1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: Let us pray, And the king said, let him turn 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: to his own house and let him not see my face. 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,360 Speaker 1: So Absalom returned to his own house and saw not 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: the king's face Second Samuel fourteen twenty four. Lord, through 5 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: the listening of Second Samuel, I now see you as 6 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: the god of closed doors. With this as my new viewpoint, 7 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: I pray that you continually give me the strength and 8 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: resolve to keep the door closed on unhealthy relationships that 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: you have allowed me to leave from the story of 10 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: my life. I declare that I have a keen eye 11 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: for the ones who desire to harbor harmful and wicked 12 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: thoughts against me and my future. Allow the gate keepers 13 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: in my life to help me recognize when people are 14 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: knocking on the door of my new season only to 15 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: wreak havoc and bring division and chaos. My life is 16 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: too precious to not guard the treasure that lies within me. 17 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: Thank you for giving me rich and refreshing relationships instead. 18 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 1: Thank you that when some relationships are unhealthy, you will 19 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: point them out and reclose the door again in Jesus name. Amen, 20 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: Thank you for making prayer a priority in your day. 21 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:32,039 Speaker 1: To learn more about the Bible, stay tuned for today's story, 22 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: brought to you by Bible in a Year dot. 23 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: Com, Absalom returns. 24 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 3: In our last story, we peered into the difficult relationships 25 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 3: within David's family. One of David's sons, Amnon, raped his 26 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,960 Speaker 3: half sister Tamar. As an act of revenge, Absalam, her 27 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 3: brother and VID's other son, murders him. Now, Absalom waits 28 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 3: and gesure, stewing in bitterness for his father's inaction. In 29 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 3: this story, Absalom will return from hiding after Joe ab 30 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 3: devised a way to convince David of his innocence, as 31 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 3: inspired by second Samuel. 32 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 4: Hello, this is Jack Graham with today's episode of the 33 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 4: Bible in a Year podcast. In our prior episode, we 34 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 4: learned how David's family began to unravel into chaos as 35 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 4: a consequence of his sin with Bathsheba and as a 36 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 4: direct result of the choice that he made to marry 37 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 4: many women. When his son Amnon raped his own sister Tamar, 38 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 4: Tamar sought refuge with David's son Absalom, who took revenge 39 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 4: and killed his brother Amnon. Absalom hated his father for 40 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 4: his failure to intervene and punish Amnon, and as he 41 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 4: lived in exile, Absolom planned for the day he would 42 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 4: return to punish his fither. Today, we'll hear of Absalom 43 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 4: coming out of hiding, aided by David's commander Joab, who 44 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 4: hopes to convince David to forgive his son. 45 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 3: Joab watched David's heart wrestle over his banished son Absalom. 46 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 3: David held his head low and had deep sighs of 47 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:24,000 Speaker 3: disappointment when speaking of him. However, David was stubborn and 48 00:03:24,040 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 3: did not want to send for his son to return, 49 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 3: nor did he think Absalom deserved to return for what 50 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 3: he did. Joab felt the need to intervene somehow so 51 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 3: the sadness would stop. Furthermore, Joab felt a sense of 52 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 3: responsibility over Absalom, since he could quite possibly be king. 53 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 3: When David died, Joab sent for an actress from Takoah. 54 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 3: They met with her in secret and devised a plan 55 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 3: for her to meet with the king over a fake matter. 56 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 3: Joab coached her and what she should say. She would 57 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 3: weave a tale of her two sons in order to 58 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 3: pull at David's heart strings, and when the time was right, 59 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 3: she would try and convince David to allow Absalom to return. 60 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 3: So the woman dressed in all black as a widow 61 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 3: and mustered up convincing tears to present to David. She 62 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 3: walked into his presence and shouted, save me, Lord King. 63 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 3: David perked up, concerned with how frantic the woman was. 64 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 3: What happened, David asked, as he gestured for her to 65 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 3: take a seat. I am a widow. The woman began 66 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 3: to sniffle. My husband is dead and one of my 67 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 3: sons killed my other son over his inheritance. David folded 68 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 3: his arms and continued to listen to her. The whole 69 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,559 Speaker 3: clan desires for me to give my son over to death. 70 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,720 Speaker 3: That would leave me with no husband and no sons 71 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 3: to protect me. David leaned over and held her hand. 72 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 4: Go back home. 73 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 3: I will send word to help you. If anybody tries 74 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 3: to harm you, I will make sure they never lay 75 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 3: a hand on you. The woman smiled and placed her 76 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 3: hand on Dai and thanked him. She stood up, and 77 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 3: before walking out, she came back and said, Lord, please 78 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 3: allow me to ask one more thing. 79 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 2: Speak. 80 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 3: David said, with a compassionate smile, if you would forgive 81 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 3: my son the blood of his brother. Why would you 82 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 3: not forgive your own, she asked. David leaned back in 83 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 3: his seat. He paused for a few moments, tapping his 84 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 3: foot on the floor. He looked at the woman, then 85 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 3: back at the door, then back at the woman again. 86 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 3: Come sit, he asked the woman, gesturing her to sit 87 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 3: down again. I need you to tell me the honest truth. 88 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 3: The woman nodded. Did Joab send for you to come 89 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 3: tell me these things? Immediately? The woman burst into tears. 90 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 3: This time they were real. She had been caught in 91 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 3: Joab's lie. She went to her knees and said, yes, Lord, 92 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 3: it was Joab. Please do not be angry with me. 93 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 3: He at every word in my mouth so that you 94 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 3: would reconsider bringing your son back home. You were truly 95 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 3: gifted with the wisdom of God. David sent her away 96 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 3: and did not hold the crime against her. It would 97 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 3: be a silly thing for him to hold her accountable 98 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 3: for Joab's conspiracy. David sent for Joab, and the man 99 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 3: entered in before David and sat down. The two of 100 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 3: them stared at one another for a few moments. David 101 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 3: was annoyed that Joab would go to such great lengths 102 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 3: to tell him what he already knew. David sighed and 103 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:39,799 Speaker 3: rubbed his temple. Go and bring back Absalom, David ordered. 104 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 3: Joab's eyes lit up. He could have sworn David would 105 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 3: imprison him for lying. Thank you, my Lord, Joab said, 106 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 3: he may come back to the land, but he may 107 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 3: not enter into my presence. David said, and just like that, 108 00:06:56,040 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 3: Joab left to go return Absalom. Absalom tri rodded back 109 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,839 Speaker 3: into Jerusalem with the son to his back. People could 110 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 3: not help but marvel at Absalom as he rode back 111 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 3: into the city, for there was no man more handsome 112 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 3: in all of Israel. His physique was chiseled and unscarred 113 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 3: from war. He had long, thick hair that rested on 114 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 3: his muscular shoulders. Absalom returned with his three sons and 115 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 3: one daughter. He and his family dwelled in Jerusalem for 116 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 3: two years, without ever seeing David. In passing. Absalom dwelled 117 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 3: in his house of bitterness. Even though he was back 118 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 3: in Jerusalem, he still felt like an exile. He would 119 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 3: scoff often at his father's incompetent ruling and fantasize about 120 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 3: what it would be like to be king. He heard 121 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 3: rumors of his younger half brother Solomon perhaps being the 122 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:52,000 Speaker 3: heir to the throne. The thought vexed him. Absalom desired 123 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 3: to see the king, so he sent for Joab to 124 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 3: set up a meeting. However, Joab knew better than to 125 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:03,080 Speaker 3: speak with Absalom, so he ignored his messages. Absalom sent 126 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 3: for Joab a second time. Still there was no reply. Finally, 127 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 3: he had his servants venture out into Joab's farm and 128 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 3: burn one of his fields to the ground. The flames 129 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 3: were a reminder to Joab that Absalom was capable of 130 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 3: hideous evils and he was to be feared. Joab finally 131 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 3: came to Absalom, enraged and a bit afraid. Why would 132 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 3: you burn down my field, Joab yelled. Absalom sat in 133 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 3: his courtyard, casually, paying no attention to Joab's rage. I 134 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 3: sent for you, and you did not reply, Absalom said, 135 00:08:41,080 --> 00:08:43,720 Speaker 3: matter of factly, I would not have come out of 136 00:08:43,760 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 3: exile if I knew I wasn't going to be able 137 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 3: to be in the palace with my father. Joab gulped, 138 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 3: seeing a twinge of madness in Absalom's eyes, Take me 139 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 3: to him if he finds me guilty, then he shall 140 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:01,079 Speaker 3: kill me. Joab did as he wished and brought Absalom 141 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 3: to David. David watched as his son approached the gates. 142 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 3: He was reminded of how Saul once exiled him into 143 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 3: the wilderness. What a tragic feeling it was to feel 144 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 3: cast off from your family and country. David welled up 145 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 3: with grief as his son drew closer and closer. Before 146 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 3: Absalom could walk any further, David ran to him and 147 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 3: embraced him. He kissed Absalom on the neck and hugged him. 148 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 3: Tears ran down David's cheeks, but Absalom remained motionless. No 149 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 3: amount of affection or conversation was going to change Absalom's mind. 150 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 3: He was going to kill his father. 151 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 4: Today's passage opens with Absalom in exile, banished by his 152 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 4: father for killing his half brother am Not. But joe Ab, 153 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 4: David's trusted commander, could sense the King's sadness beneath the 154 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 4: anger at his son was a desire to reckon, but 155 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 4: it was a very complicated situation. So Joeab comes up 156 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 4: with a plant. He hires a woman to pretend to 157 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 4: be someone else, a widow with a dilemma of her own. 158 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 4: Joeab gives her all the words to say to David, 159 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 4: and much like Nathan did when he confronted David for 160 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,720 Speaker 4: his sin with Bathsheba, the woman's story fools David into 161 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 4: thinking he's ruling on someone else's situation when it actually 162 00:10:24,559 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 4: gives him clarity for his own. The woman tells David 163 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 4: she's a widow and one of her sons has killed 164 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 4: the other for the inheritance. Her clan is demanding that 165 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 4: she hand over the killer so he could be executed 166 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 4: for his crime, but this would leave her childless and 167 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 4: without a provider. David has compassion on the woman and 168 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 4: her situation. He tells her to return home and promises 169 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 4: that nothing bad will happen to her or her son. 170 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 4: The woman then asks David why he would forgive her 171 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:58,839 Speaker 4: son but not his own, whom he has banished. Then 172 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 4: she says this second Samuel fourteen, verse fourteen, we must 173 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 4: all die. We are like waters spilled on the ground 174 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 4: which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not 175 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 4: take away life, and he devises means so that the 176 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 4: banished one will not remain an outcast. Her words were 177 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 4: a reminder of God's mercies, and surely David was reminded 178 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 4: that God had forgiven him of his great sin, And 179 00:11:25,400 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 4: though she would not have known it at the time, 180 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 4: there was also a foreshadowing of the links to which 181 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 4: God would go to forgive each of us who are outcast, 182 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:38,680 Speaker 4: banished from God's presence. But because of his love and grace, 183 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 4: God reached out to us and brought us to himself 184 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 4: and reconciled to us, and with us because of the cross, 185 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 4: the Bible tells us that we can be reconciled to God. 186 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 4: David then asked her if Joebb had put her up 187 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 4: to this, and she confessed. The King sent her home 188 00:11:56,240 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 4: and called for joeb At last, David relented a lite 189 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 4: out Absalom to return to Israel, but he still wanted 190 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 4: nothing to do with him, so his son and the 191 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 4: king lived apart for two years. They never saw each other. 192 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 4: For all of his wisdom, strength of character, and commitment 193 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 4: to the Lord, David's attitude toward his son did not 194 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 4: reflect the forgiving, patient heart of God. Allowing Absalom to return, 195 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 4: but keeping him away at arm's length was even more 196 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 4: injurious than the banishment It was a constant reminder to 197 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 4: Absalom that his father did not accept him. How blessed 198 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 4: we are, how grace we are that God, our Father 199 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 4: does not treat us this way as his children. Absalom 200 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,959 Speaker 4: grew tired of being separated from David, and he knew 201 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 4: that if he were to be king, he would have 202 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:49,720 Speaker 4: to get back into the palace. So he sent for Joeab, 203 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 4: who ignored the call twice, until finally Absalom set Jacob's 204 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 4: feels on fire to get his attention. I can only 205 00:12:56,800 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 4: imagine the dread in Joeab's heart as he realized that 206 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 4: the man who might be king one day was capable 207 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 4: of such harsh and extreme actions just to get his way. 208 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 4: Unable to ignore him, joe Eb arranged for Absalom to 209 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 4: return to the palace, and now at last, David received 210 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 4: him with open arms and a kiss. But the damage 211 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 4: was done, and Absalom had no love for his father. 212 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 4: His heart was filled with ambition, bitterness, and hate. A 213 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 4: deadly commendation. Dear God, through Jesus, our Lord, we thank 214 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 4: you that while we were outcast and banished far from you, 215 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 4: that you, as a loving father, sent your son Jesus 216 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 4: to welcome us into your arms as we come to you. 217 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 4: We come to you so often like prodigals, and like 218 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 4: the father, you welcome us home. Thank you for your 219 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:53,080 Speaker 4: love and for your son Jesus, who makes this reconciliation 220 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:58,160 Speaker 4: and restoration possible. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. 221 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 4: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. 222 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 4: I'm Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. 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