2 Samuel 17

2 Samuel 17

Spurgeon - I desire to call your attention to the text on account of its very remarkable character. ‘He put his house in order, and hanged himself.’To put his house in order, showed that he was a prudent man; to hang himself, proved that he was a fool. Herein is a strange mixture of discretion and desperation, mind and madness. Shall a man have wisdom enough to arrange his worldly affairs with care, and yet shall he be so hapless as to take his own life afterwards?....Thousands set their houses in order, but destroy their souls; they look well to their flocks and their herds, but not to their hearts’ best interests (ED: SEE "A CERTAIN RICH MAN" DESCRIBED BY JESUS - Lk 12:16-19, 20, 21+ = "So is the man who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."). They gather broken shells with continuous industry, but they throw away priceless diamonds. They exercise forethought, prudence, care, everywhere but where they are most required. They save their money, but squander their happiness; they are guardians of their estates, but suicides of their souls. (Excerpts from Spurgeon's sermon Very Singular - 2Sa 17:23) G Campbell