Ahithophel Character Analysis
AHITHOPHEL
Ahithophel the Gilonite was from the city of Giloh, a place distinguished and famous for supernatural healing. He was extraordinarily gifted. The words of his mouth were smoother than butter and softer than oil (Psalm 55:21). Ahithophel was David’s Counselor and secretary of State and a prominent man well-known and celebrated for his sagacity. He judiciously turned the hearts of the people, friends, and foes to serve the King. Ahithophel’s gifts in counseling were boldly likened to the very oracle of God. (2 Samuel 16:23). The counsel of Ahithophel was the counsel of God Himself. Hence, the Ahithophelic counsel (his wisdom) was legendary. It was declared; “And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if …show more content…
2"I will come upon him while he is weary and exhausted and terrify him, so that all the people who are with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king alone. (2 Samuel 17:1).
No wonder, King Saul miscalculated David altogether when he went after David with only 3,000 chosen warriors (1 Samuel 24:2).
Since the LORD God Almighty has ordained to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel so that the LORD might bring evil against the young man – Absalom, both Absalom and the people of Israel who hearts he has won said that the counsel of Hushai the Achite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. When Ahithophel saw that his prominent counsel was rejected, he went home, put his house in order and hanged himself.
This was followed by a terrible battle in the wood of Ephraim, won by David’s army, and Absalom was, however, killed in flight in spite David’s fatherly but pathetic concern for the defiant son and his chronic annoyance with his army general, Joab for killing Absalom.
But why did Ahithophel turn traitor against King David, and David prayed the prayer for the immediate destruction of the treacherous in Psalm …show more content…
And Jehovah respected his obedience. This reminds me that Jesus the Christ who was sent to His the household of Israel, his own people, was rejected by His own people. And the grace was extended to the Gentiles, including you and me. But only if we are obedient like Uriah not to offend Jehovah, can we approach Uriah’s status and respect. How many of us can afford the sacrifice? How many of us can say no to joyful sex to your own spouse for God’s sake? If we can understand and apply God’s own statues and standards, we might have the opportunity presented to us by the LORD, Jesus the
Ahithophel the Gilonite was from the city of Giloh, a place distinguished and famous for supernatural healing. He was extraordinarily gifted. The words of his mouth were smoother than butter and softer than oil (Psalm 55:21). Ahithophel was David’s Counselor and secretary of State and a prominent man well-known and celebrated for his sagacity. He judiciously turned the hearts of the people, friends, and foes to serve the King. Ahithophel’s gifts in counseling were boldly likened to the very oracle of God. (2 Samuel 16:23). The counsel of Ahithophel was the counsel of God Himself. Hence, the Ahithophelic counsel (his wisdom) was legendary. It was declared; “And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if …show more content…
2"I will come upon him while he is weary and exhausted and terrify him, so that all the people who are with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king alone. (2 Samuel 17:1).
No wonder, King Saul miscalculated David altogether when he went after David with only 3,000 chosen warriors (1 Samuel 24:2).
Since the LORD God Almighty has ordained to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel so that the LORD might bring evil against the young man – Absalom, both Absalom and the people of Israel who hearts he has won said that the counsel of Hushai the Achite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. When Ahithophel saw that his prominent counsel was rejected, he went home, put his house in order and hanged himself.
This was followed by a terrible battle in the wood of Ephraim, won by David’s army, and Absalom was, however, killed in flight in spite David’s fatherly but pathetic concern for the defiant son and his chronic annoyance with his army general, Joab for killing Absalom.
But why did Ahithophel turn traitor against King David, and David prayed the prayer for the immediate destruction of the treacherous in Psalm …show more content…
And Jehovah respected his obedience. This reminds me that Jesus the Christ who was sent to His the household of Israel, his own people, was rejected by His own people. And the grace was extended to the Gentiles, including you and me. But only if we are obedient like Uriah not to offend Jehovah, can we approach Uriah’s status and respect. How many of us can afford the sacrifice? How many of us can say no to joyful sex to your own spouse for God’s sake? If we can understand and apply God’s own statues and standards, we might have the opportunity presented to us by the LORD, Jesus the