2Samuel 15:1-24 -- Using “white fragility” to seize power
1 In the course of time, Absalom provided himself with a chariot and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him.
Narcissists are very concerned with their image.
2 He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out to him, “What town are you from?” He would answer, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.” 3 Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your claims are valid and proper, but there is no representative of the king to hear you.” 4 And Absalom would add, “If only I were appointed judge in the land! Then everyone who has a complaint or case could come to me and I would see that they receive justice.”
The siren song of tyrants. Making promises that they will not keep. “Your claims are valid” based on what? He is encouraging anyone to make a claim whether valid or false. We have seen a strong encouragement for blacks to claim they have been oppressed or a victim of a hate crime. Jussie Smollett is one sad example. Another is a girl who was going to Smith college. In 2018 she claimed she was a victim of a racist attack. Four employees at Smith college were fired over the incident and then were vilified and even received death threats. So what is it that they did? A custodian saw this girl in a house that was locked up for the summer and asked her what she was doing there. However, rather than explain or apologize she claimed this was a racist attack because she is black. As a result this man and three other employees who were not involved got slandered, fired, or else felt they needed to leave. This behavior is now encouraged by Joe Biden who has said people should turn in their neighbors, coworkers and family members. Perhaps the Kyle Rittenhouse trial is the best example, a 17 year old kid accused of being a white supremacist who went to a BLM rally to shoot blacks. First the only people he shot were white, second video tape evidence corroborated eye witness accounts that he was running for his life from a mob screaming to kill him. He shot people in self defense. Then they threatened the judge and the jury to get them to convict.
5 Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him. 6 Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king asking for justice, and so he stole the hearts of the people of Israel.
Narcissists love people who show them honor. Anyone who is thinking rationally would see right through Abasalom, unfortunately most people only hear what they want to hear. The communists learned that giving people titles would gather all the narcissists to them. The "party members" represents 1% of the country and yet they are able to keep the 99% terrorized.
7 At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord. 8 While your servant was living at Geshur in Aram, I made this vow: ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.’” 9 The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he went to Hebron. 10 Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, then say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’” 11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem had accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter. 12 While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.
This is a stolen election. Again, most reasonable people would not pay any attention to this person, but in his mind being king is simply about sitting in the palace in Jerusalem. As long as he has the army to seize control of the palace he can accomplish that. We saw this with the media declaring certain states for Biden way before it made sense while refusing to call other states for Trump long after it was very obvious.
13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”
This is a kingdom, it isn’t even a democracy and yet David realizes how significant is popular opinion. Sadly for Abasalom he doesn’t really understand this. He sends the lie that “the hearts of the people are with him” but that is simply a lie. He doesn’t realize that when he tries to rule this will come back to haunt him. Where are the hearts of Americans today? All those media outlets that proclaimed Biden's victory have seen catastrophic drop in ratings. Americans think Biden has done a terrible job with the border, they are not happy with his handling of the economy. Not only so but they are now referring to the "Biden crime wave". F Joe Biden and "Let's Go Brandon" chants ring out spontaneously at large events. It is safe to say that less than 30% of the people still support Biden. It seems you can't find a single democrat that wants Joe Biden to campaign for him or even for Joe to run again. He claimed that 81 million people voted for him, but no one knows where those people are. I have found that some people will confess to having voted for Biden but regret it now.
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 on us and put the city to the sword.”
This is what a real king is concerned about. He is concerned about the people of the city and those who are with him. Sitting in the palace is trivial by comparison. This is also ironic because in the event with Bathsheba it said that it was the season when kings go out to war and yet he stayed in his palace. If he had had the same attitude then this wouldn’t have happened. We now know that the US military captured the entire election steal (the traffic between the US and China changing the votes) yet Trump chose to leave the Capital. China probably thought he would stay and trigger a civil war and chaos. By leaving the US has had a chance to realize the election was stolen and Biden is a crook.
15 The king’s officials answered him, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.”
What we are seeing right now in the US is the same as this. Biden and Harris have seized control of the “palace” and Trump has had to flee with his servants. Many have claimed that Trump had to leave otherwise these leftists would have destroyed the country claiming the pandemic required a continued lockdown. After the election they changed the protocol for testing causing the number of false positives to drop dramatically. Many, many other lies have also dripped out and one by one people are realizing they were deceived and lied to.
16 The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines to take care of the palace. 17 So the king set out, with all the people following him, and they halted at the edge of the city. 18 All his men marched past him, along with all the Kerethites and Pelethites; and all the six hundred Gittites who had accompanied him from Gath marched before the king. 19 The king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you come along with us? Go back and stay with King Absalom. You are a foreigner, an exile from your homeland. 20 You came only yesterday. And today shall I make you wander about with us, when I do not know where I am going? Go back, and take your people with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.” 21 But Ittai replied to the king, “As surely as the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be.” 22 David said to Ittai, “Go ahead, march on.” So Ittai the Gittite marched on with all his men and the families that were with him. 23 The whole countryside wept aloud as all the people passed by. The king also crossed the Kidron Valley, and all the people moved on toward the wilderness.
This sounds like the “Stop the Steal” rallies where tens of thousands even hundreds of thousands of people gathered to weep aloud. There are many things about David that violated God's law, Urriah the Hittite, Bathsheba, etc. His sins were transparent to the country, but he was a strong leader that kept the country in a good order. Yes we condemn sin, but it is hypocrisy for people to accuse and condemn others for the very things they are doing. We have seen this time and time again with this administration, projecting onto others their own sins.
24 Zadok was there, too, and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had finished leaving the city.
What many people may not know is that the Stop the Steal rally was composed of two groups, one concerned with election fraud and the other concerned with God’s will called “Jericho March”. There were many Christians who were in these marches and a number of them were strangers to America and only came recently having seen the events that were taking place. It is not just a political move but even more people of faith carrying the Lord's testimony.
1 In the course of time, Absalom provided himself with a chariot and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him.
Narcissists are very concerned with their image.
2 He would get up early and stand by the side of the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone came with a complaint to be placed before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out to him, “What town are you from?” He would answer, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.” 3 Then Absalom would say to him, “Look, your claims are valid and proper, but there is no representative of the king to hear you.” 4 And Absalom would add, “If only I were appointed judge in the land! Then everyone who has a complaint or case could come to me and I would see that they receive justice.”
The siren song of tyrants. Making promises that they will not keep. “Your claims are valid” based on what? He is encouraging anyone to make a claim whether valid or false. We have seen a strong encouragement for blacks to claim they have been oppressed or a victim of a hate crime. Jussie Smollett is one sad example. Another is a girl who was going to Smith college. In 2018 she claimed she was a victim of a racist attack. Four employees at Smith college were fired over the incident and then were vilified and even received death threats. So what is it that they did? A custodian saw this girl in a house that was locked up for the summer and asked her what she was doing there. However, rather than explain or apologize she claimed this was a racist attack because she is black. As a result this man and three other employees who were not involved got slandered, fired, or else felt they needed to leave. This behavior is now encouraged by Joe Biden who has said people should turn in their neighbors, coworkers and family members. Perhaps the Kyle Rittenhouse trial is the best example, a 17 year old kid accused of being a white supremacist who went to a BLM rally to shoot blacks. First the only people he shot were white, second video tape evidence corroborated eye witness accounts that he was running for his life from a mob screaming to kill him. He shot people in self defense. Then they threatened the judge and the jury to get them to convict.
5 Also, whenever anyone approached him to bow down before him, Absalom would reach out his hand, take hold of him and kiss him. 6 Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king asking for justice, and so he stole the hearts of the people of Israel.
Narcissists love people who show them honor. Anyone who is thinking rationally would see right through Abasalom, unfortunately most people only hear what they want to hear. The communists learned that giving people titles would gather all the narcissists to them. The "party members" represents 1% of the country and yet they are able to keep the 99% terrorized.
7 At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, “Let me go to Hebron and fulfill a vow I made to the Lord. 8 While your servant was living at Geshur in Aram, I made this vow: ‘If the Lord takes me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the Lord in Hebron.’” 9 The king said to him, “Go in peace.” So he went to Hebron. 10 Then Absalom sent secret messengers throughout the tribes of Israel to say, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpets, then say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron.’” 11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem had accompanied Absalom. They had been invited as guests and went quite innocently, knowing nothing about the matter. 12 While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.
This is a stolen election. Again, most reasonable people would not pay any attention to this person, but in his mind being king is simply about sitting in the palace in Jerusalem. As long as he has the army to seize control of the palace he can accomplish that. We saw this with the media declaring certain states for Biden way before it made sense while refusing to call other states for Trump long after it was very obvious.
13 A messenger came and told David, “The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.”
This is a kingdom, it isn’t even a democracy and yet David realizes how significant is popular opinion. Sadly for Abasalom he doesn’t really understand this. He sends the lie that “the hearts of the people are with him” but that is simply a lie. He doesn’t realize that when he tries to rule this will come back to haunt him. Where are the hearts of Americans today? All those media outlets that proclaimed Biden's victory have seen catastrophic drop in ratings. Americans think Biden has done a terrible job with the border, they are not happy with his handling of the economy. Not only so but they are now referring to the "Biden crime wave". F Joe Biden and "Let's Go Brandon" chants ring out spontaneously at large events. It is safe to say that less than 30% of the people still support Biden. It seems you can't find a single democrat that wants Joe Biden to campaign for him or even for Joe to run again. He claimed that 81 million people voted for him, but no one knows where those people are. I have found that some people will confess to having voted for Biden but regret it now.
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 on us and put the city to the sword.”
This is what a real king is concerned about. He is concerned about the people of the city and those who are with him. Sitting in the palace is trivial by comparison. This is also ironic because in the event with Bathsheba it said that it was the season when kings go out to war and yet he stayed in his palace. If he had had the same attitude then this wouldn’t have happened. We now know that the US military captured the entire election steal (the traffic between the US and China changing the votes) yet Trump chose to leave the Capital. China probably thought he would stay and trigger a civil war and chaos. By leaving the US has had a chance to realize the election was stolen and Biden is a crook.
15 The king’s officials answered him, “Your servants are ready to do whatever our lord the king chooses.”
What we are seeing right now in the US is the same as this. Biden and Harris have seized control of the “palace” and Trump has had to flee with his servants. Many have claimed that Trump had to leave otherwise these leftists would have destroyed the country claiming the pandemic required a continued lockdown. After the election they changed the protocol for testing causing the number of false positives to drop dramatically. Many, many other lies have also dripped out and one by one people are realizing they were deceived and lied to.
16 The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines to take care of the palace. 17 So the king set out, with all the people following him, and they halted at the edge of the city. 18 All his men marched past him, along with all the Kerethites and Pelethites; and all the six hundred Gittites who had accompanied him from Gath marched before the king. 19 The king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you come along with us? Go back and stay with King Absalom. You are a foreigner, an exile from your homeland. 20 You came only yesterday. And today shall I make you wander about with us, when I do not know where I am going? Go back, and take your people with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.” 21 But Ittai replied to the king, “As surely as the Lord lives, and as my lord the king lives, wherever my lord the king may be, whether it means life or death, there will your servant be.” 22 David said to Ittai, “Go ahead, march on.” So Ittai the Gittite marched on with all his men and the families that were with him. 23 The whole countryside wept aloud as all the people passed by. The king also crossed the Kidron Valley, and all the people moved on toward the wilderness.
This sounds like the “Stop the Steal” rallies where tens of thousands even hundreds of thousands of people gathered to weep aloud. There are many things about David that violated God's law, Urriah the Hittite, Bathsheba, etc. His sins were transparent to the country, but he was a strong leader that kept the country in a good order. Yes we condemn sin, but it is hypocrisy for people to accuse and condemn others for the very things they are doing. We have seen this time and time again with this administration, projecting onto others their own sins.
24 Zadok was there, too, and all the Levites who were with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. They set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had finished leaving the city.
What many people may not know is that the Stop the Steal rally was composed of two groups, one concerned with election fraud and the other concerned with God’s will called “Jericho March”. There were many Christians who were in these marches and a number of them were strangers to America and only came recently having seen the events that were taking place. It is not just a political move but even more people of faith carrying the Lord's testimony.