You may not believe this, but I wrote this piece long before the news about a certain Hollywood producer hit the fan. But given the subject matter — a powerful man taking advantage of a powerless girl — it really shouldn’t surprise anyone.
Sigh.
For context, read II Samuel, chapter 11, verses 1-4 …
Four missed calls
Two voicemail
Feeding on Folly 
I thought I’d heard that story before. History repeats itself again!
Yep, it’s a sadly familiar tale. Though at least he gets punished for it. At least there’s that.
Sadly not a surprise and all to familiar story of abuse. You’d think that all these stories, some guys would get a clue and stop.
True enough. I keep hearing people say the tide is turning. I hope they’re right.
It’s tragic how little we have actually evolved – we hide behind invention and it is true that heating and sanitation and transport and communication have all progressed immeasurably. Sadly mankind has not.
That’s something I have a hard time dealing with. I SO want to keep my rose colored glasses on! The world looks much better that way!
Don’t love the subject, but do love this style of storytelling.
Thanks, Claudette. Somehow these tales are easier to take in a different format.
Still angers me how long Bathsheba was portrayed as some sort of shameless hussy. Only recently does it appear to be changing.
Is the way of history. Few females were treated fairly, still not really.
Great take on this story and the Bible says David was punished and all but effectively he sinned and his son from this liaison (when it became legal) became his successor.
I am not sure why Bathsheba was sunbathing on her roof though( no offence to women) but these were Biblical times and women I think did not bathe so often or bathed in privacy( or am I mistaken)- just a legitimate question. I am not justifying David at all. Just asking a contextual question.
I heard someone talking about this. The Bible says David was on his roof and saw a beautiful woman bathing. So was she on her roof, in a public bath house, or in her own residence and he could see through a window, we really have no idea. But nowhere does it say she was deliberately exposing herself in the hopes of being seen, it’s just been shown that way in our movies and stories.
But as you said, even if it was true, it in no way justifies David. A man of integrity knows how to behave.