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In today’s reading we learn of King David who commits adultery with a woman named Bathsheba who consequently became pregnant. Upon learning of Bathsheba’s condition, David tries to cover his misdeeds by arranging for Bathsheba’s husband, Uriah, to be killed and then sent for Bathsheba to be brought to his house to be his wife.
There is no mention of Bathsheba’s consent to the upheaval in her life. Most likely she is unaware that her husband was murdered, and given her situation, pregnant and without a husband, she has no choice but to become the wife of the very one who is responsible for her untenable situation.
Comment by: Gennifer Benjamin Brooks – Professor of Preaching at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
