Absalom and His Rebellion (1): Amnon's Incestuous Rape of Tamar (II Samuel 13:1-9) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. The Tragic Sequence of Events
II. The Wicked Behaviour of Amnon
Gordon Keddie: “The ingredients of a genuine love are altogether lacking [in Amnon]: there is no self-giving commitment, no seeking of the other’s highest good, no sensitive devotion, not even a hint of romance; there is only naked physical lust and an utterly self-centred disregard for Tamar’s personal integrity, welfare and blessedness. Amnon is consumed, not by what he could do for her, but by what he wanted desperately to do to her. He wanted sex—it was as simple as that!”