Women of the Word Bible Quilt® Journal: Bathsheba
- Dianna
- Oct 9
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 30
As we read into 2 Samuel, we encounter the story of David and Bathsheba.
This is another saga of man's vulnerability to attractive women, showing a cascading sequence of events as he struggles with a cycle of sinful decisions.
Since the context includes a lot of critical background information, I chose to print out the passage so that I could highlight and identify repetitive themes.
On the back side of the printed page, I wrote notes about the key characters, changing colors to differentiate between them.
I ran out of room to go more in-depth on Bathsheba's role later on. I decided to add a quilt square to prompt me to look into ! Kings to expand her story onto another page when I come back to her in the future.
I inserted this page with its corresponding tab into my Women of the Word BQ Journal, a disc-bound system that allows me to move pages around as needed.
Bathsheba's story includes dramatic moments of adultery, conspiracy, and a conniving scheme resulting in death by military action. She suffers betrayal and loss amidst becoming a wife to a king and, ultimately, the mother of Solomon.
It's interesting that in the lineage of Jesus (Matthew 1:6), she is referred to as Solomon's mother and Uriah's wife but not mentioned by name or as wife to David.
Once again I'm reminded that these women are not one-dimensional characters. Their histories are complicated, reflecting both strengths and flaws. Let's continue to look for God's provision and purpose in these complex narratives.
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What women in the Bible do YOU want to learn more about?
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Looking forward to seeing some of you next week!
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