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Second Samuel 15, I want to begin reading at verse 13 and I'm going to read all the way

through verse 31.

So hang with me here and if you would please picture these events as we see them in

scripture, let your imagination be plugged in this morning and get this thing going in

your head.

Verse 13, a messenger came and told David the hearts of the men of Israel are with

Absalom.

Now recall because we're going to have to push rewind here this morning and remember

that Absalom has tried and tried and tried to get through to his father who refused

to deal with a family problem openly.

So now what we've seen is this, Absalom has decided if he can't get to his father through

the home, he'll get to his father through his throne.

So he set himself up at the city gate for frustrated people who were trying to get a word

to the king and he basically said he doesn't have time to hear you but here I am.

I will gladly hear whatever you have to tell me and patiently he put in years at that

city gate until one by one he began to win the hearts of the people away from his father.

I want you to see then it says in verse 14, then David said to all his officials who

were with him in Jerusalem, come, we must flee or none of us will escape from Absalom.

We must leave immediately or he will move quickly to overtake us and bring ruin upon

us and put the city to the sword.

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