In our reading today, we can see clearly the free will of sinful men jogging for power. Even King David acts in a weak manner toward his murdering general, Joab. We also see fulfilled through the sovereignty of God, David coming to be king over all Israel - not in what we would consider a timely manner. The providence of God is the sovereignty of God (in control of all things) using the free will will of man to achieve His purposes.
Many people dismiss the Bible as a Holy Book because of all the distasteful things that happen in it. However, this is exactly why the Bible can be trusted - because it depicts man in reality - as sinful beings in need of God's grace. Man is not exalted in the Bible - God is!
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