Do you believe the Old Testament is still important?
Perceive: As in every rebellion, a day of reckoning finally arrived. Sometimes God's judgments fall swiftly, sometimes He waits and acts slowly. The battle takes place in the forest of Ephraim where Absalom’s faces the end of his life. It is interesting to note that Absalom's hair, a symbol of his pride, was the part caught in the forest tree (14:26). Absolom’s pride becomes the cause of his downfall, as it does in many men's lives. A certain man reported his situation to Joab who was angry the man did not kill David’s son. Instead, he took three spears and plunged them into Absalom’s heart. Once dead, he is thrown into a deep pit where soldiers place stones on top of him.
Practice: Absalom’s pride was his downfall. God is not mocked; a man reaps what he sows. The Torah (Deuteronomy 21:23) declares that anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse. Absalom rebelled against his father (Deuteronomy 27:16), slept with the concubines in David’s harem (Deuteronomy 27:20), and stole the hearts of the people. He had around twenty-thousand troops to David’s two thousand. Even with these seemingly insurmountable odds, Absalom could not escape God’s judgment and neither can anyone who sins against the Lord. God will certainly forgive sin, but He seldom removes the consequences.
Pray: Thank You, Lord, that You do not always treat me as my sins deserve. I am so glad You cast them as far as the east from the west.
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
Practice: Absalom’s pride was his downfall. God is not mocked; a man reaps what he sows. The Torah (Deuteronomy 21:23) declares that anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse. Absalom rebelled against his father (Deuteronomy 27:16), slept with the concubines in David’s harem (Deuteronomy 27:20), and stole the hearts of the people. He had around twenty-thousand troops to David’s two thousand. Even with these seemingly insurmountable odds, Absalom could not escape God’s judgment and neither can anyone who sins against the Lord. God will certainly forgive sin, but He seldom removes the consequences.
Pray: Thank You, Lord, that You do not always treat me as my sins deserve. I am so glad You cast them as far as the east from the west.
This devotional challenge comes from The Heart of a Lion - King David of Israel and is available on Amazon.com
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