forgiveness and restoration
Caryl Ramsdale, American Poet
BATHSHEBA
Story: A woman that a Hebrew prophet of God refers to as a little ewe lamb;
who became a victim of adultery, a lie and murder.
Bathsheba means “The Daughter of the Oath” or “The Daughter of Seven”
to Nancy Kay Harper
He was the king that ruled their kingdom;
King David “The Lord’s Anointed” was
Agile, bright-eyed, strong, swift and handsome.
As commander-in-chief—supreme judge,
He claimed obedience and respect;
As king he demanded labor and
Personal service from his subject.
And there was a fine looking woman
Who caught his eye at eveningtide;
From his rooftop he watched her bathing,
And King David would not be denied.
Feared for the power he possessed,
The soldier’s beautiful wife obeyed—
King David’s official summons to—
Be brought to the house, where her king stayed.
And soon this disastrous incident
Turned into one of utter disgrace;
The woman sent word she had conceived—
The king connived a way to save face.
Battle updates was King David’s lie;
He’d send the brave man home to his wife—
His plan to juggle the facts was sly.
But the loyal soldier’s conscience nagged
And he slept at the king’s door instead;
He couldn’t eat, drink, lie with his wife—
His army had a field for a bed.
Later the cunning king expertly
Coaxed him into a drunken stupor;
Unaware, he sidestepped the king’s trick
When once more he slept near the king’s door.
Soon this valiant soldier delivered
The dispatch that would take his own life;
Uriah was sent into battle,
To be killed, ‘cause the king took his wife.
She mourned, became queen, and birthed a son.
God’s laws violated in God’s sight—
Angered Him—He punished them both ‘cause
God loves a rueful heart that knows right.
And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife,
and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. II SAMUEL 11:27 KJV
~ Pray for people to understand that forgiveness—brings—restoration. ~
© Copyright 1999-2007 Caryl Ramsdale. All rights reserved.
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October 12, 2005
