For our lesson of Bathsheba 2 Samuel 11:1 – 12:25, here are some important points. The points do not directly answer the questions on pages 99-102 of the text, but may help you in our discussion of the Saturday Bible Study 08/16/2014.
1. Her name means “The Seventh Daughter” or ” The Daughter of an Oath” (Women of the Bible pg.99)
2. Her Beauty made her a victim of a king’s desire. (Women pg. 99)
3. The wife of Uriah, the Hittite, and daughter of Eliam. (2 Samuel 11:3)
4. She committed adultery with David. ( 2 Samuel 11:4)
5. She became the wife of David after Uriah was killed. (2 Samuel 11:14-25)
6. She mourned the death of her husband. (2 Samuel 11:26)
7. After becoming the wife of David, she bore him a son. (2 Samuel 11:27)
8. Her first child died. (2 Samuel 12:13-23)
9. She becomes the mother of Solomon. (2 Samuel 12: 24-25)
10. She influenced David to make Solomon king. (I Kings 1:11-31)
Text: Women of the Bible, 52 Bible Studies for individuals and Groups, Jean E. Syswerda, Zondervan, 1999.
Other references:
1. The NIV Study Bible, Zondervan, 1995.
2. Women of the Bible, One Year Devotional Study of Women in Scripture, Ann Spangler and Jean E. Syswerda, Zondervan, 2007.
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