July 15, 2010
David inquires of the LORD. What should I do? Where should I go?
David is made king over the tribe of Judah. Abner makes one of Saul's sons king over Israel. There was war between Judah and Israel.
Asahel chases Abner. Abner asks what are you doing? Why are you doing this? He offers him a way out so he could stop and still save face (turn to the right or left and take the armor of one of the men), but he wouldn't stop. Abner warned him again and told him to stop doing this or I'll have to kill you. Asahel still refused to stop. So Abner thrusts his spear backwards while running and Asahel is so close behind him that the spear stabbed him coming out his back and it killed him right on the spot.
David's men stopped and then continued the chase. Abner shouts, "Must the sword kill forever? Surely you must know this will only end in sadness! Tell the people to stop chasing their own brothers!"
David's men realized what they were doing was wrong and they stopped. They went their separate ways. II Samuel 3:1 - "The supporters of David's family became stronger and stronger, but the supporter of Saul's family became weaker and weaker."
"The storm" my sister and brother-in-law initiated began three years ago. We are being chased. Relentlessly. And yet, in a letter my sister sent through her lawyer after Mediation failed, she asked the most outstanding question. In effect she said, "When are you (meaning me) going to stop this?" What? How does that make any sense? We are not pursuing them, they are pursuing us. How on earth can we stop this? What would that look like? It would be the equivalent of Asahel who was chasing Abner, telling Abner to stop so he could catch him. It made/makes no sense whatsoever. The person doing the chasing is the one who needs to stop.
Family strife. Is there anything more sad or difficult?
Next Entry: II Samuel 3:6 – 4:12
David inquires of the LORD. What should I do? Where should I go?
David is made king over the tribe of Judah. Abner makes one of Saul's sons king over Israel. There was war between Judah and Israel.
Asahel chases Abner. Abner asks what are you doing? Why are you doing this? He offers him a way out so he could stop and still save face (turn to the right or left and take the armor of one of the men), but he wouldn't stop. Abner warned him again and told him to stop doing this or I'll have to kill you. Asahel still refused to stop. So Abner thrusts his spear backwards while running and Asahel is so close behind him that the spear stabbed him coming out his back and it killed him right on the spot.
David's men stopped and then continued the chase. Abner shouts, "Must the sword kill forever? Surely you must know this will only end in sadness! Tell the people to stop chasing their own brothers!"
David's men realized what they were doing was wrong and they stopped. They went their separate ways. II Samuel 3:1 - "The supporters of David's family became stronger and stronger, but the supporter of Saul's family became weaker and weaker."
"The storm" my sister and brother-in-law initiated began three years ago. We are being chased. Relentlessly. And yet, in a letter my sister sent through her lawyer after Mediation failed, she asked the most outstanding question. In effect she said, "When are you (meaning me) going to stop this?" What? How does that make any sense? We are not pursuing them, they are pursuing us. How on earth can we stop this? What would that look like? It would be the equivalent of Asahel who was chasing Abner, telling Abner to stop so he could catch him. It made/makes no sense whatsoever. The person doing the chasing is the one who needs to stop.
Family strife. Is there anything more sad or difficult?
Next Entry: II Samuel 3:6 – 4:12
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