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• Nathan (Prophet)

  Nathan was a prophet of Israel during the reigns of King David and King Solomon. He delivered the promise that David's dynasty would endure forever, used a parable to confront David with his sin after the Bathsheba affair, and played a part in Solomon's accession to the throne.

• Nathan's Parable

  Nathan's parable is the story of a poor man's ewe lamb, told by the prophet Nathan to convict David of his sin after David lay with Bathsheba and caused the death of her husband Uriah (2 Samuel 12:1-4).

• Nathanael

  Nathanael was a disciple of Jesus who appears in the Gospel of John. A native of Cana in Galilee, he was introduced to Jesus by Philip and confessed Him as "the Son of God" and "the King of Israel."

• Bartholomew

  Bartholomew was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. Western church tradition has identified him with Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John.

• Davidic Covenant

  The Davidic covenant is God's promise, delivered to David through the prophet Nathan, to establish his house (dynasty) and throne forever. It forms an important foundation for Old Testament messianic expectation and for the New Testament understanding of Jesus.

• 2 Samuel 7:12–16

  The passage in which God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, promises David that He will establish the throne and kingdom of his offspring forever. It is the central text of the Davidic covenant, and the New Testament frequently cites it as a basis for confessing Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of David.

• 2 Samuel 12

  In this chapter the prophet Nathan exposes David's sin through a parable, and David confesses. The first child Bathsheba bore to David dies, Solomon is born, and David captures Rabbah, the royal city of the Ammonites.

• 2 Samuel 12:13

  In this verse David, rebuked by Nathan, confesses, "I have sinned against the LORD," and Nathan declares that his sin has been put away. Because it presents a brief confession, an immediate pardon, and consequences of sin that remain even after forgiveness, the verse is frequently cited in discussions of repentance.

• Jedidiah

  Jedidiah, meaning "beloved of the LORD," is the name the LORD gave through the prophet Nathan to Solomon, the son of David and Bathsheba. It appears only in 2 Samuel 12:25.

• Psalm 51

  Psalm 51 is a penitential psalm that its superscription attributes to David, written after the prophet Nathan rebuked him over the matter of Bathsheba. The psalmist confesses his sin and asks God to create a clean heart in him and restore the joy of salvation.

• Juridical Parable

  A juridical parable is a biblical narrative form in which a seemingly unrelated case is presented so that the hearer pronounces judgment, only for that judgment to turn back upon the hearer. Nathan's parable to David is the best-known example.

• 2 Samuel 7

  2 Samuel 7 is the chapter in which David seeks to build a temple, and God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, instead promises to establish David's house, kingdom, and throne forever. David responds with a prayer of thanksgiving.

• 1 Kings 1

  1 Kings 1 recounts how, as the aged David's successor remains undecided and Adonijah attempts to make himself king, David, at the urging of Nathan and Bathsheba, has Solomon made king.

• 1 Chronicles 17

  1 Chronicles 17 records how David resolved to build a temple and how God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, told him that not David but his son would build the house, and promised that David's throne would be established forever. David responds to this promise with a prayer of thanksgiving.

• John 1

  The first chapter of the Gospel of John. It contains the prologue declaring that the Word, who was in the beginning, became flesh; the testimony of John the Baptist; and the account of how Andrew, Peter, Philip, and Nathanael came to follow Jesus.

• Psalm 51:16–17

  A passage from Psalm 51, traditionally known as David's psalm of repentance, in which the psalmist confesses that the sacrifice God desires is not an animal offering but "a broken and a contrite heart." It is frequently cited in discussions of worship and repentance that place the heart before outward form.

• Solomon

  Solomon was the third king of the united kingdom of ancient Israel and the son of David. He is known as a wise king and as the builder of the Temple in Jerusalem.

• Psalm 51:5

  David's confession, "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." The verse is cited as a leading Old Testament basis for the doctrine of original sin, and Christian traditions differ in how they understand the nature of the sin it describes.

• Psalm 51:10

  David's prayer, "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me." Spoken after his confession of sin, it asks God to create the heart anew. It is a classic verse of penitential prayer and is widely used in worship songs and prayer.

• Psalm 51:11–12

  A passage in which David, repenting of his sin, asks God not to withdraw His presence and His Holy Spirit and to restore to him the joy of salvation. It is frequently cited as a model of penitential prayer and also figures in discussions of whether the Holy Spirit can depart from a believer.