David waits by the gate of the city for news from the battle field. Two men come bearing the results. One asked to run and one was tasked to run. The first thing I want to know is why Ahimaaz insisted on running with this news. Ahimaaz was one of the two who carried the […]
David made it to Mahanaim in safety. Absalom followed and battle between the two forces ensues. David asks his men to ‘treat Absalom kindly’ but he is killed instead. When we left our story David had arrived in Mahanaim and received much needed supplies from three men who lived there. David’s people were very grateful […]
David’s friend Hushai gives Absalom some ‘helpful’ counsel. Only it is helpful for David, not Absalom. Ahithophel’s counsel would have helped Absalom better. Thank God he didn’t listen! Now that Absalom has raped David’s concubines he wants to know what to do next. He turns again to the two counselors with him; Ahithophel and Hushai. […]
David is running from his son Absalom. Meanwhile, back in Jerusalem, Absalom makes his entrance. He seeks counsel on how best to twist the knife in David’s heart. Absalom worked for four years getting the people of Israel to like him better than his father, David. As David was leaving he sent one of his […]
David is fleeing Jerusalem with his ‘family’ because Absalom is taking the kingdom. On the way to safety, one of Saul’s servants rains curses down on David’s head. We have med several people with David as he flees the city. All the previous encounters were positive. Ittai the Gittite threw his lot in with David […]