2d Samuel 17 Ahithophel's Shame




  Thursday has arrived, and we are 75% ready for our trip. We have a pet/house sitter for this journey that we have known for years and feel very comfortable with, as we will be away from The Little Hundred Acre Wood. All the animals will be well-tended. Madeline and I will be headed to HEB today and also making lots more Pralines as gifts in her kitchen. This will be our first traveling Christmas in many, many years, and we are getting pretty excited! We hope your preparations are going very well for your feast/gathering, as well. Let’s get cracking on Today’s Daily Bible Challenge.

  In 2nd Samuel 17, we hear of a plan to destroy King David and his devoted followers. With God’s blessing, this plan is foiled at least for now. An advisor to the false king commits suicide by hanging. He did this after his advice was not taken. Could you imagine being so humiliated before the leadership of your town/people that you went home and offed yourself? Absalom really is in over his head here as he tries to take his dad’s throne! Can you imagine how betrayed King David must have felt by his own son? How would you handle this? David seems to rely on God to fight his battles for him. I am sure trying to learn that as we read this book!


  Talk with you soon!


  P.S.

  We will start the Christmas story soon and return to the book of 2nd Samuel on the 26th.

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