Spirit of Absalom

The Hebron Concept Today’s Focus: The Spirit of Absalom Scripture: 2 Samuel 3 Greetings Sons of God: Who is Absalom? Absalom was a son of David born in Hebron (2 Samuel 3:3). The name Absalom means Father of Peace or Father of my Peace. Now you may wonder ok, this guy is cool. Not actually. The spirit of Absalom can be a very destructive spirit and if allowed to stay amongst a body of believers, it can actually damage true alliances that have been formed. In 2 Samuel 15 we see the plot of Absalom. Now I pray that you go and read this but for the sake of time and space I will give you the scriptures of the detail I will explain. Absalom was a son who sought to usurp the authority of his father, David who was the reigning king over Israel but also the head of the tribe of Judah at that time. Absalom would manipulate people within Israel to try to turn the hearts of the people to him. 2 Samuel 15:4: Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! All of us have either said or herd someone say “If I were this or that, I would do..”. So Absalom was playing off what people wanted to hear and claim that him can bring them the judgment they desired. He would go around Israel saying things like this and turning the hearts of the people of Israel. Absalom did not just stop with the people, he would go to his father’s personal counselor and turn his heart to him (2 Samuel 15:11,12). Now with all of that said let’s look at the attributes of the spirit of Absalom. The spirit of Absalom seeks to usurp the authority of the father of the household. It is steeped in rebellion, contention, questioning integrity, charismatic expression and most of all self. Peace, Love and Grace from the Father, Calvin Calhoun, Jr.