_RIVAL COUNSELLORS_
‘The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of
Ahithophel.’
2 Samuel 17:14
Ahithophel’s advice was excellent. The success of the rebellion
would be insured by striking a sudden blow and securing the king’s
person. A small body of picked troops might easily ha... [ Continue Reading ]
_A MODEL FOR OLD MEN_
‘Barzillai the Gileadite.’
2 Samuel 17:27 (cf. 2 Samuel 19:31)
See in Barzillai _ a model for the aged_. The whole scene is one of
the most touching in sacred writ, and the venerable man stands out
before us with vivid lifelike distinctness, as one of the most
interesting ch... [ Continue Reading ]