From the series, "Jesus' Family Tree" at Church of the Apostles.
2 Samuel 11:1-5, 14-17, 26-27
Luke 18:15-17
Our picture of Jesus is incomplete without these four women.
Bathsheba is not properly named in the genealogy
Her story is not so much what she did but what was done to her
This was an abuse of David’s power
What happened to Bathsheba?
The text is really about David but we will focus more on Bathsheba
David remained in Israel, which shows he is in the wrong place
David sees Bathsheba and does not look away
Eliam and Uriah are two of David’s mighty men
David knowingly takes a major risk
David’s plan ends in the deaths of Uriah and other soldiers
Bathsheba is only named once I’m the whole story
“The thing David had done displeased the Lord”
As a result of David’s sin the child that was conceived with Bathsheba died
Like David, we are all capable of horrible things
David shows our first instinct is to cover our sins up
What does this tell us about Jesus?
Jesus was indignant at the disciples for trying to send children away
Jesus builds His kingdom for those that are powerless and forgotten
Christ the King Sunday
What kind of king is He?
He is a king who takes the side of the weak and wants to bring in the forgotten, abused, and silenced.