Beauty Begats Wisdom

Angela Hunt writes an enthralling tale about David and Bathsheba in her latest book Bathsheba. The story is written from the perspective of Bathsheba and the prophet, Nathan. Hunt developes a storyline that is so believable and heart wrenching at the same time. It is so hard for us in today's American culture to fathom how this could happen. But if I put myself in that culture at that period of time, it makes one stop and think. Bathsheba is innocently taking a ritual cleansing bath in her courtyard. Remember no bathrooms during that time. David is on the rooftop of his palace surveying his kingdom when he happens to see Bathsheba. All within the kingdom belongs to the king, and David as king, acts accordingly and demands the woman be brought to him. It is only after the fact that David realizes what he did and tries to correct the error by bringing Bathsheba's husband back from the battlefield. But the plan back fires on him. To make matters worst Nathan calls on David giving him a message from God "I will generate evil against you out of your own household..." So begins the fulfilment of the prophecy with the death of the firstborn son

to Bathsheba and David. This book really brings the Biblical story alive. It truly provides a different perspective of a very familiar Old Testament story.