April
12 - 2 Samuel 15-17
What
was Absalom’s motive for wanting to oust his dad? Did he hate him? Did he think
he could do a better job? Was he power hungry? He obviously had a long term
plan to turn the devotion of the Israelites to himself and he wasn’t devoted to
God at the time.
It
also seems that he wasn’t allowed to just travel without permission – he had to
ask David if he could go to worship at Hebron, the location of the original
tabernacle tent. He was obviously very charismatic, because the two hundred men
he’d invited from Jerusalem were unaware of his plan yet still ended up
supporting him.
And
why was David so afraid of him that he had to flee Jerusalem? Did God direct
him to do that – we see no evidence of that, however we know that David was
very devout. I found it interesting that he carried the Ark of the Covenant
with him – I imagine that slowed the procession down quite a bit! He did pray
that Absalom’s efforts would be thwarted.
Were
you surprised that Ahithophel hung himself? Were advisors to the king required
to be correct at all times, or was he just feeling rather useless since Absalom
followed someone else’s advice? If Absalom WOULD have followed his advice it
may have turned out the way Ahithophel expected, but perhaps he knew that and
believed David would eventually kill him for being a traitor.
So
many questions.
TOMORROW’S
TEXT: Psalm 3; 2 Samuel 18-19
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