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“Avshalom her brother said to her, ‘Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now, my sister, keep quiet; because he’s your brother. Don’t take the matter to heart.” But Tamar remained desolate in her brother Avshalom’s house.’”-2 Samuel 13:20 There’s something that needs to be stressed. Amnon is consistently referred to as Tamar’s brother. […]

We’re told Tamar was stunningly beautiful… And that, combined with Amnon’s lust, led to one of the most heartbreaking stories in all of Scripture. However, there’s a lot more to this story than meets the eye. I’m talking about the political forces driving the behavior of the main characters. Let me break things down for […]

“She was wearing a long-sleeved robe (this was how they used to dress the king’s daughters who were virgins). His servant took her out and locked the door after her. Tamar put ashes on her head, tore her long-sleeved robe that she was wearing, laid her hand on her head, and went off, crying aloud […]

“He called his personal servant and said, ‘Get rid of this woman for me! Throw her out, and lock the door after her!’”-2 Samuel 13:17 There is a mistranslation in verse 17. After raping Tamar, we read Amnon saying… “Get rid of this woman for me!” That’s not correct. The Hebrew word for woman is […]

“However, he wouldn’t listen to her; and since he was stronger than she, he overpowered her and raped her.  But then he was filled with utter revulsion for her — his hatred of her was even greater than the love he had had for her before. Amnon said to her, ‘Get up, and get out […]