Lesson 12: Serving Two Masters

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Lesson 12: Serving Two Masters

2 Samuel 16:1-17:23

April 27, 2024 • Christy Voelkel

Serving the masters of greed, pride, and vanity (lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and pride of life 1 John 2:15-17).

Ziba, the unjust steward, curries favor with David (Parable of the Unjust Steward, Luke 16); Shimei curses David and Abishai seeks vengeance. Absalom seeks counsel from two counselors (the double-minded man, James 1).

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