“So Avshalom fled, went to G’shur and stayed there three years. But as King David became reconciled to the death of his son Amnon, he was increasingly filled with longing to see Absalom.”-2 Samuel 13:38-39 I’ve copied and pasted verses from Chapter 13 of 2nd Samuel above, even though we’ve just begun Chapter 14. The […]
Archives for June 2025
2S14-4: From Regret to Power—How the Holy Spirit Changes Everything
Yesterday, I didn’t finish on a positive note. I talked about how King David… Despite being forgiven of his sins of adultery and murder from an eternal perspective… Would still suffer the tragic consequences for his behavior on earth… And that the curses hanging over his head would continue for generations. The torment in David’s […]
2S14-3: Why God’s Forgiveness Doesn’t Cancel Consequences
2 Samuel 14 is crammed to the brim with deep theology. While we’ll explore some of it, we won’t have time to cover everything without getting lost in the details. You should also know you’re gonna squirm a bit. We’re gonna get into some things that will challenge how you think, worship, and determine what’s […]
2S14-2: Love, Lies, And Ridiculous Fortune Cookie Theology
Yesterday, I talked about how we let our subjective notions of right and wrong dictate our morality instead of Scripture. Let me give you an example from Christianity. For Christians, God possesses only one chief attribute: love. They feel that once we entered the New Testament era with the advent of Yeshua… All of God’s […]
2S14-1: Restoring the Torah In A World That Forgot It
Today, we begin 2nd Samuel Chapter 14. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. “Yo’av the son of Tz’ruyah perceived that the king missed Avshalom; so Yo’av sent to T’koa, brought from there a clever woman and said to her, “Please, pretend you’re a mourner. Put on mourning […]