“Then David said to Uriyah, ‘Go down to your house and wash your feet.’ Uriyah left the king’s palace and was followed by a present of food from the king.  But Uriyah slept at the door of the king’s palace with all the servants of his lord and didn’t go down to his house.”-2 Samuel […]

“David sent this order to Yo’av: ‘Send me Uriyah the Hitti.’ Yo’av sent Uriyah to David.  When Uriyah had come to him, David asked him how Yo’av was doing, how the people were feeling and how the war was going.  Then David said to Uriyah, ‘Go down to your house and wash your feet.’ Uriyah […]

David’s gotta a big problem on his hands. Bathsheba is pregnant. What’s gonna happen when her husband finds out about this? If David wasn’t the king of Israel, he surely would’ve been put to death. But nobody has the right to execute the king… Except God of course. What David does next is something I’m […]

I know a couple of days ago I painted Bathsheba as a poor victim who was pressured into having sex with David. But upon further reflection, you know what homies? A different picture emerges! The bottom line is nobody forced Bathsheba. It’s not like she was kidnapped or something. Sure, there might’ve been some hesitation […]

“David sent messengers to get her, and she came to him, and he went to bed with her (for she had been purified from her uncleanness). Then she returned to her house.”-2 Samuel 11:4 There are two Hebrew words pertinent to our story of David and Bathsheba you should know. The first word is TUMAH. […]