☆ＮＯ 38 Bathsheba. (Beautiful Temptation.)
Bathsheba is a famous woman with David in the Old Testament each other.
Unfortunately, they are well known as epitomizes of adulterous.
But there is no adulterous sin in 2 Samuel chapter 12 as word, which tells their story.
David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." He accepted his sin.
However, Nathan said to David, "The Lord also has put away your sin." The Lord is Law. So, I think there is no sin between the Lord and David.
But the Lord put a burden upon him and his Seed. Therefore his sin carried over from generation to generation for more than a thousand years.
For what purpose did the Lord make plans? David had the answer in Psalm33-11.
He sang "the counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations." indeed. David knew his descendant's destiny.
"Beautiful Temptation" represents Bathsheba receiving David's letter.
She also looked up at King David who was on the roof of the king's house. She had already read his letter. so, she blushed with shame when David looked at her nakedness.
She wanted to jump ship from here. However, at last, she determined to accept his invitation. But why? She is a married woman. However, David tempted her with his letter indeed.
In addition to being a great King of Ju-dah, David was an excellent poet. So, I am interested in his letter. Fortunately, David wrote many worship songs.
But there were no love songs. However, his son Solomon was a bigger poet than David as a love poet, and he also was Bathsheba's son.
He wrote a love song like this.
"Your two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle, which feed among the lilies.
Until the day breaks and, the shadows flee away,
I will go my way to the mountain of Myrrh
And to the hill of frankincense.
You are all fair, my love
And, there is no spot in you.
Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse,
With me from Lebanon.
Looking from the top of Amana,
From the top of Senior and Hermon, from the Lions' dens,
From the mountains of the Leopards.
You have ravished my heart, My sister, my spouse;
You have ravished my heart, with one look of your eyes, with one link of your necklace."
I will explain this poem. Bathsheba's husband Uriah is the Hittite. He was the commander of Joab's army.
I believe Bathsheba was also a Hittite. Hittite is a modern-day Lebanon.
When Kings go out to battle, David sends Joab and his servants with him.
So, Bathsheba was alone in the house.
if David wrote, "Come with me from Lebanon." I thought that this word was so nostalgic for Bathsheba.
She probably wanted nostalgic love with David. Because she was young and lonely and ended up she needing love.
"Beautiful Temptation" represents David's beautiful sin carried over from him to his descendant Joseph.
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