Ahithophel: Humbly Mind Your Business
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Emmanuel Oghenebrorhie
Rev Emmanuel Oghenebrorhie can be described as a Paper-pulpit Pastor and Bible Preacher by publication. He is divinely ordained to teach, preach and publish the Gospel of Christ Jesus and has been teaching and preaching since 1994. He began to publish in 2004 and presides over Emmanuel Oghenebrorhie Ministries, that encompasses several arms. He operates Christ Redemption Publications, based in Ibadan, Nigeria. He has been published by other publishers overseas. He makes the working word of God relevant to daily living, to prepare the saints for heaven. He hosts a monthly Bible Seminar every second Sunday at his Nigerian base, Ibadan. His audiences often comment that he gives a realistic interpretation to the word of God in a way they never heard or read previously and that he directs the word of God to where it matters in a man’s life when it matters most. He can be reached on emmanoghene@live.co.uk or oghenemma@yahoo.com or 234-7037825522 or 234-8182022262 or 07055989850
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Ahithophel - Emmanuel Oghenebrorhie
Copyright © 2010 by Emmanuel Oghenebrorhie.
ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4568-2153-1
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Contents
Preface
1
Self hurting hatred
2
Punitive pride, perilous presumption and
injurious ignorance and interference
3
Abhor ruinous regimentality on perilous
principles and practices
4
Brotherhood of foolishness
5
As things are
6
Like Ruth, like Bathsheba
7
Sickening self-sufficiency mentality
8
Perilous pretence
9
Inconsiderate attitude
10
Usurping God’s exclusive role
11
Like Benhadad, like others
12
Concluding Commentary & Summary
Author’s Other Published Titles
Dedication
To all those who did not allow their God-given strength to strangulate them by following the path of humility and rewarding restraint as long as they lived; the highly yet humble, privileged yet casual like my late father.
Appreciation
All glory to God that this is available for others to read. Lord, everything in this call and commission is your doing and it is marvellous in my eyes.
My profound gratitude goes to my late earthly father Mr German Etaduovie, who did whatever he knew possible to make me relevant in life. I thank God for letting him leave me behind when I was already an adult. God bless Cletus Okuguni for serving as editorial assistant. Mrs Yvonne Olatunbosun, my principal editor did confirmatory editorial duties. Many thanks to my Comfort Temilola and Ejiro. May God swell your heavenly accounts richly, in Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.
Preface
Several Bible dictionaries say that Ahithophel means ‘foolish brother’, but God endowed him with uncommon wisdom such that his counsel was equated with God’s oracle. He was the one man whom David dreaded and made special prayers to God to tame Ahithophel for him. His acclaimed wisdom earned him relevance and honour as long as he used it to bless David the anointed of the Lord, but it strangulated him when he dared to use it against David. His grouse with David was that he must avenge the death of his grandson-in-law Uriah. He cared less whether such an adventure amounted to taking God’s place, since vengeance if one of God’s prerogatives.
It is rewarding to learn from the misadventure of Ahithophel and refrain from weeping more than the bereaved. God-given strength could strangulate if not used with humility and subjection to God’s confirmed will and purpose per specific time. Learn from the common mistakes of Ahithophel in the Old Testament and John the Baptist’s in the New Testament.
1
Self hurting hatred
Ahithophel died a foolish man despite his acclaimed wisdom for several reasons. One key reason he was foolish is that he allowed punitive pride to puncture his life. II Samuel 15:12 and 31, 16:23 and 17:23 record—
12 . . . Absalom also sent to the town of Gilo for Ahithophel, who was one of King David’s advisers. The plot against David the king gained strength, and Absalom’s followers grew in number.
31 When David was told that Ahithophel had joined Absalom’s rebellion, he prayed, Please, Lord, turn Ahithophel’s advice into nonsense!
23 Any advice that Ahithophel gave in those days was accepted as though it were the very word of God; both David and Absalom followed it.
23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and went back to his own city. After putting his affairs in order, he hanged himself. He was buried in the family grave. (TEV)
First, he could not stand the fact that a small boy despised his advice when his father would do whatever he advised. Since he was sure that he gave good or the best advice, he should have waited for Absalom to suffer the appropriate consequences. After