The time has come for David to return to Jerusalem. Absalom has been defeated and the tribe of Judah have come to bring him back to Jerusalem. Several issues get addressed along the way. Looking at today’s reading and Mephibosheth’s state it seems like David was missing from Jerusalem for days or weeks, not months […]
Absalom is dead and David is devastated by it. He is weeping in an upper room as his men slink back inside the city. Joab confronts him and tells him to get a grip. David has been exiled from his throne by his son Absalom. He escapes with a number of people and Absalom chases […]
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. […]