Who is David's familiar friend who lifted up his heel against David while he was sick?
Psalms 41:9
NKJV - 9 Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.
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Asked December 17 2016
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Jim Stanch
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Tim Maas
I interpret this passage as having dual meaning, referring in David's case to Ahithophel, who took Absalom's side in his rebellion against David (starting at 2 Samuel 15:12, through 2 Samuel 17:23), but also being prophetic (as cited by Jesus) of Judas' betrayal of Jesus. (Psalm 22 and Psalm 16:10 are other similar examples of passages that were both descriptions by David of his situation, and prophetic references to Christ -- specifically, His crucifixion and resurrection, respectively.) (I don't read the reference to sickness in Psalm 41 as necessarily occurring in conjunction with David's friend having lifted up his heel against him, but just as another example (along with verse 6, verse 7, and verse 8) of the way in which David's enemies in general were always plotting against him, or looking for an indication of his weakness or vulnerability, from which David was depending on God to deliver him.)
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