Sat.’s Devo -Amnon’s Transgression

Read: 2 Samuel 13:1-39; John 17:1-26; Psalm 119:81-96; Proverbs 16:6-7 In 2 Samuel 3:2,3 we read that David’s first born son was Amnon. His third son was Absalom whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai the king of Genshur. Ammon had a huge crush on Tamar who was Absalom’s sister. All of these are David’s children. Ammon thought he could never have Tamar since she was a virgin. Ammon must have had a bad reputation when it came to women. Amnon’s friend and cousin was Jonadab who was really crafty. He devised a plan where Amon he could have some time alone with Tamar. Ammon was to play sick and ask that Tamar come and take care of him. It all worked but Amnon couldn’t hold back his lust and raped her. She begged him to do it the right way and marry her but he refused. When it was all over, Amnon hated Tamar. Tamar went home disgraced. David was upset when he found out but Absalom was determined to get revenge when he heard. Tamar came and lived with Absalom and he told her to have patience, he would avenge what was done to her. Just a thought, I wonder if David didn’t do anything because of his guilt with Bathsheba. He had sort of done the same thing Amnon did. Maybe he didn’t feel qualified to discipline him. Absalom waited two years and then was ready to execute his plan. He went to his father David and asked if he and his whole family would come to his sheep-sheering party. David excused himself but allowed the rest of his sons to attend. Absalom had given his servants orders to kill Amnon when he was drunk. That night, they killed him and the other brothers jumped up and ran back home. The shrewd friend, Jonadab sent a message to David that his sons were all killed then ran ahead of them and told David that only Amnon was dead. Absalom had been plotting this since the day Amnon raped his sister, Tamar. Absalom fled to Geshur where his mother was from and stayed with his grandfather for three years. David reconciled Amnon’s death over that time and began to long for his son Absalom. In John, Jesus finished talking to his disciples then began to pray to his Father about them. He wanted them to hear him pray for them. Jesus knew he had completed his mission on earth so he was committing his followers to God. He prayed for their safety from the evil one. He prayed for truth and faith to lead them and guard them. He prayed not only for them but for all the followers that would come throughout the ages. He prayed for you and me. Jesus gave us his glory that we might be one and experience the unity that Jesus and the Father did. Jesus revealed God’s glory to them as he walked the earth and promised to continue to show them his glory after he had gone. Lord, your glory is revealed from the heavens and in all the earth. Let your glory be evident in us to others.