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April 22 2007
Please be so kind to turn off
your cell phone. Let’s be
reverent. We are worshipping
God.
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April 22 2007
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April 8 2007
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April 22 2007
Lesson # 32
April 8 2007
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1.Adam
7. Isaac.
13.Joseph
2. Cain
8. Jacob.
14. Aaron
3. Abel
9. Esau.
15. Nadab and
4. Enoch
10. Reuben. 16. Moses
5. Noah
11. Simeon. 17. Joshua
6. Abraham 12. Judah 18. Caleb
19. Gideon
20. Samson
21. Jephthah
April 22 2007
22. Phinehas
23. Barak
24. Balaam
25. Achan
26. Samuel
27. Eli
28. Saul
29. Jonathan
30. David Part 1
31 David Part 2
32?
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Let’s talk
about
2 Samuel 12:10-12…
10 Now therefore, the sword shall never
depart from your house, because you have
despised Me, and have taken the wife of
Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ 11 Thus
says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will raise up
adversity against you from your own
house; and I will take your wives before
your eyes and give them to your neighbour,
and he shall lie with your wives in the
sight of this sun. 12 For you did it secretly,
but I will do this thing before all Israel,
before the sun.’
Did David pay according to the
words of Nathan?
Yes he did. From then on, the life of
King David was full of sorrow and
trouble in his own house. This evening I
would like to talk to you about Absalom,
the third son of David. Why Absalom?
Well, because Absalom would fulfill
some of the words of Nathan when he
told David that the Sword would never
ever depart from his house anymore.
1. The third son of David.
2. Name Meaning: “Father of Peace”.
3. A man of great Physical Beauty.
4. The man who tried to take the throne away from
his father.
5. The son of a woman named Maacah with whom
David had a polygamous relationship. 2 Sam 3:1-3
6. Key word in his life? TRAITOR.
The man whose lovely hair
meant his death.
The story of Absalom is very fascinating. A man who
lacking capacity, certainly made up for it in charm.
Absalom is described in the Bible as the rebellious son,
who stood against his father, with the idea of taking the
throne away from him and with the desire to kill him.
Absalom was a royal descendant on both sides. His mother
was the daughter of a king, so, without any doubt we can
say that Absalom was heir to the throne and the favorite
idol of his father.
Now in all Israel there was no one who was
praised as much as Absalom for his good looks.
From the sole of his foot to the crown of his
head there was no blemish in him. 26 And when
he cut the hair of his head--at the end of every
year he cut it because it was heavy on him-when he cut it, he weighed the hair of his head
at two hundred shekels according to the king's
standard. 27 To Absalom were born three sons,
and one daughter whose name was Tamar. She
was a woman of beautiful appearance. 28 And
Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, but
did not see the king's face.
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From the sole of his foot to the crown of his
head there was no blemish on him. The man
was beautiful. He was the typical handsome
man who abused of his power, authority and
all commandments thinking that because of
his beauty, he would be pardoned.
When Nathan spoke to David, he told him that
from his house the enemy would go out.
Absalom and all of his beauty betrayed his
father. This is the man that every time he had
a hair cut, he weighed his hair. We don’t know
why, but he did that!
The son who tried to take
the throne.
David never thought that the words of Nathan
meant that one of his own sons would rise up
and try to usurp his power.
Absalom possessed in himself the charm of
eloquence and persuasiveness which won him
the heart of Israel, who felt that in him they had
a God-sent champion.
After this it happened that Absalom provided himself
with chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
2 Now Absalom would rise early and stand beside the way
to the gate. So it was, whenever anyone who had a lawsuit
came to the king for a decision, that Absalom would call to
him and say, "What city are you from?" And he would say,
"Your servant is from such and such a tribe of Israel."
3 Then Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case is good
and right; but there is no deputy of the king to hear you."
4 Moreover Absalom would say, "Oh, that I were made
judge in the land, and everyone who has any suit or cause
would come to me; then I would give him justice." 5 And
so it was, whenever anyone came near to bow down to him,
that he would put out his hand and take him and kiss him.
6 In this manner Absalom acted toward all Israel who came
to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of
the men of Israel.
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He was a very sweet talker and he also very
sweetly convinced the people to not go to
Jerusalem to seek the wisdom of the king. He
convinced the people to stay with him so that he
could give advice and counsel for any problem.
Absalom was traitorous by nature.
Absalom murdered
2 Samuel 13:29.
his
own
brother.
Absalom was guilty of designing politeness
2 Samuel 15:2, 3
Absalom conspired against his own father.
2 Samuel 15:13, 14…
13 Now a messenger came to David,
saying, "The hearts of the men of Israel
are with Absalom." 14 So David said to all
his servants who were with him at
Jerusalem, "Arise, and let us flee; or we
shall not escape from Absalom. Make
haste to depart, lest he overtake us
suddenly and bring disaster upon us, and
strike the city with the edge of the
sword."
Listen to David talking to his servants
here: "Arise, and let us flee; or we shall not
escape from Absalom. Make haste to
depart, lest he overtake us suddenly and
bring disaster upon us, and strike the city
with the edge of the sword.“
The King running away from his
own son? No, it is not David. It is
the Word of the Lord spoken
through Nathan that is being
fulfilled. “From your own house
the sword will never depart”.
2 Samuel 15:30, 31…
30 So David went up by the Ascent of the Mount of
Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head
covered and went barefoot. And all the people who
were with him covered their heads and went up,
weeping as they went up. 31 Then someone told David,
saying, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with
Absalom." And David said, "O LORD, I pray, turn the
counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!"
Absalom will pay for this. His father is barefooted,
with his head covered and weeping because of his
beautiful son, the one who weighed his hair every time
he had a haircut and wanted to kill him.
2 Samuel 18:1-5…
And David numbered the people who were with him, and set
captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.
2 Then David sent out one third of the people under the hand
of Joab, one third under the hand of Abishai the son of
Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one third under the hand of Ittai
the Gittite. And the king said to the people, "I also will surely
go out with you myself." 3 But the people answered, "You shall
not go out! For if we flee away, they will not care about us; nor
if half of us die, will they care about us. But you are worth ten
thousand of us now. For you are now more help to us in the
city." 4 Then the king said to them, "Whatever seems best to
you I will do." So the king stood beside the gate, and all the
people went out by hundreds and by thousands. 5 Now the
king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, "Deal
gently for my sake with the young man Absalom." And all the
people heard when the king gave all the captains orders
concerning Absalom.
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Listen please to the Love of the parent.
Even though he is persecuting him, even
though he wants to kill him, David said
please, for my sake, don’t treat my son
badly, treat him gently.
Will they listen to David?
No they won’t because they know what
the penalty for traitors is. Absalom
MUST die.
2 Samuel 18:7-9…
The people of Israel were overthrown there
before the servants of David, and a great
slaughter of twenty thousand took place there
that day. 8 For the battle there was scattered
over the face of the whole countryside, and the
woods devoured more people that day than the
sword devoured. 9 Then Absalom met the
servants of David. Absalom rode on a mule. The
mule went under the thick boughs of a great
terebinth tree, and his head caught in the
terebinth; so he was left hanging between
heaven and earth. And the mule which was
under him went on.
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2 Samuel 18:10-13…
10 Now a certain man saw it and told Joab, and
said, "I just saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth
tree!" 11 So Joab said to the man who told him,
"You just saw him! And why did you not strike
him there to the ground? I would have given
you ten shekels of silver and a belt." 12 But the
man said to Joab, "Though I were to receive a
thousand shekels of silver in my hand, I would
not raise my hand against the king's son. For in
our hearing the king commanded you and
Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Beware lest anyone
touch the young man Absalom!'
2 Samuel 18:15-18:
And ten young men who bore Joab's armor surrounded
Absalom, and struck and killed him. 16 So Joab blew the
trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For
Joab held back the people. 17 And they took Absalom and
cast him into a large pit in the woods, and laid a very large
heap of stones over him. Then all Israel fled, everyone to
his tent. 18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set
up a pillar for himself, which is in the King's Valley. For he
said, "I have no son to keep my name in remembrance." He
called the pillar after his own name. And to this day it is
called Absalom's Monument.
Can a father be so selfish? Do you know why I
am saying that? Well, in his lifetime he had
erected a monument and said: I have no
son…Did he have a family?
2 Samuel 14:27…
To Absalom were born
three sons, and one
daughter whose name was
Tamar. She was a woman
of beautiful appearance.
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2 Samuel 18:24-29…
Now David was sitting between the two gates. And the
watchman went up to the roof over the gate, to the wall, lifted his
eyes and looked, and there was a man, running alone. 25 Then the
watchman cried out and told the king. And the king said, "If he is
alone, there is news in his mouth." And he came rapidly and drew
near. 26 Then the watchman saw another man running, and the
watchman called to the gatekeeper and said, "There is another man,
running alone!" And the king said, "He also brings news." 27 So the
watchman said, "I think the running of the first is like the running
of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok." And the king said, "He is a good
man, and comes with good news." 28 And Ahimaaz called out and
said to the king, "All is well!" Then he bowed down with his face
to the earth before the king, and said, "Blessed be the LORD your
God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against
my lord the king!" 29 The king said, "Is the young man Absalom
safe?" Ahimaaz answered, "When Joab sent the king's servant and
me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I did not know what it
was about."
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2 Samuel 18:30-32…
And the king said, "Turn aside and stand
here." So he turned aside and stood still. 31 Just
then the Cushite came, and the Cushite said,
"There is good news, my lord the king! For the
LORD has avenged you this day of all those who
rose against you." 32 And the king said to the
Cushite, "Is the young man Absalom safe?" So
the Cushite answered, "May the enemies of my
lord the king, and all who rise against you to do
harm, be like that young man!"
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2 Samuel 18:33…
Then the king was deeply moved,
and went up to the chamber over the
gate, and wept. And as he went, he
said thus: "O my son Absalom--my
son, my son Absalom--if only I had
died in your place! O Absalom my
son, my son!"
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2 Samuel 19:1-4…
1 And Joab was told, "Behold, the king is
weeping and mourning for Absalom." 2 So
the victory that day was turned into
mourning for all the people. For the people
heard it said that day, "The king is grieved
for his son." 3 And the people stole back
into the city that day, as people who are
ashamed steal away when they flee in
battle. 4 But the king covered his face, and
the king cried out with a loud voice, "O my
son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!"
2 Samuel 12:10-12…
10 Now therefore, the sword shall never depart
from your house, because you have despised Me,
and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be
your wife.’ 11 Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will
raise up adversity against you from your own
house; and I will take your wives before your eyes
and give them to your neighbour, and he shall lie
with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you
did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all
Israel, before the sun.’
Does the Lord punish his children when they sin?
Well, this evening you have heard the answer and you
will also hear it next time when we study our next
Bible character.