“Then David went to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. And Absalom made Amasa captain of the army instead of Joab. This Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Jithra, an Israelite, who had gone in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother. So Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.”
II Samuel 17:24-26 NKJV
a. Absalom crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him: Now Absalom was the head of Israel’s army. This was good for Absalom’s vanity but bad for success on the battlefield.
i. “Absalom’s vanity ensured his ruin.” (Morgan)
b. Absalom made Amasa captain of the army instead of Joab: Amasa was the son of a niece of David and a cousin of Joab. (Guzik)
Ensured His Ruin!
Like Absalom, vanity is the ruin of all.
“Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, And before honor is humility.”
Proverbs 18:12 NKJV
God prefers us to be humble with humility.
There have been times in my life that I was prideful and it didn’t end well.
What about you?
Blessings
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