Comments on: Women Should Dress Modestly Because it is Right!

By: FatherOf4

FatherOf4 — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:30:15 +0000

David was walking/meandering around on the (palace) roof. Bathsheba’s location is undisclosed. (I didn’t make myself clear in the earlier post).

By: Don Boys

Don Boys — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 15:39:38 +0000

No, David was walking upon his roof. Bathsheba was in her home. Bathsheba may, I say may, have been innocent in the beginning but David was not. Even if Bathsheba seduced him, he had no excuse.

By: FatherOf4

FatherOf4 — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 04:20:46 +0000

The Bible tells us Bathsheba was performing a mikveh, to purify herself of her monthly ‘uncleanness’. This was done completely naked and required full immersion in natural running water (rain or spring). The locations this could be performed are limited and as all of the women of childbearing age had to participate, were often somewhat public (so were the bathrooms.) It is somewhat likely that David was meandering around in the late afternoon hoping to catch a glimpse and Bathsheba was just there for the viewing. I have yet to hear a mention of Joseph tempting Potiphar’s wife, even though he would be wearing the garb of a typical Egyptian (ie maybe a towel wrapped around his waist).
As for elbows versus breasts – in the late 1800s – early 1900s, men would strain to see the ankle of a woman. This is what was normally covered. As the hem lines raised, the ankle became common place and the notoriety diminished. There have been discussions with women in societies in which women are usually topless and the response to men’s fascination with breasts is “You mean, men,act like babies!?”

By: Hannah J

Hannah J — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 03:54:36 +0000

I really like this article. I thought that you did a great job at defining why a woman should dress modestly. My husband and I especially liked your joke about breasts vs. elbows. =)