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Dear Friend,

If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Subjecta:Absalom Returns

Bible Verse:2 Samuel 14:23-33 (NLT)

"[Joab has convinced David to forgive Absalom for killing Amnon (who had raped Absalom's sister), and David has told Joab to go out and bring Absalom back to Jerusalem.] Illuminated Letter Then Joab went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. But the king gave this order: “Absalom may go to his own house, but he must never come into my presence.” So Absalom did not see the king. Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot. He cut his hair only once a year, and then only because it was so heavy. When he weighed it out, it came to five pounds! He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful. Absalom lived in Jerusalem for two years, but he never got to see the king. Then Absalom sent for Joab to ask him to intercede for him, but Joab refused to come. Absalom sent for him a second time, but again Joab refused to come So Absalom said to his servants, “Go and set fire to Joab’s barley field, the field next to mine.” So they set his field on fire, as Absalom had commanded. Then Joab came to Absalom at his house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?” And Absalom replied, “Because I wanted you to ask the king why he brought me back from Geshur if he didn’t intend to see me. I might as well have stayed there. Let me see the king; if he finds me guilty of anything, then let him kill me.” So Joab told the king what Absalom had said. Then at last David summoned Absalom, who came and b"

Message: This one-off anecdote about Absalom and Joab has no real significance, but it has always amused me. Absalom is quite a character. He is his father’s son for sure, as bold as brass. Note that Absalom names his beautiful daughter after his sister, Tamar, who was raped by Amnon. Although an unmarried woman who had been raped was not held accountable, she was still no longer a virgin, and thus suffered an impediment to a good marriage. So one must think that Absalom is doing what he can for her reputation.