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Today, we step into a chapter that feels very different from the intensity of the last few episodes. The battle is over. Absalom is gone. The rebellion has collapsed. But the story is far from finished because now comes the part that is often harder than the conflict itself: The healing, what some today call the peace-building phase following war.
 David returns to Jerusalem, the tribes return to unity, and a nation begins returning to stability. But none of it happens cleanly or quickly, and none of it happens without tension.
In this episode, we’ll work through three key movements:
 1. A King Who Must Rise from His Grief.
2. Then A Nation That Must Choose Unity Again.
 3. A Return Marked by Mercy, Justice, and Surprising Encounter.
 This chapter is not as dramatic as Chapter 18. It is not fast‑moving like chapter 17; it is quieter, more relational, more human. It shows us that healing a kingdom — or a family, or a friendship, or a community — requires humility, patience, courage, and grace.
 So today, we explore a chapter where the king returns, the people come together, and the long work of restoration begins..... Welcome to the episode….
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Jeremy McCandless | Creating Podcasts and Bible Study Resources | Today, we step into one of the most heartbreaking chapters in the entire life story of David. 
 
If the last few episodes have shown us the slow build‑up of tension — the rebellion forming, the consequences unfolding, the escape narrowing — chapter 18 brings us to the moment where everything converges. This is the chapter where the battle finally breaks out. This is where Absalom’s fate is sealed, and its the chapter where David’s heart is broken. 
But beyond the heartbreak is something deeper: The faithfulness of God, the weight of choices, and the cost of rebellion.
 1. The Battle Begins.  
2. Absalom’s Fate' 
3. David’s Grief.
 So, let’s walk through a chapter filled with conflict, compassion, and consequences. A chapter that reminds us that leadership is sometimes costly, and the heart of God is always more tender than we imagine.... Welcome to the episode… 
 

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Today, we move into a chapter where the real battle isn’t fought with swords or armies — it’s fought with counsel, with strategy, and with the unseen hand of God quietly shaping the outcome.
This is the chapter where human wisdom on one level reaches its highest point… and yet still falls short of the purposes of God. It’s where the most brilliant strategist in Israel gives flawless advice — and God overturns it with a word. It’s where Absalom looks unstoppable — and yet the seeds of his downfall are already being sown.
 We’re going to walk through this chapter today in three sections:
 1. Ahithophel’s Counsel — Brilliant, Ruthless, and Humanly Unbeatable. t is almost flawless. From heaven’s perspective, it is already doomed.
 2. Hushai’s Counter‑Counsel. Then Hushai steps forward with a plan that appeals not to strategy, but to Absalom’s ego. And in that moment, God bends the heart of a rebellious son towards choosing the wrong plan — the very thing that will save David’s life.
 3. The Escape — God's Protection of David. David is exhausted, vulnerable, and outnumbered — but he is not unprotected.
 This chapter is a helpful reminder that God does not need the odds in His favour to accomplish His will.  He simply speaks — and the counsel of the wise is overturned.
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Today, we step into one of the most emotionally charged chapters in the entire story of David — a chapter where the king is down, the kingdom is shaking, and yet God is quietly, faithfully at work behind the scenes.
 Chapter 15 showed us David fleeing Jerusalem with a broken heart; Chapter 16 shows us what happens on the road — a road of humiliation, a road of loss, a road where everything familiar has been stripped away. And it’s on that very road that God begins to reveal something really quite profound:
 This chapter will be unpacked through its three dramatic scenes, each one showing us a different angle of what it means to trust God when life is falling apart.
 1. Verses 1–4 — We meet Ziba
1.       Verses 5–13 — We then meet Shimei.
 2.       Verses 14–23 — We see Absalom’s Arrival in Jerusalem.
 This is a chapter about humiliation and betrayal, but also about faith, restraint, and the quiet, steady work of God in the background. It’s a chapter that speaks to anyone who has ever walked through a season where life felt unfair, where people misunderstood you, or where circumstances seemed stacked against you.
 So, let’s walk with David through this difficult chapter of his life— because in his story, we can discover something true about our own.... No matter what, God is still working.
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Today, we step into one of the great turning points in the entire story of David — a moment when the kingdom shakes, loyalties shift, and the consequences of years of unresolved pain finally erupt into out-and-out rebellion.
If chapter 14 felt tense, chapter 15 feels explosive.
This is the chapter where the unthinkable happens:
David is forced to flee his own family and city because his own son has stolen the hearts of the people.
It is heartbreaking. It is shocking, and it is deeply human.
This chapter is more than a history lesson because I believe it is meant to warn us about what happens when ambition replaces humility, when image replaces integrity, when bitterness replaces reconciliation, and when leadership is tested when it is most vulnerable. So, let’s step into another gripping chapter in the life of David — a chapter where the king is on the run, the kingdom is in crisis, and God is quietly at work behind the scenes.
Welcome to the episode.
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