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God Delivers the Considerate OneThe Watchtower—1979 | June 1
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But David suffered even worse treachery. He writes: “Also the man at peace with me, in whom I trusted, who was eating my bread, has magnified his heel against me.”—Ps. 41:9.
Even a confidential friend, one who ‘was eating bread’ as a frequent recipient of David’s hospitality, turned against him. The traitor “magnified his heel” against the king just as a horse might turn and kick the one feeding him. This is understood to be a reference to David’s personal adviser Ahithophel, whose counsel was esteemed as if it were the direct word of Jehovah. (2 Sam. 15:12; 16:23) Ahithophel turned traitor and joined Absalom in a coup against the king. (2 Sam. 15:31; 16:15)a
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God Delivers the Considerate OneThe Watchtower—1979 | June 1
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a While conversing with his 12 apostles during the Last Supper, Jesus drew on these words of David. In pointing to the fact that one of the 12 would betray him, Jesus said: “I know the ones I have chosen. But it is in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled. ‘He that used to feed on my bread has lifted up his heel against me.’” (John 13:18) God knew that Jesus would undergo ill treatment from a close associate in a way that resembled what happened to David.
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