Wednesday – History

Reading – 2 Samuel 13-14

Highlight Verse:

“Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot.”
‭‭2 Samuel‬ ‭14‬:‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I told my wife that’s what people say about me. After she stopped laughing, I decided this would be the verse I would highlight today.

No, of course I don’t think that I’m flawless.

Neither was Absalom.

He was handsome, and very shrewd. But he wasn’t kind or forgiving.

Ok, he was kind to his sister Tamar by taking care of her after their half-brother Amnon raped her.

And then he murdered his brother.

Okay, harsh, though you might say Amnon had it coming.

Then he plotted the overthrow of his Father, King David.

Truly harsh!

But I’m getting ahead of today’s reading. Let’s just say it gets ugly.

It’s safe to say that David raised a narcissist.

Stay tuned for more of the story in coming weeks.

Can you begin to see how dramatic the true stories in the Bible are?
Does this passage make you more or less convinced of the accuracy of the Bible?