Question for the Group:
Turn together to Psalm 51:10. What is this verse's focal point?

Challenge:
Discuss what that it is saying to you specifically.

Question for the Group:
What was Bathsheba's greatest sin?

Challenge:
How has God dealt with you at various times in your life when you fell into wrongdoing?

Question for the Group:
How do you think Bathsheba used her mistake as a guide to future better conduct?

Challenge:
Discuss how we as individuals use past mistakes to improve our relationships with God in our daily living.

Question for the Group:
How did Bathsheba allow a man of God to insult his Lord by her actions?

Challenge:
How do we insult the Lord by our own actions?

Special Note:
King David had always been faithful to the Lord amidst his stormy relationships and other difficulties. His subjects respected him as he treated them all justly and equitably. When he met Bathsheba it changed the direction of his future. His problem began with unhealthy idleness, and damaging boredom.

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