Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his love,

let him fill your heart and will satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

home.

Welcome to the word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calbury Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the Word for today, Kaster Chuck continues with the

symbolic usurping of authority

as we pick up in 2 Samuel chapter 3 verse 7.

And now with today's message, here's pastor Chuck.

To go into another man's concubine, even though the other man was dead, it was symbolic of taking over

his authority and his rule.

You remember later on in David's career when Absalun, his son rebelled against him and David

fled from Jerusalem as Absalom was moving up from Hebrew with his troops.

And David deserted from Jerusalem.

When Absalom came into the city,

he went into David's concubines there in the sight of all the people,

went into where David's concubines were,

which was equivalent of ascending to David's place and taking over David's place.

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