Day 93 | 2 Samuel 14–15 (1 Chr 14-15) — Stealing the Hearts of Israel — Absalom’s Rebellion and David’s Flight from Jerusalem | Bible in a Year

You can't fix your children, only love them and hold the line. Joab manipulates David into bringing an exiled son home, but David never fully restores him — and the son, entitled and unwilling to wait any longer, starts stealing the loyalty of a whole nation from the city gate. When rebellion finally forces David to flee his own capital, he won't weaponize the ark to save himself. He does the one thing left that's actually his to do: he prays.Here we consider parenting, patience, rebellion, powerlessness, and the difference between fixing and trusting.