2 Samuel 14–18 "David's Son & Enemy" (Background to the Psalms)

Selections from 2 Sam. 14–18: The story begins with Absalom—whose name means “father of peace”—waging a war against his own father to take the throne by force. It ends with Absalom pierced and hanging from a tree, and his father David wishing he could have died in his place. In other words, what we see in this OT story is a shadow of the king who was still to come, Jesus Christ. And what we learn as believers is that our conflicts must be brought back to the cross in order for us to handle them in godliness and humility.