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The Story of David<\/b><\/h1>\n

(Sermon series)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0by Rev. Richard Jones<\/b><\/h2>\n

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REBELLION IN THE FAMILY<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Selected Scriptures from 2 Samuel, chapters 13-18<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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TREACHERY IN THE FAMILY
\n<\/u>2 Samuel 13:20-29 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n20\u00a0 And her brother Absalom said to her, \u201cHas Amnon your brother been with you? Now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this to heart.\u201d So Tamar lived, a desolate woman, in her brother Absalom\u2019s house. 21\u00a0 When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. 22\u00a0 But Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad, for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had violated his sister Tamar. 23\u00a0 After two full years Absalom had sheepshearers at Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king\u2019s sons. 24\u00a0 And Absalom came to the king and said, \u201cBehold, your servant has sheepshearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant.\u201d 25\u00a0 But the king said to Absalom, \u201cNo, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you.\u201d He pressed him, but he would not go but gave him his blessing. 26\u00a0 Then Absalom said, \u201cIf not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.\u201d And the king said to him, \u201cWhy should he go with you?\u201d 27\u00a0 But Absalom pressed him until he let Amnon and all the king\u2019s sons go with him. 28\u00a0 Then Absalom commanded his servants, \u201cMark when Amnon\u2019s heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, \u2018Strike Amnon,\u2019 then kill him. Do not fear; have I not commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.\u201d 29\u00a0 So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king\u2019s sons arose, and each mounted his mule and fled.<\/p>\n

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ABSENCE FROM THE FAMILY<\/u>
\n<\/u>\u00a02 Samuel 13:37-39 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n37\u00a0 But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son day after day.
\n38\u00a0 So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
\n39\u00a0 And the spirit of the king longed to go out to Absalom, because he was comforted about Amnon, since he was dead.<\/p>\n

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RESTORATION TO THE FAMILY<\/u>
\n<\/u>\u00a02 Samuel 14:21-26 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n21\u00a0 Then the king said to Joab, \u201cBehold now, I grant this; go, bring back the young man Absalom.\u201d
\n22\u00a0 And Joab fell on his face to the ground and paid homage and blessed the king. And Joab said, \u201cToday your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, in that the king has granted the request of his servant.\u201d
\n23\u00a0 So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 24\u00a0 And the king said, \u201cLet him dwell apart in his own house; he is not to come into my presence.\u201d So Absalom lived apart in his own house and did not come into the king\u2019s presence. 25\u00a0 Now in all Israel there was no one so much to be praised for his handsome appearance as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. 26\u00a0 And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king\u2019s weight.<\/p>\n

2 Samuel 14:33 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n33\u00a0 Then Joab went to the king and told him, and he summoned Absalom. So he came to the king and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom.<\/p>\n

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PRIDE BEFORE THE FAMILY
\n<\/u>2 Samuel 15:1-6 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0 After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2\u00a0 And Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way of the gate. And when any man had a dispute to come before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, \u201cFrom what city are you?\u201d And when he said, \u201cYour servant is of such and such a tribe in Israel,\u201d 3\u00a0 Absalom would say to him, \u201cSee, your claims are good and right, but there is no man designated by the king to hear you.\u201d 4\u00a0 Then Absalom would say, \u201cOh that I were judge in the land! Then every man with a dispute or cause might come to me, and I would give him justice.\u201d 5\u00a0 And whenever a man came near to pay homage to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. 6\u00a0 Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.<\/p>\n

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TREASON AGAINST THE FAMILY
\n<\/u>2 Samuel 15:7-14 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n7\u00a0 And at the end of four years Absalom said to the king, \u201cPlease let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron.
\n8\u00a0 For your servant vowed a vow while I lived at Geshur in Aram, saying, \u2018If the LORD will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to the LORD.\u2019\u201d
\n9\u00a0 The king said to him, \u201cGo in peace.\u201d So he arose and went to Hebron. 10\u00a0 But Absalom sent secret messengers throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, \u201cAs soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then say, \u2018Absalom is king at Hebron!\u2019\u201d 11\u00a0 With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem who were invited guests, and they went in their innocence and knew nothing. 12\u00a0 And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David\u2019s counselor, from his city Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing. 13\u00a0 And a messenger came to David, saying, \u201cThe hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.\u201d
\n14\u00a0 Then David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, \u201cArise, and let us flee, or else there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Go quickly, lest he overtake us quickly and bring down ruin on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.\u201d<\/p>\n

Save Me, O My God<\/i><\/b>
\n<\/b>A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son.
\n<\/i>Psalm 3:1-8 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n1 O LORD, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me; 2\u00a0 many are saying of my soul, there is no salvation for him in God. Selah 3\u00a0 But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. 4\u00a0 I cried aloud to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah 5\u00a0 I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the LORD sustained me. 6\u00a0 I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around. 7\u00a0 Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek; you break the teeth of the wicked. 8\u00a0 Salvation belongs to the LORD; your blessing be on your people! Selah<\/p>\n

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WARFARE AMONG THE FAMILY
\n<\/u>2 Samuel 18:1-8 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0 Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2\u00a0 And David sent out the army, one third under the command of Joab, one third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab\u2019s brother, and one third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the men, \u201cI myself will also go out with you.\u201d 3\u00a0 But the men said, \u201cYou shall not go out. For if we flee, they will not care about us. If half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us. Therefore it is better that you send us help from the city.\u201d 4\u00a0 The king said to them, \u201cWhatever seems best to you I will do.\u201d So the king stood at the side of the gate, while all the army marched out by hundreds and by thousands. 5\u00a0 And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, \u201cDeal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.\u201d And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Absalom. 6\u00a0 So the army went out into the field against Israel, and the battle was fought in the forest of Ephraim.
\n7\u00a0 And the men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the loss there was great on that day, twenty thousand men.
\n8\u00a0 The battle spread over the face of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword.<\/p>\n

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DEATH IN THE FAMILY<\/u>
\n<\/u>2 Samuel 18:9-18 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n9\u00a0 And Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak, and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on. 10\u00a0 And a certain man saw it and told Joab, \u201cBehold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.\u201d 11\u00a0 Joab said to the man who told him, \u201cWhat, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there to the ground? I would have been glad to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt.\u201d 12\u00a0 But the man said to Joab, \u201cEven if I felt in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver, I would not reach out my hand against the king\u2019s son, for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, \u2018For my sake protect the young man Absalom.\u2019 13\u00a0 On the other hand, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof.\u201d 14\u00a0 Joab said, \u201cI will not waste time like this with you.\u201d And he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak. 15\u00a0 And ten young men, Joab\u2019s armor-bearers, surrounded Absalom and struck him and killed him. 16\u00a0 Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained them. 17\u00a0 And they took Absalom and threw him into a great pit in the forest and raised over him a very great heap of stones. And all Israel fled every one to his own home.<\/p>\n

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SORROW WITHIN THE FAMILY<\/u>
\n<\/u>2 Samuel 18:24-33 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n24\u00a0 Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall, and when he lifted up his eyes and looked, he saw a man running alone. 25\u00a0 The watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, \u201cIf he is alone, there is news in his mouth.\u201d And he drew nearer and nearer.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26\u00a0 The watchman saw another man running. And the watchman called to the gate and said, \u201cSee, another man running alone!\u201d The king said, \u201cHe also brings news.\u201d 27\u00a0 The watchman said, \u201cI think the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.\u201d And the king said, \u201cHe is a good man and comes with good news.\u201d 28\u00a0 Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, \u201cAll is well.\u201d And he bowed before the king with his face to the earth and said, \u201cBlessed be the LORD your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against my lord the king.\u201d 29\u00a0 And the king said, \u201cIs it well with the young man Absalom?\u201d Ahimaaz answered, \u201cWhen Joab sent the king\u2019s servant, your servant, I saw a great commotion, but I do not know what it was.\u201d 30\u00a0 And the king said, \u201cTurn aside and stand here.\u201d So he turned aside and stood still. 31\u00a0 And behold, the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, \u201cGood news for my lord the king! For the LORD has delivered you this day from the hand of all who rose up against you.\u201d 32\u00a0 The king said to the Cushite, \u201cIs it well with the young man Absalom?\u201d And the Cushite answered, \u201cMay the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you for evil be like that young man.\u201d 33\u00a0\u00a0 And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, \u201cO my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!\u201d<\/p>\n

John 3:16 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n16\u00a0 \u201cFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.<\/p>\n

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