Who are your true friends? They are those who are there for you in trouble, aren’t they? In 2 Samuel 15 and 16, David is in trouble. It’s when he’s in trouble that we see who his true friends are – and who his enemies are. The first thing we have to remember when we come to all this is […]

The final thing we want to see about David’s reaction in the face of adversity is his tears. It shows us that it’s ok to weep. David weeps, and the people weep. Some Christians might want to say to them: Man up! The Bible says to weep with those who weep. Particularly, they are weeping over the state of God’s […]

What is it that helps David look to the LORD in all this? It’s because he knows that Absalom, with all his scheming, isn’t sovereign. Only God is sovereign. David didn’t just know the truth of that in a general way, but specifically. After his sin with Bathsheba, the LORD had told him through Nathan the prophet: ‘Behold I will […]