Review: Bathsheba

Bathsheba by Jill Eileen Smith
My rating: 💛💛💛

This was a great conclusion to this series. My favourite is still Abigail, but Bathsheba was a close second. The author did a great job of bringing emotion to a well known Biblical story, especially with regards to Bathsheba and why she would have been more receptive to David's charm when she was in fact in a good and loving marriage with a God-fearing man.

I think what stood out for me in this one and what again just confirmed what I've learned through reading this in the Bible, is that God is a fair and just God - David's sin was punished and dealt with by God, but his promises to David still remained - just because David sinned didn't cause God to turn his back on him - But, David repented and was truly remorseful.

Fans of Biblical fiction should enjoy this book and series.

*I listened to this on Scribd.* 

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About the book:

Bathsheba is a woman who longs for love. With her devout husband 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 charm and attention. 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? With a historian's sharp eye for detail and a novelist's creative spirit, Jill Eileen Smith brings to life the passionate and emotional story of David's most famous-and infamous-wife. Smith uses her gentle hand to draw out the humanity in her characters, allowing listeners to see themselves in the three-dimensional lives and minds of people who are often viewed in starkly moralistic terms. You will never listen to the story of David and Bathsheba in the same way again.

About the author:

Jill Eileen Smith is the bestselling, award-winning author of the Wives of King David series, the Daughters of the Promised Land, the Wives of the Patriarchs, and The Loves of King Solomon series. Her research has taken her from the Bible to Israel, and she particularly enjoys learning how women lived in Old Testament times.

When she isn’t writing, she loves to spend time with her family and friends, read stories that take her away, ride her bike to the park, snag date nights with her hubby, try out new restaurants, or play with her lovable, “helpful” cat Tiger. Jill lives with her family in southeast Michigan.