2 Samuel 12:7

⁷Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.

2 Samuel 12 is the hinge of David’s story — the moment his hidden sin is exposed and grace begins its slow, costly work. The prophet Nathan confronts the king with a parable that bypasses David’s defenses, forcing him to pronounce judgment on himself. When David confesses, “I have s