2 Samuel 11:12-13 Smelt Something?

 ”Then David said to Uriah, “Wait here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. Now when David called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his Lord, but he did not go down to his house.“ II Samuel‬ ‭11‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. Wait here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart: David lied to Uriah, knowing that he wanted to get back to the battlefront as soon as possible. He hoped that Uriah would treat the coming evening as his last before returning to battle, and be with Bathsheba.

b. When David called him, he ate and drank before him: David hoped that getting Uriah drunk would weaken his resolve to identify with his fellow troops. Yet Uriah did not go down to his house, refusing to enjoy what his fellow soldiers could not while the battle still raged.

i. Uriah is a good example of how Christians should conduct themselves as fellow-soldiers in the spiritual battle. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another. (Romans 12:15-16)

ii. David was drunk with lust when he slept with Bathsheba; he hoped making Uriah drunk with wine would bring the same result.

c. But he did not go down to his house: Some commentators believe that Uriah suspected some infidelity in Bathsheba and avoided her out of jealousy. “It is like he smelt something.” (Trapp)

(Guzik)

Smelt Something?

Do you think Uriah being a simple man of war wondered why king David summoned him and questioned him how the war was going? Any man would be suspicious and have to wonder, what is going on here?

The Holy Spirit gives us wisdom and if you sense His prodding with a warning, take heed  of your situation and see if it passes the sniff test!

On several occasions, once walking out of a restaurant and another walking up to a store I heard that small still voice and if I didn’t take heed of my situation and see if it passed the sniff test I might not be here today!

Blessings