Sunday 24th May 2026 // Evening // 2 Samuel 17 // Absalom Frustrated

Rev. Craig Lynn preaches 2 Samuel 17 at evening worship on Sunday 24th May 2026 in First Ards. From ground level, Absalom looks secure and David looks finished. But heaven’s perspective is different. The Lord is quietly overturning the rebellion from within. Ahithophel’s advice is strategically wise, but the Lord frustrates it through Hushai, using Absalom’s pride as the means of his downfall. God’s providence works through ordinary means: messages, servants, hidden wells, timely decisions and daily provision in the wilderness. David is preserved, but the passage points beyond him to Christ, the rejected King whose kingdom cannot fail and whose people are secure forever.