Authority for truth is the right to determine what the truth is.
This chapter is a living illustration of James 1:14-15. Amnon is tempted with his own lust. He falls into sin and it leads to his death. This lesson is a warning to us all.
Both the sin of Saul in sacrificing and the absence of smiths (blacksmiths) in Israel point to the danger of fighting God’s battles according to the ways of man and the world
In these two chapters, God’s holiness is vindicated.
A verse by verse outline of Romans 5:12-21. God declares why man is in need of justification and that if the fall occurred because of one man then justification must also be by one man.
