2 Samuel 14-15: David is Forced to Run from Absalom His Son

 In 2 Samuel 13, we learned that David has sons who are following in his ways. Like father, like son, Amnon is distracted by women. And in particular, women whom he cannot and should not desire. In this case, it is his half-sister Tamar that he wants. Amnon uses David to get what he wants. He rapes Tamar and throws her out in humiliation. David is furious but does nothing, while Absalom, Tamar’s brother, plots revenge. Two years later, Absalom murders Amnon.

Like father like son: Amnon’s sin was sexual as David’s was with Bathsheba. Absalom’s sin was murder, as David’s was with Uriah. Nathan had warned David the consequences of his sin. The sword would not depart from his household and David is living that reality.

In 2 Samuel 14, unfortunately for David, the fulfillment of Nathan’s prophecy is not over, but just begun...

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Show Notes

• Blog
• The Path to Good or Evil
• The Tribal Allotments of Israel
• Jerusalem in the Time of David and Solomon
• David's Wars of Conquest
• The Old Testament Books
• The New Testament Books
• Bible Timeline

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