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Speaker 1: Increase my honor and comfort me again, Psalm seventy one

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Speaker 1: twenty one. God, I thank you for your love for

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Speaker 1: I thank you for your Holy Spirit guiding me as

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Speaker 1: I reach for higher and greater things. In your name, Jesus,

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Speaker 1: everything I do to day is to glorify you. Let

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Speaker 1: what you have called them to for your glory. I

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Speaker 1: my mind, my life. Right now, I don't want anything

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Speaker 1: less than your best for me. Faith is the word

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Speaker 1: that will direct and define my day because I am

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Speaker 1: reaching for the increase that you've promised me. God, I

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Speaker 1: praise you for building me up on the inside so

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Speaker 1: Continue to strengthen me today. Bring breakthroughs in every area

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Speaker 1: of my life mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Bring breakthroughs

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Speaker 1: in my work, in my relationships, and in my family

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Speaker 1: where I am weary or discouraged, where I've been hurt

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Speaker 1: or wounded, I ask you to comfort me, heal me

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Speaker 1: inside and out. Surround me once again with your unfailing love.

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Speaker 1: Draw close to me as I draw close to you

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Speaker 1: in Jesus name.

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Speaker 4: Hi. I'm doctor Tony Evans and I'm excited for you

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Speaker 4: to join me on Heroes in the Bible. Please be

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Speaker 4: Welcome to the Epic Adventure of David. A story of honor, battle, jealousy, darkness, friendship, love, scandal,

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Speaker 4: and murder. While most people know of David the myth,

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Speaker 4: few know about David the man. In this episode, father

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Speaker 4: and son are pitted against each other. Absolom's hostile takeover

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Speaker 4: of Israel cannot be complete until David is dead. Absolom

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Speaker 4: has more resources than mercenaries at his disposal, but David

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Speaker 4: has his mighty men. This episode is about many things,

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Speaker 4: but more than anything, it is a tribute to the

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Speaker 4: warriors who have stuck by his side for so long.

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Speaker 4: The Bible has given us many insight into these warriors,

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Speaker 4: and we have done our best to give them the

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Speaker 4: honor they deserve. This episode focuses on them, especially since

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Speaker 4: David is unable to go into battle himself. David has

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Speaker 4: many allies on his side, and that is ultimately what

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Speaker 4: Before the story continues, we will listen to a prelude.

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Speaker 4: We are once again brought into a moment during Jesus's life. Judas,

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Speaker 4: one of Christ's closest friends, gives him up for thirty

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Speaker 4: pieces of silver, a cheap price for the god of

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Speaker 4: and he meets an undignified demise. His death is a

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Speaker 4: foreshadowing of another death in this episode. Who it is

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Speaker 4: you might have already guessed, but David may have other plans.

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Speaker 4: Join us for episode twenty seven. Hanging on a.

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Speaker 2: Tree prelude to chapter twenty seven. Standing at a distance

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Speaker 2: was Judas. He looked down at his thirty pieces of silver.

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Speaker 2: twenty seven. Hanging on a tree. Chariots of bronze burst

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Speaker 2: A hithafel gathered the men who were close to David

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Speaker 8: Hushai, is this the type of loyalty you give your

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Speaker 9: Good Absalom, my loyalty is to the king that the

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Speaker 8: Very well, then, he said, we shall now discuss how

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Speaker 8: to establish me as king over the people. Perhaps a

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Speaker 2: A gesture to a hithefel, What say you, counselor a hithefel,

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Speaker 10: You must make your dominance over your father known to

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Speaker 10: all the people, he said. Showcase your power by going

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Speaker 10: to all the people that David is a stench and

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Speaker 2: Absalom, being the egotistical psychopath that he was, loved the idea.

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Speaker 2: They've pitched a tent on the roof of the palace,

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Speaker 2: A man came out shouting at them. It was Shimiai,

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Speaker 9: Get out o here, ye men of blood. You are worthless.

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Speaker 9: You never measured up to King Saul. The Lord is

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Speaker 2: Abishi rose to his feet and grabbed his sword.

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Speaker 10: You shall not speak to my king like that.

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Speaker 2: He shouted, and he darted towards Shimiai. However, David ran

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Speaker 10: What are you doing? Let me go over there and

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Speaker 10: take off his head. Why should this dead dog curse

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Speaker 10: you like this?

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Speaker 5: Let it go, Abishai? David side, he is not worth

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Speaker 5: the trouble. Besides, perhaps his words are from the Lord.

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Speaker 10: What are you talking about, David?

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Speaker 2: Of course they aren't, Abishi exclaimed, he is.

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Speaker 10: A bitter old fool and should be punished.

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Speaker 2: As Abeshi was saying this, shimi I continued to throw

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Speaker 5: My own son wants me dead. What could this man

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Speaker 2: Now leave him alone.

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Speaker 5: If his words are from God, then I deserved him.

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Speaker 5: If he is sinning, then God will punish. Either way,

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Speaker 5: God would not be happy if I lash out at him.

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Speaker 5: Why would I return.

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Speaker 2: Evil for evil? David began to walk away, but shimi

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Speaker 2: I was persisting. He threw stones, mud and sticks at David.

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Speaker 2: His men did their best to shield him, but were

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Speaker 2: truly a low point for the king. He was mocked, cursed,

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Speaker 8: What are your thoughts about what we should do next?

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Speaker 10: Strength is best, my lord, A Hithafel said, let me

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Speaker 10: We will overwhelm them with few casualties and focus on

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Speaker 2: A Hithefel knelt down to the king and said.

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Speaker 10: Allow me to bring the people back to you like

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Speaker 2: Absalom seemed to like his idea. A showing of strength

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Speaker 8: Shall we march up against David?

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Speaker 9: A Hithaphel is a wise man, but I believe this

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Speaker 10: Do you not find the king strong enough to defeat

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Speaker 2: A Hitthethal scoffed. Hashai shook his head. It's not that,

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Speaker 9: However, you should know very well your father is surrounded

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Speaker 9: and now you have provoked them like a mother bear

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Speaker 10: What if we surprise.

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Speaker 2: Of the night. Hushai shook his head again.

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Speaker 9: You clearly have not met King David do you really

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Speaker 9: We should meet them at a neutral battlefield, one in

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Speaker 2: The Shai could tell that his answers were not satisfying Absalom,

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Speaker 9: I have no doubt that you will be able to

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Speaker 9: David and face him yourself. If for some reason he

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Speaker 2: That final word stirred Absalom, and he was pleased with

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Speaker 8: We will gather men and meet David and his band

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Speaker 2: So Absalom rose from his throne to go and prepare,

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Speaker 2: A Hithefel said nothing. He left, and Hashai rushed to

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Speaker 2: go send word to David. He went to have Biethar

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Speaker 9: he must escape now if his people want to live.

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Speaker 2: Jonathan and Ahimaas left to send the message to David

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Speaker 2: on behalf of their fathers. They ran into the night

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Speaker 5: Where are Jonathan and Ahimeas?

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Speaker 2: The silvery moon hung over David's camp like a watchman.

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Speaker 2: longed to hear his wisdom on what he should do next.

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Speaker 2: He could not run forever. Eventually, he knew they would

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Speaker 2: David thought to himself, I am no longer a man

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Speaker 2: was being punished for his sins. Nathan had prophesied that

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Speaker 2: They were his sheep, and he was their shepherd. David

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Speaker 2: and Attai were already gathered around. The five of them

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Speaker 2: had finally arrived with word from Hashai. Absalom is marching.

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Speaker 2: They shouted, you must arise and go quickly over the water,

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Speaker 5: Where do they expect us to battle?

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Speaker 7: David asked Gilead David, they are sending many men to

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Speaker 2: A Hithafel had finally come to a breaking point. He

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Speaker 2: His body hung there, lifeless, as a symbol of the

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Speaker 2: A storm was approaching. The wind howled from the east,

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Speaker 2: If they were to fight there, it would not be

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Speaker 2: we can take the fight straight to the forest, David said.

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Speaker 2: If we take today to march around the valley, we

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Speaker 10: It would certainly narrow the battle to a more manageable size.

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Speaker 10: Would still feel more comfortable if we had more men.

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Speaker 7: Than more men you shall get.

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Speaker 2: A voice called out from behind them. David and Abshi

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Speaker 7: You did not think I joined the ranks of Absalom,

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Speaker 2: He burnt my fields. David laughed and embraced his friend.

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Speaker 2: The four of them discussed the situation and all arrived

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Speaker 5: Abashi, you will take a third of the men and

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Speaker 5: I will march with Abashi at the front. I desire

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Speaker 5: concerned looks on their faces. What is wrong, David asked.

432
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Speaker 5: Joab answered and said.

433
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Speaker 7: My king, this is a battle. You should not march

434
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Speaker 7: into what No, I.

435
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Speaker 2: Must go with you.

436
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Speaker 5: It is my dutiest king, and I will not abandon

437
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Speaker 5: you like I did in Amon.

438
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Speaker 2: This is different. It's I protested.

439
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Speaker 10: If you are there, they will not relent until you

440
00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:22,639
Speaker 10: are captured. However, if you are absent, it gives us

441
00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:26,080
Speaker 10: the option to retreat. They do not care about us.

442
00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:27,600
Speaker 10: They only care about you.

443
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Speaker 2: Joe have placed a hand on David's shoulder.

444
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Speaker 7: I would not want to fight against my own son.

445
00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:35,120
Speaker 7: If the moment came when I had to slay him

446
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Speaker 7: for the good of the nation, I am not sure

447
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Speaker 7: I would have the strength. So I will spare you

448
00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:43,840
Speaker 7: from that decision. You should defend the city nearby with

449
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Speaker 7: a group of mighty men. If we need to retreat,

450
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Speaker 7: we will flee into the nearby city and you can

451
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Speaker 7: help us escape.

452
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Speaker 2: David paused for a long while he sighed and looked

453
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Speaker 2: out over the horizon. Again, his son was camped near

454
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Speaker 2: the forest, probably strategizing with his own men on how

455
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Speaker 2: to slay him. It hurt him deeply that he had

456
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Speaker 2: to march against his own son. He understood the point

457
00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,760
Speaker 2: his men made and did not argue. He lifted his

458
00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:13,040
Speaker 2: hand in surrender and said, whatever seems best to you,

459
00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,560
Speaker 2: I will do so. The king took reinforcements to the

460
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Speaker 2: border of Gilead. Near the gate, he ordered and placed

461
00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:23,359
Speaker 2: Joe ab abshi in Ittai in the proper formations and

462
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Speaker 2: sent them off. However, before they left, David stopped them

463
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Speaker 2: and said, please deal gently with Absolom for my sake.

464
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Speaker 2: Bring him home alive if possible. They nodded and departed

465
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Speaker 2: for the forest. The storm above continued to pick up speed,

466
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Speaker 2: and the blustering wind howled through the woods like a

467
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Speaker 2: pack of ravenous wolves. The clouds blocked out the sun,

468
00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:53,520
Speaker 2: and the woods remained in darkness. Scouts from the camp

469
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Speaker 2: of Israel sent word to Absalom that David's men were

470
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Speaker 2: marching from behind them, so he rallied his men to

471
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Speaker 2: absorb the at They pressed forward into the forest, listening

472
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Speaker 2: for David's men. Absalom had marched with joe ab before

473
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Speaker 2: when doing raids of smaller nations. However, he was not

474
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Speaker 2: aware of the full strength of David's mighty men. Legends

475
00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:16,320
Speaker 2: of their power were more of a fantasy to him

476
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Speaker 2: than reality. He was gravely mistaken. The first attack was

477
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Speaker 2: from Abashi. Behind him were Eliezar, Shama and Joshubin. They

478
00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:29,159
Speaker 2: attacked with the same speed as the wind above them.

479
00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:35,080
Speaker 2: Absalom throwed his brow and lifted his sword. He commanded

480
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Speaker 2: the combined remnants of Israel's army with Absalom's mercenaries ran

481
00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:44,280
Speaker 2: forward and clashed with abashink Shama ran ahead with his sword.

482
00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:48,040
Speaker 2: He dodged the initial attacks, slashing men of the ankles

483
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Speaker 2: as he went. His sword was an extension of his

484
00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:53,679
Speaker 2: own body, and was with it. He once killed an

485
00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:57,600
Speaker 2: entire army of Philistines on his own, overtecting a venterfield.

486
00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:02,639
Speaker 2: Joshuabin was not far. He ran gracefully with his spear

487
00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:05,440
Speaker 2: in his head. Every man who came up against him

488
00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,560
Speaker 2: was met with the tip of the spear loshed over

489
00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:11,520
Speaker 2: their throat to chest. His speed was unmatched, and the

490
00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:15,119
Speaker 2: grace with which he yielded, his weapon was uncarable. It

491
00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,760
Speaker 2: is what earned him the place of captain, and how

492
00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:21,760
Speaker 2: he once killed eight hundred men all by himself. Elizar

493
00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,240
Speaker 2: held out over his ground until more enemies stepped forward.

494
00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:30,640
Speaker 2: Dozens launched themselves at him, only to perish immediately. Elizar's

495
00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:33,560
Speaker 2: starting to sense strength earned him the trust of King David.

496
00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,560
Speaker 2: He once bought with David for so long that his

497
00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:40,360
Speaker 2: sword stuck to his hands. Absalom panicked as he watched

498
00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:44,000
Speaker 2: David's mighty men fight. They were more ferocious than lions

499
00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,920
Speaker 2: and quicker than hans. He was beginning to feel the

500
00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:50,160
Speaker 2: full weight of just how strong they were. He turned

501
00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,080
Speaker 2: back to retreat back into the forest, but hit time

502
00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:57,440
Speaker 2: was already attacking at the flag. They gave Absalom no

503
00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:00,640
Speaker 2: choice but to fight. If he wanted to throw, he

504
00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:03,239
Speaker 2: would have to spill blood on the battlefield, just as

505
00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:07,480
Speaker 2: David did. So. Absalom rode forward on his horse, slashing

506
00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:11,240
Speaker 2: through opponents and leaning on his training. Joe ab was

507
00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:14,560
Speaker 2: not far behind with his men when he finally entered.

508
00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:18,240
Speaker 2: That was Absalom's signal to flee. He whipped his horse

509
00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:21,120
Speaker 2: and rode as fast as he could. The tree covering

510
00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,720
Speaker 2: became shorter and shorter as the horse rode under the

511
00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:27,760
Speaker 2: thick branches. Absalom slashed through the branches with his sword,

512
00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:31,240
Speaker 2: frantically trying to escape. He could hear the clamoring of

513
00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:34,400
Speaker 2: soldiers in pursuit behind him. He yelled in fear and

514
00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:37,640
Speaker 2: whipped his horse even more to pick up speed. The

515
00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:41,200
Speaker 2: great oaks covered the skies and the branches intertwined with

516
00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:45,040
Speaker 2: one another above him, The covering became lower and lower,

517
00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:49,520
Speaker 2: until finally Absalom rode fast as the two branches, getting

518
00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:53,440
Speaker 2: his head caught between them. The force crushed his throat

519
00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,680
Speaker 2: and the horse continued to ride forward, leaving the prints

520
00:29:56,760 --> 00:30:00,480
Speaker 2: hanging by his neck in the air. He gasped struggled

521
00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:03,320
Speaker 2: to free himself, but his neck was lodged deep into

522
00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:06,800
Speaker 2: the oak. One of the soldiers saw Absalom struggling to

523
00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:08,600
Speaker 2: get free and ran to tell Joe.

524
00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:12,320
Speaker 6: Ab whi Joe ab Absalom is hanging from a tree.

525
00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,880
Speaker 2: Joab took the man by the collar and yelled.

526
00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,600
Speaker 7: You saw him hanging there, and you did not strike

527
00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:19,680
Speaker 7: him down to the ground. I would have given you

528
00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:21,720
Speaker 7: ten pieces of silver if you killed him.

529
00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:23,520
Speaker 2: The soldier panicked and said.

530
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Speaker 6: But King David said, doctor Harmon, even if you offered

531
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Speaker 6: me a thousand pieces of silver, I would not dare

532
00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:32,520
Speaker 6: kill the king's son.

533
00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,920
Speaker 2: Joe Ab scoffed and grabbed three spears and marched into

534
00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:40,160
Speaker 2: the forest. The wind mettled through the forest, nearly knocking

535
00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:44,520
Speaker 2: the young soldier off his feet. However, Joeab marched forward unhindered.

536
00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:48,800
Speaker 2: Hanging in the oak covering above was Absalom. He was

537
00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:52,120
Speaker 2: gasping for air and trying to break himself free. Joe

538
00:30:52,120 --> 00:30:53,640
Speaker 2: Ab stood below him.

539
00:30:53,360 --> 00:30:55,520
Speaker 7: And called out to him, your majesty.

540
00:30:56,440 --> 00:31:01,120
Speaker 2: Absalom looked below, unable to say anything. Joab took his

541
00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:04,240
Speaker 2: first spear and gripped it. He swung it around a

542
00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,560
Speaker 2: few times, then threw it upwards, going through Absalom's shoulder.

543
00:31:08,320 --> 00:31:11,000
Speaker 2: The tip of the spear went straight through him, breaking

544
00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:13,880
Speaker 2: off the branch that held him. He fell to the

545
00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:18,240
Speaker 2: ground hard. Absalom took a deep breath, finally able to breathe,

546
00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:21,240
Speaker 2: but in pain from the spear in his shoulder. He

547
00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:24,560
Speaker 2: stood and tried to run, but Joab threw the other spear.

548
00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,520
Speaker 2: It was a direct hit through his back and out

549
00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:31,000
Speaker 2: through the left side of his stomach. Absalom cried out

550
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:35,040
Speaker 2: in intense pain, shaking on the floor. Joab rolled his

551
00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:37,720
Speaker 2: neck back and drew a deep breath. You want to

552
00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,400
Speaker 2: know something, he said to the screaming man on the ground.

553
00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:45,520
Speaker 7: After all this, your father still wanted me to spare you.

554
00:31:46,480 --> 00:31:49,520
Speaker 2: Absalom held out his arm and crawled backwards away from

555
00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:53,760
Speaker 2: joe An. Please, he coughed, a mercy.

556
00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:59,240
Speaker 7: You received your mercy, Absalom. Your father gave it twice.

557
00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,640
Speaker 7: I will not let him give it a third time.

558
00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:07,080
Speaker 2: Joab took his third spear and drove it through absalom stand.

559
00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:11,280
Speaker 2: He looked at the life slowly fading away from Absalom's eyes.

560
00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:14,200
Speaker 2: He let go of his spear and allowed the other

561
00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:18,400
Speaker 2: men to take turns stamping him. The tyrant prince was dead,

562
00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:22,760
Speaker 2: and along with him the coup. Joab had finished him off.

563
00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:27,480
Speaker 2: Despite David's orders to spare him. A rebellion was ended

564
00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:31,480
Speaker 2: by another act of rebellion. The irony did not escape Joab.

565
00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,480
Speaker 2: He took Absalom's body and threw him into a great

566
00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:37,520
Speaker 2: pit in the forest. A heap of stones were thrown

567
00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:41,280
Speaker 2: over his body as a memorial to him. Joab looked

568
00:32:41,280 --> 00:32:44,160
Speaker 2: at the entire army of Israel that had fought with Absalom.

569
00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:47,280
Speaker 2: The men he once led stood before him in shame.

570
00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:52,400
Speaker 2: Back to your homes, he shouted. Every man left to

571
00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:56,800
Speaker 2: return to Jerusalem. Joab stood over the pile of stones.

572
00:32:57,400 --> 00:33:00,880
Speaker 2: The clouds above were thrashing, ready to burst. A reign

573
00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:04,280
Speaker 2: was coming soon. Joe Ab spat at the stones.

574
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Speaker 7: Long live the king.

575
00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:10,040
Speaker 2: He said. He and his men returned to the king,

576
00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:13,440
Speaker 2: ready to restore peace back to God's people.

577
00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:22,440
Speaker 4: King Absalom's reign was quick. His rise was dramatic and fierce,

578
00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:26,560
Speaker 4: and his fall was disgraceful and gory. If we were

579
00:33:26,600 --> 00:33:29,920
Speaker 4: to just look at Saul and Absolute lives, it would

580
00:33:29,960 --> 00:33:32,720
Speaker 4: send a clear message that kings are doomed to fall.

581
00:33:33,440 --> 00:33:35,840
Speaker 4: When you read First and Second Kings, you get a

582
00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:39,720
Speaker 4: similar message. Many of the kings after David rose quickly

583
00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:44,760
Speaker 4: forgot their purpose and fell dramatically. Just a few episodes ago,

584
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Speaker 4: we thought David might share the same fate, but he didn't.

585
00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:51,920
Speaker 4: What sets David apart from these other kings? What set

586
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,600
Speaker 4: David apart from the kings of the ancient world who

587
00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:57,719
Speaker 4: conquered and then were conquered. We can go back to

588
00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:01,520
Speaker 4: the beginning for that answer. In episode Ode three, Samuel

589
00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:05,320
Speaker 4: tells Saul about his chosen king. The Lord has sought

590
00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:08,120
Speaker 4: out another to replace you. He has sought out a

591
00:34:08,160 --> 00:34:10,719
Speaker 4: man who is after his own heart. He has sought

592
00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:13,120
Speaker 4: out a man who cares more about pleasing the heart

593
00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:16,759
Speaker 4: of God than looking for the approval of man. This

594
00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:19,799
Speaker 4: king shall be prince over the Lord's people. He shall

595
00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:23,120
Speaker 4: steward God's people well, and it will be his kingdom

596
00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:27,719
Speaker 4: that continues into eternity. Even in his failures, wanderings, and missteps.

597
00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:31,840
Speaker 4: David comes back to the Lord every time he seeks

598
00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:36,120
Speaker 4: after his heart, and faithfulness of God is his safety net.

599
00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:39,839
Speaker 4: He is a refuge and strength for him. No matter

600
00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:43,480
Speaker 4: how far David falls, God lifts him back up. God's

601
00:34:43,480 --> 00:34:46,640
Speaker 4: relationship to David is a symbol of his relationship with Israel.

602
00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:50,440
Speaker 4: Time after time, Israel fails, but when they cry out

603
00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,600
Speaker 4: to him, he is faithful to respond. He keeps his

604
00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:57,560
Speaker 4: promises to them. God is faithful even when David isn't

605
00:34:59,040 --> 00:35:02,759
Speaker 4: absolute naturally doing everything without God, the pride of the

606
00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:06,480
Speaker 4: throne that corrupted Saul's heart made quick work of Absolom.

607
00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:09,680
Speaker 4: Not even minutes into being king does he have a

608
00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:14,560
Speaker 4: horrendous failure. He ravages his father's harem, subjugates the people,

609
00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:18,360
Speaker 4: and marches to go fight the mighty men. Absolom, a

610
00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:21,320
Speaker 4: man of wit, lost all of his sensibilities when he

611
00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:25,399
Speaker 4: became king. Pride tends to cancel out whatever our gifts are.

612
00:35:26,320 --> 00:35:28,920
Speaker 4: Absolom was a smart man, but that was no room

613
00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:32,000
Speaker 4: for so but thinking when pride occupied his mind. Think

614
00:35:32,040 --> 00:35:34,440
Speaker 4: about some of the gifts you have. Think about how

615
00:35:34,520 --> 00:35:38,280
Speaker 4: much more useful they would be without any pride or arrogance.

616
00:35:38,800 --> 00:35:43,680
Speaker 4: Hooper's stains our ambitions, but humility makes them clean. David

617
00:35:43,719 --> 00:35:46,600
Speaker 4: proved once again to be a humble man. An angry

618
00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:49,279
Speaker 4: man came out of the forest and threw stones and

619
00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:53,360
Speaker 4: dung at him, but David remained calm. David and Absalom

620
00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:58,400
Speaker 4: are contrasted in this episode. While Absolom demanded respect, David

621
00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:02,000
Speaker 4: allowed dung to be thrown at him. David needs to

622
00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:04,520
Speaker 4: show even more humility when it is time to march

623
00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:07,040
Speaker 4: in a battle. He wants to ride with his men,

624
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:09,560
Speaker 4: but they all agree it's best for him to stay back.

625
00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:12,440
Speaker 4: Think about how hard this must have been for David.

626
00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:15,080
Speaker 4: Not only does he need to sit on his hands,

627
00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:17,640
Speaker 4: while his brothers fight, he will not be able to

628
00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:21,439
Speaker 4: protect Absolom from being killed. Even though David is the king,

629
00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:24,640
Speaker 4: he submits to the advice of his men. This is

630
00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:27,360
Speaker 4: a growing moment for David, who in the last episodes

631
00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,680
Speaker 4: refused to take counsel. Joe ab and the Mighty Men

632
00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:34,000
Speaker 4: marched against Absolom, and the tide of the battle quickly

633
00:36:34,040 --> 00:36:38,520
Speaker 4: shifts in their favor. What did Absolom expect? Pride clouded

634
00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:41,680
Speaker 4: his better judgment. He should have known he was no

635
00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:45,920
Speaker 4: match for his father's finest warriors. The episode ends with

636
00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,400
Speaker 4: Absolom running for his life, then getting his neck caught

637
00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:54,000
Speaker 4: between two intersecting branches. It's a horrific image that gets

638
00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:57,680
Speaker 4: even worse when joeb arrives. The commander of David's army

639
00:36:57,719 --> 00:37:00,880
Speaker 4: doesn't spare Absolom, and we are left wondering if he

640
00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:01,799
Speaker 4: made the right call.

641
00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:03,160
Speaker 2: David had a.

642
00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:06,040
Speaker 4: Tendency to show mercy when judgment may have been more appropriate,

643
00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:09,759
Speaker 4: especially when it came to his sons, but is rebellion

644
00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:14,240
Speaker 4: away to squash a rebellion, Joe ib recognized the irony himself.

645
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Speaker 4: This leads us to consider a few questions. Do too

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Speaker 4: wrong sometimes make a right. Do the end sometimes justify

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Speaker 4: the means. We are told exactly what the answers to

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Speaker 4: those questions are, but we are invited to wrestle with them.

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Speaker 4: Joe Ab robed Absolom the chance to change his ways

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Speaker 4: and Joe AB's words, you received your mercy, Absolom. Your

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Speaker 4: father gave it twice. I will not let him give

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Speaker 4: it a third time. Odds are Absolom wouldn't have truly changed.

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Speaker 4: But was that Joe AB's call to me? We will

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Speaker 4: leave the question open for now and see how Joe

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Speaker 4: Ab and David's relationship evolved in our next episode. Absolom

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Speaker 4: hung from a tree, disgraced as a traitor, but David

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Speaker 4: still loved him till the end. This brings us back

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Speaker 4: to the prelude. Judas is the one who sold Jesus out,

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Speaker 4: also hung from a tree. He betrayed him and gave

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Speaker 4: him up to be killed, but Jesus loved him till

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Speaker 4: the end. And John thirteen, we're told that Jesus washed

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Speaker 4: all his disciples feet. He served every single one of them,

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Speaker 4: including Judas, who hours later sold him for thirty pieces

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Speaker 4: of silver. Judas's actions did not change Jesus's love for him,

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Speaker 4: just like Absalom's actions did not change David's love for him.

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Speaker 4: Know this, brothers and sisters, no matter what you have done,

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Speaker 4: on how far you strayed, God still loves you. Jesus's

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Speaker 4: love is greater than your sin. Even in our rebellion,

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Speaker 4: God still begs for us to come back to him.

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Speaker 4: In our next episode, David continues to mourn the loss

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Speaker 4: of his son. His tender heart is put on display,

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Speaker 4: but it may be time for David to seize his

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Speaker 4: tears and steady his grip. What Absalom started is not over.

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Speaker 4: Join us for episode twenty eight, The Rebellion of Sheba.

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Speaker 4: Thanks again for listening. For more inspiring stories, daily prayers

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Speaker 4: and wisdom to last a lifetime, go to pray dot com.

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Speaker 4: And to expand your heroes in the Bible Journey, download

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Speaker 4: the Heroes of the Faith devotional at Tonyevans dot org.

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Speaker 4: Forward slash Heroes. Follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify

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Speaker 4: to get the newest episodes right as they come out,

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Speaker 4: and always be inspired by the Bible. God bless