Scripture of the Day Thursday, November 6 Turn, please, the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness, O Jehovah!—2 Sam. 15:31. Consider treacherous Absalom. Inflamed with ambition, he was determined to usurp the throne of his father, King David. Absalom first ‘stole the hearts of the men of Israel’ by ingratiating himself with them, using sly promises and insincere expressions of affection. He would embrace and kiss them, as if he were truly interested in them and their needs. (2 Sam. 15:2-6) Absalom even won over David’s trusted confidant Ahithophel, who turned traitor and joined the coup. In Psalms 3 and 55, David describes how such disloyalty affected him. (Ps. 3:1-8; 55:12-14) Absalom exposed his shameless disregard for God’s sovereignty by his ambitious scheming and blatant conspiracy against Jehovah’s appointed king. (1 Chron. 28:5) In the end, the uprising failed, and David continued to rule as the anointed of Jehovah. w12 4/15 2:5 Examining the Scriptures—2014
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