Absalom

So we touched on Absalom in the Amnon, Tamar, Absalom story, but this week we'll look more at his relationship (or lack thereof?) with David, his father and king, and with God.

Where we left off, Absalom had fled to Geshur (where he was possibly royalty there, via his mother's line). To summarize Chapter 14, David has another "you're that man" rebuke (this time by a woman) that made him allow Absalom back into the Kindgom, but he still refused to see him.  After 2 years, Absalom set fire to a field of Joab (one of the King's men), to get his attention. He finally went before his dad David, bowed, and David kissed him.

Read Chapter 15, and the second half of 16 (vs 15 and on).

We'll discuss Absalom's whole story, but we'll focus mainly on the above passages. I'll summarize the rest after we read.

Remember the Inductive Method (see post below or click here), because we'll be using it again.

And finally, remember to read and post prayer requests on the prayer blog.

See you Friday.