Bathsheba’s Perspective
LIGHTED PATH DEVOTIONAL
Monday, 20th July, 2026
Memory Verse:
“The thing David had done displeased the LORD.” 2 Samuel 11:27 (NKJV)
Reflection:
Have you ever noticed how easily we tell Bible stories from the perspective of the famous?
We speak about David’s failure.
David’s repentance.
David’s restoration.
And rightly so.
But there is another person quietly standing in the same chapter.
Bathsheba.
Before she became a queen…
Before she became Solomon’s mother…
She was a woman whose life changed in a single afternoon because someone else’s private sin became her public tragedy.
The Bible is remarkably honest.
It does not excuse David because he was “a man after God’s own heart.” Instead, it tells us plainly, “The thing David had done displeased the LORD.”
God saw what others may not have.
He saw a woman who lost her husband.
He saw a family shattered.
He saw power used where it should have protected.
Sometimes we read Scripture so quickly that we celebrate the restoration of great men while forgetting those who had to live with the consequences of their actions.
God never does.
One of the beautiful truths woven throughout the Bible is that God sees the people history overlooks.
He heard Hagar when she was sent away.
He defended Tamar when others ignored her shame.
He remembered Hannah in her tears.
He noticed the widow gathering two small coins.
And He saw Bathsheba.
Years later, the same woman whose story began with grief would become the mother of Solomon and appear in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.
That does not erase her pain.
Grace never pretends wounds did not happen.
Grace redeems what sin tried to destroy.
Perhaps this is the lesson we need today.
When we read Scripture, we should learn not only from the heroes but also to see those who were hurt by the heroes.
A heart that resembles Christ does not merely ask, “Who sinned?”
It also asks, “Who is hurting?”
Because the kingdom of God is not built only by exposing sin.
It is also revealed by restoring the wounded.
Scriptural Insights:
• 2 Samuel 11:1-27 — God openly condemns David’s actions.
• 2 Samuel 12:24-25 — God graciously brings hope after deep sorrow.
• Psalm 34:18 — The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.
• Luke 4:18 — Jesus came to bind up the broken and proclaim freedom to the oppressed.
Application:
Before judging a story, pause and look for the people carrying invisible pain. Ask God to give you eyes that notice the overlooked, ears that hear the unheard, and a heart that reflects His compassion.
Prayer:
Father, keep me from becoming so fascinated by public stories that I overlook private wounds. Give me the compassion of Christ, who saw the forgotten, defended the vulnerable, and drew near to the brokenhearted. Where my own heart has been wounded by the actions of others, bring healing that only You can give. Amen.
Deeper Thought:
The Bible is not only the story of how God restores those who repent. It is also the story of how He lovingly restores those who were wounded by another person’s sin.
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© Alex Olaiya