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Absalom

Absalom. Lessons from the Story of Absalom. God’s working through providence to answer prayers God’s will we be done despite our wishes Even if God uses a person’s sins to punish another, that won’t excuse the sin. (Isa. 10:5-19). David Numbers the People. Why is this a sin?

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Absalom

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  1. Absalom

  2. Lessons from the Story of Absalom • God’s working through providence to answer prayers • God’s will we be done despite our wishes • Even if God uses a person’s sins to punish another, that won’t excuse the sin. (Isa. 10:5-19)

  3. David Numbers the People • Why is this a sin? • Kaiser: Counting people was generally preparatory to battle. Maybe David was planning a war without consulting God? • Deilitsch: Ego boosting for David to know how many people he had. Depending on army instead of God.

  4. Discrepancies between 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles • Number of people • Oral Tradition 1 Chron. 27? • Years of Famine • Scribal effort to make everything match in Chronicles? • Amount paid • Corrupted number? Scribal Error?

  5. Lessons? • Trust God, not army • Sacrifices are meaningless if they don’t cost anything. (Rom. 12:1?) • Site where people were delivered became Temple site, where people were delivered from sins for 1,000 years.

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