Alternative Views of Bathsheba in the David and Bathsheba Story

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The previous post, post number 9 of 23, was the fourth post in a series of five posts discussing Bathsheba’s “Victimhood”.

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This post, post number 10 of 23, is the fifth post in a series of five posts discussing Bathsheba’s “Victimhood”.

(d) Regroup to fight another day

Since we have concluded that fighting back was not an option chosen by Bathsheba concluding that Bathsheba regrouped to fight another day also does not seem to be supported. The only way such regrouping would seem viable would be if Bathsheba had or believed that she could find means to fight back. Since it has just been concluded that Bathsheba never took steps (such as enlisting the aid of Nathan or her husband or anyone else) to fight back, it appears that Bathsheba did not choose the option of regrouping to fight another day.

(e) Outsmarting David

Concluding that Bathsheba outsmarted David would require that Bathsheba achieve some objective in spite of David’s actions. This conclusion is possible if we view Bathsheba as a co-conspirator or as the driving force. In both of these cases, consultation with David prior to and during the event would be required, and the thesis of the posts in this series would be confirmed that Bathsheba was part of the scheme. In this case, the woman, Bathsheba, actually controls the man, David In any case, Bathsheba would not be a victim. The co-conspiracy aspect of the relationship will be explored further in later posts.

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The next post, post number 11 of 23, is the first post in a series of seven posts discussing the ramifications of Bathsheba’s actions as they relate to viewing her as a “victim”.