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Note the author's focus on relationships in these last few chapters. David’s sin is in his relationships with Bathsheba and with his children And therefore, his consequences are relational.

In the 2 Samuel 15:

•        Joab interfered in David’s relationships by bringing back Absalom
  • Absalom rebelled first against Joab and then against David
  • The Kerethites, Pelethites and Gittites all foreigners are loyal to David
  • Zadok the priest is loyal
  • Ahithophel is not loyal
  • Hushai is loyal.

With every step in his exodus from Jerusalem, David is confronted by people who have chosen to be for or against him. It must have been an emotional roller coaster for a man with such a tender heart.

David is still on the rollercoaster in this 2 Samuel 16, his emotional exodus from Jerusalem. He is still at risk of being caught and killed by his son, Absalom. With every step on the journey and with every person he meets, David is forced to face the fact that this is war. And in a war of kings, only the winner gets to live. 

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Show Notes

• Blog
• The Path to Good or Evil
• The Tribal Allotments of Israel
• Jerusalem in the Time of David and Solomon
• David's Wars of Conquest
• The Old Testament Books
• The New Testament Books
• Bible Timeline

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