Do Something
S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 2 Samuel 13:21 When King David heard all this, he was furious. O-bservation: King David had just heard that his son, Amnon, had raped his half sister Tamar, the full sister of Absalom. Amnon had her thrown out of his house and she was […]
Do Something
S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 2 Samuel 13:21 When King David heard all this, he was furious. O-bservation: King David had just heard that his son, Amnon, had raped his half sister Tamar, the full sister of Absalom. Amnon had her thrown out of his house and she was […]
A Sad Legacy
To this day, the monument that Absolom built for himself still stands today in the Kidron Valley. But to be honest, it’s really “A Sad Legacy.” If you read the whole story of Absolom from beginning to end, he was an unloved son. When his father wept at his death, I believe that he was weeping because he had failed as a father. Absolom came to a place in his life where he had crossed the line and tried to wrest the kingdom from his dad. In so doing, he built a monument to himself in order to seal his own legacy.
Stop Crying About It, And Start Doing Something About It!
This is one of the strangest stories in all of the Bible. After this part of the saga happened, Joab, David’s top general, sent a woman in disguise to act as a prophet to the King in order to have him bring his son Absolom back to Jerusalem. David knew it was Joab behind it all and sent for Absolom.
Restored, If Only For A While
S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 2 Samuel 14:33b Then the king summoned Absalom, and he came in and bowed down with his face to the ground before the king. And the king kissed Absalom. O-bservation: This is the very sad story of a father’s love for a wayward son […]