AN ANALOGY TOLD TO KING DAVID: I LOVE EWE
(II Samuel 11) David was serving as king, Of the whole Israelite nation. Though he had served with integrity, One day he succumbed to temptation. He slept with Bathsheba, another man’s wife, Then learned she would bear his child. David tried to cover his sin, So they would not be reviled. The husband’s name was Uriah, A brave and honorable guy. But David took no pity on him, When he sent him out to die. A war was going on; Future gossip could be stilled, If Uriah was sent to the front of the war, Where he would surely be killed. The Lord sent Nathan to David, With a story meant to chastise. The whole point of the allegory, Was to open David’s eyes. There were two men in a certain town — One rich, the other poor. The poor man had one little lamb; The rich one had sheep galore. The poor man had purchased the lamb. He nurtured it while it grew. The lamb shared his food and his cup. He could truly say “I love ewe.” A