Bathsheba
March 19th, 2011. Filed under: This & That.Can She Ever Find Redemption After One Night of Passion with the King?
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Bestselling author Jill Eileen Smith brings to life the Bible’s most famous story of passion, betrayal and redemption in the conclusion of The Wives of King David series, Bathsheba (ISBN: 978-0-8007-3322$14.99, March 2011). Smith draws from Scripture, in-depth historical research and her vivid imagination to unveil the story of David’s most famous wife – Bathsheba. Bathsheba is told in rich detail and drama, creating a riveting page-turner that will keep readers engaged to the conclusion of the book.-3
Bathsheba is a woman longing for love. With her devout husband, Uriah, away fighting the king’s wars for many months at a time, discontent and loneliness dog her steps–and make it frighteningly easy to succumb to King David’s charms. Though she immediately regrets her involvement with the powerful king, the pieces are set in motion that will destroy everything she holds dear. Can she find forgiveness at the feet of the Almighty? Or has her sin separated her from God–and David–forever?
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You will need that box of tissues beside you as you read this book. I started building my pile of soggy tissues in the third chapter. You’re going to need those tissues right up until the end.
One of the things that always came to mind when I thought of Bathsheba was, “What on earth was she taking a bath up on a roof?” Now I know and so will you after you read this book.
Some how David’s wives are just David’s wives. That is, until you read this series. Then you know them as real women and can identify with their thoughts and feelings as they must have bee back in the day. I never want to give them up at the end of the book.
There is so much more to Bathsheba than the woman who “lured David into sin.”
The beginning of this book carries on the action of the second book of The Wives of King David series. Even as it wraps up that book, it sets the stage for this one, which is a good stand alone read.
***Thanks to Donna Hausler for providing this book for review.***
Jill Eileen Smith has more than twenty years of writing experience, and her writing has garnered acclaim in several competitions. Her research into the lives of David’s wives has taken her from the Bible to Israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in Old Testament times. Smith is the author of the bestselling?Michal and Abigail?and lives with her family in southeast Michigan.
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