David & Bathsheba Part II

The Chosen People

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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# 195 - David & Bathsheba Part 2 - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David’s sin deepens as betrayal turns to bloodshed in 2 Samuel 11. In this sobering episode, we witness a king's calculated cover-up and the quiet, haunting faithfulness of the man he chooses to destroy.Episode 195 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Psalm 90:8, “You have placed our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.”Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(01:41) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:54) David & Bathsheba Part 2(26:30) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the chosen people. A woman, alone on the roof of a modest house, was washing herself in a bronze basin. I must have her. She must be mine. The woman you wanted me to find, her name is Bathsheba, granddaughter of General Ahithafel of your high council Council. She's also the wife of Uriah the Hittite,
0:24.7	one of your own mighty men. I see. Uriah is away with Joab, fighting the Ammonites.
0:34.9	So she's long. She stepped into the dim, trembling light of the flames,
0:42.9	and the room itself seemed to still. I'm glad you came. And now that I'm here, what shall you do?
0:51.0	The night unfolded in silence and sin.
0:55.8	My king, I am with child.
0:59.2	Are you certain?
1:01.1	Could it be your husband?
1:03.1	My husband?
1:04.7	You mean Uriah.
1:06.7	Uriah, one of your generals?
1:09.9	Uriah has been on the battlefield since the snow's melted.
1:14.2	You know that.
1:15.9	You sent him.
1:18.1	It's your child.
1:21.5	And now, now I'm alone.
1:27.3	Exposed.
1:29.0	And it's your fault.
1:33.0	I'll make this right.
1:35.1	It will be as if none of this happened.
1:41.5	This is an IHeart podcast.
1:45.4	Guarante guaranteed human.
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