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A Prophetic Mistake
That's from Numbers 12:6 and confirmed by I Chronicles 17:1-4.
"If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make Myself known unto him in a vision and will speak unto him in a dream."
Now, when David had brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem, he was very excited about what he had done but, at the same time, he was very sad that he had a palace unto himself and the Lord did not yet have a Temple.
David called Nathan the Prophet and shared with him his intense desire to build a Temple to the Lord. Right there and then, realizing how David was struggling with mix-feelings, Nathan agreed with David and told him to go right ahead and start to build the Temple.
That same night the Lord appeared unto Nathan and implied something like, "What were you thinking to tell My servant David to go ahead and build a temple to My name? Now, go back to him and fix your mistake by telling him why I don't want him to build a Temple to My name. Had you forgotten your job to always consult with Me first? He cannot build a temple to My name for he has shed too much blood. His son Solomon will do that instead.
Bottom line is that Prophet Nathan could not speak for himself but be the spokesman between HaShem and His People.
That's from Numbers 12:6 and confirmed by I Chronicles 17:1-4.
"If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make Myself known unto him in a vision and will speak unto him in a dream."
Now, when David had brought the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem, he was very excited about what he had done but, at the same time, he was very sad that he had a palace unto himself and the Lord did not yet have a Temple.
David called Nathan the Prophet and shared with him his intense desire to build a Temple to the Lord. Right there and then, realizing how David was struggling with mix-feelings, Nathan agreed with David and told him to go right ahead and start to build the Temple.
That same night the Lord appeared unto Nathan and implied something like, "What were you thinking to tell My servant David to go ahead and build a temple to My name? Now, go back to him and fix your mistake by telling him why I don't want him to build a Temple to My name. Had you forgotten your job to always consult with Me first? He cannot build a temple to My name for he has shed too much blood. His son Solomon will do that instead.
Bottom line is that Prophet Nathan could not speak for himself but be the spokesman between HaShem and His People.