Fully Alive in God

Detail of Face, Bathsheba with King David's letter, Rembrandt van Rijn (www.nationalgallery.org.uk) M. Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard (2 Samuel 11:1-15, Ps. 14, Ephesians 3:14-21, John 6:1-21) Is there anyone who feels more helpless than Bathsheba in today’s passage? Your husband is away in battle, you are isolated due to being purified because of your period, and the king happens to decide that you are the one who will suit his whims? I saw a painting of Bathsheba by Rembrandt, showing her holding a note from the king, perhaps his summons. And her eyes are downcast, and though she is beautiful, she also looks so sad. As far as we know, she was a faithful wife to Uriah. But David is the king, and he has decided that he desires her, and he is willing to break many rules to make that happen. First, he is willing to break several commandments—adultery, murder, coveting another person’s wife, perhaps false witness? He is also breaking two other social and religious cod...

Detail of Face, Bathsheba with King David's Letter, Rembrandt van Rijn (www.nationalgallery.org.uk) M. Campbell-Langdell All Santos, Oxnard (2 Samuel 11:1-15, S. 14, Efesios 3:14-21, Juan 6:1-21) ¿Hay una mujer que se siente más indefensa que Betsab é en la lectura de hoy? Su esposo está afuera en la batalla, eres aislada por razón de su tiempo del mes, y el rey decide que tú eres ella quien puede servir sus necesidades. Vi una pintura de Betsab é por Rembrandt, que la muestra llevando una nota, posiblemente del rey David. En la pintura, esta con la mirada baja y parece desconsolada y bella a la vez. In this painting I saw by Rembrandt of Bathsheba, she looks both beautiful and downcast at the same time. Según lo que sabemos, Betsab é es fiel a Ur í as, su esposo. Pero David es el rey, y é l ha decidido que la quiere, y que está dispuesto a romper varias reglas para conseguirla. David is willing to break commandments and other rules to get what he wants. Primero, ...