O Absalom, Absalom

Posted by on October 11, 2009 under Sermons

2 Samuel 12:11-12

    “Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes …”
    “… and he will go to bed with them in public view. You did it secretly, but I will make this happen to you openly in the sight of all Israel.”

Wise Woman of Tekoa

King David

Layers of Story

  • WOMAN of TEKOA
  • DAVID and ABSALOM
  • GOD and HUMANITY

David’s Option

  1. Bring Absalom back to his land and house
  2. David will not meet with him – loss of favor
  3. Absalom resents this

Absalom’s Rebellion

  1. Absalom believes he is just
  2. David and his people go into exile
  3. Absalom follows shrewd advisors (16:21-23)

Absalom’s Capture (18)

  1. David orders Absalom to be spared
  2. Joab executes Absalom
  3. David mourns – depression
  4. David returns to Jerusalem – forgives (19)

Parable of Father and Sons

  1. Family or Justice
  2. Reconciliation or Destruction
  3. The Way of Jesus

Three Layers of the Parable

  • Woman and her sons (parable)
  • David and Absalom
  • God and Us
  • The Need for Reconciliation