Yesterday, I opened a loop by asking… Why was Joab motivated to take steps to reconcile Absalom with David? So let’s dig a bit deeper into the mind of this devious character… And in the process, come to a deeper understanding of what drives men of power who lust after even more power. I tell […]
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2S14-6: How Reading This Verse in Hebrew Changes Everything
“Yo’av the son of Tz’ruyah perceived that the king missed Avshalom;” -2 Samuel 14:1 While Avishalom was chilling with his mother’s side of the family in Geshur, David was in torment over the murder of Amnon, his firstborn son. Of course, the loss of any child was tragic. But the loss of a firstborn was […]