The man said, she is bathsheba, the daughter of eliam and the wife of uriah the hittite. When david and bathsheba s child was born, the lord sent the prophet nathan to confront david. Jesus christ, the savior of the world, was born into this world through the bloodline of bathsheba and king david we dont know if bathsheba was a willing accomplice or just the victim in her adulterous affair with david. She was the mother of solomon, who succeeded david as king, making her the queen mother. To summarise the chapter, for those who dont know the story, she is the lady that beguiled king david with her beauty as he spied on her while she bathed. The story of david and bathsheba reminds us of how great men who are called by god are still humans and struggle with sin. Bathsheba, in the hebrew bible, wife of uriah the hittite. David and bathsheba are the two most pivotal characters in the bible. The bible does not explicitly state that bathsheba knew david personally before her assault, but what we know about her family suggests that she had known david on some level before she was summoned to the palace.
David and bathsheba by roberta kells dorr goodreads. Bathsheba, wife of king david and mother of king solomon, was gods chosen woman to be the ancestor of jesus christ. Bible, mentioned in the books of samuel, an elite soldier in the army of david, king of israel and judah, and the husband of bathsheba, the daughter of eliam. At the same time, davids characterization in biblical narrative is ambivalent, emphasizing his flaws as well as his virtues. This first lesson will deal with david and bathsheba, as described in 11. Gregory peck stars as king david and the film follows king davids life as he adjusts to ruling as a king, and about his relationship. Michal was the second eldest daughter of king saul. Here, the story is told from her point of view much of the time. Nov 24, 2017 david saw bathsheba, uriahs wife, bathing on the rooftop, while uriah was away fighting a war. And david comforted bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her. I have been studying the life of david in the bible for a few months now, because i didnt. Told from bathshebas perspective, author roberta kells dorr brings to life the passion that almost cost david his kingdom. Bathsheba was the wife of uriah the hittite and later of david, according to the hebrew bible.
Bathsheba is one of only five women listed in the ancestry of jesus christ matthew 1. And she came into the kings presence, and stood before the king. Which book of the bible is david and bathsheba answers. King david doted on her, ferociously loved her, and protected her with the vigilance of the great lion of judah. The story of his interactions with bathsheba and uriah is one such account of davids moral failings.
Jun 01, 20 david and bathsheba is a spellbinding story of a gifted king and the woman he loved but could not have. Mar 16, 2018 you will have to read both stories about david if you want the whole story, because the story of david that we find in the deuteronomic history is very different from that we find in the book of chronicles. Bathsheba and nathan go to david and obtain his agreement to crown bathsheba s son solomon as king, according to david s earlier promise, and the revolt of adonijah is put down. Caught in the tempters trapthe story of david and bathsheba.
Those details could be related, bathsheba bathing in the hopes. One evening david got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. David and diana garland argue that, taking remarkable license with the story, the screen writers changed bathsheba from the one who is ogled by david into david s stalker. David and bathsheba in the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, david sent joab out with the kings men and the whole israelite army. Bathsheba mother of solomon and wife of king david. What you need to know about bathsheba the junia project. The passages in which bathsheba is mentioned are 2 samuel 11. Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness. Nathan and zadok the priest then anointed solomon as king 1 kings 1. The book, which i read under the original title of bathsheba, was a fascinating retelling of the old testament bible story of king david, who catches sight of the. Bathshebas story can be found in the bible in 2 samuel 1112.
Then king david answered and said, call me bathsheba. According to my rendition bathsheba went to the grave thinking that uriah had been fortuitously killed in battle which allowed her and david to be married. David sends back a reply of dont let this upset you. In songs and art, bathsheba bathes on the roof or naked in the open air. In the books of samuel, david is a young shepherd who gains fame first as a musician and later by killing the enemy champion goliath. This week, lets take a look at the story of david and bathsheba. Jun 25, 2019 through bathshebas story, we discover that god can bring good out of the ashes of sin.
Read more indepth bible verses in the scripture below and use the articles and videos to understand the meaning behind this teachable event in the bible. Notice that king david bears a striking resemblance to king henry viii as he appeared at the time of the bibles publication. This sequence of events and its accompanying tragedies is the subject of chapters 11 and 12 of 2 samuel. Through bathshebas story, we discover that god can bring good out of the ashes of sin. Jan 15, 2017 bathsheba makes her debut in the bible in 2nd samuel 11. Told from bathsheba s perspective, author roberta kells dorr brings to life the passion that almost cost david his kingdom and tested a peoples courage and faith in god. Instead of obeying davids orders, uriah slept in the quarters of the palace servants, refusing to enjoy a respite with bathsheba while his men on the battlefield were. The man whom king david sent to find out about her identified her as, bathsheba, the daughter of eliam and the wife of uriah the hittite 2 samuel 11. With her devout husband away fighting the kings wars for many months at a time, discontent and loneliness dog her stepsand make it frighteningly easy to succumb to king david s charm and attention. Even if you dont believe that the bible is the word of god, its important to understand the characters and stories to really appreciate the references. So with no further hurdles to davids conquest of bathsheba, she goes through a mandatory mourning period and once that formality is out of the way she and david get married. When david met bathsheba for the first time, he was mesmerized by her beauty. Smith puts a refreshingly different spin on this familiar tale of adultery, delving into the motivations and feelings behind bathsheba s and david s actions within the context of the customs and religious expectations of the times.
Bathsheba was instrumental to david and solomons reign, and became the only recognized authority and queen throughout israel. We dont know if bathsheba was a willing accomplice or just the victim in her adulterous affair with david. Wherefore nathan spake unto bathsheba the mother of solomon, saying. She bore the consequence because she lost her son, but the reason for the loss was on davids head 2 sam. The story of david and bathsheba is one of the most dramatic accounts in the old testament. David and bathsheba is a 1951 historical technicolor epic film about king david made by 20th century fox. The inevitable happened, and bathsheba sent word to david that she was pregnant. This picture appears at the beginning of the book of psalms, attributed to king david. Literacy in the ancient world the paucity of literary remains from judah and israel during the biblical period suggests that facility in reading and writing was largely limited to scribal families. Here are 7 facts you should know from the bibles story of bathsheba.
What were the consequences of davids adultery with bathsheba. She successfully conspired to win the succession to the throne for solomon and occupied an influential position as the queen mother. But we also see in the bible that god took the sexual assault seriously. Nathan, who was not part of the plot, came with bathsheba to king david to discuss the situation. Later david had uriah killed and bathsheba eventually became david s wife. Saying that david sexually assaulted bathsheba does not change how we see david. He wanted to somehow marry her, watch this episode to know the complete story. In the bible, we dont get bathshebas perspective, which causes some believers to assume she was a seductress. Davids fall from grace started even before he had seen bathsheba bathing on a rooftop. Even though that david was a man after gods heart, it was very easy for him to. King david looks out from the roof of his palace, and spies the nubile bathsheba bathing. It became apparent that david and bathsheba s adultery could not be covered up that way. Second, the author pulls no punches in describing the wickedness of this sin.
His first mistake was that he shouldnt have even been where he was to see bathsheba. Read more indepth bible verses in the scripture below and use the. Only three verses describe davids sin of adultery with bathsheba. History is not written in a way that makes david look good. Their affair, as well as david s ruthless disposal of uriah the hittite, bathsheba s husband and one of david s loyal officers, are among the bible s biggest scandals. David and bathsheba is a spellbinding story of a gifted king and the woman he loved but could not have. Third, the sin of david and bathsheba is dealt with historically, but not in a hollywood fashion. This book is based on the romance between bathsheba and king david, from the bible. During the next twenty years of davids reign, bathsheba and solomon became close spectators to davids dysfunctional first family as the fulfillment of nathans prophecy unfolded. This is a summary about the biblical account of david and bathsheba.
David was criticized for this action by the prophet. Lessons from bathsheba on persevering in purpose the far. Have mercy upon me, o god, according to thy lovingkindness. This was a crisis in that culture, for it would have meant death by stoning according to the law of moses cf. Feb 15, 2016 the story of david and bathsheba reminds us of how great men who are called by god are still humans and struggle with sin. David sent for uriah and tried to get him to sleep with his own wife so that he would think he was the father. Bathsheba became pregnant again, and this time the little boy lived. Bathshebas husband dutifully answered davids summons, and david sent him home, hoping that uriah would sleep with bathsheba and thus provide a cover for the pregnancy. He tried to keep it a secret but bathsheba got pregnant. Upon hearing of adonijahs treachery, david appointed his son solomon as king. She was especially loyal to her son solomon, making sure he followed david as king, even though solomon was not davids firstborn son. Even though that david was a man after gods heart, it was very easy for him to trust his willpower and not god grace to empower him. While king david had numerous wives,17 only eight are named in the book of samuel. While not much detail is given about these women, we do know information about some of them.
In fact when her relationship to david is mentioned, the only one declared sinful is him 2 samuel 12. The emotion francine rivers puts in to the book is just so grabbing. The story of king david in the bible jewish history. Apr 27, 2014 david must have read the book of job where he wrote that job had made a covenant with his eyes job 31. It was directed by henry king, produced by darryl f. But if we look deeper, we see much more threaded into this beautiful womans life.
It happened, late one afternoon, when david rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the kings house, that he saw from the roof a. You will have to read both stories about david if you want the whole story, because the story of david that we find in the deuteronomic history is very different from that we find in the book of chronicles. Later david had uriah killed and bathsheba eventually became davids wife. The bible is full of iconic stories, many of which are alluded to in literature, art, music and film. It shows davids invitation being delivered by a servant to bathsheba, rising naked from her bath. Now the acts of david the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of samuel the seer, and in the book of nathan the prophet. Many of us, when hearing the name bathsheba, recognize her as the beautiful woman mixed in a tangle of adultery with king david. The story of bathsheba in the bible is often eclipsed by the story of david. Most importantly, this book has got me reading the real book. King david has sent uriah to his death, and married his widow. No crisis had ever shaken david before, and he was certainly not going to let this one destroy him.
Apr 06, 2017 when david met bathsheba for the first time, he was mesmerized by her beauty. He becomes a favorite of king saul and a close friend of sauls son jonathan. I have chosen to expound these chapters in three lessons. Watch what happens as david and bathsheba explore their desires for one another in this the first of a series. The first time bathshebas name is mentioned in the bible is in 2 samuel 11. Content index books of the bible 2 samuel david and bathsheba. The story of david, uriah, and bathsheba complicates the biblical portrait of. David commits adultery with bathsheba in the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, david sent joab with his officers and all israel with him. A picture of the greatest beauty, he decides he must have her but shes the wife of one of his most admired warriors, off fighting in battle. The prior verse says while she was bathing, the king was walking around on the roof of the palace and. The story of david and bathsheba leaves much to the imagination, allowing bathsheba to be seen as either a clever opportunist or an innocent victim. Being raised as a christian, often i heard of the sin of david and how it is easy to fall into adultery.
The book, which i read under the original title of bathsheba, was a fascinating retelling of the old testament bible story of king david, who catches sight of the beautiful young wife of uriah, the hittite, as she is bathing on the roof below his palace. This rounds her out, gives her realistic motivations, and makes her relatable. The book of psalms attributes many of its poems to david, including psalm 51. Bathshebas first action is bathing, and many have understood her bath to be some sort of exhibitionist act to tempt and seduce david.
Then king david sent for her, took her into the royal harem, and married her. They go on to suggest that the movie david and bathsheba, written, directed and produced by males, makes the cinematic bathsheba conform to male fantasies about women. Well, david makes love to her and later she finds she is going to have a baby. He wanted to somehow marry her, watch this episode to know. To the chief musician, a psalm of david, when nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to bathsheba. Jesus christ, the savior of the world, was born into this world through the bloodline of bathsheba and king david.
This led him to summon her and sleep with her despite the fact that he knew she was m. Bathsheba makes her debut in the bible in 2nd samuel 11. She is most known for the biblical narrative in which she was summoned by king david, who had seen her bathing and lusted after her. Lets look at the story from bathsheba s view instead of david s. Michal, ahinoam, abigail, maacah, haggit, avital, eglah and bathsheba. David is very worried and sends word to his army chief jo. Bathsheba s story has drawn judgement from many when compassion and respect are more deserved because hers is a story of redemption. Jan 16, 2020 bathshebas husband dutifully answered davids summons, and david sent him home, hoping that uriah would sleep with bathsheba and thus provide a cover for the pregnancy.
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