CHAPTER XXII. _ ABSALOM IN COUNCIL_. 2 Samuel 16:15; 2 Samuel 17:1; 2 Samuel 17:23. WE must now return to Jerusalem, and trace the course of events there on that memorable day when David left it, to flee toward the wilderness, just a few hours before Absalom entered it from Hebron. When Absalom c... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXI. _ FROM JERUSALEM TO MAHANAIM._ 2 Samuel 16:1; 2 Samuel 17:15 and 2 Samuel 17:24. AS David proceeds on his painful journey, there flows from his heart a gentle current of humble contrite, gracious feeling. If recent events have thrown any doubt on the reality of his goodness, this frag... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXII. _ ABSALOM IN COUNCIL_. 2 Samuel 16:15; 2 Samuel 17:1; 2 Samuel 17:23. WE must now return to Jerusalem, and trace the course of events there on that memorable day when David left it, to flee toward the wilderness, just a few hours before Absalom entered it from Hebron. When Absalom c... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXI. _ FROM JERUSALEM TO MAHANAIM._ 2 Samuel 16:1; 2 Samuel 17:15 and 2 Samuel 17:24. AS David proceeds on his painful journey, there flows from his heart a gentle current of humble contrite, gracious feeling. If recent events have thrown any doubt on the reality of his goodness, this frag... [ Continue Reading ]