Trump is no King David, and Nathans are hard to find. ... Of course that’s not the role of the people of God when confronting sinful leaders. Nathan showed us the way: The Lord sent Nathan to David.

David appears before God and Nathan and admits his guilt with Bathsheba and responsibility for Uriah’s death. He does not wish ill upon his son, Absalom, even in the face of rebellion.

But David, upon Nathan’s castigation, instantly admitted guilt and became penitent, saying, “I stand guilty before Hashem.” Trump, on the other hand, has tried to whip his followers into a ...