Emphasis Preaching Journal
No love like this
Commentary
We come to the core of the unraveling of David's reign. What is worse than to have one's own child turn against the parent? And what could bring greater grief to the heart of a father than the death of a rebellious son before there could be reconciliation? The mixture of power and love that runs through the stories in this part of 2 Samuel are dynamics that many families understand. When it is the family of a king or president or someone in a prominent public office, the effects of the conflict reach far and wide.