Earlier God rebuked David with the following words:
2Samuel 12:9-12
Why have you despised the Word of Jehovah, to do evil in His sight? You have stricken Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon. And therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife. So says Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor. And he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.
And then, strangely, Ahithophel gives this advice to Absalom, which he is quick to follow.
2Samuel 16:21-22
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's concubines, that he left to keep the house. And all Israel shall hear that you are abhorred by your father. And the hands of all who are with you will be strong. And they spread Absalom a tent on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
The exact thing that God told David earlier came to pass.
Ahithophel was the grandfather of Bathsheba,and one of David's counselors, who joined Absalom in revolt against David, and later committed suicide when Absalom did not heed his counsel.
Interesting thing happens with Absalom. He was left hanging in midair after his hair got caught in the tree. In 2 Samuel 14:11 a woman from Takoa tells King David a story about her sons. David says to her, “not one hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
Seems prophetic on the part of David. Not one hair of David’s son Absalom falls to the ground.
2Samuel 12:9-12
Why have you despised the Word of Jehovah, to do evil in His sight? You have stricken Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon. And therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife. So says Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor. And he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.
And then, strangely, Ahithophel gives this advice to Absalom, which he is quick to follow.
2Samuel 16:21-22
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's concubines, that he left to keep the house. And all Israel shall hear that you are abhorred by your father. And the hands of all who are with you will be strong. And they spread Absalom a tent on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
The exact thing that God told David earlier came to pass.
Ahithophel was the grandfather of Bathsheba,and one of David's counselors, who joined Absalom in revolt against David, and later committed suicide when Absalom did not heed his counsel.
Interesting thing happens with Absalom. He was left hanging in midair after his hair got caught in the tree. In 2 Samuel 14:11 a woman from Takoa tells King David a story about her sons. David says to her, “not one hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
Seems prophetic on the part of David. Not one hair of David’s son Absalom falls to the ground.
He was listening to the advice of men and not asking the will of God. How often do we do that as well?
David’s Son Absalom Compared to the Antichrist
Absalom Antichrist
Pretender to the throne of King David
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Pretender to the throne of Jesus
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Desires to overthrow King David
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Desires to overthrow Jesus
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Gathers his army against King David and takes over the city of Jerusalem
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Gathers his army against Jesus and takes over the city of Jerusalem
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Commits adultery against King David
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Commits adultery against the church, the bride of Jesus
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Cast into a pit in the forest
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Cast into the bottomless pit
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