THE LAW ON ADULTERY.

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Do you see that man pointing his finger and looking
so intently at the king? What do you think he is talking
so earnestly about? He is a prophet of the Lord, telling
King David his great sin.

The king had seen a beautiful woman whom he de-
sired to take as his wife, but she was the wife of Uriah,
one of David’s soldiers. He determined, however, to -
have her for his wife, which was very sinful. And this is
the way he did.

As Uriah was a soidier he caused him to be placed
in the forefront of the battle, that he might be slain.
What a wicked deed! It would hardly seem that God
could ever have mercy on a man that would commit so
- great a sin.

Uriah was slain,and the king took his wife to his
own home.

The Lord was greatly displeased with David, and
sent his prophet Nathan to tell him his sin. It was very
hard for the prophet to do this, but he did it by telling
him this little story: “There were two men in one city—
the one rich and the other poor. The rich man had ex-
ceeding many flocks and herds; but the poor man had
nothing save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought