David is king. He’s finally ruling after so many years on the run from Saul. And yet his own son Absalom is going to launch a challenge for the throne. By the end of the chapter, David will be on the run again. There’s a lot we can learn from David’s faith, and be warned about from Absalom’s scheming. But […]

The third and final verse I want to highlight is verse 32. What is Absalom’s complaint there? It’s that it would have been better for him still to be in exile than to return, but not be able to go into the king’s presence. Or literally, as some versions have it, to see the king’s face. Is that not how […]

I want to finish with 3 verses from this chapter that illustrate the gospel. Not verses which we are all necessarily intended to apply the way I’m about to apply them, but which provide helpful ways to think about how God works in our own lives. The first of the three verses is v30. When Joab stops taking Absalom’s calls, […]