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Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
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Slide 4: Benefits of Mindfulness for Physical Health
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3. 3
In the first half of 2 Samuel 17 we saw that God
had defeated the good counsel of Ahithophel and
caused Absalom to heed Hushai’s contrary counsel.
14b to the intent that the LORD might bring
evil upon Absalom.
4. 4
Now God had foretold that
David must suffer for his sins
with Bathsheba and against
Uriah.
But woe unto the man who brought
that evil upon David.
God would bring evil upon him.
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15 Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the
priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel
Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus
have I counseled. 16 Now therefore send quickly,
and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the
plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over;
lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people
that are with him.
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David was at Bahurim on
the west side of Jordan.
Hushai sent him word to
cross the Jordan and
get away from Absalom.
David would have been at a
disadvantage in the plains
west of Jordan, since
Absalom had more men.
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17 Now Jonathan and A him a az stayed by Enrogel;
for they might not be seen to come into the city:
and a wench went and told them; and they went
and told king David.
They were the sons of the priests who were to
take the message to David.
Zadok and Abiathar sent a young girl to them
with Hushai’s message.
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18 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom:
but they went both of them away quickly, and came
to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in
his court; whither they went down. 19 And the
woman took and spread a covering over the well's
mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the
thing was not known.
God gave the messengers help to get
away from Absalom.
They hid in a dry well.
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20 And when Absalom's servants came to the
woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz
and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them,
They be gone over the brook of water. And when
they had sought and could not find them, they
returned to Jerusalem.
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21 And it came to pass, after they were departed,
that they came up out of the well, and went and
told King David, and said unto David, Arise, and
pass quickly over the water: for thus hath
Ahithophel counseled against you.
Hushai bought David the time to cross
the Jordan and to be on a better field of
battle for his smaller army.
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22 Then David arose, and all the people that were
with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the
morning light there lacked not one of them that was
not gone over Jordan.
David, his army, and all his people --
men, women, and children -- crossed
Jordan that night.
This put David in a much better position to fight
and defeat his rebellious son, Absalom.
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23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was
not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat
him home to his house, to his city, and put his
household in order, and hanged himself, and died,
and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
Pride
Pride is sin and sin brings death.
That will break a proud man's heart which will not
break a humble man's sleep.
Matthew Henry Concise Bible Commentary
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Psalm 10 4 The wicked, through the pride of his
countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in
all his thoughts.
Pride draws our heart away from God.
We begin to think that we know what is good.
We walk in our own way and seek not the Lord.
A proud man may know what the Bible says, but is
determined to do what he wants to do.
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Proverbs 11 2 When pride comes, then comes
disgrace, but with humility comes Wisdom. NIV
The proud will not listen to sound counsel.
They are determined to do what they want to do.
People take pride in many things, but
pride is evil and leads to more evil.
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Proverbs 13:10 (TLB) Pride leads to arguments;
be humble, take advice, and become wise.
This is the Word of God to us this morning.
Will you hear and heed His Counsel?
Just willingly obey the Bible.
If the Bible says, “Don’t.”
Then just don’t.
If the Bible says, “Do.”
Then do what God says.
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24 Then David came to
Mahanaim.
A fortified city
among friends.
The best place to be in
times of trouble is
among true friends.
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24b And Absalom passed over
Jordan, he and all the men of
Israel with him. 25 And
Absalom made Amasa captain
of the host instead of Joab:
which Amasa was a man's son,
whose name was Ithra an
Israelite, that went in to Abigail
the daughter of Nahash, sister
to Zeruiah Joab's mother. 26 So
Israel and Absalom pitched in
the land of Gilead.
Joab was
with David.
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27 And it came to pass, when David was come to
Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of
Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the
son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the
Gileadite of Rogelim, 28 Brought beds, and basons,
and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and
flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles,
and parched pulse, 29 And honey, and butter, and
sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the
people that were with him, to eat: for they said,
The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the
wilderness.
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God will supply the needs of His people,
even at the hands of the wicked.
These were pagan tribes whom David had
conquered and they were his tributaries.
They could have chosen this time of trouble to
rebel against David; maybe join Absalom.
But they helped the man
whom God wanted helped.
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There may be someone here this morning who is
contemplating going your own way.
You think it will make you happy.
You think it will bring contentment.
Change your mind! Think differently.
Think upon things that are true, honest, and just.
Think pure thoughts, things lovely, of good report.
Don’t be determined to do wrong; repent.
Be determined to do right in God’s sight.