”Now all the people were in a dispute throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “The king saved us from the hand of our enemies, he delivered us from the hand of the Philistines, and now he has fled from the land because of Absalom. But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now therefore, why do you say nothing about bringing back the king?”“ II Samuel 19:9-10 NKJV
a. All the people were in a dispute throughout all the tribes of Israel: David survived Absalom’s attempted overthrow, but the kingdom was not yet restored to David.
b. The king saved us…. But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died: The tribes of Israel understood what David had done for them, they understood that they had rejected him and embraced Absalom, and they understood that Absalom was now dead. It left the people of Israel in a dispute about bringing back the king.
i. They only seemed to want David back after the false king, Absalom, failed. In the same way, we often only decide to bring back King Jesus when our false kings fail.
(Guzik)
ii. “The folly of their allegiance to Absalom was clear - it had brought only misery and confusion. They were on the wrong side; they had rejected their true king, and therefore the situation was full of unrest.” (Redpath)
Folly!
“we often only decide to bring back King Jesus when our false kings fail”!
When we desire things of this earth more than Jesus we’ve made that thing a false king! Examples can be money, cars, houses, property and the like. If Jesus the number One thing in our life and He has given us property then our perspective is correct as long as we remember that the property is His and He blessed us with it.
I’ve been guilty of folly and full of unrest, what about you?
Blessings
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