The Hanging of the King’s Men

[321 words] “Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread. hath lifted up his heel against me” (Psa. 41:9). We have heard it said that history often repeats itself, and this was certainly true relative to the circumstances surrounding Judas Iscariot. This betrayer of the King of kings made the same fatal mistake as his Old Testament counterpart, Ahithophel, King David’s trusted advisor(cf. Mat. 27:1-10; 2 Sam. 17:23). Consider some interesting parallels between these two men: Both men had access to the King (1 Chron. 27:33; Mat. 10:4). Both men worked faithfully, for a time, in service to the King (2 Sam. 15:12; John 12:1-6). Both men conspired against the King (2 Sam. 15:31ff; Mat. 26:14-16; Luke 22:4 7-48). Both men chose to hang themselves and die separated from the King (2 Sam. 17:23; Mat. 27:1-10). The life of Judas and Ahithophel, who…