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THINGS THAT DESTROY US
(BITTERNESS)
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WHAT IS BITTERNESS?
TO BE BITTER MEANS TO BE CHARACTERISED BY
INTENSE ANTAGONISM; HOSTILITY; HATRED; OR
A STRONG DISLIKE FOR.
CAUSING PAIN; PIERCING; STINGING.
HAVING A STRONG OR DISAGREEABLE ACRID
TASTE , LIKE THAT OF ASPIRIN.
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GREAT EXPECTATIONSBY CHARLES DICKENS
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BITTERNESS IN THE BIBLE
TRANSLTED AS PIKROS- SHARP
OR POINTED.
BITTER PEOPLE ARE NOTSWEET
THEY PIERCE AND CAUSE PAIN
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HEBREWS 12:14-16
14 Make every effort to live in peace with
everyone and to be holy; without holiness
no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that
no one falls short of the grace of God and
thatno bitter root grows up to cause
trouble and defile many. 16 See that no
one is sexually immoral, or is godless likeEsau, who for a single meal sold his
inheritance rights as the oldest son.
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BITTERNESS CAUSES DEFILEMENT.
IT HINDERS THE GRACE OF GOD INOUR LIVES.
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DEFILEMENT THROUGH
BITTERNESS INDOCTRINATIONS
TRIBALISM INFECTING OTHERS WITH OUR
BELIEFS SOILING OF REPUTATION
ETC.
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2 BIBLICAL REFERENCES
(BITTERNESS IN A FAMILY)
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2 SAMUEL 13:1-5AMNON AND TAMAR1 In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar,the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David. 2 Amnon became so
obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a
virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.3 Now Amnon had an adviser named Jonadab son of Shimeah,
Davids brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man. 4 He asked Amnon,Why do you, the kings son, look so haggard morning after
morning? Wont you tell me?
Amnon said to him, Im in love with Tamar, my brother Absaloms
sister.5
Go to bed and pretend to be ill, Jonadab said. When your fathercomes to see you, say to him, I would like my sister Tamar to come
and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight
so I may watch her and then eat it from her hand.
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2 SAMUEL 13:19
TAMARS REACTION
19 Tamar put ashes on her head and
tore the ornate robe she was wearing.She put her hands on her head and
went away, weeping aloud as she
went.
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2 SAMUEL 13:20
ABSALOMS REACTION20Her brother Absalom said to her,
Has that Amnon, your brother, been
with you? Be quiet for now, my sister;
he is your brother. Dont take this
thing to heart. And Tamar lived inher brother Absaloms house, a
desolate woman.
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2SAMUEL13:21DAVIDS REACTION
21
When King David heardall this, he was furious.
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2 SAMUEL 13:22
ABSALOMS PSYCHE
22 And Absalom never said a word
to Amnon, either good or bad; hehated Amnon because he had
disgraced his sister Tamar.
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2 SAMUEL 13:23-29ABSALOM KILLS AMNON23Two years later, when Absaloms sheepshearers were at BaalHazor
near the border of Ephraim, he invited all the kings sons to come there. 24
Absalom went to the king and said, Your servant has had shearers come.
Will the king and his attendants please join me? 25No, my son, the
king replied. All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.
Although Absalom urged him, he still refused to go but gave him his
blessing.26Then Absalom said, If not, please let my brother Amnon come with
us.
The king asked him, Why should he go with you?27But Absalom urged
him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the kings sons.
28Absalom ordered his men, Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits fromdrinking wine and I say to you, Strike Amnon down, then kill him. Dont
be afraid. Havent I given you this order? Be strong and brave.29 So
Absaloms men did to Amnon what Absalom had ordered. Then all the
kings sons got up, mounted their mules and fled.
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2SAMUEL 15:12ABSALOM SENDS FOR AHITHOPHEL12 While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also
sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, Davidscounselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown.
And so the conspiracy gained strength, and
Absaloms following kept on increasing.
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2 SAMUEL 16:20-23AHITHOPHELS ADVICE
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Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give us your advice. Whatshould we do?21Ahithophel answered, Sleep with your fathers
concubines whom he left to take care of the palace. Then
all Israel will hear that you have made yourself obnoxiousto your father, and the hands of everyone with you will be
more resolute.22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on
the roof, and he slept with his fathers concubines in the
sight of all Israel.23 Now in those days the advice Ahithophel gave was like
that of one who inquires of God. That was how both David
and Absalom regarded all of Ahithophels advice.
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2 SAMUEL 23:34AHITHOPHELS GENEALOLOGY34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the
Maakathite,Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
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WHO WAS ELIAM?
2 SAMUEL 11:3-42 One evening David got up from his bed and
walked around on the roof of the palace. From
the roof he saw a woman bathing. The womanwas very beautiful, 3 and David sent someone
to find out about her. The man said, She is
Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wifeof Uriah the Hittite.4 Then David sent
messengers to get her. She came to him, and
he slept with her.
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SIMILARITIES BETWEEN
ABSALOM AND AHITHOPHEL
THEY BOTH BECAME ANGRY ABOUTSOMETHING BUT DIDNT RESPOND.
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2SAMUEL17:1-3AHITHOPHELS ADVICE
1Ahithophel said to Absalom, I would[a]choose twelve
thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. 2
I would attack him while he is weary and weak. I would
strike him with terror, and then all the people with himwill flee. I would strike down only the king 3 and bring
all the people back to you. The death of the man you
seek will mean the return of all; all the people will be
unharmed.
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2SAMUEL17:14THE ADVICE OF AHITHOPHEL NOT TAKEN
14 Absalom and all the men of Israel
said, The advice of Hushai the Arkite is
better than that of Ahithophel. For the
LORD had determined to frustrate the
good advice of Ahithophel in order tobring disaster on Absalom.
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2 SAMUEL 17:23AHITHOPHELS DEATH
23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had
not been followed, he saddled his donkey and
set out for his house in his hometown. He put
his house in order and then hanged himself. So
he died and was buried in his fathers tomb.
WHY DID ABSALOM
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WHY DID ABSALOM
CHOOSE AHITHOPHEL?
BECAUSE BITTER PEOPLE IDENTIFYOTHER BITTER PEOPLE - THEY HAVE
KINDRED SPIRIT.
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HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH
BITTERNESS?
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1.IDENTIFY PEOPLE YOU DISLIKE
INTENSELY.
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2.EXAMINE THE ROOT CAUSES
OF YOUR DISLIKE.
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3.CONSIDER HOW THAT
BITTERNESS HAS INFLUENCED
YOU OVER THE YEARS IN YOUR
DECISIONS.
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HOW TO IDENTIFY BITTER
PEOPLETHEY SPEAK BADLY ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE
WHEN THEIR NAMES ARE MENTIONED.
THEY WILL INFECT YOU WITH NEGATIVE
THOUGHTS/ BAD REPUTATION ABOUT OTHER
PEOPLE.
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HOW GOD DEALS WITH BITTER PEOPLE
PSALM 64:2-8
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from the plots of evildoers.3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;
they shoot suddenly, without fear.5 They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;
they say, Who will see it[b]?6 They plot injustice and say,
We have devised a perfect plan!
Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.7But God will shoot them with his arrows;
they will suddenly be struck down.8He will turn their own tongues against them
and bring them to ruin;
all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
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PRAYER TOPICS
PRAY TO GOD TO ROOT OUT ANY
SEED OF BITTERNESS TAKING ROOT
IN YOUR HEART.PRAY AND ASK GOD TO HIDE YOU
FROM THE CONSPIRACY OF THE
WICKED.