Toldot of the Melech
Generations of the King
Tol’dot, Toldos, or Tol’doth – Generations
תּוֹלְדֹת
Melech – King
מֶלֶךְ.
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ,
the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob;
and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara
of
THAMAR
and Phares begat Esrom;
and Esrom begat Aram;
4 And Aram begat Aminadab;
and Aminadab begat Naasson;
and Naasson begat Salmon;
5 And Salmon begat Booz
of
RACHAB;
and Booz begat Obed of
RUTH;
and Obed begat Jesse;
6 And Jesse begat David the king;
and David the king begat Solomon of
her that had been
THE WIFE OF URIAS;
7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia;
and Abia begat Asa;
8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram;
and Joram begat Ozias;
9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz;
and Achaz begat Ezekias;
10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon;
and Amon begat Josias;
11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren,
about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
12 And after they were brought to Babylon,
Jechonias begat Salathiel;
and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim;
and Eliakim begat Azor;
14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim;
and Achim begat Eliud;
15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan;
and Matthan begat Jacob;
16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband
of
MARY,
of whom was born
JESUS,
who is called Christ.
Here is the last one of the five
written in the geneology of Messiah.
The identity of her that had been
the wife of Urias;
is
Bathsheba
בת שבע
Strong’s Hebrew: 1339.
בַּת־שֶׁ֫בַע (Bath-sheba)
Bath-sheba:
(perhaps) daughter of oath,
the mother of Solomon
Original Word: בַּת־שֶׁבַע
Transliteration: Bath-sheba
Phonetic Spelling: bath-sheh’-bah
from bath and perhaps shaba, sheba
בת ( bath ): Ahban, Baalis, Baana (h), Bath-shua, Ben, Ben-abinadab, Ben-ammi, Ben-deker, Bene-berak, Bene-jaakan,… • Via שבע ( sheba’ ): Barsabbas, Beersheba, Beth-ashbea, Elisheba, Elizabeth, Jehosheba, Sheba
Bathsheba, also spelled Bethsabee, in the Hebrew Bible.
2 Samuel 11, 12; 1 Kings 1, 2,
Bathsheba:
Bat ‘daughter of’,
sheba ‘abundance’.
The Book of Chronicles changed her name to Bathshua.
Her story can be found in 1Kings chapters 1 and 2
As this womans’ dramatic life unfolded, it also secured her place in the geneology of the future Messiah of Israel. Her role is looked at as rather a questionable one because it is not really certain who seduced who?
Bathsheba is portrayed by the midrash as a modest woman who carefully observed the laws of family purity, but who found herself, without any conscious action on her part, in an adulterous affair with the king.
Taking a look at the situation from another angle let the reader research/be a good Berean and decide.
Things are not always what they first appear to be!
Usually the first thing we associate with King David is his adulterous affair with Bathsheba as both were married at the time however, before we condemn them both out of hand we must recall that Jesus/Yeshua said in Matt 5:
27 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
The scriptures also refer to adultery as being with other gods and idols
…when… backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also… through the lightness of her whoredoms, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and stocks (sticks/idols).” Jeremiah 3:8-9
so it covers a multitude of sins and its a lifelong battle over faith in Jesus/Yeshua vs. faith in Idols of the Heart. Idolatry is of paramount importance as it violates the first and greatest of what we refer to as the 10 commandments.
“You shall have no other gods before Me” Ex 20:3 “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart . . .” Mt. 22:36.
And who among us can say we have not sinned in some way…
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
Rom. 3:10-18
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
John 8:7.
“So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.”
Of course it goes without saying that it takes two and there is no indication of forcing her against her will…
So with that in mind and before we condemn anyone…..
lets see how the story unfolds…
First who was she?
Bathsheba was the daughter of Eliam
who was one of David’s elite mighty men.
2 Samuel 11:3; 23:34 – 39
Bathsheba the daughter of Eliam; but of Ammiel
according to I Chron 3:5,
Her father is identified by some scholars with Eliam,
mentioned in 2 Sam. 23:34 as
the son of Ahithophel.
She was married to one of Eliams comrades in arms called
Urias,
more commonly known as
Uriah the Hittite.
אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי – ʾŪriyyāh haḥittī
Yahweh is my light’.
So Bathsheba was the beautiful grand-daughter of Ahithophel, a shrewd military and political counselor of David.
Her father and husband were stationed at Jerusalem, directly under the control of the King. They were David’s personal bodyguards, his champions, renowned for their bravery.
So being as she was a member of an elite warrior family, as her husband Uriah was a high-ranking professional soldier. Since her grandfather, father and husband were close allies of David’s, it is safe to assume that she and David had already met before the famous scene where David sees her bathing.
Uriah being a mighty man in David’s elite army, may have been bonded to David, becoming a proselyte; i.e. believing in the God of Israel.
Uriah was also among the specially regarded Thirty of David’s army, implying he was one of the best soldiers in the military. We assume that all who were counted among David’s mighty men were men David deemed to be trustworthy.
Uriah was listed as one of David’s heroes in 2 Samuel 23:39. The most important of these was Uriah the Hittite.
What is Uriah’s family connection?
To understand the genealogy of Uriah, we must start at the beginning with Noah’s son Ham. Most researchers will readily admit that Ham is considered to be the father of the African nations. If this is true, then it would mean that Ham’s descendants are Africans. It can be found in Genesis 10, where Uriah’s family connection is identified as belonging to Ham.
The name of Ham’s sons are: Cush, Mizraim, Phut and Canaan.
The Hitittes are descendants of Canaan.
The canaanites are in the land of Canaan and their descendant families are: Hivites, Jebusites, Arvadites, Girgashites, Amorites, Arkites, Sinites, Hittites-Heth.
דוד DAVID
David means: beloved
Original Word: דָּוִד.
Phonetic Spelling: daw-veed’
a son of Jesse.
David – דָּוִד is described in the Hebrew Bible as:
King of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah.
In the Books of Samuel, David is a young shepherd who gains fame first as a musician
and later by killing the enemy champion Goliath.
He becomes a favorite of King Saul and
a close friend of Saul’s son Jonathan.
The first reference to Bathsheba in this scripture describes her as very beautiful.
It is also where we read about David walking in the early evening on his palace rooftop and he looks down on his city where he saw her bathing in the privacy of her courtyard.
This scripture in 2 Sam 11:2-4 tells us several things; first
It was late one afternoon, Bathsheba was most probably on the house’s flat roof, a tented area in a warm climate was often used by the women of the family for a variety of tasks.
The Jewish tradition of purification applied to women every month and they were considered to be unclean and the bathing ended the 7 days separation by the ritual cleansing.
This points to 2 things:
it shows she was not carrying Uriah’s child, and it was a normal practice to be purified, and therefore not necessarily a planned provocative act.
The scriptures do not mention any other children between Bathsheba and Uriah.
The terrace may or may not have been screened by latticework
in Judges 5:28 the mother of Sisera watched the road through a lattice.
The text does not tell us whether Bathsheba knew she was being watched.
David may have been screened from sight by a lattice, so that she was unaware of his presence. Or she may have been quite aware she was being watched.
Did she go willingly? Or was she a victim taken to the palace against her will?
The text gives a clue that she went willingly.
The sentence reads
‘…David sent messengers to get her, and she went‘,
suggesting that, though young, she was ambitious and strong-willed enough to seize her chance.
The proximity of her dwelling was close enough for David to see because her husband was one of his mighty men he would have been close at hand if needed.
Jerusalem at the time of King David.
The small area in the lower right of the map is Jebus, the fortress captured by David. The walled area above is a large flat rock on which the city of Jerusalem grew. The house of Uriah and the palace of David may have been in the upper area.
Second, David should have been at war out on the battlefield but he was not, he was at home.
Wrong place, wrong time and he saw something he wasn’t supposed to see?
His physical senses were activated and he desired /lusted after what his eyes beheld. A covetous desire entered in through his eye gates….
So he sent someone to find out who she was.
Sadly even after he found out whose wife she was 11: 4 he sent messengers to bring her to him. The fact that she was married to Uriah did not deter him from his decision.
The eternal question is… did she know that David could see her or did she think he was away fighting which was usually the case?
Then, could she have resisted his moves; or did she have no other choice due to the fact that the ancient societies were dominated by men and after all he was the King?
It is interesting that the scripture condemns David however, it does not put the blame on Bathsheba. Further reading shows us that not only did David suffer for the rest of his life as a consequence of his lustful choice; both their family and the entire nation of Israel paid the price.
Was she also a clever and unscrupulous woman?
The next we hear is that Bathsheba was going to have his child. On receiving this news David called Uriah back from the battlefield, encouraging him to go home and spend intimate time with his wife in an effort to cover up his actions.
Uriah refused at first; it almost seems that he had to have known what was going on, and why he was summoned. There were plenty of people to tell him – maybe outraged family members who had seen Bathsheba go to the palace? Or soldier-friends who had watched her pass through the guard-house at the entrance of the palace?
Above:The reconstruction of the gates at Gezer shows the sort of gates Bathsheba would have passed through to get to the palace. Note the compartments at the side of each gate.
These provided shelter for guards on duty, and she and David’s messenger could not have passed through without the soldiers seeing them.
The events of that night would probably have been known to many people.
But there is no record saying that Uriah confronted David with what he knew. Instead, he took the line of passive resistance. He told David he would not break the rules of soldiers on active service since he was still technically on duty.
Ancient people believed that marital relations robbed a man of some of his physical strength, so during active service soldiers were required to abstain from them.
Next, David tried again by plying him with intoxicating liquor. but despite every inducement, Uriah stuck to his stance of faithful behavior to his position in Davids military.
When that did not work either, David plotted a cold-blooded murder in order to cover up his sin.
He sent Uriah back onto the battlefield with a sealed letter to the army’s captain, Joab, who was Uriahs commander; with the very clear and ominous instructions in 2 Samuel 11:15 to arrange Uriahs’ death.
We are told that the plans succeeded and in verse 26
Soon after Uriah had returned to the army and delivered the letter, he was sent into battle to storm the walls of a city. Following David’s instructions, the soldiers around Uriah pulled back and left him alone, so that he was surrounded by the enemy and cut down.
The sin began with covetous lust for what belonged to another, then it selfishly took what it wanted to satiate that desire and the scripture fulfilled itself in this case literally. The progress included lies, deception, then murder, leading to the death of an innocent.
Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death. James 1:15
‘When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband was dead, she made lamentation for him.’
Bathsheba suddenly became a widow and went into mourning.
Did Bathsheba know that David had arranged to have her husband killed?
Did she mourn for the death of a good man?
Or was her mourning just pretense?
The story of Bathsheba’s seduction as we have it in the Bible was probably edited by court story-tellers during the reign of her son Solomon, and doubtless influenced by Bathsheba and her son.
This is why it is so hard to tell what really happened.
We only know two things:
what Bathsheba wanted us to know, and
what she was forced to acknowledge because it was already public knowledge.
Following the time of mourning, David married her and she gave birth to a son.
However vs.27 tells us the Lord was displeased with Davids’ actions.
This treachery in breaking the trusting relationship between him and his friend, gives us the insight that even the Godliest people are sinners.
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God…
It seems to be very conflicting when in 1Samuel 13 :14 we are told very surprisingly that:
David/he was a man after God’s own heart.
which seems strange after this course of events.
However this is in reference to the fact that
he was repentant.
And as God looks on the heart this quantifies the statement.
Even though God forgives the truly repentant person – the consequences of that sin can linger on long after the initial event and the time of repentance. This is why people think they have got away with things and often don’t relate events that occur even years later with previous actions.
Repentance – Teshuvah
RETURN to the Lord and His ways.
It was nine months later when David repented following the confrontation from Nathan the prophet finally David confessed in verse 12:13
I have sinned against the Lord.
The prophet Nathan’s words recorded in the spine chilling verses 13&14
and even though David fasted and prayed for seven days the words of the prophet came true. Sin brought forth death and what David had sown he reaped – death.
Surely Bathsheba’s heart was broken for there are very few things worse than losing a child.
However, overtime David comforted her and later she gave birth to another son whom David called Solomon.
Shlomo/Solomon in Hebrew shelomoh,
שלמה
has a meaning of
his replacement,
perhaps referring to Bathsheba’s first baby who died soon after birth.
Scripture says that the Lord sent Nathan with another word calling him
Jedidiah which means:
beloved of the Lord. Vs 24/25
Even though there were consequences from their actions and there was punishment for them God did not withhold his love from David, Bathsheba, or their child; but instead poured out His mercy and Grace on them.
Furthermore, He did not change His mind concerning his promise to establish David’s line for ever; and would choose their son, Solomon to establish that Royal line and so keep the Davidic covenant.
7:12 – 13.
Years passed, and Bathsheba and King David grew older. We hear nothing about Bathsheba’s life during these long years and probably the rest of her life was spent in the palace.
She lived in the royal harem and gave birth to three more sons; however Solomon was the one chosen by the Lord.
David’s life was one of adversity 12:10-11, of ups and downs and an out-working of the punishment that, the sword would never depart from his house; for what he had done.
The events in their lives shaped history with some of the most painful examples of rebellion by Absalom.
Bathshebas emotions must have been in shreds especially when Ahithophel, her own grandfather join forces with Absalom to fight against David. 15:31 11:3; 23:24.
It’s very possible there is some truth to the speculation that Ahithophel turned on David’s as an act of revenge for seducing his granddaughter and murdering her husband.
Bathshebas influence became stronger in the royal court as David came to the end of his life.
In his old age, David lost his ability to father any more children and in consequence, his political power.
Eventually, concerns arose about the king’s continuing decline – in ancient Middle Eastern societies, the ability to produce children by the king, was closely linked with the state of the nation. If the king was no longer able, it was a bad omen for the well-being of the country.
So they searched for a beautiful girl throughout all the territory of Israel, and found Abishag the Shunammite, and brought her to the king. The girl was very beautiful. 1 Kings 1:1-37
When, despite her beauty, the king could not show he was able to have relations with Abishag, it was considered time for a co-regency. This meant that someone would rule alongside David, to help him.
Most people took it for granted that this co-regent would be the next king.
David’s oldest surviving son was Adonijah, a young man impatient for power.
Not waiting for David to die, he proclaimed himself king and was accepted as such by many people.
The text implies this was done without David’s knowledge. It was a palace coup in which Bathsheba and her adviser Nathan maneuvered to secure the throne for Solomon.
1Kings 1-2, Nathan came to her to warn her that Adonaijah was planning to make himself king, Nathan encouraged her to go and tell David immediately 1:13. On hearing the prophet, she went and told David what he had said. Because he respected her, David was able to order Solomons coronation immediately and this stopped Adonaijah rebellious attempt from becoming king.
Bathsheba begs the dying David to name Solomon his heir,
from a painting by Goodall
Solomon took the throne, honored his mother, and was advised by her. She took part in court intrigues, occupying the most prestigious position a woman could hold, and accepted the title of Queen Mother; which was the most powerful position a woman could hold and the first woman in the history of Israel to hold this title.
Bathsheba out witted Adonijah in his attempted coup d’etat and she secured the throne for her own son.
According to the Bible, Adonijah approached Bathsheba with an odd request: to help him get Abishag as his wife.
Adonijah begs for Bathsheba’s help.
On the surface, this seems a harmless thing to ask, but Abishag was considered one of David’s wives, and marriage to a widow of the previous king was a way of making a claim on the throne!
It is hard to believe Adonijah would have made such a request, to Bathsheba of all people. She knew only too well that Adonijah was very dangerous and could never marry Abishag.
The whole episode seems to have been contrived to execute Adonijah. Solomon may have been reluctant to do this and so it took a public accusation of treason, made by Bathsheba, to give him good reason for killing his half-brother.
In 2:19-24 we read that Solomon didn’t always grant Bathshebas requests however, he respected her, bowed to her and even put a throne for her right next to his; and she remained a respected influence within the court.
This is the last we hear of Bathsheba, maybe because her son was secure on the throne and her own position was safe.
Bathsheba would have no doubt been aware of Gods’ plan to include Solomon in the Royal line of King David; which the Scriptures said would somehow continue forever.
She would not have known how far the story would eventually lead in that, she would become integral to the genealogy line of the future Messiah of Israel.
The scriptures show Bathsheba as capable, ambitious, and gifted. She gave David a son, Solomon, who was noted for his wisdom and intellectual brilliance. Her son presided over a court famous for its literature, culture, wealth, architectural achievements, and consolidation of Judah-Israel as a nation-state.
Bathsheba is clearly listed in Matthew chapter 1 even though her Name is not mentioned per se, stating only:
her who had been the wife of Uriah!
The whole promise of the Redeemer is in
Genesis 3:15
which declares the seed of a woman
through many wombs/rechem,
grace and mercy…
More on the connection between Womb and Mercy at:
https://www.minimannamoments.com/mystery-of-rechem-the-secret-of-living-like-royalty/
https://www.minimannamoments.com/the-season-of-our-hiding/
will bring that about
and will crush satan and the sin that he caused.
The promise of the coming Messiah
echoes all throughout the Old Testament/Tenach and
the Brit Chadashah/New Testament
declares
He is here
and His Name is Yeshua/Jesus.
Matt 1:1.
The most amazing thing about this first chapter is that it goes against the Jewish protocol because it includes five individuals in the line of Messiahs genealogy, these 5 were women, usually only men were named.
However, God has a very good reason for including them because it emphasizes the whole truth of the gospel and the reason why Jesus/Yeshua came.
It is in His Name –
Salvation
for He shall save His people from their sins v.21
Ephesians 1:11 – 12 tells us that He is in control, and every time He shows His grace and mercy and His undeserved kindness to those who have sinned and deserve punishment …all glory goes to Him.
Even though Solomon became the wisest man that lived and according to Scripture in Ecclesiastes 7:20
Even he was very aware that there is not a just man on earth who does good and does not sin.
God’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting and His mercies are new every morning…
Great is His faithfulness
and all these stories are written for us to shows these truths.
Bathsheba is four of the five in the line unbroken,
whose lives give hope to the lost,
encouragement to the disappointed,
acceptance to the rejected,
a raising up to those who have fallen;
and forgiveness for the repentance sinner.
Humble hearts touched by the unconditional love of a father who loves His children so much that He
corrects,
chastises and restores us;
in the process of teaching, training
and growing us up;
to become all that has destined us to be.
When we truly understand the reason
for His adjustments in our lives, we will start to welcome them,
instead of trying to side step them.
If we are being attended to, then we are greatly loved by Him.
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. –
and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasons with you as with sons, “My son, don’t take lightly the chastening of the Lord, Nor faint when you are reproved by him; For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, And scourges every son whom he receives.” It is for discipline that you endure. God deals with you as with sons, for what son is there whom his father doesn’t discipline? But if you are without discipline, whereof all have been made partakers, then are you illegitimate, and not sons. Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness. All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby. -Hebrews 12:5-11
His Story is HiStory – God is the author of it all.
Everything is purposed Eph 1:11 and Romans 8
Knowing this is often a mute point, however, we need to carefully consider as we look at the reality of the fact –
it is all
HIS STORY
from The Genesis to the Revealing
the only true and correct history IS GODS’ not mans’.
Humans who are influenced by the spirits in this world, Eph. 6; that are not promoting His Story; change parts, times and in many cases, huge chunks of information. Facts have been altered and in some cases not just hidden but are outright lies.
What we are taught we simply believe, trusting those who filled our innocent minds as children. If we have not got a solid foundation from the Word of God, we will not have His truth and we will see and experience this life with a skewed view point and confused understanding.
Many call it providence yet in reality it is what someone said is,
the hand of God in the glove of history.
As we move from tragedy to triumph for the glory of God, we often wonder how our individual lives fit into Gods plan; yet we trust Him that all things are purposed.
We are predestined to become… Romans 8:30.
It is not until after things unfold that we see with 2020 vision..
which is hindsight.
This is called the walk of faith – for if we knew what was to happen then we would not need faith to believe –
we would know!
Their descendent was and is
our Savior, Lord and
soon returning king.
Bathsheba
was indeed
one of five,
another notable woman
sealed into
the line unbroken
another story connected to the
House of Bread
Beth-Lechem
and of Him, who when we eat of,
we will never hunger again for
He is the Bread of Life!
Don’t leave this page until you are certain you are grafted in to this family, this royal hose of David that this geneology is true for your life too….that
You are His offspring,
a child of THE KING of KINGS
Shalom, shalom, mishpachah!
You are loved and appreciated and prayed for daily.
Please don’t leave this page without the knowing in your heart you are totally His.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
Its all about Life and Relationship, not Religion.
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