Twice Amnon does not listen to her 2 Sam , 16 ; on the narrative level, this illustrates quite clearly who has both power and the right to make a decision and who dominates the story line. There, the image quite clearly loses its dramatic art and even seems to be glorified because Amnon and Tamar, both almost naked, are standing side by side in front of the bed.
Instead of assaulting Tamar and touching her body directly, Amnon apparently tries to seduce her with words and softness. In the painting, as well as in the Bible, Tamar is a self-confident representative of her own interests.
Even though she is defenseless and vulnerable because of her semi-nakedness, Tamar seems to debate quite wisely and shows Amnon with cunning words the possibility of loving each other legally. He dismisses Tamar in a hard and brutal way and therefore drives her into social, emotional, and moral isolation.
For her, this repudiation is even worse than the preceding rape 2 Sam According to Exod and Deut , a man who rapes a virgin is obliged to marry her after the violence. Renieri uses the motif of the crying woman in an almost identical way as in the painting of the dying Sophonisbe and the atoning Madeleine. Yes, Amnon loves his half-sister so much that he even becomes lovesick hlh 2 Sam , ; Cant But what kind of love can turn as quickly into hate?
In fact, both feelings and their respective actions have to be taken seriously. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant. Amnon probably came to the feast nervous about being with Absalom, but after a few cups of wine he was relaxed. This is definitely a partial fulfillment of this promise. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
For only Amnon is dead. And the young man who was keeping watch lifted his eyes and looked, and there, many people were coming from the road on the hillside behind him. Also the king and all his servants wept very bitterly. He sensed that Absalom was capable of such evil. David reacted with mourning instead of disbelief.
Jonadab probably hoped to gain favor with David by bringing this more favorable news, but God knew that Jonadab set the whole course of events in motion with his wicked advice to Amnon 2 Samuel The king and all his servants wept very bitterly : David is rightly grieved at learning of the death of his eldest son, the Crown Prince Amnon. If David had administered Biblical correction according to Exodus and Deuteronomy , Absalom would not have felt so free to administer his own brutal correction.
But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years. And King David longed to go to Absalom.
For he had been comforted concerning Amnon, because he was dead. Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur : Absalom did not go to a city of refuge because he was guilty, and the cities of refuge were only meant to protect the innocent.
David simply longed to be reconciled to Absalom again — without correcting his son for his evil. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details.
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We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. In Exodus and Deuteronomy God commands that if a man rapes a woman he is forced to marry her and he was never permitted to divorce her. This is so her needs might be met. The rapist was not to take responsibility for her.
Yet Ammon the pig, rapes her and abandons her. THis is why Tamar is so distraught as she walks out. Not only was her virginity taken, but so her hopes and dreams of ever finding love. The heart of a rapist is a heart devoured by sin. It is a reminder to all of us the power sin can have in our lives and an urgent call to repent and put to death any sin that may dwell in our hearts.
Do not feed your pet sin so that it grows big enough to devour you. Put it to death through the power of the Holy Spirit. It reminds us of the horror of sexual abuse. We live in a sexually charged society, and sexual abuse is rampant. Rape happens every day behind close doors in secret. It is a crime that demands justice. In Tamar's case, justice would eventually be had when her brother Absalom murders Amnon for his crime because Tamar's father, Kind David did nothing in providing justice.
May we seek justice for those victims of sexual abuse. May we fight for their freedom. It reminds us that we need Jesus. How can anyone ever heal from a rape of a family member like Tamar? It will not be easy, but Jesus provides healing. God is a God of justice and no sin goes unpunished. He fell in love with the wrong person. And what happened next was within his control. This is the way of human beings. Ask an adolescent. And we might feel for him until we read the next string of verbs, which tell us how he handled it.
Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, because she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. And what he chooses to do is to cultivate this illness, nourish it, feed it, like an impossible obsession. There will be unmistakable physical evidence. As if love, in the world according to Amnon, has no use for mutuality. Will you not tell me? That adjective leads us straight to Genesis 3 and the serpent, who was more crafty than any of the other animals.
And now we know all we need to know about Jonadab. The man is a snake. Jonadab asks, and Amnon tells, and while tell is a good verb to choose when you fall in love with the wrong person, you have to be careful whom you tell. Tell the right person and the urge to confide, to share, to bring into the light may lead to honest healing.
Tell the wrong person and a world of hurt follows. Amnon tells the wrong person. He tells the crafty friend, which means whatever Jonadab has to say about this situation is going to be as slippery and shrewd as he is.
It cannot happen! But Amnon told Jonadab. How many of us have ever gotten bad advice from a friend? Amnon does as Jonadab schemes, and, sure enough, here comes King David to check on his firstborn. This is the next place where things could have gone differently. And parts of that script, we can understand. And yet. That precedent that David unleashed is roaming the palace grounds, and there are definite warning signs. Amnon is haggard: that raises concerns. He wants Tamar alone in his room: that raises eyebrows.
It might even cross the line and go way out of bounds, even for a crown prince.
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