David & Absalom’s Struggle

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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# 199 - David & Absalom’s Struggle - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Absalom returns from exile, but David’s silence says more than words ever could. In this episode from 2 Samuel 14, we witness a kingdom cracking under unspoken wounds, where pride, grief, and longing collide behind palace walls.Episode 199 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 Micah 7:19, “He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.”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:(02:27) Intro with Yael Eckstein(03:17) David & Absalom’s Struggle(24:07) 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	He will turn again. He will have compassion upon us. He will subdue our iniquities.
0:07.9	And thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
0:13.5	Micah 7.19.
0:17.1	God of our beginnings and our brokenness.
0:22.4	You who speak into dust and summon forth breath.
0:28.4	You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,
0:32.2	and yet stoop low enough to hear the sigh of a father.
0:38.8	Draw near to us now.
0:42.7	We come, fractured, aching in places we've never named aloud.
0:51.3	We don't always know how to love when love costs too much.
0:57.0	We grow tired of pretending, tired of circling the same unspoken wounds.
1:05.0	Yet you, Lord, do not grow tired.
1:13.3	You pursue the exiled.
1:20.1	You sing over the sons who scheme and the daughters who mourn.
1:30.3	You carry both justice and mercy, like twin fires in your hands, unquenched by our chaos.
1:42.3	Break the silence, God. Unfree the courage inside our ribs. Teach us the kind of love that bends but does not vanish.
1:46.6	Let our homes mirror your mercy.
1:51.9	And let the healing begin.
1:58.5	Amen.
2:00.5	Thank you for praying with me today.
2:03.4	You're listening to The Chosen People with Yale X-Deen.
2:08.3	Remain here for a dramatic story inspired by the Bible.
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