What is the temptation for Bathsheba?
(At a minimum, a powerful and important man has an interest in her. The King thinks she is beautiful.) • What about Uriah’s name might be a clue about Bathsheba’s interest in the King? (He is a Hittite. He has a foreign background, thus his wife might be believe that she can “do better.”) • Read Deuteronomy 7:1-4. Was the marriage to Uriah a mistake? (As we will see, despite his Hittite background, Uriah is a follower of God. He has converted. But, there might be some society prejudice against Uriah which would be a mark against Bathsheba.) • What is the temptation for David? (A beautiful woman who is not only willing to let him watch her bathing, but she is willing to have sex with him.) • Notice that Bathsheba follows the laws dealing with uncleanness ( Leviticus 15:18). Is it easier to enter into sin with someone who shares your religious beliefs? Are the warning sounds in your head muted? • Read 2 Samuel 11:5. What is the problem with this news? (Their secret sin will no longer be
