Reply To: Compound Sin
Steven Ching Example of King David [1] Lust-Watched Bathsheba bathing. [2]Coveting- Abused his authority by bringing her to palace. [3] Adultery with married woman. [4] Lies and abuses authority by bringing husband Uriah home from war in hopes he will sleep with Bathsheba and her pregnancy can be attributed to him. [5] Murder- Uriah refuses to go home to his wife out of honor for his men still on the battlefield. David arranges to have Uriah put in a battlefield position of certain death where Uriah is killed. [6]Lying- David marries Bathsheba and leads people to believe her conception occurred after their marriage.