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Speaker 1: Hi, I'm doctor Tony Evans and I'm excited for you

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Speaker 1: to join me on Heroes in the Bible. Please be

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Speaker 1: that you get the newest episodes right as they come out.

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Speaker 1: Welcome to the Epic Adventure of David. A story of honor, battle, jealousy, darkness, friendship, love, scandal,

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Speaker 1: and murder. While most people know of David the myth,

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Speaker 1: I few know about David the man, and this episode

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Speaker 1: was still trapped in a dark period of David's life.

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Speaker 1: His sin has created a ripple effect and his family

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Speaker 1: is in disarray. I wish I could say there were

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Speaker 1: redeeming moments in this episode, but unfortunately, this time in

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Speaker 1: David's life is one long downward spiral. There's always ultimate

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Speaker 1: hope in Jesus, but for David, everything seems out of

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Speaker 1: his grasp. This episode features less of David and more

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Speaker 1: of his children. We will get our first glimpse into

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Speaker 1: the princes and princesses of the King's Palace. It is

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Speaker 1: going to be jarring for us to listen to David's sons.

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Speaker 1: They don't resemble their father in the slightest as the

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Speaker 1: dysfunction ensues. We can't help but be discouraged. We thought

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Speaker 1: David would be a better father than this. I would

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Speaker 1: also like to offer a fair warning about this episode.

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Speaker 1: There is a scene that depicts sexual violence and abuse.

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Speaker 1: These scenes should make all of us feel uneasy, but

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Speaker 1: we thought it was important not to admit aspects of

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Speaker 1: David's story. It should sadden us all to observe David's household.

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Speaker 1: Familial strife can sometimes pose a greater challenge than giants

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Speaker 1: and armies. Will our hero be able to rise to

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Speaker 1: the occasion or will he fall into the apathy of

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Speaker 1: many distant fathers. We will find out in this episode

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Speaker 1: The Exiled Son.

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Speaker 2: Prelude to chapter twenty five. Behold, the sword shall never

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Speaker 2: depart from your house. Because of the islands you enacted

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Speaker 2: upon Uriah, violence will plague your household, and strife will

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Speaker 2: come upon you. These haunting words from the prophet Nathan

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Speaker 2: to King David proved to be true. The power of

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Speaker 2: generational sin was not to be underestimated. David's bloodshed against

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Speaker 2: for generations to come. The addition of Bathsheba and Solomon

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Speaker 2: to the family would create new rifts between the king's

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Speaker 2: the same roof, but with different parents. Affections would be

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Speaker 2: entire nation apart. David's compromise with Bathsheba created long lasting

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Speaker 2: scars that would not be meant at easily. David's wives

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Speaker 2: would feel betrayed and lied to. David's children would lose

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Speaker 2: respect for him. Although David had mastered the art of

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Speaker 2: would lead to greater turmoil within his family, and bloodshed

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Speaker 2: would ensue. Yet in David's family there are glimpses of redemption.

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Speaker 2: Although generations after him would continue down the path of

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Speaker 2: sin and compromise, God would be faithful and enduring. He

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Speaker 2: because there was a greater mission taking place, a greater

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Speaker 2: that binds the whole universe together. The Messiah, Chapter twenty five,

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Speaker 2: The Exiled Sun. The mid afternoon sun rested high above Jerusalem,

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Speaker 2: sending down radiant beams of warmth. The summer's heat had

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Speaker 3: Was just coming to get a drink of water. Then

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Speaker 2: Tamar shook her head and chuckled.

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Speaker 4: I am sorry, Amnon, I thought I was alone. I

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Speaker 2: Tamar took a ladle from the well and poured it

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Speaker 2: The silence was uncomfortable for her, but Amnon never seemed

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Speaker 2: It is why David never trusted him to battle on

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Speaker 3: Well.

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Speaker 4: It was lovely seeing you, brother. I will talk to

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Speaker 2: Tamar took her pail and walked back to the house.

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Speaker 2: Amnon stared as she left, pining after her with unnatural

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Speaker 2: beautiful thing he had ever seen. Her light brown hair

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Speaker 2: He leaned over the well and smiled. He watched as

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Speaker 2: His eyes were glazed over with desire, and he found

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Speaker 2: interrupted when his friend Jonadab walked by.

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Speaker 3: Oh there, my noble Prince Amnon.

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Speaker 2: He yelled with enthusiasm. He was also the son of

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Speaker 2: man with awkward and gangly features. His unfiltered enthusiasm and

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Speaker 2: he was Amnon's only friend. He leaned over the well

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Speaker 3: What troubles you, dear cousin? No more money to pay

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Speaker 3: for more women?

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Speaker 2: Jonadab gave a boisterous laugh that nobody but Amnon loved.

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Speaker 2: The prince shook his head and gestured towards the palace.

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Speaker 3: No, my friend, there is only one woman I truly desire,

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Speaker 3: and what woman may I ask is not within the

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Speaker 2: Jonadab asked, you can have your pick.

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Speaker 5: Of the litter.

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Speaker 3: Who on earth could you be pining after?

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Speaker 5: I am in love with Tamar, Absalom's.

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Speaker 2: Sister, Amnon said with a sigh. John Adab laughed out aloud,

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Speaker 3: Absalom's sister. You mean your sister too, eh? You mean

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Speaker 2: Sister, Jonadam jeered an Amnon and continued to mock him.

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Speaker 3: And not just any of the dozens of half sisters,

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Speaker 2: Amnon nodded his head and frowned.

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Speaker 3: I want her, Jonadab, I want her so ferociously it

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Speaker 3: makes me sick to my stomach. Night after night, I

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Speaker 3: tremble with desire. I am burning, and nothing seems to

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Speaker 3: quench my inner fire. Well, then, what is to stop

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Speaker 2: Her, Jonadab said, with a devious smile.

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Speaker 3: Come on, you are the prince and heir to the throne.

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Speaker 3: She would be lucky to share a bed with you.

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Speaker 3: Go on and take her for yourself. Quench that fire

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Speaker 3: that burns within you.

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Speaker 5: Surely she would never think of such a thing. If

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Speaker 5: I asked, she would turn me.

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Speaker 2: Away, Amnon said, shaking his head. Jonadab gave a wicked

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Speaker 5: You don't need to add ask.

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Speaker 2: What, am Non said, confused.

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Speaker 3: Pretend you are sick, deathly sick. No doubt the King's

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Speaker 3: attention will be on you. He will want to do

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Speaker 3: anything to keep you healthy. So when he visits, tell

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Speaker 3: him that you want your sister Tamar to come and

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Speaker 3: take care of you. Tell him you need her to

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Speaker 3: prepare your food and bring it to your bed, and

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Speaker 3: when she comes you have your way with her.

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Speaker 2: Jonadab's suggestion was clearly wicked and completely outside the will

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Speaker 2: of God. However, Amnon smiled at the idea. His burning

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Speaker 2: passion outweighed his judgment, and he chose to go through

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Speaker 2: with John Adab's plan. The next morning, am Non feigned illness.

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Speaker 2: He pretended to writhe in pain in his bed, He

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Speaker 2: David came to attend to his son. I'm not, David said,

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Speaker 2: what has happened to make you so ill?

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Speaker 5: I haven't the slightest idea of father.

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Speaker 2: Am Non said, faking a cough.

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Speaker 5: I fear that this might piece yet to me.

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Speaker 2: David furrowed his brow and shook his head in concern. No, Amnon,

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Speaker 2: we cannot lose you. What can I do to help?

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Speaker 2: There is maybe one thing, Amnon said, doing his best

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Speaker 2: to hold back a smile.

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Speaker 3: Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a

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Speaker 3: couple of her homemade cakes.

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Speaker 5: She is so talented in how she prepares them.

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Speaker 3: Perhaps they were life in my spirits.

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Speaker 2: David stroked his son's hair and placed a hand on

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Speaker 2: his face. He smiled with the doting gaze of a father.

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Speaker 2: Of course, he said, I will send for her. David

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Speaker 2: going to happen. Next. Hours later, Amnon heard a knock

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Speaker 2: of her freshly baked cakes. She bowed her head and

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Speaker 2: smiled at him.

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Speaker 4: How are you feeling, brother.

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Speaker 2: She asked gently. Amnon's eyes were intense with ever his

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Speaker 2: hands trembled at the very sight of her. He could

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Speaker 2: barely contain his boiling hot desire for her.

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Speaker 4: There he is staring again.

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Speaker 2: Tamar thought to herself, I must be quick. Tamar faked

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Speaker 2: a smile and brought the pan to the bedside.

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Speaker 4: I have brought you the cakes you requested. I hope

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Speaker 4: you like them. I have done something different to the dough.

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Speaker 2: Am Non ignored her. Instead, he gestured to the servants

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Speaker 2: Amnon smiled and said.

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Speaker 5: You are sweet to bring me these, dear sister.

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Speaker 2: He whispered. He gently caressed her arm.

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Speaker 5: You have always been so sweet and caring to me,

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Speaker 5: unlike the others.

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Speaker 2: Tamar pulled her arm away and smirked uncomfortably.

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Speaker 4: Your cakes, Amnon here. I shall leave them here at

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Speaker 4: your bed, and you may get some rest.

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Speaker 2: I do not want rest, am Non said, grabbing her hand.

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Speaker 5: I want you.

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Speaker 2: Tamar tried to pull away, but Amnon's grip became stronger.

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Speaker 5: What are you doing, she asked, lie with me tomorrow.

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Speaker 5: It can be just our secret.

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Speaker 4: Please, Amnon, do not do this. If you violate me

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Speaker 3: You think I care.

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Speaker 2: About that, Amnon yelled.

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Speaker 3: You think I want any other man speaking with you,

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Speaker 2: She tried one last time to free herself, but Amnon

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Speaker 4: Please stop, amnod.

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Speaker 3: She yelled, Please stop.

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Speaker 2: For years. He had imagined what there were the first

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Speaker 3: Worthless, waste of my time.

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Speaker 2: He sneered. Tamar did not look up. She remained on

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Speaker 2: he shouted. Tamar looked up with frightened eyes, and Amnon

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Speaker 2: Get out of my sight, he said, spitting in her direction.

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Speaker 4: Rada, If you send me away without trying to marry me,

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Speaker 4: you are dooming me to a life of loneliness. To

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Speaker 2: Amnon sat up in the bed and leaned over. Once

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Speaker 3: And what makes you think I would care at all

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Speaker 2: Tamar left Amnon's chambers. She was completely shocked at what

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Speaker 2: Then she put ashes on her head, symbolizing grief and loss.

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Speaker 2: She looked at herself blankly, slowly, as she thought about

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Speaker 2: what had happened, the damn broke. Tears burst forth, and

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Speaker 2: her wails were met with silence until Absalom, her brother,

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Speaker 2: her hair. She said nothing. She continued sobbing and duck

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Speaker 2: her face more into her brother's chest. He held her

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Speaker 2: until she fell asleep, then left to go investigate. He

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Speaker 2: Amnon in his room, for he was ill. Absalom entered

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Speaker 2: Amnon's room and looked around. Things were knocked down, and

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Speaker 2: it smelled like Tamar's perfume. On the bed lay Amnon

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Speaker 2: fast asleep. It did not take Absalom long to put

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Speaker 2: the pieces together. He stood over his sleeping brother, staring

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Speaker 2: down at him, like the reaper himself. However, he did nothing.

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Speaker 2: He departed from his room and closed the door gently.

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Speaker 2: her hair and humming a hymn. She woke for a

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Speaker 2: brief moment, and Absalom smiled, how are you feeling, he asked,

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Speaker 2: She shrugged. She did not have to say anything for

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Speaker 2: straight face, was.

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Speaker 6: This Amnon's doing?

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Speaker 2: Yes, she said, whimpering. Absalom kissed her forehead and said.

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Speaker 6: Hold your peace, my sister, be strong. I will take

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Speaker 2: So Tamar moved in with Absalom, his wife, and his

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Speaker 2: Days later, the news of amnon sins were brought to

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Speaker 2: David's attention. He was fuming with what. He shouted, The

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Speaker 2: Absalom was in the room, along with two more of

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Speaker 2: his half brothers, Jalieb and Jeremoth, sons of Abigail. They

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Speaker 2: How can I entrust the throne to that insolent and

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Speaker 2: feeble minded? David stopped and composed himself. Thank you for

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Speaker 2: telling me. What are your thoughts on the matter? Absolom.

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Speaker 2: Absalom was often asked these questions by his father. Although

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Speaker 2: he was not the rightful heir, he was clearly his

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Speaker 2: father's favorite, or at least second favorite to the newborn Solomon.

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Speaker 2: David would bring Absalom into battle. They would discuss strategy, politics,

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Speaker 2: and economics together. However, David's respect for Absalom is precisely

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Speaker 2: why he held his tongue regarding Amnon. Absalom did not

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Speaker 2: true feelings and intentions. Absalom was not like his brother.

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Speaker 2: Amnon was a simple man of simple pleasures. Like most

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Speaker 2: it immediately. This was not so for Absalom. He was

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Speaker 2: He would wait patiently, as a lioness does with her prey.

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Speaker 2: He would bide his time until the perfect moment, then

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Speaker 2: strike when Amnon least expected it. For two years, he waited, planning, preparing.

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Speaker 2: Absalom knew that vengeance was better served cold. The evening

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Speaker 2: stars draped over Absalom's second home in Balhisor, and the

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Speaker 2: warm summer air settled in the valley. Absalom had invited

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Speaker 2: Fine wine and freshly made cheese fill their bellies, and

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Speaker 2: they laughed into the night, sharing memories from their childhoods.

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Speaker 2: On the surface, it was a perfect night of brotherly love. However,

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Speaker 2: fixed on Amnon the entire night. Completely ignorant of Absalom's

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Speaker 2: disdain for him, Amnon continued to enjoy the hospitality, drinking

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Speaker 2: Amnon had become sufficiently drunk and stumbled outside to get

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Speaker 2: plucked himself down in a pile of hay. He nestled in,

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Speaker 2: dozing off in the warm summer night. However, he was

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Speaker 6: Do not fear what may come. Man, be courageous and

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Speaker 2: They drew out their daggers and walked into the barn.

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Speaker 2: The torchlight lit up the entire barn, and rat scurried

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Speaker 2: away at the sight. Amnon woke up to see Absalom

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Speaker 5: Absalom, what are you doing here?

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Speaker 2: He slurred. He looked around, confused.

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Speaker 3: How did I find myself in here?

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Speaker 2: Absalom squatted down to Amnon's level and looked him in

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Speaker 6: I have been waiting for this moment for two years, Amnon.

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Speaker 2: He held up his dagger and pointed it at Amnon's throat.

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Speaker 2: The Prince all of a sudden, found himself very sober.

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Speaker 3: Absalom, whatever it is that you think I have done,

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Speaker 3: I assure you I haven't. If this is about Tamar,

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Speaker 3: let me tell you that it is a big misunderstanding.

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Speaker 3: In fact, she.

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Speaker 2: Quiet, Absalom said, in a calm.

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Speaker 6: Voice, every syllable that comes out of your mouth is

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Speaker 3: Would you really return my evil with evil?

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Speaker 2: Amnon said, nervously, What.

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Speaker 5: Would father say if you knew you did this to me?

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Speaker 2: Absalom chuckle and flipped his blade in his hand. His

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Speaker 2: out for a long while before he sighed. He shook

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Speaker 6: I want father to know about this night. You see,

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Speaker 6: when he found out about your crime against my sister,

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Speaker 6: he was outraged, but he did nothing sure and talked

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Speaker 2: Absalom continued to laugh maniacally. Amlon was more scared of

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Speaker 6: Our father is weak, just like you, he said. You

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Speaker 6: so weak that he found out his daughter had been

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Speaker 6: praying that what happens to night reaches his ears, because

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Speaker 6: when he hears what I have done, he will know

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Speaker 6: I am a stronger man than he, and I will

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Speaker 6: be a stronger king too.

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Speaker 5: Please, Absalom, let's talk about this.

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Speaker 6: I can explain no explanation necessary.

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Speaker 2: Who Rather, He looked back at his men and nodded

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Speaker 2: for them to strike. They all did at once, driving

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Speaker 2: wiped off his blade and breathed a sigh of relief.

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Speaker 6: Finally, weight off my shoulders.

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Speaker 2: He said. He turned to his servants and.

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Speaker 6: Said, tell my other brothers what I have done. I

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Speaker 2: When the other sons of David heard about what Absalom did,

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Speaker 2: they mounted their mules and fled Immediately, Absalom sauntered back

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Speaker 2: to his home and sat in his seat. He ate

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Speaker 2: alone in the room, content to enjoy the silence caused

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Speaker 2: by fear. The whole family would now know Absalom was

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Speaker 2: not someone to be trifled with. The palace was in pandemonium.

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Speaker 2: News had spread throughout Jerusalem that Absalom killed all of

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Speaker 2: news came to David, he was destroyed. He tore his

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Speaker 2: garments and lay on the earth, mourning the death of

434
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Speaker 2: his sons. Yet in the midst of the chaos, an

435
00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:29,679
Speaker 2: unexpected figure of truth emerged. Jonadab Amnon's closest friend and

436
00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:34,280
Speaker 2: David's nephew, appeared. My king, He said, gleefully.

437
00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,840
Speaker 3: You look as if you've lost all your heirs except

438
00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:37,800
Speaker 3: the one who killed them all.

439
00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:42,919
Speaker 2: I have no patience for your jos Jonadab, leave me

440
00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:46,960
Speaker 2: to my grief, David said somberly. I shall leave you,

441
00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,280
Speaker 2: my king, Jonadab said, with a bow.

442
00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,159
Speaker 3: However, I think it might be good for you to

443
00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,920
Speaker 3: know that most of your sons are alive and well.

444
00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:59,800
Speaker 3: Absalom only killed him none he alone is dead.

445
00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:03,919
Speaker 2: David peered up at the young man, confused. Jonadab shrugged

446
00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:04,480
Speaker 2: and smiled.

447
00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:05,959
Speaker 5: I tell you the truth.

448
00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:08,920
Speaker 3: Absalom has been planning his revenge since the moment he

449
00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:09,919
Speaker 3: found out about Tamar.

450
00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,760
Speaker 5: He wanted justice, and he got it.

451
00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,040
Speaker 2: Jonadab clicked his heels and bowed to the king, then

452
00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:21,639
Speaker 2: gleefully laughed. Even though Amnon had just been killed, Jonadab

453
00:25:21,640 --> 00:25:25,560
Speaker 2: seemed immune to any sort of human feeling. David sprang

454
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Speaker 2: to his feet in anger and yelled find me. Beniah,

455
00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:30,840
Speaker 2: the captain of the guard, came and stood at attention.

456
00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:35,480
Speaker 2: David was fuming with righteous anger. Absalom is hereby exiled

457
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Speaker 2: from Jerusalem. If I see his face, for hear his

458
00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:45,679
Speaker 2: donkeys enter into these walls, he shall die. David banished Absalom. However,

459
00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,480
Speaker 2: he felt the pangs of guilt because of it. He

460
00:25:48,560 --> 00:25:51,160
Speaker 2: knew that Absalom had only done what he did because

461
00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:54,800
Speaker 2: David refused to act when necessary. He should have punished

462
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Speaker 2: Amnon in the very beginning, yet he did not because

463
00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:00,680
Speaker 2: he was afraid of losing the heir to the throne.

464
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Speaker 2: He was woefully mistaken and now paid the price. With

465
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Speaker 2: both of his eldest sons gone, Absalom fled from Jerusalem

466
00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:12,840
Speaker 2: and went to Gesher with his family. There they remained

467
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Speaker 2: with their flocks and herds for three years. He waited

468
00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:19,679
Speaker 2: in exile for three years. David refused to send for

469
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Speaker 2: his son or mention his name. For three years, Absalom

470
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Speaker 2: was stewing in his own hatred of his father. He plotted, prepared,

471
00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:31,320
Speaker 2: and obsessed over his reunion with his father. David would

472
00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,960
Speaker 2: soon learn to beware the fury of a patient man,

473
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Speaker 2: for Absalom's greatest weapon was time. For three years, every

474
00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,719
Speaker 2: evening was the same, as predictable as the sun's setting

475
00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:48,040
Speaker 2: was David's lament over his son. Absalom. Joab watched each

476
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Speaker 2: day as David's heart ached for his exiled son. His

477
00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:55,800
Speaker 2: moaning had grown incessant, and Joab had reached his wits end.

478
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Speaker 7: My King, why do you not send for Absalom and reconcile.

479
00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:01,360
Speaker 2: Joeb asked sternly.

480
00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,560
Speaker 7: You and I both know that you forgave him long ago.

481
00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,320
Speaker 7: It is time to end your reeling and bring him home.

482
00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:10,120
Speaker 7: He is the heir to the throne, after all.

483
00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,240
Speaker 2: What would I say, Joab? David asked, how could I

484
00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:20,919
Speaker 2: face him after three years? What kind of father banishes

485
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:25,040
Speaker 2: his son for so long? Joab rolled his eyes. He

486
00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:28,320
Speaker 2: had had this conversation with David dozens of times, and

487
00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:31,480
Speaker 2: they all entered the same way. The king would not

488
00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:35,239
Speaker 2: relinquish his pride and bring his son home. Instead, he

489
00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:38,919
Speaker 2: wallowed in self pity and sorrow. Joab and Absalom were

490
00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:41,760
Speaker 2: kindred spirits in many ways. The two of them were

491
00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,760
Speaker 2: close when Absalom served under David's army. He was a

492
00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:48,600
Speaker 2: fine warrior and had the cutthroat nature that Joab appreciated

493
00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:52,440
Speaker 2: in a soldier. However, even Joab knew that Absalom was

494
00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:56,439
Speaker 2: unhinged in many ways. The moral guideposts that most people

495
00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:58,359
Speaker 2: had from the law of the Lord seemed to be

496
00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:02,159
Speaker 2: absent in Absalom. It made him a brutal warrior, but

497
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:07,160
Speaker 2: a terrible friend. Fed up with David's constant wallowing, Joab

498
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:10,399
Speaker 2: decided to take matters into his own hands. He sought

499
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Speaker 2: help from a woman in Teaco. He walked the streets

500
00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:15,879
Speaker 2: and found her performing in front of a crowd. She

501
00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:19,760
Speaker 2: was an actress and singer. Her performance enraptured the crowd

502
00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:22,960
Speaker 2: and brought them in. Dozens of them gathered around her,

503
00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:27,040
Speaker 2: hanging on her every word. When she was finished, Joab

504
00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:30,040
Speaker 2: approached her. I have business for him, he whispered.

505
00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,040
Speaker 4: I am at your service, commander of the king. What

506
00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:33,960
Speaker 4: can I do for you?

507
00:28:34,480 --> 00:28:38,560
Speaker 2: She replied eagerly. She knew who Joab was. Everyone in

508
00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,960
Speaker 2: Israel knew the face of Joab. He had accomplished great

509
00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:44,680
Speaker 2: things on the battlefield and was revered among many.

510
00:28:45,040 --> 00:28:47,600
Speaker 8: I need you to play a part for me, he said.

511
00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:51,320
Speaker 8: Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments.

512
00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,120
Speaker 8: I need you to speak to the king and convince

513
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,120
Speaker 8: him of something for me.

514
00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,920
Speaker 2: Joab went on to explain every elaborate detail of her job.

515
00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,000
Speaker 2: Joab knew that the King would not listen to reason,

516
00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:05,400
Speaker 2: so perhaps Joab needed to try an appeal to David's

517
00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:10,280
Speaker 2: tender and empathetic heart. It was noon, and David sat

518
00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:13,440
Speaker 2: on his throne, hearing the appeals of the people. The

519
00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:15,680
Speaker 2: king did his best to make himself available to the

520
00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:19,280
Speaker 2: citizens of Jerusalem. They would fall before him and make

521
00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:22,320
Speaker 2: their troubles known to him. If he could help, he would.

522
00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,160
Speaker 2: David was a compassionate man and desired for justice to

523
00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:29,640
Speaker 2: be known and shown throughout the country. A woman finally

524
00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,240
Speaker 2: entered the court. She fell on her face and paid

525
00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:33,560
Speaker 2: homage to him, saying.

526
00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:36,640
Speaker 4: Save me, O King, please save me.

527
00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:41,480
Speaker 2: What is your request? David asked regally, make it known

528
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:44,080
Speaker 2: to me, and I will see if I can be

529
00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:45,280
Speaker 2: of service to you.

530
00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:49,680
Speaker 4: Alas, I am a widow from Tico, my dear King,

531
00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,640
Speaker 4: My husband is dead and buried with his ancestors. The

532
00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:56,800
Speaker 4: only joy left for me was my two precious sons.

533
00:29:57,200 --> 00:30:01,200
Speaker 4: Yet they hated one another and argued in se So

534
00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:04,280
Speaker 4: bad was there quarreling that one of my sons killed

535
00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:04,680
Speaker 4: the other.

536
00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:09,160
Speaker 2: The woman paused to compose herself. If David did not

537
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,080
Speaker 2: know any better, it seemed as though she was faking tears.

538
00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:17,040
Speaker 4: The woman continued, saying, now the entire village has risen

539
00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:19,720
Speaker 4: against me. They want me to give up my son

540
00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,920
Speaker 4: so they might punish him for killing his brother. However,

541
00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:26,400
Speaker 4: if they take my son in stone him, I am

542
00:30:26,480 --> 00:30:30,320
Speaker 4: left with nothing and no one. The wealth my husband

543
00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,960
Speaker 4: left will disappear, and the son I have remaining to

544
00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:34,560
Speaker 4: protect me will be gone.

545
00:30:35,640 --> 00:30:38,160
Speaker 2: David rose up from his throne and sat beside the woman.

546
00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:42,120
Speaker 2: His smile was kind and reassuring. Go to your house

547
00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:45,280
Speaker 2: in peace. The king said, I will give orders to

548
00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:50,160
Speaker 2: the elders of Ticoh concerning you. I will be your

549
00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:53,960
Speaker 2: protection if they take your son. The King was very

550
00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:57,440
Speaker 2: gracious in his offer. However, the woman had her own request.

551
00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,960
Speaker 4: My King, might I please I ploor of you and

552
00:31:01,040 --> 00:31:03,960
Speaker 4: the Lord to not punish my son. May he live

553
00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:04,920
Speaker 4: to take care of me.

554
00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:09,920
Speaker 2: David paused and pondered the request. They were special circumstances,

555
00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:12,880
Speaker 2: and the King did not want this woman suffering, so

556
00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:16,880
Speaker 2: he agreed, saying, I will pardon your son of his crimes.

557
00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:20,400
Speaker 2: As the Lord lives, not one hair on his head

558
00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,440
Speaker 2: will be harmed. The woman lay her hands at David's

559
00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:25,280
Speaker 2: feet and said, thank.

560
00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:28,560
Speaker 4: You, my kind and generous King. The Lord bless you

561
00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:29,320
Speaker 4: for your mercy.

562
00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:32,360
Speaker 2: Then she peered up and smiled.

563
00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:36,200
Speaker 4: Please, Lord, would you allow me to say one thing

564
00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:36,840
Speaker 4: to the king.

565
00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:41,760
Speaker 2: Speak, David said, plainly, curious about what would happen next.

566
00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,120
Speaker 4: Why have you shown yourself to be a hypocrite to

567
00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:49,000
Speaker 4: the people of God. You pardon my son, but you

568
00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:51,880
Speaker 4: convict yourself because you do not bring your banished son

569
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:56,200
Speaker 4: home and pardon him for his crimes. My King, I

570
00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:59,240
Speaker 4: have come here on behalf of the people to request

571
00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:02,840
Speaker 4: you bring upsel home. You are a wise king and

572
00:32:03,000 --> 00:32:06,440
Speaker 4: able to discern good and evil. May you use the

573
00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:09,000
Speaker 4: same wisdom on yourself that you have on me to day.

574
00:32:09,400 --> 00:32:11,680
Speaker 2: The woman stood to her feet and bowed her head

575
00:32:11,960 --> 00:32:12,560
Speaker 2: and smiled.

576
00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:16,080
Speaker 4: I have said my peace. Thank you for hearing me.

577
00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:17,800
Speaker 4: I shall be on my way.

578
00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:22,440
Speaker 2: As the woman departed, David peered at her. Then, as

579
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:26,840
Speaker 2: she was leaving, he stopped her. Stop. He commanded. She

580
00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:31,240
Speaker 2: turned around, come to me, he said sternly. She did

581
00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:33,720
Speaker 2: as she was told and knelt down before the king.

582
00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:38,560
Speaker 2: He stood over her and looked down. No more games, woman,

583
00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,640
Speaker 2: I will ask you a question and you will answer

584
00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:48,560
Speaker 2: me plainly. Do you understand? She nodded in agreement. David

585
00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:51,320
Speaker 2: knelt down and looked her in the eyes intensely. It

586
00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:54,400
Speaker 2: was not a pleasant stare. In his eyes were wisdom

587
00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:57,920
Speaker 2: and truth. If joe Ab tell you to say these things,

588
00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:02,880
Speaker 2: he asked, gulped and nodded. She gave a nervous laugh

589
00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:03,760
Speaker 2: and said.

590
00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:08,920
Speaker 4: Ah, surely nothing gets past you, my king. Joab was

591
00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,480
Speaker 4: the one who told me to say these things. He

592
00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:15,280
Speaker 4: desired to change your heart concerning your son. However, you

593
00:33:15,440 --> 00:33:18,960
Speaker 4: have the wisdom necessary to make the right decision. That

594
00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:20,200
Speaker 4: much has been made clear.

595
00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:24,520
Speaker 2: You may go, David said. On your way out, you

596
00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:28,600
Speaker 2: will find Joab to the left of the entrance. Tell

597
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:31,479
Speaker 2: him to come in. The woman bowed and did as

598
00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:34,720
Speaker 2: she was told. Joab walked in after she left and

599
00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:38,680
Speaker 2: knelt down before the king. He was visibly nervous, knowing

600
00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:41,000
Speaker 2: full well that he had just been caught red handed

601
00:33:41,040 --> 00:33:45,480
Speaker 2: for trying to manipulate the king. However, David's demeanor was unexpected.

602
00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:50,080
Speaker 2: He was relaxed and calm. He looked at Joab and said, Commander,

603
00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:57,400
Speaker 2: I know you are close with my son. Behold, I

604
00:33:57,560 --> 00:34:02,440
Speaker 2: grant your wish, oh and bring him back here to Jerusalem.

605
00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:05,600
Speaker 2: Joe Ab led out a sigh of relief. He was

606
00:34:05,640 --> 00:34:08,799
Speaker 2: sure that David was going to punish him. However, deep down,

607
00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:13,240
Speaker 2: David wanted Absalom back in Jerusalem. This was an excellent

608
00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:16,440
Speaker 2: excuse for him to allow him back. Joab bowed his

609
00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:18,799
Speaker 2: entire body before David and said.

610
00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:23,120
Speaker 8: Your mercy continues to astound me, my king. For all

611
00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:26,200
Speaker 8: our years, you have continually shown the grace of God.

612
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:28,960
Speaker 8: Thank you for granting my request.

613
00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:33,560
Speaker 2: Joab arose and departed from Jerusalem to Gescher, where Ebsalom

614
00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:36,840
Speaker 2: and his family resided. The prince was coming home.

615
00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:42,560
Speaker 1: Although David has mastered the art of conquering armies and

616
00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:46,080
Speaker 1: toppling giants, he found himself ill equipped to lead his

617
00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:49,319
Speaker 1: family and love them well. That certainly turned out to

618
00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:53,279
Speaker 1: be true. The curse Nathan gave in the prelude manifested

619
00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:56,640
Speaker 1: itself in this episode. The poor judgment of David had

620
00:34:56,680 --> 00:35:02,719
Speaker 1: snowballed into complete familial unrest. His multiple wives, neglect, scandal,

621
00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:07,000
Speaker 1: and absentee parenting has left his home in disarray. This

622
00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:10,839
Speaker 1: episode highlights the chaos cause by a father's sin. The

623
00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:13,719
Speaker 1: generations that come up after us will live in the

624
00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:17,879
Speaker 1: wake of our decisions. The degeneracy of David's children ought

625
00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:22,440
Speaker 1: to be a warning to us as parents. It takes dedication, attentiveness,

626
00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:25,120
Speaker 1: and love to build up a child. But our children

627
00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:28,680
Speaker 1: can be easily undone by our sin and neglect. A

628
00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:31,960
Speaker 1: prevailing theme in scripture is that each generation, if they

629
00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:35,200
Speaker 1: aren't attuned to God, are doomed to repeat the sins

630
00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:38,640
Speaker 1: of their forefathers. Many will be mindful to break the

631
00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,719
Speaker 1: cycles so we don't pass our parents sins to the

632
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:46,640
Speaker 1: next generation. Eminen sins were hideous and worthy of contempt.

633
00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:49,920
Speaker 1: Perhaps David, in his better years, would have dealt with

634
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:53,399
Speaker 1: him righteously, balancing judgment and mercy, as he was known

635
00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:57,440
Speaker 1: to do. However, in this episode he is paralyzed. The

636
00:35:57,560 --> 00:36:00,000
Speaker 1: man who slew giants was unable to face his own

637
00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:03,400
Speaker 1: own children. His inability to face his sons was the

638
00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:06,840
Speaker 1: main source of strife in this episode. He was unable

639
00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:11,000
Speaker 1: to punish Emnen, and he was unable to reconcile with Absolom.

640
00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:15,320
Speaker 1: Both turned out to end poorly. Here is another truth

641
00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:17,799
Speaker 1: we must take to heart. There is such a thing

642
00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:21,520
Speaker 1: as a sin of omission. James says to him who

643
00:36:21,560 --> 00:36:23,919
Speaker 1: knows what is good and does not do it to him,

644
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:27,839
Speaker 1: that is sin. Sin doesn't always mean doing the wrong thing.

645
00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:32,000
Speaker 1: Sometimes it means neglecting to do the right thing. David,

646
00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:34,920
Speaker 1: in both instances with his sons, fails to do the

647
00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:37,799
Speaker 1: right thing. We think if we ignore our problems that

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Speaker 1: they will magically go away. However, the opposite tends to

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Speaker 1: be true. The longer we neglect our problems, the worse

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Speaker 1: they become. Next episode will remind David of that. This

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Speaker 1: episode begs the question where is David and why does

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Speaker 1: he seem so absent? In this episode? He clearly cares

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Speaker 1: about what's going on, but he doesn't seem to do

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Speaker 1: anything about it. The writing style of this episode gives

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Speaker 1: us a few clues as to what the issue might be.

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Speaker 1: David is mostly absent when it matters in this episode,

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Speaker 1: and most of the important plot lines involve his children.

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Speaker 1: We are seeing the world through their lens. It is

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Speaker 1: not that David is gone. He is simply doing other things.

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Speaker 1: We have been following David this whole time, as he

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Speaker 1: slays kings, liberates kingdoms, and writes music. This episode reminds

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Speaker 1: us that while all of that was happening, his children

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Speaker 1: were living their own lives apart from their father.

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Speaker 2: For all of.

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Speaker 1: David's strengths, he did not live up to his calling

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Speaker 1: as a father. For all his victories. He failed to

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Speaker 1: succeed where it mattered most. If your home isn't in order,

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Speaker 1: then any success outside it becomes meaningless. The Book of

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Speaker 1: Joseiah has this haunting verse that applies to this situation.

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Speaker 1: For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap

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Speaker 1: the whirlwind. We can often think, if we put it

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Speaker 1: no effort, we will get nothing in return. Some people

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Speaker 1: are okay with that deal. They can be lazy and

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Speaker 1: nothing will change. But that version Joseah tells us that

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Speaker 1: those who put in no effort so the wind will

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Speaker 1: actually create chaos in their lives, reap the world within.

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Speaker 1: You can't do nothing and expect things to stay the same.

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Speaker 1: It is an objective fact that most things deteriorate when

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Speaker 1: they are neglected. At the end of the episode, David

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Speaker 1: is paralyzed with grief. He exiled Absalom, but felt guilty

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Speaker 1: for keeping him away. This is an obnoxious version of

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Speaker 1: David we aren't used to seeing. He seems benign and ineffectual.

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Speaker 1: It would seem that age, compromise, and guilt have tamed

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Speaker 1: the giant slayer. He eventually lets Absolom back in, but

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Speaker 1: only after they're created effort by Joe App, who tried

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Speaker 1: to use the same tactic as Nathan from the last episode.

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Speaker 1: What will it take to get the Warrior Poet back?

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Speaker 1: It seems like the David is hibernating somewhere in a cave.

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Speaker 1: David better figure things out soon because Absalom is coming

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Speaker 1: back to the city and we have seen what type

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Speaker 1: of evil he is capable of. If he is not

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Speaker 1: on guard, he may lose everything. The title of our

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Speaker 1: next episode should give us a sense of what will

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Speaker 1: happen next. Join us for episode twenty six, The Exiled Father.

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Speaker 1: Thanks again for listening. For more inspiring stories, daily prayers

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Speaker 1: and wisdom to last a lifetime, go to pray dot com.

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Speaker 1: And to expand your heroes in the Bible Journey, download

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Speaker 1: the Heroes of the Faith devotional at Tonyevans dot org.

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Speaker 1: to get the newest episodes right now as they come out,

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