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Is the Young Man Absalom Safe?
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What Is the Background to the Question?
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What Is the Background to the Question?

• 2 Samuel 156
• So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel

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What Is the Background to the Question?

• 2 Samuel 1513
• Now a messenger came to David, saying, The
  hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.

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What Is the Background to the Question?
2 Samuel 1514 So David said to all his
servants who were with him at Jerusalem,
Arise, and let us flee, or we
shall not escape from Absalom. Make
haste to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly and
bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with
the edge of the sword.

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What Is the Background to the Question?
2 Samuel 1716 Now therefore, send quickly and
tell David, saying, Do not spend this night
in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily
cross over, lest the king and all the people who
are with him be swallowed up.
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What Is the Background to the Question?

• 2 Samuel 185
• Deal gently for my sake
  
  with the young
  man
  
  Absalom.

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What Is the Background to the Question?

• 2 Samuel 1810 (NIV)
• When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, I
  just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.

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What Is the Background to the Question?

• Absalom is killed
• 2 Samuel 1814-15

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What Is the Background to the Question?

• Report to David

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What Is the Background to the Question?

• Report to David
• All is well
• 2 Samuel 1828-29

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What Is the Background to the Question?

• Report to David
• All is well
• 2 Samuel 1828-29
• David learns Absalom is dead
• 2 Samuel 1814-15

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David Mourns Absaloms Death
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David Mourns Absaloms Death

• 2 Samuel 191
• Behold, the king
  is weeping and mourning for Absalom.

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David Mourns Absaloms Death

• 2 Samuel 192
• So the victory that day was turned into mourning
  for all the people. For the people heard it said
  that day, The king is grieved for his son.

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David Mourns Absaloms Death

• 2 Samuel 194
• O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!

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David Mourns Absaloms Death

• Loss
• Son

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David Mourns Absaloms Death

• David
• Sword
• House

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The Prodigal
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The Prodigal

• David
• Absalom
• 2 Samuel 194

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The Prodigal

• Moses
• Idol
• Exodus 3220-28

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The Prodigal

• Jesus
• Jerusalem
• Matthew 2337-39

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The Prodigal

• Father
• Wayward Son
• Luke 1511-32

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How Do We Respond to The Prodigal?
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How Do We Respond to The Prodigal?

• Pray

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How Do We Respond to The Prodigal?

• Encourage

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How Do We Respond to The Prodigal?

• We stop blaming ourselves

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How Do We Respond to The Prodigal?

• We stop blaming ourselves
• Adult

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How Do We Respond to The Prodigal?

• We stop blaming ourselves
• Adult
• Responsibility

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How Do We Respond to The Prodigal?

• We stop blaming ourselves
• Ezekiel 1820
• The son shall not bear the guilt of the father,
  nor the father bear the guilt of the son.

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The Prodigal Needs to Come to God