Main Scripture - 2 Samuel 13:23-39

There Is a Wrong Way to Get a Right Result

• 2 Samuel 13:23–29
• Leviticus 20:17
• Deuteronomy 22:25–27

Personal Vengeance Multiplies Pain

• 2 Samuel 13:30–36
• Romans 12:19
• Joshua 7:25–26
• Matthew 10:28

Dealing with Difficulty Is Better than Avoiding It

• 2 Samuel 13:37–39
• Mark 14:41–42
• Romans 8:1

Application Points

• Stop judging your choices by how they turned out
• Take your vengeance to God and leave it there
• Do the hard thing now — avoidance always costs more later
• Avoid God's vengeance by trusting in Jesus