There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

T HE WRONG SETTING The third point is a deduction from the story. David was married to Saul’s daughter, positioning her as the queen of the kingdom. However, when David brought the girlfriend into their bedroom, David’s wife, Michal, is missing from the story. Thus, David’s men are at war and his wife is absent from the palace (or doesn’t care about his indiscretion), making this a threefold cord of wrong place, wrong time, and wrong setting ! T HE WRONG THOUGHTS In that day the city of David was constructed on the hill of Mount Zion, and the king’s palace sat above the homes of the people. The roofs were flat, and when David stood on his balcony, he saw a woman bathing herself. This makes Bathsheba seem as though she is seeking attention to bathe in such a public setting. However there is a key phrase: “she was purified from her uncleanness” (2 Sam. 11:4, KJV ). This would indicate the reason for bathing. When a woman was experiencing her monthly menstrual cycle, she was ceremonially unclean. Once her cycle had concluded, she bathed herself to be purified from her uncleanness. Since the men were at war and the king should have been at battle, then Bathsheba’s bath on the roof (where rainwater was collected in barrels) was not an act of seduction. Her motive was for cleansing, but David’s motive was self-serving. As David observed her, the fourth point becomes obvious; David’s mind has begun to think the wrong thoughts . T HE WRONG ACTIONS