This was a lower and humbler act of obeisance than before (1 Kings 1:16). In Assyrian sculptures, ambassadors are represented with thei…

Then Bathsheba bowed with [her] face to the earth, and did
reverence to the king
Ther…

Observe Nathan's addre to Bathsheba: Let me give you counsel how to save your own life, and the life of your son. Such is the counsel Chri…