david why didn't you tell me i would have put my book down

But this accusation ignores the context of the passage at hand God did indeed punish David, and He did so threefold. The first is that God did not deal with David harshly enough. There are two main points of contention that can cause problems in our thinking. In the case of the death of David’s infant son, some people feel anger at God for killing the child. Mature Christians understand this, but it doesn’t make living in a fallen world any easier.

We should be bothered by the effects of sin. But the fact is that God never intended for us to be comfortable with sin and its outfall (which includes its punishment). God does a lot of “uncomfortable” things that simply must be done in a world of sin. Everyone should be hurt and appalled at the death of a child. At the same time, we recognize that, even when we come to understand God better and accept some of His “harsher” actions, there is no relief from the visceral response we get when a child dies. We will attempt to clarify a few issues involved here. The fact that an innocent child dies-instead of the guilty pair-is troubling in light of what we know of God’s justice and His care for children.

Sadly, that judgment included the death of David and Bathsheba’s infant son (verse 14). In 2 Samuel 12, the prophet Nathan confronts David concerning his sin with Bathsheba and pronounces a judgment against David.

David why didn't you tell me i would have put my book down