II Samuel 13:23 “And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.
(24) And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.”
And we know what was in his heart, verse twenty-eight. (28) “Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.”
And yes there is a problem with David, who now knows about the sin yet doesn’t do anything about it. He doesn’t apply the teachings of Moses either. But again, that’s outside of Absalom’s realm.
First, God see every one of your actions and He knows your motives. He knows us inside and out.
Second, it may be easy to take up an offense for someone else, but it’s not right.
Third, the better way would have been for Absalom to go to King David and requested that David properly deal with Amnon.
Fourth, hatred and the actions that come from hatred do not express justice. (22) ‘And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.”
Hatred is not the attitude of a godly person. The LORD gives to us a list of the sins that arise from your selfish sinful nature. Galatians 5:19 says “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness [impurity in your thoughts], lasciviousness [sensuality], (20) idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance [quarrelling], emulations [jealousy], wrath, strife [rivalry], seditions [factions], heresies,
(21) Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings [orgies], and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Paul lists seventeen sins that arise from the fleshly sinful nature of man. Then he adds this word, verse twenty-one, “and such like,” meaning there are a lot more of these types of sins.
The term “hatred” here in verse twenty-one means this. Hatred = “choosing a state of hostility with someone.”
Clearly when you begin to choose that state of hostility with someone for whatever reason, you can be sure it will lead you down a path you will later regret. That’s what Absalom did and, as you read this story, you will see that it led him down a terrible path.
First, God see every one of your actions and He knows your motives. He knows us inside and out.
Second, it may be easy to take up an offense for someone else, but it’s not right.
Third, the better was to go to King David and requested that David properly deal with Amnon.
Fourth, hatred and the actions that come from hatred do not express justice.
Fifth, what is justice? Justice is God rightly dealing with our sins.
And what does He say about Himself? Look with me at Genesis 8:25.
Genesis 18:25 “… Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
(24) And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.”
And we know what was in his heart, verse twenty-eight. (28) “Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.”
And yes there is a problem with David, who now knows about the sin yet doesn’t do anything about it. He doesn’t apply the teachings of Moses either. But again, that’s outside of Absalom’s realm.
First, God see every one of your actions and He knows your motives. He knows us inside and out.
Second, it may be easy to take up an offense for someone else, but it’s not right.
Third, the better way would have been for Absalom to go to King David and requested that David properly deal with Amnon.
Fourth, hatred and the actions that come from hatred do not express justice. (22) ‘And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.”
Hatred is not the attitude of a godly person. The LORD gives to us a list of the sins that arise from your selfish sinful nature. Galatians 5:19 says “Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness [impurity in your thoughts], lasciviousness [sensuality], (20) idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance [quarrelling], emulations [jealousy], wrath, strife [rivalry], seditions [factions], heresies,
(21) Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings [orgies], and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Paul lists seventeen sins that arise from the fleshly sinful nature of man. Then he adds this word, verse twenty-one, “and such like,” meaning there are a lot more of these types of sins.
The term “hatred” here in verse twenty-one means this. Hatred = “choosing a state of hostility with someone.”
Clearly when you begin to choose that state of hostility with someone for whatever reason, you can be sure it will lead you down a path you will later regret. That’s what Absalom did and, as you read this story, you will see that it led him down a terrible path.
First, God see every one of your actions and He knows your motives. He knows us inside and out.
Second, it may be easy to take up an offense for someone else, but it’s not right.
Third, the better was to go to King David and requested that David properly deal with Amnon.
Fourth, hatred and the actions that come from hatred do not express justice.
Fifth, what is justice? Justice is God rightly dealing with our sins.
And what does He say about Himself? Look with me at Genesis 8:25.
Genesis 18:25 “… Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”