entered the battlefield. And the child was on the verge of entering the world. What action does the sovereign take at that moment? After being unable to mend the injury, he sends a message to the general engaged in combat. The enraged party draws a sword against himself, bearing a missive stained with blood as he departs. The message was destined to bring about his ruin.
It is more plausible to think that the apostle Paul may have written something inaccurate than to accept that Peter denied the Lord (See Matthew 26:69-75). Likewise, one might find it easier to dismiss the Book of Kings as false than to acknowledge that a great prophet, chosen from the Lord’s elect, committed adultery, succumbed to lust for another man's wife, and, in an act of shocking treachery, took the life of her husband. However, I choose to approach the Scriptures with complete confidence in their veracity, grounded in the ultimate authority of the God of heaven.
I prefer to read about how individuals have genuinely been praised, corrected, or judged rather than allow my faith in God's word to be shaken by the fear that the actions of esteemed men of righteousness sometimes merit severe condemnation.
When the ruler realized that his attempts were ineffective, for Uriah was once more sleeping at the entrance of the royal residence with the king's attendants, he penned a message to the leader of the troops. Unaware of its contents, Uriah set out, bearing a sword that would lead to his own demise.
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