Narrate the story of the death of the first child born to David by Uriah's wife

• After Nathan had
  predicted the death of the child born to David by Uriah’s wife/Bath seba, the
  child was stricken with a grievous illness. 
• David fasted/prayed fervently
  for the child’s recovery. 
• He rejected all efforts to raise his morale/cheer
  him. 
• On the seventh day, the child died, eiders wondered how David would
  bear the sad news. 
• He wondered why his servants were whispering among
  themselves. 
• David asked them if the child had died and they confirmed it. 
• So, he changed his clothes, went into the house of the Lord and worshipped. 
• He returned to his house and ate food. 
• His servants asked him why he
  had changed so drastically since the child died. 
• He fasted when the
  child was alive thinking that he would live. 
• Now that he was dead,
  David saw no need for mourning. 
• David said he could not bring the child
  back to life. Rather, he would eventually join him. 

Lessons: 

1.  God
   punishes sinners, 
2. David’s sin was very abhorrent (murder of the
   innocent and adultery, with underlying sin of greed), 
3. David’s greed
   earned him God’s condemnation (Nathan’s message), 
4. Consequences
   included death of the child, 
5. We should, however, not mourn the dead as
   people without faith, 
6. Need for repentance for sin. 
7. Human
   actions, good or bad, attract consequences.