O Absalom, Absalom
Posted by Chris 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
- Bring Absalom back to his land and house
- David will not meet with him – loss of favor
- Absalom resents this
Absalom’s Rebellion
- Absalom believes he is just
- David and his people go into exile
- Absalom follows shrewd advisors (16:21-23)
Absalom’s Capture (18)
- David orders Absalom to be spared
- Joab executes Absalom
- David mourns – depression
- David returns to Jerusalem – forgives (19)
Parable of Father and Sons
- Family or Justice
- Reconciliation or Destruction
- The Way of Jesus
Three Layers of the Parable
- Woman and her sons (parable)
- David and Absalom
- God and Us
- The Need for Reconciliation