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*2 Samuel 18-19:8*
*First Love? **Sun, Feb 18th 2007*
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*Doing away with the death penalty?
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· *On Monday The New Mexico House of Representatives passed a bill that would abolish the state death penalty*
· *Though NM only carried out one execution since 1976*
· Don’t worry, not going to talk politics today
*Made me think–what if we applied OT capital punishment?*
· Open Bibles to *Deut 21:18-21*
· Imagine….death
penalty for a rebellious child
· Understand – not a one time trouble, but life
· *Kids – understand how serious rebellion is*
o Undercuts main lesson need–honor, obedience
· *Parents – understand how vital this is…yet hard*
o God, righteousness, nation–above parenting
o Imagine how hard would be as a parent?
*Some are thinking – glad that is OT…not for us in NT*
· True…or is it.
O not in practice…but heart
· Turn to *Matt 10:34-39*
· God – our love for God – is to take precedence over all other loves…God is to be our first love
*Think about this a little more – turn to **Matt 6:22-24*
· Jesus gives us clear insight into our makeup
· *We can only have one master – only serve one*
o Enjoy many things…serve only one
· *When that is right, God – clear sight – light*
· *When that is wrong, anything else - darkness*
o Miserable, confusing, wrong decisions
*That is what we are going to see today…in David*
· Open Bibles now to *2 Sam 18*
*Background*
· Studying David – man after God’s heart
· Yet – real man…faults and all…as we all are
· 55-60 yrs old in this chapter – king for 25-30 yrs
· Season of reaping – consequences of own sin
· Season of reaping–poor parenting–indulgent dad
· Absalom–his son, staged coup–driven David out
· David is on run with loyal men…Absalom is mounting an army to kill David…
\\ *I. **Preparing for the War*
*1. **See David – part of the humility makes him great*
*a. **Willing to go to war – right place, right heart*
i) Has not always been here – *2 Sam 11*
ii) But not asking others to do what he won’t
*b. **Willing to listen to his men, wisdom, guidance*
i) David is not autocrat who is always right
ii) Listens to his men, their wisdom and counsel
iii) Right heart in a leader…even pastor
*c. **Divides into three companies*
i) Not new addition – Ittai…recent loyal man
*d. **Sends them out – standing at the gate*
i) Josephus, a Jewish historian (not bible) – tells us he encouraged and prayed with men
ii) He adds David had 4,000 men…interesting
*2. **See David…inordinate love for son*
*a. **Commands leaders to deal gently with Absalom*
*b. **Without elaborating – we are way past that *
i) For good of nation, God – Absalom needs dealt with.
But David never has
*c.
**Can see, perhaps – heart as dad is in 1st place*
i) Again, can only have one master…serve one
ii) Here David’s heart as dad…moves above God, moves above God’s kingdom…serving God
iii) When wrong master – dark, see poorly…
\\ *II.**The
Battle*
*1. **Picture scene.
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a.
If Josephus right – 4,000 at tens of thousands
*2. **David’s men – win the battle*
*3. **More than skill – God is with them*
a.
More killed by land than sword.
Lets us see God at work – fighting for David in unusual ways
*b. **Important note – settles a question*
i) In those days–debate–is God done with David?
ii) God answers…soundly – no, still plan for, still God’s man…wrong to drive him out
*4. **Absalom caught in a tree*
a. Saw in past – his hair was a sign of his pride
b. Pride goes before a fall – *Pro 16:18* *:*
c. Absalom is poster child for …imagine – caught by
*d. **Spiritual pic – Terbinth tree in Bible, foreshadows Cross*
i) Those that humble self before it – saved
ii) Those arrogant against–caught by it *1Co 1:18, 22-24*
*5. **Reported to Joab…he questions*
a. David’s words have stopped this
*6.
**Joab kills Absalom….should he have?
*yes & no
a.
Wrong to disobey ….Yet David was wrong to ask
b. Joab serves nation, God in so doing
c. Personally believe is why God delivered to Joab
*7. **Joab puts an end to the war…it is over*
*8. **See the contrasting monuments*
a. What Absalom wanted – set self up
b. God provided…judgment – duet 21 – rocks
c. Which monument is right?
God’s
*III.
**David hears of war…Absalom*
*1. **Two runners…kind of an odd story*
a. Interesting spiritual pictures–but for David–two messengers
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