O ABSALOM, ABSALOM
2 Samuel 15

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2 Samuel 12:11-12

“Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes ..."
“... and he will go to bed with them in public view. You did it secretly, but I will make this happen to you openly in the sight of all Israel.”

Wise Woman of Tekoa

King David

Layers of Story

• WOMAN of TEKOA
• DAVID and ABSALOM
• GOD and HUMANITY

David’s Option

1. Bring Absalom back to his land and house
2. David will not meet with him – loss of favor
3. Absalom resents this

Absalom’s Rebellion

1. Absalom believes he is just
2. David and his people go into exile
3. Absalom follows shrewd advisors (16:21-23)

Absalom’s Capture (18)

1. David orders Absalom to be spared
2. Joab executes Absalom
3. David mourns – depression
4. David returns to Jerusalem – forgives (19)

Parable of Father and Sons

1. Family or Justice
2. Reconciliation or Destruction
3. The Way of Jesus

Three Layers of the Parable

• Woman and her sons (parable)
• David and Absalom
• God and Us
• The Need for Reconciliation

Chris Benjamin

West-Ark Church of Christ, Fort Smith, AR
Evening Sermon, 11 October 2009

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