⏱️ Estimated Reading Time: 1 min read
🎙️ Reading the Bible Daily with Dave
📅 Date: July 17, 2025
📖 Passage: 2 Samuel 17:1–29
📌 Title: The Lord Overrules the Counsel of the Wicked
📝 Show Summary
In 2 Samuel 17, we witness the sovereign hand of God at work as He thwarts the seemingly wise—but wicked—counsel of Ahithophel. Through the faithful advice of Hushai and the provision of loyal supporters, God protects David, His anointed king, even in exile. This chapter shows us that while human strategies may seem powerful, God’s providence always prevails.
This episode reminds us that the Lord governs not only great miracles but also small details—counsel, delay, loyalty, and timing—for His glory and our good.
🎧 Audio Player
📺 Video Player
🔑 Key Topics
- God’s sovereignty over human counsel
- Ahithophel vs. Hushai – Worldly wisdom vs. divine providence
- Providence in exile – God’s care for His people through others
- The downfall of pride and ambition (Ahithophel’s suicide)
- Christ as the greater David—betrayed but ultimately exalted
📖 Memory Verse
“For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.” – 2 Samuel 17:14
🌐 Explore More
- Visit the full devotional archive
- Check out Reading the Bible Daily with Dave on YouTube.
Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
