Bathsheba

The story of David and Bathsheba is one steeped in sin, perfect fodder for a Lifetime movie. The sorted tale opens as David is hanging around the castle, instead of where he should have been, out fighting with his troops.  In his boredom, (go figure with X many wives and concubines), he is lolling around on the roof when he spies lovely Bathsheba, minding her own business, bathing on a hot summer evening.  Things were to get hotter yet, when David calls her to the castle.  No one can refuse the king’s invitation, even a married woman whose husband is out in battle, where David should be.  We are all familiar with what ensues; adultery, an unwanted pregnancy and murder.  What a mell of a hess, as my mother would say! How in the world can a woman like that be in Jesus’ family tree?  This scenario makes Tamar and Rahab look like Girl Scouts!!! Ultimately, the one God held responsible was David, Bathsheba’s only sin was her obedience to the King. Read the rest of the story in 2 Samuel 11.  But, God honored Bathsheba’s life, even though the child conceived through the adulterous affair dies, she and David marry and the child of this union was Solomon.  Sol’s life is another story, but once again we see the lineage of grace preserved, in spite of weak, earthy, and sin-driven men and women.  Never forget, God’s plans are perfect, especially when we aren't ! “The LORD is righteous in all His ways And kind in all His deeds.” Psalm 145:17.  A big Amen to that!!