Indeed.
While some stories in the Bible seem isolated and unrelated to the rest of the narrative, they are very important to the overall REDEMPTIVE History and intent of Scripture.
We are appalled by King David’s adultery with Bathsheba (who probably didn’t have much say in it...he was the KING, for crying out loud!), and his subsequent cover-up which included sending her husband Uriah on a Suicide Mission to get rid of him. God dealt with David immediately on this issue.
Yet, Bathsheba’s 2nd child by David was the Incredible King Solomon. And Bathsheba is one of only FOUR Women mentioned in Matthew’s Genealogy of Jesus. Here are the four:
Tamar (Sneaky seducer of her father-in-law)
Rahab (a “professional”)
Ruth (Foreign Widow. Gentile bride)
Bathsheba (Adulteress, Victim of Sexual politics, accessory to murder and subsequent cover-up)
And by the way, women were almost never mentioned in genealogies, so God must have thought that these four ladies were important to the story!
His GRACE is AMAZING! :-)