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me.” (Psalm 50:15). The betrayal of a friend is the worst kind of evil and wickedness in relationships.

Bitterness and anger are the only chemicals that destroy the vessels that hold them.

(10) Concealed and undercurrent bitterness and anger are extremely dangerous. Bitterness breeds wrath, anger, and clamour, evil speaking and malice. No wonder the Bible declares, “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice” (Ephesians 4:31). In spite of his oracular wisdom and superior knowledge and talents, Ahithophel was filled with bitterness and anger toward his familiar friend, David. Consequently, he did not heed the Word of God that warns, “Looking diligently lest any man fail …show more content…

Ahithophel served King David well, yet David injured him, or so he thought so very badly. Hence, Ahithophel was apoplectic with anger at the actions of David, his king. First, his only son – Eliam, who was one of David’s captains and men of valor died in the service of the king. Then Eliam’s only child and daughter, Bathsheba was now brought up by Ahithophel who served as both father and grandfather. In the grotesques triangle of David, Bathsheba and Uriah; first, David committed adultery with Bathsheba, and then murdered Uriah the Hittite – Bathsheba’s husband and Ahithophel’s son-in-law. And eventually, David took and married Bathsheba. Yet, Ahithophel never did let David know about his apoplectic indignation; extreme cynicism and righteous anger.
One could also, declare that the Scripture did not indicate that Bathsheba ever resisted or refused David in this outrageous betrayal and adultery on the account of her marriage to Uriah the Hittite. She appeared to have gone along smoothly with the unfaithful and treacherous arrangement. Yet, in due judgment, the LORD God was silent regarding her duplicitous and double-crossing …show more content…

Currently, men and women utilize their gifts, read and interpret the Bible to the people to benefit themselves and NOT leading the people to Jesus the Christ, the Son of the living God. Most “reverends” are no longer telling and preaching the “Truth”. Most servants started well with God. They no longer preached heaven and hell, judgment and repentance. Now they have deviated from their purpose and calling, and compellingly centered on, and given their hearts and souls to the government of Mammon, preaching “three minutes of repentance” in sermons, righteousness without repentance, Solid Offerings, Tights, Free Will Offerings in Billion Currencies, and Malachi 3:10: Malachi 3:10King James Version

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