Amnon has committed a crime for which he will be murdered before too long. Tamar’s hopes and dreams for the future are ruined. And who’s behind it all, humanly speaking? Who facilitated it all? Jonadab. He’s one of those snake-like characters who always come out of things unscathed. He does the whispering. He pulls the strings. But he doesn’t get […]

In a matter of minutes, Tamar’s whole life is in tatters. She went along to do a good deed, and she finds herself trapped, ignored, raped, despised, banished and ruined. For many who read these words, it will be painfully close to home, and perhaps bring back memories of a time when they experienced something very similar. Certainly, there are […]

Amnon is David’s firstborn son. But this chapter is the only record we have of what Amnon actually does with his life. It’s a record of sin and death. Amnon is clearly a man driven by his passions. He’s not particularly gifted in the brains department. For that he relies on his scheming cousin Jonadab. Instead, he’s driven by lust. […]