am 2970, bc 1034, An, Ex, Is, 457
the Lord: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 2 Samuel 24:11-13; 1 Kings 13:1, 1 Kings 18:1; 2 Kings 1:3
unto David: 2 Samuel 11:10-17, 2 Samuel 11:25, 2 Samuel 14:14; Isaiah 57:17-18
he came: Psalms 51:1 *title
There were: There is nothing in this parable which requires illustration. Its bent is evident; and it was wisely constructed, by not having too near a resemblance, to make David unwittingly pass sentence on himself. The parable was in David's hand what his own letter was in the hands of the brave Uriah. Nathan at length closed in with him in the application of it. In beginning with a parable he shewed his prudence, and great need there is of prudence in giving reproof; but now he speaks as an ambassador from God. He reminds David of the great things God had designed and done for him, and then charges him with a high contempt of the Divine authority, and threatens an entail of judgments upon his family for this sin. Those who despise the word and law of God, despise God himself, and will assuredly suffer for such contempt. 2 Samuel 14:5-11; Judges 9:7-15; 1 Kings 20:35-41; Isaiah 5:1-7; Matthew 21:33-45; Luke 15:11-32, Luke 16:19-31