![]() ![]() ![]() The people foolishly wanted a king to go into battle and fight for them but Samuel warned of a selfish king who would only take for himself and act out of self-serving ambition. The great prophet Samuel warned Israel in 1st Samuel 8 that there was great danger in a nation placing unrelenting trust in a sovereign ruler rather than God and God alone. After learning that she was married, he proceeded to summon her to come to his chambers where they conceived a child. While she was bathing, David saw her and was overcome with lust. Bathsheba was married to Uriah, one of King David’s generals. The story told in eleventh and twelfth chapters of 2nd Samuel, as well as in first and second chapters of 1st Kings must be read in their full context - both historical and biblical. ![]() The tragedy of David and Bathsheba is an epic story of human failure and the disastrous consequences of turning away God. The problem is, history has done a grave disservice to God’s Word in so flagrantly misinterpreting this critical sacred story. In contrast, the king is often vindicated for his deeds as rescuing this questionable woman from the clutches of a neglectful and unfulfilling marriage. She is portrayed as a beautiful seductress who selfishly orchestrated the downfall of God’s anointed king. Much of history relegated her to being one of the bad girls of the Bible. ![]()
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