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The God who kept David in the rebellion of Absalom

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[2 Samuel 18:14]

Joab said, "I'm not going to wait like this for you." So he took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom's heart while Absalom was still alive in the oak tree.

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David, who was the great king of Israel, had great difficulties.

It is because his son Absalom rebelled against the king's place.

Absalom was coming to the palace to lead the army and remove David.

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David inevitably escaped from Absalom and left the palace and went barefoot on the way to the wilderness.

The followers of King David left together in the wilderness in sadness.

Some who have seen this, saying that God punished David.

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Absalom's rebellion proceeded successfully.

The people and many high officials were with Absalom as king.

Absalom was a man with a good-looking appearance and ability to serve as a king. especially his long hair made him look better.

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But God did not like Absalom to be king of Israel.

God kept David to the end so that Absalom could not catch David and David's followers. Absalom's plan failed many times.

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There was a great war between the army of King David and the army of his son Absalom. The name of the commander of David was Joab.

They divided into three units and went to war against Absalom.

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King David asked the soldiers to go to war.

"Do not kill my son Absalom, but let him live and arrest you."

David took his kingship and rebelled, but he still loved Absalom.

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A big war began in the great forest called Ephraim.

God was with the army of King David.

As time went on, the soldiers of King David were winning.

The soldiers of Absalom were greatly defeated in battle and began to run away.

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When Absalom realized that the rebellion had failed, he began to run away on the mule.

Then Absalom met the soldiers of King David on the escape route.

Absalom hastily ran away from the soldiers of King David and began to run away.

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There was a very large oak tree on the way of Absalom.

Absalom drove a mule there to pass under an oak tree.

As soon as the mule passed under the oak tree, the long hair of Absalom was swept up by the branches, and only the mule escaped through the tree.

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Absalom could not move because of the hair on the sturdy branches.

He could not come down with any struggle.

Absalom, whose hair was wrapped in a tree, was hanging in the air like that.

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The soldiers of King David who pursued Absalom found him hanging on the tree.

Joab, who heard the news, arrived there.

Joab the commander ordered the soldiers to kill Absalom.

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But they knew the commandment of King David, so no one tried to kill Absalom.

However, General Joab thought that he must kill Absalom who committed rebellion.

General Joab took three spears in his hand and killed Absalom in the wood.

So Absalom's rebellion plan was totally unsuccessful.

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Absalom, who was proud of his wonderful hair, received praise and exaltation from many people and tried to exalt himself and become king.

Absalom, who was going to become king himself, regardless of God's will, came to his disastrous final due to his beautiful hair.

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King David heard the news that Absalom was dead, and he was in so great sorrow.

David called the name of Absalom and wept in the room above the gate.

Through David, God showed us how difficult and painful the fulfillment of God's plan is on this earth.

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God brought David back to his place.

In the future, God will protect David in order to fulfill His plan to come

to this earth as a descendant of David. David showed

that God's plan did not fail in any case.

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Through today's sermon, we must learn that no matter how much people think they are right, but what God does not allow is never accomplished.

As a matter of fact, we must believe that God does not shake in difficult times,

but He will surely protect those who trust and depend on God.

I hope you will be a man of faith who cares deeply in the preaching of today's sermon and believes in our God at any moment and obeys His Word.

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