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Absalom. Would he have been blessed by Father if he became king?

I have been contemplating this story since yesterday and this morning it dawned on me that he didn't follow Torah to the tee. My realization came from him following the advice from his councillor and had the tent erected on the roof and slept with David's concubines that were left behind when David fled. This breaks the law on having relationships with close kin.

On the other hand David and Batsheba’s had an affair, he killed her husband, a child was born from the affair, etc. and David was still blessed.

We don’t know how Absalom followed Torah in the rest of his life, but we do know more about David’s walk.

Is it therefore possible to knowingly break Torah and still be blessed by Father? What are your thoughts?

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Personally speaking, I have done many things since coming to Torah that I was terrified the Spirit would leave me and Id be plagued by suicidal desires again. Thie fears did not come true. I believe it is becsuse I truly mourned and repented my actions and did not repeat them usually. I know Paul says there is no further sacrifice if one sins after believing in Yeshua. I have come to.underdstand this as there is no need for further sacrifice after receiving the Spirit. I do believe you can lose the Spirit, but it is not as simple as one willfull sin. It would take a complete rejection and refusal to repent and humble yourself to lose the Spirit. Yah is very merciful and slow to anger. He knows the temptations will live with every moment. He knows what will make us stronger by first humbling us, much like army boot camp. He wants us to reject ourselves and embrace Him. I believe sin is how He gets us there. Not to say we are supposed to sin, but when we do, it creates an opportunity to bond with Him afterward. The only sin Scripture says will not be forgiven is blasphemy of the Spirit. All other sin is forgiveable, as long as we come to Him with broken hearts and spirits. He will then build us up into more perfect beings, ready for battle with powers and principalities.

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Don't forget he also dishonored his father with the same actions.

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David whenever confronted with his sin, always and consistently was instantly repentant. And therefore his anointing remained. If the kingdom had been stripped from him, Nathan would have said so. But without Yah's blessing, Absalom was doomed to failure since Yah still watched over David's kingdom.

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