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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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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. Saturday, July 7, 2018
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Subjecta:David Escapes from Absalom Bible Verse:2 Samuel 17:15-29 (NLT) "Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, what Ahithophel had said to Absalom and the elders of Israel and what he himself had advised instead. “Quick!” he told them. “Find David and urge him not to stay at the shallows of the Jordan River tonight. He must go across at once into the wilderness beyond. Otherwise he will die and his entire army with him.” Jonathan and Ahimaaz had been staying at En-rogel so as not to be seen entering and leaving the city. Arrangements had been made for a servant girl to bring them the message they were to take to King David. But a boy spotted Jonathan and Ahimaaz on their way to David, and he told Absalom about it. So they quickly escaped to Bahurim, where a man hid them down inside a well in his courtyard. The man’s wife put a cloth over the top of the well and scattered grain on it to dry in the sun; so no one suspected they were there. David hides in a well When Absalom’s men arrived, they asked her, “Have you seen Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman replied, “They were here, but they crossed over the brook.” Absalom’s men looked for them without success and returned to Jerusalem. Then the two men crawled out of the well and hurried on to King David. “Quick!” they told him, “cross the Jordan tonight!” And they told him how Ahithophel had advised that he be captured and killed. So David and all the people with him went across the Jordan River during the night, and they were all on the other bank before dawn. When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, went to his hometown, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. He died there and was buried in the family tomb. David soon arrived at Mahanaim. By now, Absalom had mobilized the entire army of Israel and was leading his troops across the Jordan River. Absalom had appointed Amasa as commander of his army, replacing Joab, who had been commander under David. . . . Absalom and the Israelite army set up camp in the land of Gilead. When David arrived at Mahanaim, he was warmly greeted by Shobi son of Nahash, who came from Rabbah of the Ammonites . . . . They brought sleeping mats, cooking pots, serving bowls, wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans, lentils, honey, butter, sheep, goats, and cheese for David and those who were with him. For they said, “You must all be very hungry and tired and thirsty after your long march through the wilderness.” " Message:
Today’s Scripture is hard to follow if you have not read the preceding two days. David’s spy (Hushai) has stopped Abasalom from riding out immediately to pursue David by giving him bad advice. Now, he uses a secret network to get word to David to cross the Jordan immediately. Thus, by the time Absalom can raise a great army, David has crossed the Jordan into friendlier territory and has kept his small army intact. Moreover, his friends in the vicinity send him enough food and drink to keep his army together.
Ahithophel, who had betrayed David and was truly serving Absalom, had advised him to pursue David immediately, before he could regroup and consolidate. When Absalom does not follow his advice, Ahithophel can read the writing on the wall. Rather than wait for Absalom’s destruction and David’s vengeance, he hangs himself, apparently hoping that David will see this as sufficient penance for the betrayal and not disinherit Ahithophel’s family.
The location of Mahanaim is not known, although it was almost certainly located in the present-day country of Jordan. But we do know that it was closer to David’s colony in Ammon and farther from Absalom’s base of support in Judah.
Meditation : Prayer : Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted me as a living member of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have blessed me with the grace of forgiveness through the sacrifice He made for me and for all people. Send me now into the world in peace, and grant me strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord,..Amen |
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