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September 20, 2020 1:00 am
Second Samuel, beginning in chapter 13 different cognitive sermon this morning will look at a lot of narrative centering on the life and rebellion of the man Absalom, and obviously I can unpack all that could be unpacked here, but doing to bring out some pertinent points in my say to you, as I said about lot a lot of the rascals in the Bible whether it be Jezebel are Peter when he was still kind of obnoxious himself consumed and proud and whoever else it might be there's all little Absalom and all of us but if you're converted, you have a changed heart.
You have the capacity to keep the Absalom repented down you not immune from the temptation in the present set up to keep it repented down well.
Unfortunately, you and I live in a world of ranting, reviling rioting litter Christological behaviors, speech words, this kind of rebellion come from is always a reason there's always a calls.
Remember, remember the those before my time, but there was a movie. Was it James Dean. So you guys member a movie starring James Dean rebel without a cause is one of his favorite movies are famous movies but there's no such thing as a rebel without a calls.
I remember hearing about God that some he lived in San Francisco and every time there was a protest of any kind.
He just walk around with a giant sign that said shame they just showed up everyone up no matter what it was and TV reporter interviewed one day and said what what your purpose is, and I don't have money decide. I just figured this just fits all of you know that you and I live in a day to listen to me, which actually IFAD. It's a faddish cool thing to protest something. It's a faddish cool thing to be a savior of justice for the country and if they can't find something wrong Bill create something that they must defend and deliver. And there's always that notion that if we get in charge. We have supreme virtue, we somehow skipped the depravity element in fallen creation and if we were just in charge if we were running everything while we would fix all this stuff yeah, Joseph Stalin and on and on we could go just put us in charge when the communist the Marxist radically slaughtered their own people by the millions, tens of millions under the guise we gotta take care of everybody.
Is that not the most ironic schedule pretty thing you've ever heard.
Rebels always have a calls as we look at this. I want to begin first of all, and will impact the text is amusing a lot of things as we go through. I want to unfold out of Absalom's life. When I called the anatomy of a rebel in I. There's always a wounded spirit.
There's always a wounded spirit. There's something in them where they are hurt. Something has happened and they feel agreed they feel like they've been a victim or they've taken up the offense of another someone they know someone they love someone they cared for, at least they believe they been done wrong. There's always a calls in a rebels heart and always begins with a wounded spirit. My dad my mom my uncle my sibling, my brother, my sister the government. The system somebody somewhere hurt this person or someone they care for his been hurt and I take up the fence brothers and sisters, just as a side note, never take up the offense of another no mamas you're the world's worst at this is because you got that good genetic bill I act a capability that men don't have. To be a mom and to be a grandmother. Thank God for you, but one of the parallel weaknesses so that it's inside you can go too far and getting militant and taking care stuff, especially if you're raising little boys little boys need to fight it out some time to just get the moms you don't step in and fix it all the time you make little effeminate, so we got plenty of those already a wounded spirit hears Absalom… Look at a couple things you look at verse one after this that was rather after this is Absalom, the son of David, had a beautiful sister's name was Taymor and Adnan the son of David love her. Now Taymor is Absalom's full sister have none. Is there half-brother is what happens in polygamy's lots of different brothers and sisters now looked down at verse 11 table at Kmart is told by with it.
Rather, it's been set up by Adnan that she would bring Adnan some food because Abner was supposed to be sick.
He was feigning it. He was pretending to be Io for success so his half-sister, whose beautiful trademark comes in verse 11 and when she brought them to him to eat. He took hold of her and said to her come live with me.
My sister, which he answered him know my brother do not violate me for such a thing is not done in Israel do not do this disgraceful thing.
As for me, where can I get rid of my reproach.
And as for you, you will be like one of the fools in Israel.
Therefore, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold you from me. Verse 14.
However, he would not listen to her since he was stronger than she. He violated her and lay with her. So here we have Absalom's half brother raping his full sister was also Adnan's half-sister now as a side note, Tom half-brothers and sisters marrying in this day was not that uncommon matter fact among royalty. It was very common even more incestuous than that because the royal families want to keep the royalty within the family. So this is not that strange of a thing, but obviously the rapist. She was very, very serious look at verses 21 and 22 in this chapter. Now when King David heard of all these matters. He was very angry that stops right there with David David's the King. He's the father and he says all authority is his responsibility to do something were not told all that happened but evidently David did say all and administering justice.
The way it ought to have been administered. When the sun appears right this daughter. This now verse 22 but Absalom Ammons half-brother tame our school brother Absalom. Verse 22 did not speak to Ammon. Neither good or bad for Absalom hated Ammon because he had violated his sister Taymor Wallace not spelled out in the text. I agree with the scholars that say from the balance of the whole narrative on Absalom. Absalom already had evil designs in his heart.
He was small and he was already looking for self advantage in whatever he could do are five and now one who could be in line for the throne. Adnan, his brother has committed this horrible sin and crime of raping his sister.
He's enraged about it, but I'm convinced he also sees an opportunity through it for himself.
So whatever is going on here. One thing I think is for sure, Absalom is wounded in his spirit about what's happened to sister, and he's wounded in his heart somehow against his father. Something's cooking here.
I remember when I was in high school my mom worked for a businessman in town and he was quite successful and he took an interest in me and we hung out some and went fishing some, but he was also a drunk kind of working drunk alcoholic and every time he began drinking the same story came out.
He would begin to talk about his childhood and he would say when I was a boy my friends played baseball when I was a boy my friends got to play basketball when I was a boy my friends got to play football but my dad never let me play any sports.
He said there was too much work to be done on the farm. He said that story to me over and over and over. A wounded spirit. This man was in his probably close to 60 and he was still wounded over that incident are those incidents in his life cannot polish right here, what are you still wounded about what has happened to you and lock Taymor. It may legitimately be evil.
It may be wicked and we never condone that, but for child of God. We always step back of the event and we say, could God have stopped. Could God have prevented it. Of course, he could have, of course, he could have. So while God is not asked me to condone our appalled arm brace an evil thing that happened to me yet God has purposes. I may not yet understand or see begins with a wounded spirit. Now another aspect that we need to say. Secondly, it continues on with the CN of pride, the CN of pride look at second Samuel against.
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Look at verses 23 through 29 hears Absalom's plan that came about after two full years that Absalom had sheep shears and Bao Hayes are, which is near Ephraim and Absalom invited all the kings sunsets and nor enter in all of this and been rather in all of his brothers to come. Verse 24 Absalom came to the king, and said, behold now, your servant has sheep shears. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant.
But the king said Absalom know my son, we should not all go for. We will be burdensome to you.
Although, he urged him he would not go but blessed him then Absalom said. If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us in the kings of him.
Why should he go with you.
Would Absalom urged him he let Ammon and all the king's sons go with them. Absalom commanded his servant, saying, see now when Ammon's heart is married with wine and when I say to you, strike Adnan been put into death. Do not fear, for I myself have not myself commanded you. Be courageous and be valiant servants of Absalom, did the Ammon Justice. Absalom had commanded that all the king's sons arose and each mounted his mule and fled. The Bible tells us now for two years Absalom has had this churning anger and hatred for and and for what he did to his sister for two years but here's the point.
This was a matter for the king the authority to punish bad none lie with King David. It was not Absalom's place to pick it up and take that authority and take that responsibility. His mission was just his method was unjust. This is the sin of pride.
In this case, the pride of taking authority to correct the matter. When God has not given you that authority. Think about that. Taking authority to fix something you know needs to be fixed.
At least you feel like it needs to be. When God hasn't given you that authority pride is that foundational CN. It is the root CN of all sin. Our pride insist that we be Lord, that we take authority that we take charge that we fix it the way we feel is best pride you see is what made the devil. The devil all other sins are mere flea bites in comparison to pride. Pride is anti-God in its anti-everyone else other sins bring people together. People get drunk together. People carouse together, people still together. People commit immoralities together, but pride puts you at enmity to everyone else.
You see, your pride may choose made you hate. Oh so and so, for being the big noise at the party.
Why because you wanted to be the big noise of the party pride.
Pride is self-centered, self concerned and self consumed. Now don't forget this phrase.
Pride is the complete anti-God state of mind. Absalom did not say he's not doing right. It makes me angry but I must repent. He's the king and he's my father it's his responsibility.
I cannot take this on my own and fix it the way I feel is best that is the sin of pride. So it is pride he justified bypassing God and God's king because Absalom by the way probably knew a lot about the faults of his father, King David, have you young people maybe now some of you older people used to be young people did you justified not honoring your parents because you so imperfection you saw failure to use all CN use all inconsistencies.
That's pride God made them.
Your parents, you dishonor your employer because you say things are not fair, not just to not just right.
He didn't treat you just writer. She didn't freak you just write all the time, whatever it may be did not God tell you to honor and work for your employer lot working under the lease. It's all pride in every single time. It's a strike against God himself. Don't look at the person look at the God ordained authority behind the person. Absalom didn't do that in pride he concocted a scheme took it upon himself to get it fixed. The way he thought was right ball is in our country full of that today and had his half-brother and murdered probably felt good about it.
Why because it began with a wounded spirit.
He thought this is right because he did such a wrong thing. So now my wrong is now right bye-bye the way it's an old saying, but two wrongs never make a right to wrongs never make a right, God hates pride. Proverbs 1525 the Lord will tell her tear down the house of the proud, but he will establish the boundary of the widow, God said, give me some time.
I don't act immediately sometimes, but I'm going to tear down everything your pride builds on a to live a life for God has sent himself to tear down Proverbs 16 five.
Everyone who is proud in the heart is an abomination to the Lord. Assuredly, he will not go unpunished. Proverbs 1618 pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before stumbling. Isaiah 212 for the Lord of hosts will have a day of reckoning against everyone who is proud and lofty, and against everyone who is lifted up, that he may be a base you know really there's a powerful comparison in the Old Testament there's Absalom. And then there's Joseph. Joseph's brothers left him for dead. Joseph's brothers were wounded in spirit because Joseph's father I rather Joseph himself talked about how he would be the leader among his brothers how he would be honored by his brothers. He sold in a drink if God tells you during that you're gonna be over your brothers and sisters don't tell them the Joseph brags about maybe didn't brag with the stated here's what God has in mind. His father loved him more than the others. The Bible says there one did so they sell them off to a gypsy caravan. You know the story he ends up in Egypt, he ends up being betrayed viciously and maliciously, Bob Potter first wife. He ends up in the dungeon but God works a series of events and before you know it.
Joseph is exalted with the Prime Minister of Egypt, the greatest country in the world and though we don't see it specifically mentioned the narrative.
It's obvious that all the points along the way. Joseph had ice conviction that a sovereign God has purposes. I will not get better. I'll not grow angry now not become proud and take things in a moment, and honor, my Lord has a purpose long to hold a family hits the earth. Joseph's brothers come to Egypt, not knowing that it's Joseph and they're going to bow before and received drain. Joseph recognizes them, and finally he reveals to them hits me Joseph your brother Abel his brother stalwart Boone male who have us all put to death and then what did Joseph say no, no, Phyllis is with you to understand God works in all these things you my brother's minute for evil but God meant it for my good. Absalom should be like Joseph, and I guess that's unable justified or condone it the way it's unfolding is God's business and not step in the place of God or gods Keegan take over, but Absalom to do that. He swelled up in pride took charge like Frank Sinatra said, who has no spiritual thing to teach any of us. I did it my way. You Did Wrong Way, #3. A wounded spirit that it develops into ace the sin of pride in his heart and that develops into the sin of unforgiveness and bitterness and these are quite simultaneous. I would be strict about this test will in this order necessarily because there always all their the sin of unforgiveness and bitterness. I was will separate the two, but they always go together.
The moment your you like forgiveness, you begin bitterness you don't know your better for a while, but by one of the insidious things about unforgiveness and bitterness is that your gold and blinded to the reality that your better everybody around you sees it, but you often are completely blind to it. You know why so you can see as I was hurt. No law things are fixed. When you guys off yourself to get your eyes on what honors God. What glorifies God what serve God in this. I don't matter God's glory matters you I found in life in Scripture bears this out clearly if, by the grace of God, you walk in a God's eagerness were God's glory is the primary thing he does a Lotta great good for you. You could never seen coming.
Second Samuel 14 let's look at verses 28 through 33 seconds same a 1428 through 33.Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem and Dot did not see the King's face was back up in context. Absalom has been in exile for three years and through the work of Joab.
David's right-hand man you might say he's been brought back to Jerusalem, but David still did want to see Absalom murdered his brother Amnon and David's aggrieved about that than he didn't want to seem so he's been there for two years after the three years of exile and I had seen the king's face, but Absalom. Here's what I thought.
I guarantee one thing I'm ghost ;-) usually does notice the unforgiveness and bitterness that comes out of the narrative. Then Absalom sent for Joab to send them to the king, but he would not come to him so he sent again a second time, but he would not come you got to go through Joab to get to the king and Joab will not even give Absalom an audio will meet with it well. So take things in my own hands. Verse 30. Therefore, he said to serve it see Joab's field is next to mind and he has barley they are going to set it on fire. So Absalom serve upset the field on fire. Then Joab arose and came to Absalom at his house and said to him, why have your servant set my field on fire. That's what I would do would you which Burma filled them for verse 32 then Absalom answered Joab, behold, I sent for you saying come here that I may send you to the king to say why have I come from you.
Sure, it would been better for me to still be there. Now therefore let me see the king's face. If there's iniquity in me, let him put me to death. So Joab came to the king and told him the wise Joab coming to King David now and saying how you modeled me. That is what jobs job is saying this guy is crazy.
He's crazy you don't have a conscience he'll do whatever he has to do to get his way. That's what happens when you're full of unforgiveness and bitterness you become hard and harsh and illogical, and what you do with things you you form this mentality of privilege I molded to get this matter further about else think it's not logical or reasonable. I have been hurt and I haven't released it in unforgiveness and I'm building up the bitterness and so I believe this is the right thing if you just reeks with it. So we see here a wounded spirit pride. I'm going to take charge mingled in now. The unforgiveness and the bitterness of his heart.
Psalm 7321 and 22 when my heart was embittered and I was pierced within then I was senseless and ignorant. I was like a beast before you when we hear people in our streets today ranting and arranging and reviling and they stick a microphone to their mouth, and they can even articulate what the problem is there just embittered people, often over something it didn't happen to them is something I've been told in the classroom at a university. Perhaps I took the advances that lets me about this quote just calls" and they start acting illogical in senseless and ignorant. He said I was like a beast before you said not a perfect photograph of what we see in the world while like the statement heard years ago see and makes you stupid.
Sin makes you stupid you put start believing weird, wacky gross unbelievable stuff irrational behavior, senseless behavior, unreasonable behavior, and that's where Absalom is the sin of pride, the sin of unforgiveness. The sin of bitterness that I tell you we all have little Absalom in our you will forgive her see it now you listening every single one of us is either actively forgiving are actively unforgiving are not forgiving is not just a long time. Thank you, either walking forgiveness.
Are you walk in unforgiveness. The moment you step in the unforgiveness, bitterness begins churning inside. Hebrews 1215 says see to it that no one come short of the grace of God that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble and by it many be defiled. Another great phrase when we get see to it from see to it that no one come short of the grace of God that no root of bitterness springing up every see to it is the idea of an overseer. That's what pastors call the Bible.
He oversees the church. He watches over what he saying is watch over your heart. Keep a close watch on your heart and when you say bitterness starting you back up and say wait a minute I sovereign God rules in this world and he rules in my lot and whatever he's calls are allowed in my life. He has a purpose. So I'm going to choose to forgive and repent of thinking I'm old something and I can be about this because of this crusade or I can take up matters in my own head and get this straightened out when it's not my responsibility under God, straighten it out. I can back up, kick myself, but to listen kick myself by the energizing capacity of the grace of God in you and say I will not walk in that pastor you don't know what was done to me. You hear my story you hear her story will hear his story about her story.
What about his story. Now what others God's grace enables you to the forgive.
Let me give you an insight right here.
The first moment of truth, forgiveness is overall absolute act of the wheel. You don't feel like it. It didn't feel good. It didn't feel right. You just know it is right, as God told you to do it. Bitterness eats and destroys see to it. Hebrews 1215.
See to it that no root of bitterness springs up and Bob invite me to be defiled. Don't neglect to utilize the capacity God's given you as a child of God to exercise forgiveness when you're hurt or when you're wounded.
It causes trouble.
The verse says that has the idea to annoy Arthur crowding in it. Start start taking over everything in your life. Matthew 18 the Lord Jesus gives the parable of the unforgiving slave in the parable goes like this. A man had a lot of slaves and he called all of his slaves in volleyball land that he might call it, how much they owe him. He might call in the debt. Each one of them owed them a lot.
In one slave told him what would today be about $30,000.
He said I'm going to put you in prison now is a common thing to do. A debtor's prison into you pay it back in the mid to lead with them said please don't do that, I'll find a way to plant in the master said okay I feel sorry for you to when officers forget the whole bit of forgive it all then that slave went and found a fellow slave told him what would today be about 20 or $30 and he had that fellow slave you owe him only 20 or $30 thrown into prison for the master heard about it and said, you wicked slave for gave you 30,000 in youth in this bed and Jennifer would forgive him 20 bucks.
The Bible says in his Lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. I think the torturers there means the bitterness the gall in be the jealousy the anger, the resistance all the things that bitterness bruise within your soul that begins to torture you. God turned you over to the torturers if you're not a forgiving person, brothers and sisters. The Bible is so powerful. He pointed about being forgiving. Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive this those redated against us. The Bible says it's impossible to be a child of God and embrace and walk-in unforgiveness.
You've got to throw yourself into this composer got your Almighty you love me more than I can let myself you can to stop this. God, I praise you, not for the hard not evil, but that you have my good in my kindness had missing the Ian yet all things are not good, all things work together for the good of those who are called of God call for his purposes. Number four go from a wounded spirit part of pride obvious unforgiveness and bitterness churning in Absalom's heart. And then we see the open rebellion.
David has restored Absalom. David actually welcomed Absalom and his presence. He kissed Absalom what he came back into the Kings chamber but Absalom being full of pride unforgiveness and bitterness and now he he he exerts this open rebellion. Actually, the open rebellion's already been seen in burning down Joab's barley field just to get his way. Now he's about to take it to a bigger level a greater level. Matthew Henry said, those are good indeed that are good in their own place. Read that again. Those are good indeed that are good in their own place, not that pretend how good they would be in other people's places. This is all the good we find in Absalom. Absalom is not good at all, but he thinks if I can just get to the top. The blogger love great good all began way back younger with the wounded spirit did bring to God, stirred up pride take charge and fix this well thinks this unforgiveness. He's walking in it, not just struggling with it. If you're in the fight. Your good place. Keep fighting it know he's been embracing walking unforgiveness and bitterness. Now he comes to this level.
Look with me at second Samuel 1425 all right second Samuel 1425 says now and all Israel. There was no one as handsome as Absalom. He's a good-looking devil so highly praised from the soulless of his foot to the crown of his head. There was no defect in him we had this glorious beautiful wavy long hair when Absalom walked into the room. The women swoon and the man admired Scott guy he was. He was full of himself for sure now.
Look, if you will that converse our chapter 15 verses one through five that came about after this it Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses and 50 men as runners before him, he gets this fabulous majestic display this marvelous cheering these magnificent horses. These distinguished 50 minutes.
Has that has the picture of this guy is really something.
Verse two Absalom used arise early and stand beside the way to the gate and we need a man had a suit to come to the king for judgment. Absalom called him and say what city are you from, and he would say your sorry excerpt is from one of the tribes of Israel. Notice his calculation is manipulated.
He's trying to scheme to get me and from all areas of Israel on his side. He probably did behead. If he had several men from one region of the country and another guy came up from that region and had an 85 just ignore him. Hey so kind. He so thoughtful know he's a scheming lying devils what he is. Verse three then Absalom would say this is chapter 15 verse three Absalom would say all that one would appoint me. I'm sorry verse three that happens I see that your claims are good and right.
But no man listens to you on the part of the king with the king was busy. He could hear everything in Absalom use that to his advantage to this will be some answering of the judgment bar God, by the way, for devilish women involve me in deacons and churches who brought stuff against godly pastor. Just because the pastor was doing all he could do, but he couldn't get every single little need and I stirred that to use it against him. I see it over and over and over and over and over again.
We need more passion to be like John MacArthur, John MacArthur was a young man, he took the pastor there in California. Somebody asking one day John how do you study so much and pray so much and preach like you preach my people go here. They will visit that I got up at the hospital I got to counsel. This want to do this marriage. It makes Irma that fear is that there's no time to study like I need to study John MacArthur what you do, MacArthur said, I do still miss not my job so my job I love you I care.
I heard that you hurt my job to get rid of priest you Sunday I'll make more needs that way that if I touch every need out there physically and personally I'm not here to bring up pastoral stuff is just something I do with all time. You don't do me that way and I thank God for your graciousness there but Absalom use the fact that the king was a single guy good hole with Howard. If working in Israel, I would care about you.
I would meet your need. I would address your injustices I bring justice for you.
If I were in charge that ring a bell absent five just overthrow this king David monarchy. I can get in charge and I guarantee I'll take care of all you people. Here's what happened. You listen to me when you're hurt you're very prone to get somebody else's hurt and all form you little rebellion calls together that's going on here. If they weren't really hurt Absalom convince the hurting, you're really hurting because he really need Meda your Messiah right now. Fix everything for you. Verse form rolled over.
Having said all that one would appoint me just in the land, and every man, one who has any suit our calls would come to me and I would give them justice. When a man came here to prostrate prostate himself before him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. While the depth of this man's manipulation versus 13 to 14 Absalom set out the plan he had spies throughout the land. He sent out the call. The minute Israel rise up against David verse 13 of the same steps as the minister came to David saying the hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.
He did it manipulated their motions and got them on his side.
See, these men were principled enough to stand up and say what saith the Scriptures I would listen to my heart.
My heart's deceitful heart full of lying. I keep this trust my feelings. What does principal say Christmas is you are the king.
Verse 14 David said all his servants were with him at Jerusalem arise and let us flee for otherwise none of us will escape from Absalom David saying he's crazy. He's a wild man.
He's full of bitterness and Gaul and revealing she's functioning out of his hurt and he'll kill all of us last part of verse 14 going hate verse 14 go in haste or he will overtake us quickly, and bring down calamity on us and strike the city with the age of so here, Absalom is in all of his rebellion driving his father, King David off of the throne putting forward this show of humility.
I'll care for you.
I'll meet your need here. Give your help.
Kiss your hand all this time his heart was as proud as Lucifer himself less the open rebellion started with the wounded spirit of proud heart all take charge. I get this right, it would got and give you the authority to do that unforgiveness and bitterness to begin be embraced and coddled in your life soon. There's open rebellion. Not everybody open the rebels tries a coup d'état on the king lot of her still in churches with their rebel lot of her still good wives with their rebel lot like understanding husbands and managing if you both are still a rebel in their heart. Number five, the last stage and it's always the last stage and it always will come about that is divine indignation. God always has the last word.
Second Samuel 18 turn their verses 19 the men with David are fighting the men with Absalom fighting and David's men begin to win the day against Absalom motive for like these fight your own son for your own life in your own kingdom. Verse nine Absalom happened to meet the servants of David for Absalom was riding on his mule and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak and his head caught fast in the oh so that he was left hanging between heaven and earth while the mule that was under him Going when certain man saw it. He told Joab said, behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak actually slip it funny got his head stuck in oak tree. We always had a big head nurse thinking God will not be mocked whatsoever man sows, that he will also reap how dear you to can't claim to be a Christian and you hold out unforgiveness and bitterness in your heart against anyone for anything ever. What I hurt my soul in so late to treat my wife rather like didn't my husband's not trade my children what it is God and God is sovereign God loves you. He's working out the best for you if you just cooperate with him not rise up in pride under your own thing divine indignation. Verse 17 Willacy still verse 14 first and Joab said I will not waste my time here with you, so we took three spirit in his hand and thrust into the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive. The mist of the oak and 10 young men who carried Joab's armor gathered around and struck Absalom and killed him for 16 then Joab blew the trumpet and the people return from pursuing Israel for Joab restrained the people, here's a he's a real monument to a rebel right here for 17th. They took Absalom, and cast him into a deep pit in the forests and erected over him like a very great heap of stones is significant because the punishment for rebellious Tsongas. His father was stoning. So there's a G.I. in my owned monument to this rebel over his grave is if this is what would happen to a great criminal in the land and all Israel fled each to his tent. The Lord said he'll tear down the house of the proud Lord said everyone is proud will not go unpunished.
The Lord said pride goes before destruction. Lord Susanville be a day of reckoning against everyone who is proud and lofty. The bonded indignation three practical thoughts to end with restoring a rebel to restore rebel first you got deal with the sin of pride. That's where it starts. You took charge you and let God be God use.
I'll be God.
In this case I'll fix this now is your responsibility to do something. The way you're going to fix it is biblical. That's not what were talking about.
Absalom took the role of King and he didn't have the role God made David Keene think about how David was different. The next member David when he started out, God told David that the prophet he would be king of Israel, but God had already made Saul king of Israel and so jealous of David was trying to kill David literally actively trying to slay him one occasion when Saul was in a predisposed sort of condition. David sneaked up in cut off a piece of his robe to show them Saul. I could killed you.
But I will not bring my hand against God's anointed. Cannot make myself King that's God's business. David walked in the truth. Dealing with this product being humble. Absalom did not do that.
March 12 30 reminds us that were to love the Lord our God with all of our heart bought or sold all of our mind with all her strength listen when you're proud you don't love God you love you when you're proud you since my true humility says no sit my business this is God's business. You got a repent of the sin of pride.
Pride is what made the devil. That was the foundation stone in the rebels heart number two deal with the active sins of unforgiveness and bitterness pointed out, speak the truth in love to them.
What about you in the balcony.
What about you on the floor. What about you in the pulpit. Are you actively dealing with any unforgiveness or bitterness in your heart. Are you dealing with any pride in your heart. Number three.
Show them that the rebellion is ultimately against God judge Absalom notice that I'm rebelling. It's my father because he's not. He's not qualified to be king anymore.
Know your rebelling is God who made David King rebelling. Just admit he did a terrible thing to my sister David by perhaps failed in dealing with it, but God allowed it. You're not to rise up against what God calls or allows it wasn't David that was mad at. It was David's God that appointed him King. Your mom is not your problem.
You're actually saying is God who made her my mom's problem.
Your dad was not the problem with Jack to say no it's God who made my bed prop could God not changed. He wanted to know. It's amazing is the men and the women that God seems to use the most are those who went through very difficult. Often, home life situations and I saw God's hand in it and they didn't swell up in pride and they didn't give themselves over unforgiveness and bitterness in the didn't end up as a lifelong rebel state of the became a lifelong, righteous warrior for the King of Kings and the Lord Lord will tell you that there's a little Absalom and all of us.
Are you up to date on keeping him repented down out of your life