David displeased the Lord

And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. – 2 Samuel 11.27

It all looked settled. Bathsheba was pregnant, Uriah was dead, the mourning process was over, and David had brought Bathsheba home.

Everything was hunky dory.

Except for one BIG problem.

The thing that David had done displeased the Lord.

Only David and General Joab knew the event of what David had done. Well, that is not exactly true because there was someone else who knew what had happened – God knew and He was not happy.

What amazes me is the downward spiral. David was at home when he should have been in the battle. When he saw Bathsheba he pursued her instead of averting his eyes. He had her brought to his bed instead of honouring her marriage. He slept with her instead of doing right. We tried to cover up his sin by deception and when that didn’t work he committed murder.

At the very latest David displeased God when he took that second look at Bathsheba. All the rest just made matters worse. He might have thought he had pulled it off, but God was displeased and God was not done dealing with David.