“Ashes, Crying, Torn”
“Ashes, Crying, Torn”
Blessings folk!
Amnon had his way with the woman he “loved” (lusted for), Tamar.
He then immediately hated her.
He hated her with a hatred beyond his love.
The truth is he hated himself for what he had done.
She begged him not to do this thing to her.
He ignored her.
He then demanded that she go.
He sent her away.
Now, watch what happened…
2Sa 13:15-19
Then Amnon hated her with a very great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, “Get up, go away!”
But she said to him,
“No, because this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you have done to me!” Yet he would not listen to her.
Then he called his young man who attended him and said,
“Now throw this woman out of my presence, and lock the door behind her.”
Now she had on a long-sleeved garment; for in this manner the virgin daughters of the king dressed themselves in robes. Then his attendant took her out and locked the door behind her.
Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her long-sleeved garment which was on her; and she put her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.
Tamar considered the sending away to be worse than the physical violation.
Still, Amnon would not listen.
He dismissed her.
She responded in “sackcloth and ashes”…mourning.
She tore her long-sleeved garment - the sign of the virgin.
She put ashes on her head.
She covered her head with her hands.
She cried aloud as she went.
Others would see.
Others would know.
This is not over…
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