Scripture
In God I trust and am not afraid. What can man do to me?
Psalm 56:11 (NIV)
Observation
In 1 John 4:18, we’re given this insight.
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Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom” (emphasis added).
Matthew 26:27-29 (NIV)
I was surprised today when I was investigating a question about Matthew 26:29 and stumbled across the idea that Jesus offered up his literal blood for the disciples to drink at the Last Supper. Either he (Jesus) opened up a vein or changed the wine into blood as he did with the water and wine (John 2).
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As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out. He pelted David and all the king’s officials with stones, though all the troops and the special guard were on David’s right and left. As he cursed, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you murderer, you scoundrel! The Lord has repaid you for all the blood you shed in the household of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The Lord has given the kingdom into the hands of your son Absalom. You have come to ruin because you are a murderer!”
Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head.”
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In 2 Samuel 14:27, we’re given this insight about Absalom.
Three sons and a daughter were born to Absalom. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she became a beautiful woman.
2 Samuel 14:27 (NIV)
However, in 2 Samuel 18:18, we’re given this information.
During his lifetime Absalom had taken a pillar and erected it in the King’s Valley as a monument to himself, for he thought, “I have no son to carry on the memory of my name.” He named the pillar after himself, and it is called Absalom’s Monument to this day.
2 Samuel 18:18 (NIV)
These verses appear to contradict one another. Did Absalom have three sons or not? If there is no contradiction, why do we read two different things?
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