Posted on 10/28/2013 4:41:49 AM PDT by left that other site
13 In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David.
2 Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.
3 Now Amnon had an adviser named Jonadab son of Shimeah, Davids brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man. 4 He asked Amnon, Why do you, the kings son, look so haggard morning after morning? Wont you tell me?
Amnon said to him, Im in love with Tamar, my brother Absaloms sister.
5 Go to bed and pretend to be ill, Jonadab said. When your father comes to see you, say to him, I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight so I may watch her and then eat it from her hand.
6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, I would like my sister Tamar to come and make some special bread in my sight, so I may eat from her hand.
7 David sent word to Tamar at the palace: Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare some food for him. 8 So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made the bread in his sight and baked it. 9 Then she took the pan and served him the bread, but he refused to eat.
Send everyone out of here, Amnon said. So everyone left him. 10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food here into my bedroom so I may eat from your hand. And Tamar took the bread she had prepared and brought it to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. 11 But when she took it to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, Come to bed with me, my sister.
12 No, my brother! she said to him. Dont force me! Such a thing should not be done in Israel! Dont do this wicked thing. 13 What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you. 14 But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her.
15 Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, Get up and get out!
16 No! she said to him. Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me.
But he refused to listen to her. 17 He called his personal servant and said, Get this woman out of my sight and bolt the door after her. 18 So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. She was wearing an ornate[a] robe, for this was the kind of garment the virgin daughters of the king wore. 19 Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornate robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.
20 Her brother Absalom said to her, Has that Amnon, your brother, been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister; he is your brother. Dont take this thing to heart. And Tamar lived in her brother Absaloms house, a desolate woman.
21 When King David heard all this, he was furious. 22 And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.
I join in prayer for Israel, Jerusalem and all God’s beloved.
Joining in prayer for all God’s people - especially parents to be tuned into the Word of God and into the dangers that threaten their children.
Praying with you for the Peace of Jerusalem, our FRiends in need and our beloved Nation.
Blessings, etabeta
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So true is this today ML. GOD’s word is a light not only to the path of Righteousness, but to the shadows of hidden sins and sorrows that need Redemption’s forgiveness and/or healing. I know so many women personally who fell victim to incest...there is one right now in particular close to my heart. But one thing I know, the LORD’s GREAT MERCY can turn any shame one may feel into a GODLY SORROW that only HE CAN transform into something beautiful. He sees the downcast, he knows the heart, he heals completely...Amen. I pray for the Peace of Jerusalem, for our friends and families who deal with situations as such and need the HAND of GOD to help, I pray for our persecuted women who face any abuse at the hand of their perpetrators, I pray for our nation. Amen.
AMEN
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