“Vow”

September 19, 2018

“Vow”

Blessings folk!

Absalom had stolen the people’s heart…
  • By listening to them…ok.
  • By apparently always agreeing with them…humm…
  • By undermining his father, the King…uh oh

Absalom now initiated the plan…

2 Sa 15:7-12

Now it came about at the end of forty years that Absalom said to the king,
“Please let me go and pay my vow which I have vowed to the LORD, in Hebron.

“For your servant vowed a vow while I was living at Geshur in Aram, saying,
‘If the LORD shall indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.’”

The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he arose and went to Hebron.

But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying,
“As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say,
‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’”

Then two hundred men went with Absalom from Jerusalem, who were invited and went innocently, and they did not know anything.

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city Giloh,
while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong,
for the people increased continually with Absalom.

After a period of time…some translations say “forty years”, some say “four”, likely “four”… Absalom made his move.

He went before Daddy the king and feigned the need to go pay a vow before God.
A lie to father.
A before Father.

The king agreed and sent him in peace.

Abasalom then sent his spies throughout the tribes of Israel.
Sleeper cells.
When they heard the sound of the trumpet they were to shout “Absalom is king in Hebron”.

Two hundred men, innocent of knowledge of Absalom’s plan, went with him.

Absalom then sent for one of David’s counselors.

The conspiracy was unfolding.
It was growing in strength.

More and more people sided with Absalom.

King David was in trouble…

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