Absalom’s Revenge

The Chosen People

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🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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# 198 - Absalom's Revenge - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, in the wake of Tamar’s unanswered cries, Absalom breaks the silence with blood. This gripping episode from 2 Samuel 13:23–39 confronts the cost of delayed justice, the danger of silence, and the fury of a son who waited too long for his father to act.Episode 198 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Psalm 58:1, "Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly?"Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(01:18) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:29) Absalom's Revenge(14:30) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the Chosen People.
0:02.7	There is only one woman I want.
0:06.7	Ah, Tamar, Absalom's sister.
0:11.5	Tamar, your half-sister. You dog you.
0:17.8	I can't eat. I can't sleep.
0:22.3	Every night I see her, I feel like I'm dying.
0:27.4	Then take her.
0:30.5	Stop! Stop! I'm none.
0:34.3	Please!
0:35.7	When it was over, Tamar lay crumpled like a torn cloth, weeping into the pillows.
0:43.6	Tamar couldn't speak.
0:45.8	Absalom held her tightly.
0:48.0	It was Amnon, wasn't it?
0:50.1	But behind Absalom's calm eyes, his fury seethed like molten iron.
0:58.0	His tongue was a sword still sheathed.
1:01.3	His wrath a tide yet to rise.
1:04.8	Amnon had taken Tamar with lust and violence.
1:09.4	Now Absalom would take Amnon with silence and patience.
1:14.6	Vengeance is best served cold.
1:18.6	This is an I-Heart podcast.
1:21.0	Guaranteed Human.
1:23.0	As a listener of the Chosen People podcast, you know the power of God's Word.
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