Passage
2 Samuel 14:1-17 (ESV)
God Accepts Those Who Fear Him
Acts 10:17-35
Key Verse: 10:34
Joab's Shrewdness
Date: Sep. 21, 2018
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 14:3
1. Joab's shrewd plan (1-11)
Joab knew that David's heart longed for Absalom. Joab was not a man of faith but a clever politician. Instead of asking the servant of God, Nathan, how to bring about Absalom's return, he made his own way. He hired an actress and sent her to David, putting words in her mouth. After David heard the woman speak, he swore, "As surely as the LORD lives, not one hair of your son's head will fall to the ground." (11)
2. An appeal for Absalom (12-17)
The woman received David's oath. Next, she applied her case to Absalom. David could not resist the woman's appeal to bring back his banished son Absalom. Yet this was not godly wisdom, but only a corrupt solution. Absalom had not repented, nor had justice has been served.
Prayer: Lord, help me to work with God's wisdom not mine.
One Word: Seek God's will and wisdom
