How Does Jadab Contribute To Sin

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The Bible teaches that someone can be a stumblingblock through ignorance, arrogance, and / or influence. In II Samuel 13, there is the story of Amnon’s sin against his half-sister Tamar. Scripture says that Amnon thought it hard to do anything to her, but the Bible goes on to say that he had a friend named Jonadab. Jonadab is described as a very subtil man who used his influence in Amnon’s life to cause him to do the unthinkable. A stumbling block can mean “causing an occasion to sin”, and that is what Jonadab did to Amnon. It is possible that Amnon would have never committed this great wickedness had it not been for the influence that Jonadab had. Not only did Jonadab encourage Amnon to carry out his perverse fantasy, but he also provided