Emphasis Preaching Journal
The apple may not fall...
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The apple may not fall so very far from the tree, but sometimes it drops with such impact that the tree itself is shaken right to the roots. The trouble between David and his son, Absalom, began as family conflicts often do, in conflicting loves and loyalties. Absalom's full sister, Tamar, was a lovely young woman; their half-brother, Amnon, David's son by another wife, was obsessed with her. When she resisted his advances, claiming the protection of incest laws, Amnon schemed an advantage. On pretext of illness, he got her alone and when she refused him, raped her.