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Angyson · 09-22-2004, 06:03 PM

Bathsheba was the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah, the Hittite. King David set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle and ordered his commander to retire from him that he may be smitten and die, and he did.
Once Bathsheba's husband was thus dispatched, King David married Bathsheba, his widow.

The prophet Nathan took King David to task for his duplicity and set him up to pass a death sentence on himself by putting before him a request to judge the rich man who took the poor man's only lamb, a parable for what David had done.

My intriguing question is why did God not annoint Absalum, a son of David, the one to rule following David's death ,but instead chose Bathsheba's son, Soloman, and gave this child born of murder the kingdom ? I know that Absalam was already dead before David's death. Is it not odd ?

Chris Weimer · 09-22-2004, 08:33 PM

because GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS. BOOOO! :banghead:

Casper · 09-23-2004, 01:18 AM

It seems that even with the first generation, the hebrew charlatans were trying very hard to force a Davidic lineage....

Angyson · 09-30-2004, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cweb255

because GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS. BOOOO! :banghead:

I second that. :thumbs:

offa · 09-30-2004, 05:13 PM

I have often thought that Bathsheba was the "Queen of Sheba" and that David is not Solomon's biological father ... can't help it .... reading Sameul I get the impression that David was a eunuch ... after all, he tended his father's sheep.

offa

Angyson · 09-30-2004, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by offa

I have often thought that Bathsheba was the "Queen of Sheba" and that David is not Solomon's biological father ... can't help it .... reading Sameul I get the impression that David was a eunuch ... after all, he tended his father's sheep.

offa

I think you got your Shebas crossed.

Jack the Bodiless · 10-01-2004, 03:35 AM

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My intriguing question is why did God not annoint Absalum, a son of David, the one to rule following David's death...

...I know that Absalam was already dead before David's death.

Um, what's the problem here? Dead guys don't make good kings, I guess.

ZooMom · 10-01-2004, 09:57 AM

Lol!

Angyson · 10-01-2004, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack the Bodiless

Um, what's the problem here? Dead guys don't make good kings, I guess.

The problem is that Absalam turned on his father, was killed , making Soloman, the son of a mother whose husband King David arranged to be killed in order to possess her, the benefactor of a conspiracy to murder.

That does not sound very godly to me.

ZooMom · 10-01-2004, 10:35 AM

Scripture says that a child will not be punished for the sins of his father. Solomon was not to blame for the circumstances of his conception and birth.

Peace be with you!

Sandy

09-22-2004, 06:03 PM	#1
Angyson Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 983	Bathsheba, Mother of Soloman Bathsheba was the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah, the Hittite. King David set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle and ordered his commander to retire from him that he may be smitten and die, and he did. Once Bathsheba's husband was thus dispatched, King David married Bathsheba, his widow. The prophet Nathan took King David to task for his duplicity and set him up to pass a death sentence on himself by putting before him a request to judge the rich man who took the poor man's only lamb, a parable for what David had done. My intriguing question is why did God not annoint Absalum, a son of David, the one to rule following David's death ,but instead chose Bathsheba's son, Soloman, and gave this child born of murder the kingdom ? I know that Absalam was already dead before David's death. Is it not odd ?

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09-22-2004, 08:33 PM	#2
Chris Weimer Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: none Posts: 9,879	because GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS. BOOOO! :banghead:

09-23-2004, 01:18 AM	#3
Casper Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 430	It seems that even with the first generation, the hebrew charlatans were trying very hard to force a Davidic lineage....

09-30-2004, 05:13 PM	#5
offa Regular Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Monroeville, Ohio, USA Posts: 440	I have often thought that Bathsheba was the "Queen of Sheba" and that David is not Solomon's biological father ... can't help it .... reading Sameul I get the impression that David was a eunuch ... after all, he tended his father's sheep. offa

10-01-2004, 09:57 AM	#8
ZooMom Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,331	Lol!

10-01-2004, 10:35 AM	#10
ZooMom Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,331	Scripture says that a child will not be punished for the sins of his father. Solomon was not to blame for the circumstances of his conception and birth. Peace be with you! Sandy

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