THEOSISPhilaret of Moscow (Drosdow)
Absalom, shunned by David, implores Joab to either seek an audience with his king and father or to end his own life. Similarly, the sinner, cast away by God, would rather embrace death than face his dire state, yet he will ultimately not find it. He exists in a perpetual cycle of death, unable to experience a final end. Chrysostom asserts that redeeming countless souls from Hell is far less severe than being excluded from divine glory and experiencing the disdain of God.