I wonder if Bathseba truly loved David? Or was she only interested in him for his money, power and position? Or maybe she resented him for forcing her into the marriage through lies and murder? Only God knows.

What we do know is that David saw her taking a rooftop bath; saw her in the nude and then HAD to have her. As the King of Israel, he was able to orchestrate an elaborate plan to have her husband killed while in battle, so she was made available for the king’s taking.

This story tells us a lot about men’s love for and enjoyment of women. Men really like the female body; they really like the entirety of our femininity. God MADE them this way, and King David’s actions reveal the power of this male attribute.

All of this gets me thinking about male/female relationships, and my hope that when we come together, the woman really really likes her man. Because that fosters a feeling of safety with each other. This will allow her to revel in her womanhood and have fun sharing that with him, which will make him really happy . . . yada yada yada.

In the world of Churchianity, too many of us women are made to feel ashamed of our bodies. We are literally taught to cover up. Taught by the leaders of our church not to wear V-neck shirts, or tight pants, or pants at all, or certain colors, or whatever! Too many girls grow up with shame and embarrassment toward our God-given curves.

I’m sick of it, and will no longer promote what I learned from Doug Phillips and Kevin Swanson and Debi Pearl. It is wrong. And all of these thoughts just make me hope and pray that Bathseba continued to pose for David!!!