Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000536
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00:15 Hello and welcome to His Words are Life.
00:18 I'm Kelly Mowrer and today we'll be reading from 2nd Samuel. 00:22 Before we start, let's pray together. Our Father in heaven, 00:26 thank you for preserving each of us to come to this moment to sit 00:31 in your presence and to hear your word. Help us to understand 00:35 what you would have us to take from these stories, and help us 00:39 to be fitted for service to you and to each other to your glory. 00:44 We love you so much and thank you for loving us. Amen. 00:48 We're reading in 2nd Samuel, chapter 13, verse 1 and 00:53 This is the King James Version. 00:54 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David 01:00 had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of 01:05 David, loved her. And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick 01:10 for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought 01:14 it hard for him to do anything to her. But Amnon had a friend, 01:18 whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: 01:22 and Jonadab was a very subtil man. And he said unto him, 01:27 Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? 01:30 wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, 01:34 my brother Absalom's sister. And Jonadab said unto him, 01:38 Lay thee down on thy bed and make thyself sick: and when thy 01:43 father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, 01:47 let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat 01:50 in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand. 01:54 So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king 01:59 was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let 02:03 Tamar my sister come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight 02:07 that I might eat at her hand. Then David sent home to Tamar, 02:12 saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house and dress him meat 02:16 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house and he was laid 02:20 down. And she took flour and kneaded it and made cakes 02:23 in his sight and did bake the cakes. And she took a pan and 02:27 poured them out before him. But he refused to eat. And Amnon 02:32 said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man 02:36 from him. And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the 02:41 chamber that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes 02:46 which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon 02:49 her brother. And when she had brought them unto him to eat, 02:53 he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, 02:57 my sister. And she answered him, Nay my brother, do not force me; 03:01 for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou 03:05 this folly. And I, whither shall cause my shame to go? 03:10 and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. 03:14 Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; 03:17 for he will not withhold me from thee. Howbeit he would not 03:21 hearken unto her voice: but being stronger than she, 03:25 forced her, and lay with her. Then Amnon hated her exceedingly 03:31 so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the 03:34 love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, 03:38 be gone. And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil 03:44 in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst 03:46 unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. 03:49 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, 03:53 Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. 03:58 And she had a garment of divers colors upon her: for with such 04:03 robes were the king's daughters that were virgins appareled. 04:06 Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after 04:09 her. And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment 04:14 of divers colors that was on her and laid her hand on her head, 04:18 and went on crying. And Absalom her brother said unto her, 04:23 Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, 04:28 my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. 04:31 So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house. 04:36 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. 04:41 And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor 04:46 bad: but Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister 04:51 Tamar. And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom 04:56 had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: 05:01 and Absalom invited all the king's sons. And Absalom came 05:04 to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath 05:08 sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants 05:11 go with thy servant. And the king said to Absalom, Nay my son 05:17 let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. 05:21 And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. 05:25 Then said Absalom, If not I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go 05:32 with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee? 05:36 But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's 05:40 sons go with him. Now Absalom had commanded his servants, 05:44 saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, 05:47 and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: 05:52 hath not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant. 05:57 And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had 06:01 commanded. Then all the king's sons arose and every man gat him 06:05 up upon his mule, and fled. And it came to pass, while they 06:09 were in the way that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom 06:13 has slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them 06:16 left. Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on 06:21 the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent 06:25 and Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother answered and 06:30 said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the 06:34 young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the 06:38 appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day 06:41 that he forced his sister Tamar. Now therefore let not my lord 06:46 the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the 06:48 king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead. But Absalom fled. 06:54 And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and 06:57 looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the 07:01 hillside behind him. And Jonadab said unto the king. Behold, 07:05 the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is. 07:09 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking 07:13 that, behold, the king's sons came and lifted up their voice 07:17 and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore. 07:23 But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, 07:28 king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. 07:32 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there 3 years. 07:36 And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: 07:42 for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. 07:46 Continuing in 2nd Samuel, chapter 14. 07:50 This is the King James Version. 07:51 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart 07:58 was toward Absalom. And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched 08:04 thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign 08:09 thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, 08:14 and anoint not thyself with oil but be as a woman that had a 08:19 long time mourned for the dead. And come to the king, and speak 08:23 on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. 08:28 And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on 08:33 her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help O king 08:36 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, 08:41 I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead. 08:44 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together 08:48 in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote 08:52 the other, and slew him. And, behold the whole family is risen 08:57 against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his 09:00 brother that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he 09:03 slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall 09:07 quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my 09:10 husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth. 09:14 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, 09:18 and I will give charge concerning thee. 09:20 And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, 09:25 the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king 09:29 and his throne be guiltless. And the king said, Whosoever 09:33 saith aught unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch 09:38 thee any more. Then said she, I pray thee, let the king 09:42 remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the 09:46 revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my 09:50 son. And he said, As the lord liveth, there shall not one hair 09:54 of thy son fall to the earth. Then the woman said, Let thine 09:59 handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. 10:02 And he said, Say on. And the woman said, Wherefore then hast 10:08 thou thought such a thing against the people of God? 10:10 for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, 10:14 in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished. 10:17 For we must needs die and are as water spilt on the ground, which 10:22 cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any 10:25 person: yet doth he devise means that his banished be not 10:29 expelled from him. Now therefore that I am come to speak of this 10:34 thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made 10:37 me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the 10:41 king; it may be that the king will perform the request 10:44 of his handmaid. For the king will hear, to deliver 10:47 his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me 10:49 and my son together out of the inheritance of God. 10:53 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall 10:57 now be comfortable for an angel of God, so is my lord the king 11:02 to discern good and bad: therefore the Lord thy God 11:05 will be with thee. Then the king answered and said unto the 11:09 woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask 11:13 thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak. 11:17 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all 11:23 this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, 11:27 my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left 11:31 from aught that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant 11:35 Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of 11:38 thine handmaid: To fetch about this form of speech hath thy 11:42 servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according 11:47 to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things 11:49 that are in the earth. And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, 11:54 I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man 11:58 Absalom again. And Joab fell to the ground on his face, 12:02 and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, Today 12:06 thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, 12:10 my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request 12:14 of his servant. So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought 12:19 Absalom to Jerusalem. And the king said, Let him turn to his 12:23 own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned 12:28 to his own house, and saw not the king's face. 12:31 But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom 12:36 for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of 12:41 his head there was no blemish in him. And when he polled his 12:46 head, for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because 12:49 the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it: 12:52 he weighed the hair of his head at 200 shekels after the king's 12:56 weight. And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one 13:01 daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair 13:06 countenance. So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, 13:10 and saw not the king's face. Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, 13:15 to have sent him to the king; but he would no come to him: 13:18 and when he sent again the 2nd time, he would not come. 13:21 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is 13:27 near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. 13:30 And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. Then Joab arose, 13:35 and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, 13:38 Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? 13:41 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying 13:45 Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, 13:48 Wherefore am I come from Geshur? It had been good for me 13:52 to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's 13:56 face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me. 14:00 So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called 14:05 for Absalom, he came to the king and bowed himself on his face 14:08 to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom 14:11 We're continuing with chapter fifteen, in 2nd Samuel. 14:15 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him 14:19 chariots and horses, and 50 men to run before him. And Absalom 14:23 rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: 14:25 and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came 14:29 to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, 14:32 and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of 14:35 one of the tribes of Israel. |
Revised 2014-12-17