23<\/strong>. had inquired at the oracle of God<\/em> ] Lit. had inquired of the word of God<\/em> = had inquired of God, which was done by means of the Urim and Thummim in the breastplate upon the High-priest’s ephod. Cp. 1Sa 10:22<\/span>.<\/p>\n Was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God; <\/B>it was received by the people with equal authority and veneration, and was usually attended with as certain success; which is mentioned as the reason why a counsel which had so ill a face, should meet with such general approbation. <\/P> With David; <\/B>to whose pious disposition he accommodated himself, as policy obliged him; but being weary of it, he takes this first occasion to discover himself, and execute that wickedness which before lay in his heart. <\/P> <\/p>\n And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he had counselled in those days<\/strong>,…. Both in the days of David, and in the days of Absalom, before and since the rebellion:<\/p>\n [was] as if a man had inquired of the oracle of God<\/strong>; such an opinion was entertained of it, so well satisfied were they with it, and as confident of success in taking it, as if the Lord himself had been consulted by Urim and Thummim; this is a very great exaggeration of Ahithophel’s counsel, and is observed as a reason why it was so readily taken, though so bad in the preceding instance:<\/p>\n so [was] all the counsel of Ahithophel, both with David and with Absalom<\/strong>; Ahithophel was a crafty man, a time server, that temporized with princes, and knew how to suit his counsels with their tempers and interests: to David he gave good counsel, what was acceptable with him, and to Absalom bad counsel, which was pleasing to him.<\/p>\n 23<\/strong>. <\/strong> As if a man had inquired at the oracle of God <\/strong> That is, it was treated with the utmost respect and reverence, and acted upon as if it had given as much assurance as the word of God. This fact seems to be here stated as a reason for Absalom’s incest. That prince would hardly have gone as far as this without the counsel of his impious adviser, for such a crime demanded the punishment of death. Lev 20:11<\/span>.<\/p>\n REFLECTIONS<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MY soul! learn from this view of David’s sweet frame of mind under very heavy afflictions, the preciousness of faith, and the blessed effects of it. No doubt, in David’s estimate of life, those seasons were most highly valued by him, when upon a review of them, after the trying hours were over, he could look back and see how graciously the LORD had led him through them, supported him under them, and brought him out of them. And, Reader, do you mark it down in your experience, for I desire never to lose sight of it in mine, that, painful as afflictions are, a true believer in JESUS is ultimately a gainer by every conflict and trial he is called upon to go through. That promise must be sure, All things, how discouraging soever they may now seem, work together for good to them that love GOD , to them who are the called according to his purpose. And, if our faith be enabled to give due credit to GOD, depend upon it, GOD will give due reward to faith. And to live upon GOD’S perfections, his promises, his covenant engagements in JESUS, when all the avenues, as they appear to us, are shut up, by which those engagements can be fulfilled; this is precious faith indeed! Dearest JESUS! grant me grace so to live! May my confidence in thee, my interest in thee, my recourses from thee, and my life upon thee, be always such, that whether, like David, the streams of outward comforts run low, as in this flight of his from his city; or whether the communications of thy grace remit their accustomed flowing; yet, knowing that thou art the same, and the sovereign efficacy of thy salvation admitting no abatement, my assurance in thee may be the same also. And let my song be like the prophet’s, that though the fig-tree shall not blossom: neither fruit be in the vine; the labour of the olive fail, and the fields yield no meat; the flock be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stall; yet will I rejoice in the LORD , I will joy in the GOD of my salvation.<\/p>\n 2Sa 16:23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, [was] as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so [was] all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.<\/p>\n Ver. 23. And the counsel,<\/strong> ] q.d., <\/em> Though this was horrid counsel, yet because it was facinus maioris abollae,<\/em> the counsel of Ahithophel, it passed for current, and was well approved by Absalom and the facilous Israelites. Dotibus scelerati Satanae et libidinibus suis ministrant.<\/em> Wicked men abuse their abilities and their authority to the service of sin and Satan, as Augustine bitterly bewaileth it in Licentius, a scholar of his, learned but lewd. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God.<\/strong> ] So Plutarch saith of Archimedes the Syracusian, that he had the name and fame of understanding not human but divine. a<\/em> And of Polybius, the historian, it is reported, that Scipio never miscarried in any enterprise, carried on according to his counsel. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Both with David and with Absalom.<\/strong> ] David’s chief counsellors were God’s testimonies: Psa 119:24 to these as to the test he brought all counsel given him, whether by Ahithophel or any other; and held it for a rule that if any “spoke not according to these, it was because there was no light in them.” Isa 8:20 Indeed, Absalom and his adherents followed Ahithophel’s counsel howsoever, as infallible, because it was for their purpose. So the Papists would persuade us that the Pope’s placits<\/em> are ipsissimum De; verbum.<\/em> b<\/em> And if a priest teach this or that, be it true or false, the people are, without further trial, to take it as God’s oracle. c<\/em> Is not this to be “the servants of men?” 1Co 7:23 Is it not an honour due to Christ alone, to be believed on his bare word, to be the only A , to be self-credible? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> . – Pausan.<\/em> lib. viii. <\/p>\n b<\/em> Hosius. <\/p>\n c<\/em> Stapleton.<\/p>\n as = according as. <\/p>\n oracle = word. The first occurrence of “oracle” as a rendering (fifteen times) of dabar, word. The holy of holies, because there the word of Jehovah was heard. Other occurrences: see 1Ki 6:5, 1Ki 6:16, 1Ki 6:19, 1Ki 6:20, 1Ki 6:22, 1Ki 6:23, 1Ki 6:31; 1Ki 8:6, 1Ki 8:8; 2Ch 3:16; 2Ch 3:4, 2Ch 3:20; 2Ch 5:7, 2Ch 5:9. Psa 28:2 Compare N.T. usage in plural: Act 7:38. Rom 3:2. Heb 5:12. 1Pe 4:11. <\/p>\n as if: Num 27:21, 1Sa 30:8, Psa 28:2, 1Pe 4:11 <\/p>\n oracle of God: Heb. word of God, Psa 19:7 <\/p>\n so was: The first counsel of this sagacious but wicked man to Absalom was more like an oracle of Satan, both for subtlety and atrocity. He advised the shameless measure just detailed, in order to establish Absalom, and to preclude the possibility of a reconciliation with David. The wives of a conquered king were always the property of the conqueror; and in possessing these he appeared to possess the right to the kingdom. <\/p>\n all the counsel: 2Sa 17:14, 2Sa 17:23, Job 5:12, Job 28:28, Jer 4:22, Jer 8:9, Mat 11:25, Luk 16:8, Rom 1:22, 1Co 3:19, 1Co 3:20, Jam 3:13-18 <\/p>\n both: 2Sa 15:12, Ecc 10:1 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Sa 15:31 – turn the counsel 1Ki 2:23 – if Adonijah 1Ch 27:33 – Ahithophel Job 19:14 – familiar Psa 55:13 – my guide Psa 119:96 – I have seen Isa 44:25 – turneth 1Co 1:20 – hath Heb 5:12 – the oracles Jam 3:15 – but<\/p>\n 2Sa 16:23. The counsel of Ahithophel, &c. It was deemed as unerring, and was commonly followed with as little doubt of its success, as though the oracle of God had dictated it. This is mentioned as the reason why counsel, which carried so ill a face, should meet with such general approbation. <\/p>\n 16:23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, [was] as if a man had {l} enquired at the oracle of God: so [was] all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.<\/p>\n (l) It was so esteemed for the success of it.<\/p>\n And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, [was] as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so [was] all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. 23. had inquired at the oracle of God ] Lit. had inquired of the word of God = had … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 16:23”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8461\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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