18 David mustered the men who were with him and appointed over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 David sent out his troops, a third under the command of Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. The king told the troops, “I myself will surely march out with you.”
3 But
the men said, “You must not go out; if we are forced to flee, they
won’t care about us. Even if half of us die, they won’t care; but you
are worth ten thousand of us.[a] It would be better now for you to give us support from the city.”4 The king answered, “I will do whatever seems best to you.”
So the king stood beside the gate while all his men marched out in units of hundreds and of thousands. 5 The king commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, “Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake.” And all the troops heard the king giving orders concerning Absalom to each of the commanders.
I believe that God is showing us something very real here. HE is showing us that this is His love. David's love for his son is like God's love to us. Like only, that love is so much more. David displayed Godlyness when he decided to march out together with his men, though his men refused to let Him go because they were concerned with His safety. Even when he was leaving, the Bible did not mention about the battle strategies that David wanted to be executed. But He first talked about His son. He wants his son to live. This is a very significant point. When your son turned a nation against you, you will worry about this kind of stuff? But he did. Because He love his son. Regardless of what his son does, he still loves him because it is his son. Same for God. God loves us much more than this and his love covers all.
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