2 Samuel 16-18 – May 17, Monday

2 Samuel 18:7-8 The people of Israel were defeated there before the servants of David, and the slaughter there that day was great, 20,000 men. 8 For the battle there was spread over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

 What a story this has been of lives in our history. But this phrase really stops me, “the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured”. I am a very visual person and after reading this phrase, I immediately think of the tree people in “Lord of the Rings”.

Maybe God AND the forest trees were so upset with the Israelites who not only turned on God, but warred once again within itself. Okay, that maybe a stretch, but this is another reason I am hoping for a true live action video of our history when I get to heaven.