2 Samuel 13:21-22 Reprove

 ”But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad. For Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.“ II Samuel‬ ‭13‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry: David was right to be angry, but he didn’t do anything to either protect Tamar or to correct Amnon. It may be that David was conscious of his own guilt in a similar matter and therefore felt a lack of moral authority to discipline his own son.

i. If this was the case, it was a grave miscalculation on David’s part. He could have said to Amnon, “I know the evil that results when we don’t restrain our lusts and affections. This is something you must address and conquer in God’s strength.” “Why did he not reprove him at least very sharply for this foul fact?” (Trapp)

ii. “They say a man never hears his own voice till it comes back to him from the phonograph. Certainly a man never sees the worst of himself until it reappears in his child.” (Meyer)

b. Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: Absalom played it cool. His devious nature set the stage for future revenge. “Nothing is more unsafe to be trusted, than the fair looks of a festered heart.” (Trapp)

(Guzik)

Reprove

David played the absent father in the verses and to do nothing sets the stage for revenge! Disciplining a son isn’t easy but it’s the responsibility entrusted to us from God.

”Correct your son, and he will give you rest; Yes, he will give delight to your soul.“

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭29‬:‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Correction isn’t easy and sometimes hurts the parent more than the child!

Have you ever failed to correct your children?

Blessings