Saturday, August 20, 2005
Why flee youthful lusts?
In my earlier post on Dating & Relationship Tips, I mentioned 2 Timothy 2:22.
Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Flee: [verb] 1. run away: to run away from something
Let us seek truths in 2 Samuel 13.
2 Samuel 13:1 onwards:
Let us seek truths in 2 Samuel 13.
2 Samuel 13:1 onwards:
After this Absalom (the son of David) had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon (the son of David) loved her. Amnon was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to her.
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Alv's note: Absalom and Amnon were both are sons of David, while Tamar was their sister. Amnon fell so deeply in love (so distressed he was) with his sister Tamar, that he fell ill.
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Alv's note: Absalom and Amnon were both are sons of David, while Tamar was their sister. Amnon fell so deeply in love (so distressed he was) with his sister Tamar, that he fell ill.
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But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab (the son of Shimeah), David's brother.
But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab (the son of Shimeah), David's brother.
Now Jonadab was a very crafty man.
And he said to him, "Why are you, the king's son, becoming thinner day after day? Will you not tell me?"
Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister."
So Jonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, "Please let my sister Tamar come and give me food, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand."
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Alv's note: Jesus says in Matthew 10:16, Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Bottomline - Be discerning, be in good company. You don't need friends like Jonadab. Jesus is your best friend.
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Then Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let Tamar my sister come and make a couple of cakes for me in my sight, that I may eat from her hand."
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Alv's note: Jesus says in Matthew 10:16, Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Bottomline - Be discerning, be in good company. You don't need friends like Jonadab. Jesus is your best friend.
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Then Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let Tamar my sister come and make a couple of cakes for me in my sight, that I may eat from her hand."
And David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Now go to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him."
So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was lying down. Then she took flour and kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes. And she took the pan and placed them out before him, but he refused to eat.
Then Amnon said, "Have everyone go out from me." And they all went out from him.
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Alv's note: As mentioned in Dating & Relationship Tips, Never place yourselves in a situation (‘just the two of us in a locked room’ situation) that just might evoke close, overly-passionate encounters of the carnal kind.
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Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the bedroom, that I may eat from your hand." And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them to Amnon her brother in the bedroom.
Alv's note: As mentioned in Dating & Relationship Tips, Never place yourselves in a situation (‘just the two of us in a locked room’ situation) that just might evoke close, overly-passionate encounters of the carnal kind.
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Then Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the bedroom, that I may eat from your hand." And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them to Amnon her brother in the bedroom.
Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister."
But she answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you."
However, he would not heed her voice; and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her.
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Alv's note: Yes, Amnon raped Tamar. And Amnon could have asked for Tamar's hand in marriage. Notice Tamar used strong words (commonsense) in an attempt to convince Amnon out of this great sin, but to no avail.
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Alv's note: Yes, Amnon raped Tamar. And Amnon could have asked for Tamar's hand in marriage. Notice Tamar used strong words (commonsense) in an attempt to convince Amnon out of this great sin, but to no avail.
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Then Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her.
And Amnon said to her, "Arise, be gone!"
And Amnon said to her, "Arise, be gone!"
So she said to him, "No, indeed! This evil of sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me." But he would not listen to her.
Then he called his servant who attended him, and said, "Here! Put this woman out, away from me, and bolt the door behind her."
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Alv's note: After Amnon raped Tamar, the Bible says Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her (Read: My entry on Pre-maritial sex). And the Bible vividly describes (in Tamar's spreech) Amnon's next (greater) act of cruelty - "This evil of sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me." Definitely sounds familiar.
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Now she had on a robe of many colors, for the king's virgin daughters wore such apparel. And his servant put her out and bolted the door behind her.
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Alv's note: After Amnon raped Tamar, the Bible says Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her (Read: My entry on Pre-maritial sex). And the Bible vividly describes (in Tamar's spreech) Amnon's next (greater) act of cruelty - "This evil of sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me." Definitely sounds familiar.
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Now she had on a robe of many colors, for the king's virgin daughters wore such apparel. And his servant put her out and bolted the door behind her.
Then Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her robe of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head and went away crying bitterly.
And Absalom her brother said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this thing to heart."
So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.
But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.
And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad. For Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
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Alv's note: And if you read on, Absalom murdered Amnon out of hatred (& righteous indignation) for the latter's sin against Tamar.
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In a word - Consequences.
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Alv's note: And if you read on, Absalom murdered Amnon out of hatred (& righteous indignation) for the latter's sin against Tamar.
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In a word - Consequences.
Posted on Skanque, 13th June 2005
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