Tag: deception
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Wise Counsel
2 Samuel 16:20-23 “Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, ‘Give your counsel. What shall we do?’ . . . Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed, both by David and by Absalom.” The Bible is clear that…
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A Great Deception
2 Samuel 16:4 “And Ziba said, ‘I pay homage; let me ever find favor in your sight, my lord the king.’” Things are not always as they seem – not even close. Actions speak louder than words, but sometimes actions are just as hypocritical as words are. An example is given to us in the…
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Words and their Meanings
James 2:14-17 “if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic . . . But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full…
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Honest Prayer
2 Samuel 13:30-33 “While they were on the way, news came to David, ‘Absalom has struck down all the king’s sons, and not one of them is left.’ Then the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the earth. And all his servants who were standing by tore their garments. But Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother,…
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Subtlety
2 Samuel 13:3 “Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother. And Jonadab was a very crafty man.” 2 Samuel 13:19 “And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long robe that she wore. And she laid her hand on her head and went away, crying aloud as she went.” Have…
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When One Thing Leads to Another
2 Samuel 11:16-17 “And as Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men. And the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, and some of the servants of David among the people fell. Uriah the Hittite also died.” So often the cover-up…
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Why?
2 Samuel 11: 2-8 “It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, ‘Is not this Bathsheba,…
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The Darkness of Night
1 Samuel 28:3-8 “And Saul had put the mediums and the necromancers out of the land. The Philistines assembled and came and encamped at Shunem. And Saul gathered all Israel, and they encamped at Gilboa. When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. And when Saul inquired…
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“Prophets” of God
1 Samuel 19:20-21 “Then Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. When it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again…
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The Devil’s Ways
2 Corinthians 11:3 “But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” The devil has been at work to deceive the human race ever since the time of Eve. Interestingly, his methods haven’t changed much in all that time. From Genesis…
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