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ABSALOM ADDED TO THE DISORDER
MONDAY, AUGUST 17
2 Samuel 13

Psalm 62:1-8

 

“Trust in him at all times;
ye people, pour out your heart

before him: God is a refuge for us.”

 

ABSALOM ADDED TO THE DISORDER
 
The events in David’s house were not hidden from the public eye. His daughter became a victim of circumstances as she belonged to the king’s family. That act of shame was laid to rest, but the whole matter was not over. It had yet to haunt the royal household. One event became a stepping stone to the other. Although, they were unpleasant, they were also instructive as they represented God’s warning.
 
Absalom, another son of David, plotted to take revenge for his sister. (Absalom was Tamar’s brother of the same mother.) He knew all that Amnon had done in humiliating his sister. He never forgave him. He might have had other interests as son of the king, but here it seemed that he resolved to take revenge for his sister. He comforted Tamar and took her to his house. He then made a decision on how to take revenge, and he possibly shared with close friends.
 
King David was very angry when he heard of what happened. But as time went by, Amnon was kind of forgotten. The family was comforted and David assumed that all was well. Nothing was said of the infighting and the adverse relationship within the family. David concentrated on his duties as king of the nation. The sons also continued in their usual business. However, Absalom did not forget his intended revenge.
 
Absalom resolved to kill Amnon from the day that he had humiliated his sister. After two years, he invited all the sons of David to a feast in his house. He sought permission from the king and invited him also. David declined the invitation but allowed his sons to go. It was at the end of the feast that Absalom ordered his servants to smite Amnon to death. After that was done, the feast ended suddenly and everyone fled for his life. This was now the second death in the family after the matter of Bathsheba. The predictions of the Lord through Nathan were coming to fulfilment.
 
THOUGHT: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

PRAYER: Father, may Thy peace reign in our families.

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