Stolen Hearts
2 Samuel 15:6
Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king asking for justice, and so he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
It wasn't revenge enough for Absalom to kill Amnon. His next project was to take the kingdom from his father.
Unfortunately for him, he hadn't stopped to consider that God had given the kingdom to David and would have the last word on whether or not he kept it.
Maybe he was too caught up in his own beauty and charisma. David couldn't help loving him, and neither could the men of Israel, when Absalom turned on the charm there at the city gate.
This story has too many sad parts. On one hand you have an aging king after God's own heart, and on the other a young prince who is after the hearts of the people, for his own agenda.
I like that contrast . . . another possible illustration of what it meant that David was "after God's own heart."
Whose heart am I after? And why?
Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king asking for justice, and so he stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
It wasn't revenge enough for Absalom to kill Amnon. His next project was to take the kingdom from his father.
Unfortunately for him, he hadn't stopped to consider that God had given the kingdom to David and would have the last word on whether or not he kept it.
Maybe he was too caught up in his own beauty and charisma. David couldn't help loving him, and neither could the men of Israel, when Absalom turned on the charm there at the city gate.
This story has too many sad parts. On one hand you have an aging king after God's own heart, and on the other a young prince who is after the hearts of the people, for his own agenda.
I like that contrast . . . another possible illustration of what it meant that David was "after God's own heart."
Whose heart am I after? And why?
posted by ruthees @ 2:49 PM
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