King David allowed a sinful thought to enter his mind about a woman named Bathsheba. He allowed his thought to lead to other sins, and he suffered greatly for these sins.
David, “arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king’s house” and as he looked, he saw a woman bathing, “and the woman was very beautiful” (2 Samuel 11:2). He asked about her and found she was Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, and the wife of Uriah the ...
David and Bathsheba - In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel.
The narrator tells the story of the siege of Rabbah here to introduce the story of David and Bathsheba, to explain why Bathsheba's husband wasn't at home, and to explain how he was murdered.David Commits Adultery with Bathsheba (11:2-5)...
In the context of 2 Samuel 11, David is attempting to cover up his sin with Bathsheba by making it appear that Uriah is the father of her unborn child. This phrase highlights David's manipulation and the lengths he is willing to go to conceal his wrongdoing. The delay is significant as...
King Saul, like any man seeing only the outward appearance, looked at this youngest son of Jesse fromBethlehemand saw inexperience. He did not see Israel’s champion. Reserve your free bible now He told David,“You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are on...
David, who was comparatively a poor man, was of course unable to show such liberality; besides, the young hero looked, no doubt, upon the marriage as the fulfilment of the old promise to the victor in the combat with the giant. The marriage, however, of the daughter of King Saul and ...
6 So it was, when they came, that he looked at Eliab and said, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before Him!” 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have [c]refused him. For[d] the Lord does not see as man sees...
for centuries to come‚ the sculpture of King David stands at the Fidenza Cathedral in Fidenza‚ Italy. This is only one remarkable figure that Antelami has created in his lifetime‚ but it is one that will be looked upon as a useful resource and learning tool for artists to come. ...
Last week we looked at the amazing genealogy in Matthew 1 that connects Jesus to King David!After this genealogy, we read that an angel says to Joseph, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit”...