Four women are included in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:2-17). Bathsheba is the fourth of these women.
It took something special to be included in the genealogy. And apparently, Bathsheba is indeed.. special.
Bathsheba, as the story suggest, means: woman who bathe.
Well..
Not really.
It means 'daughter of oath' according to some interpretation.
Though I said before that Abigail was my favorite among King David's wives,
surely Bathsheba was the most 'dangerous' one.
Bathsheba was
- the beautiful grand-daughter of Ahitophel, shrewd military and political counselor of David. Ahitophel would later help Absalom in his rebel against David, presumably as a revenge for what David did to Uriah.
- the daughter of Eliam, a member of the elite warrior group called The Thirty.
- the wife of Uriah (means: Yahweh is my Light), who was also one of David's mighty men and a high-ranking professional soldier.
David wasn't simply messing with an 'unknown beautiful young girl who bathe near his palace'.
This was the grand-daughter and daughter of his closest aides.
And on top of that, wife of one of his most loyal and able warriors.
It's hard to believe he did not know who Bathsheba was.
Some suggest that Bathsheba may not have been that innocent to begin with.
It may be reading too much into the story.
But at least it is safe to assume that Bathsheba was a brilliant woman.
While we don't hear much about Abigail's actions after she became David's wife, the Scripture recorded Bathsheba's role in helping Solomon to secure the throne.
I don't know why I suddenly became interested to read more about this story.
But.. it's interesting to know.
It took something special to be included in the genealogy. And apparently, Bathsheba is indeed.. special.
Bathsheba, as the story suggest, means: woman who bathe.
Well..
Not really.
It means 'daughter of oath' according to some interpretation.
Though I said before that Abigail was my favorite among King David's wives,
surely Bathsheba was the most 'dangerous' one.
Bathsheba was
- the beautiful grand-daughter of Ahitophel, shrewd military and political counselor of David. Ahitophel would later help Absalom in his rebel against David, presumably as a revenge for what David did to Uriah.
- the daughter of Eliam, a member of the elite warrior group called The Thirty.
- the wife of Uriah (means: Yahweh is my Light), who was also one of David's mighty men and a high-ranking professional soldier.
David wasn't simply messing with an 'unknown beautiful young girl who bathe near his palace'.
This was the grand-daughter and daughter of his closest aides.
And on top of that, wife of one of his most loyal and able warriors.
It's hard to believe he did not know who Bathsheba was.
Some suggest that Bathsheba may not have been that innocent to begin with.
It may be reading too much into the story.
But at least it is safe to assume that Bathsheba was a brilliant woman.
While we don't hear much about Abigail's actions after she became David's wife, the Scripture recorded Bathsheba's role in helping Solomon to secure the throne.
I don't know why I suddenly became interested to read more about this story.
But.. it's interesting to know.
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