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Old 03-01-2008, 03:29 PM
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That was Joab's modus operendi. Abner, Amasa, Absalom.
he had a thing for A's. Can it be construed that Joab lost all respect for David during the Uriah incident? That would seem to embolden him more in his rebellion.
Maybe,

But I see it more as a part of his character. When he wanted revenge (Abner), he took it. When he was threatened (Amasa) he lashed out. When he thought he could put up a show of religion to save his skin (1 Kings 2:28f) he did.

I actually preached on this passage a couple of weeks ago:

http://www.cckpca.org/sermonfiles/1k..._1Kings_02.mp3
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