“Hushai”

September 24, 2018

“Hushai”

Blessings folk!

Remember, David is fleeing Jerusalem.
His son, Absalom, is staging a coup.

David has another encounter on the way out.
He has an idea.
Read it…

2 Sa 15:32-37

It happened as David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, that behold, Hushai the Archite met him with his coat torn and dust on his head.

David said to him, “If you pass over with me, then you will be a burden to me.

“But if you return to the city, and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king;
as I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant,’
then you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me.

“Are not Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there?
So it shall be that whatever you hear from the king’s house,
you shall report to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

“Behold their two sons are with them there, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son and Jonathan,
Abiathar’s son; and by them you shall send me everything that you hear.”

So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

Hushai was David’s friend.
He was described that way.
He was grieving over what was happening to David.
His coat was torn.
He had dust on his head.
The traditions of mourning.

David did not want Hushai to experience the burden.

David had another idea.

He sent Hushai back to the city to serve Absalom.
To serve as he had in times past.
To thwart the counsel of Ahithophel on David’s behalf.

David told him to report to Zadok and Abiathar, priests.

Hushai was to use Zadok’s and Abithar’s sons as a source of communication.

David would have some knowledge of what was occurring in the kingdom.

Hushai agreed.
He came into the city.

Absalom also came into the city…

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