Today's reading covers David's loss of the kingship of Israel, his battle with Absalom, Absalom's death, and David's return. In many ways, David's peripatetic experience matches that of the Lord Jesus many hundreds of years later.
David is rejected by Israel and Jesus was rejected by His own people, the Jews. The rejected king goes to the Mount of Olives and weeps for Jerusalem and Jesus goes to the Mount of Olives and weeps for Jerusalem. As David goes into exile and hiding (a type of Jesus' death) he is cursed by Shimei and while Jesus goes to the the Cross he is cursed and spat upon by the Jews. David's throne is usurped by his son, Absalom. Jesus is betrayed by his disciple, Judas, and denied by his disciple Peter and the other disciples. After 3 days, Jesus resurrects and ascends to the right-hand of God and the Throne of Heaven. David is restored as full king of Israel and Judah. To me, the parallels are unmistakable.
The rebellion by Absalom is a direct result of the sin that David committed with Bathsheba and the resulting curse from God for that sin. In tomorrow's reading we will find that his troubles did not cease with the death of Absalom. In fact, David lived by the sword and with heartache for the remainder of his life.
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