David lets Absalom back. But he won’t let him come into his presence. It’s a compromise. But it doesn’t last long. Once David has let Absalom back into the country, it seems inevitable that Absalom will end up back as if nothing had ever happened. Often, whether in our personal lives, our family lives, our church lives, our national lives, […]

David is already predisposed to listen to whatever arguments will be given for bringing Absalom home. Joab knows that about him. And so Joab sends for a wise woman to come to David with a sad, made-up story. When she’s called a wise woman that doesn’t mean wise in Biblical terms, but in terms of worldly wisdom. She dresses up […]

The first lesson to take from all this is that David was predisposed to listening to whatever reason someone would bring for allowing Absalom to return home. And we can be like that as individuals. We can be looking for an excuse for whatever sin we find comfort in. Our hearts are so deceptive. Perhaps we convince ourselves that we […]