The Disconnect Between David's Public Persona and His Heart

In the eyes of the world around him, David's a conquering hero. But behind his carefully constructed façade, God sees it is that David is covetous and adulterous man who not only desires another man's wife but sleeps with her. In 2 Samuel 12, this disconnect is brought to a head when he receives a visit from Nathan the prophet. The story has slipped past the watchful dragons and given David a glimpse of who he really is. We don't even have to speculate about how David felt because his response is recorded for us in Psalm 51. It's an agonized scream from the heart of a man who knew and loved the God whose holiness his