Speaker 1: Heys is John, and welcome to Sunday Service, episode sixty three.
Speaker 1: I'm your host, josh my Day. If you don't know me,
Speaker 1: I'm a Christian rapper, voter, husband, father, and Army veteran.
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Speaker 1: Podcast and thank you guys so much. First off, before
Speaker 1: I get do any shout outs or anything, I see
Speaker 1: that Jonathan he left the Cult the Conspiracy Show to
Speaker 1: do his metimistics show that he has, so I just
Speaker 1: want to say a quick prayer for him. You know,
Speaker 1: I mean him and Jacob were the ones that invited
Speaker 1: me to do this show. So I really appreciate him
Speaker 1: and Jacob for inviting me to do this and it's
Speaker 1: been quite an amazing journey. I'm still obviously going to
Speaker 1: be on the show. They Jonathan, I talked to him.
Speaker 1: He said that don't worry, You'll still be on the
Speaker 1: show and you'll still be doing the same thing. So
Speaker 1: I thought I was a blessing, but just wanted to
Speaker 1: do a quick prayer for him. So, Father God, in
Speaker 1: the name of Jesus, I just want to pray for Jonathan.
Speaker 1: I just want to pray that you know, at the
Speaker 1: bottom of that rabbit hole that he's trying to find,
Speaker 1: that that you're they're waiting for him. Lord, I know
Speaker 1: that you are, so I just want to pray that
Speaker 1: he finds you. That's the most important thing, is his salvation,
Speaker 1: and I know he wants to go dig into some esoteric,
Speaker 1: some occult and some other stuff, which obviously everybody has
Speaker 1: free will to do whatever they want. So I just
Speaker 1: wanted to pray for him, Lord to keep him safe,
Speaker 1: keep his family safe, and to supernaturally kind of make
Speaker 1: yourself known to him Lord so he can find you.
Speaker 1: But you know, mainly I just want to pray for
Speaker 1: him that whatever he does, he's successful, but you know,
Speaker 1: assist him Lord to find you. That's the most important thing.
Speaker 1: But keep him safe. And also want to pray for
Speaker 1: Jacob and his new co hosts that they continue doing
Speaker 1: the show and that both of them get closer to
Speaker 1: you as well. Lord. Thank you, we love you and
Speaker 1: appreciate you in Jesus name. Amen. All right, guys, Yeah,
Speaker 1: I thought I would pray for Jonathan real quick because
Speaker 1: I've been thinking about him and I've been waiting to
Speaker 1: kind of do this show, so I can, you know,
Speaker 1: say a quick prayer for him and for his success.
Speaker 1: You know, hopefully he does well with his new venture.
Speaker 1: And I'm sure he's going to be still in and
Speaker 1: out with Cult of Conspiracy, but right now, I guess
Speaker 1: he's focusing on his new show, which I understand. There's
Speaker 1: only twenty four hours in a day, and that's the
Speaker 1: same thing with me. I mean, I have this show,
Speaker 1: and you know, I got my other show, and I
Speaker 1: got a full time job, and I got three kids,
Speaker 1: and I got a wife, and it's very hard to
Speaker 1: juggle everything. But this show is, in particular, I'm going
Speaker 1: to be doing without my Bible study that I normally have.
Speaker 1: I have this this Bible Hub that I use. They
Speaker 1: kind of switched switched it up on me, so it
Speaker 1: looks a little different now and it's reading a little different.
Speaker 1: I still got the practical applications for you guys to
Speaker 1: use for your life, but I don't have his oops. Sorry,
Speaker 1: I don't have the teaching points that I had before.
Speaker 1: So I will do my best and just find some
Speaker 1: find out what's find out what I could do to
Speaker 1: work on this app to make it so that it
Speaker 1: pops back up. But it's all right. I still still
Speaker 1: do have some good information for you guys, but we're
Speaker 1: going to be in First Kings chapter eight today. Let
Speaker 1: me give some shout outs real quick. I don't want
Speaker 1: to forget that. Let me do some shout outs for
Speaker 1: the people that commented last week. We have MDMP twenty two,
Speaker 1: Jacon forty four, twenty Angela, Kelly, Whiskers White, and Brad Gillis.
Speaker 1: Thank you for Sunday service. I appreciate you leaving comments.
Speaker 1: And then we have Brad Gillis, Jacon forty four, twenty
Speaker 1: Angela Kelly, and MDMP twenty two for Wednesday service as well.
Speaker 1: Thank you so much. I really appreciate you. I appreciate
Speaker 1: you guys commenting. And yeah, I watched the show. Was
Speaker 1: episode nine. It said breaking news, big changes to the Cult,
Speaker 1: and I was kind of sitting there like, oh, I
Speaker 1: wonder what's going on. You know, I always want to
Speaker 1: know what's happening with the show. So I was listening
Speaker 1: and I heard Jonathan and Jacob and Raven to all
Speaker 1: talk and I was like, all right, well, it's all right.
Speaker 1: If he's looking to you know, do his thing and
Speaker 1: you know, break off, then I hope this show still
Speaker 1: goes good. And it's still successful. So all right, so
Speaker 1: let's go ahead and pull up First Kings Chapter eight.
Speaker 1: Excuse me, Yeah, I was listening to this with my
Speaker 1: daughters before they go to sleep. I was putting them
Speaker 1: to sleep and they were they were listening, So yeah,
Speaker 1: I was kind of getting some of this down. So
Speaker 1: all right, let's go ahead and start First Kings Chapter eight,
Speaker 1: Verse one. Actually, let me do a quick intro. First
Speaker 1: Kings eight is a remarkable, remarkable chapter of the Bible,
Speaker 1: capturing one of the most monumental moments in the history
Speaker 1: of Israel, the dedication of the temple built by King Solomon.
Speaker 1: This chapter is dominated by Solomon's powerful prayer of dedication,
Speaker 1: a humble invoction of God's continued presence and blessing with
Speaker 1: the divine present filling the temple, Solomon acknowledges the responsibility
Speaker 1: of the Israelites to maintain their covenant with God. Okay,
Speaker 1: so that's going to be the intro. And before we start,
Speaker 1: I'll give you a little historical background. The temple construction
Speaker 1: finished in about nine to sixty BC after seven years
Speaker 1: First King six thirty eight is when it started, so
Speaker 1: it con it completed at nine to sixty BC. Dedication
Speaker 1: waits for the feast of the seventh Month, allowing the
Speaker 1: entire nation to gather Leviticus twenty three thirty four. And
Speaker 1: then the arcs journey links the temporary tent on Mount
Speaker 1: Zion two Samuel sixth verse seventeen with the prominent stone
Speaker 1: temple on Mount Moriah second Chronicles three, verse one, tying
Speaker 1: worship to both Davidic and Abrahamic history. Okay, and the
Speaker 1: Ark of the Covenants and its significance, because we're gonna
Speaker 1: talk about the Ark of the Covenant right now. The
Speaker 1: are contained the only two tablets of stone symbolizing Covenant law,
Speaker 1: its placement under massive gold plated wooden cherubum wingspans of
Speaker 1: fifteen feet echoes Eden, which is in Genesis three twenty four,
Speaker 1: and for shadows the heavenly throne imagery in Revelation eleven,
Speaker 1: verse nineteen. All right, so let's go ahead and read
Speaker 1: verse one through eleven. So, yeah, we'll do one through eleven. So,
Speaker 1: now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the
Speaker 1: heads of the tribes, the chiefs, the chief fathers of
Speaker 1: the children of Israel, Oh, King Solomon and Jerusalem. That
Speaker 1: they might bring up the Ark of the Covenant to
Speaker 1: the Lord in the city of David, which is Zion.
Speaker 1: Therefore all the men of Israel assembled with King Solomon
Speaker 1: at the feast in the month of Ethaneum, which is
Speaker 1: the seventh month. So all the elders of the Israel came,
Speaker 1: and the priest took up the Ark. They brought up
Speaker 1: the Ark of the Lord, the tabernacle of meeting and
Speaker 1: the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priest
Speaker 1: and the Levites brought them up. Also King Solomon and
Speaker 1: all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him,
Speaker 1: were with him before the Ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen
Speaker 1: that could not be accounted or numbered for multitude. Then
Speaker 1: the priest brought in the Ark of the Covenant of
Speaker 1: the Lord to its place and to the inner sanctuary
Speaker 1: of the Temple, to the most holy place, under the
Speaker 1: wings of the Cherubroom. For the Cherubim spread their two
Speaker 1: wings over the place of the Ark, and the cherubm
Speaker 1: overshadowed the ark and its poles. The poles extended so
Speaker 1: that the ends of the poles could be seen from
Speaker 1: the Holy place in front of the inner sanctuary, but
Speaker 1: they could not be seen from the outside, oh from outside. Sorry,
Speaker 1: not from the outside, but from outside, and they were
Speaker 1: there to this day. Nothing was in the arc except
Speaker 1: the two tablets of stone, which Moses put there at
Speaker 1: Horeb when the Lord made a covenant with the children
Speaker 1: of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Speaker 1: And it came to pass when the priest came out
Speaker 1: of the Holy Place, that the cloud filled the House
Speaker 1: of the Lord, so that the priests could not continue
Speaker 1: ministering because of the cloud. For the glory of the
Speaker 1: Lord filled the House of the Lord. We'll stop there.
Speaker 1: So in verses one through eleven, the ark brought into
Speaker 1: the temple and the glory cloud. Solomon assembles Israel's elders
Speaker 1: during the feast in the seventh month. To move the
Speaker 1: ark from Zion to the new Temple, the priest carried
Speaker 1: out to the most holy Place beneath the outstretched cheruboom
Speaker 1: wings as they depart. Okay, so that's what we have
Speaker 1: going on in verses one through eleven. Let me click
Speaker 1: here see if I okay, it looks like you're not
Speaker 1: able to click. Okay, see if I have If I
Speaker 1: can find any temple, dedication, posture and prayer, foreign prayer, archaeology,
Speaker 1: connections to other scriptures. That's going to be at the
Speaker 1: bottom implications for worship. Okay, all right, I just wanted
Speaker 1: to see if I had anything on that didn't have
Speaker 1: really much else in the notes. Okay, so let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and go to twelve. So this one should be
Speaker 1: we should be able to cover fairly amount of ground
Speaker 1: because I don't have a whole bunch of notes, because
Speaker 1: I don't have the teaching points that I normally have,
Speaker 1: which I love, I used to love clicking on them,
Speaker 1: and then it gives you a whole bunch of stuff.
Speaker 1: But it's all right. Then Solomon smoke This is verse twelve,
Speaker 1: verse Kings eight, verse twelve. Then Solomon spoke the said
Speaker 1: he would dwell in the dark cloud. I have surely
Speaker 1: built you an exalted house and a place for you
Speaker 1: to dwell in forever. Okay, And now we're going to
Speaker 1: read fourteen through twenty one. So Solomon's speech at completion
Speaker 1: of the work. Then the king turned and blessed the
Speaker 1: Holy Assembly of Israel, while all the Assembly of Israel
Speaker 1: was standing, and he said, blessed be the Lord God
Speaker 1: of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to my father David,
Speaker 1: and his hand was fulfilled. That's saying. Since the day
Speaker 1: that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I
Speaker 1: have chosen no city with any tribe of Israel in
Speaker 1: which to build a house that my name might be there.
Speaker 1: But I chose David to be over my people Israel.
Speaker 1: Now it was in my heart of my father David
Speaker 1: to build a temple for the name of the Lord
Speaker 1: God of Israel. But the Lord said to my father David,
Speaker 1: whereas in your heart to build a temple for my name.
Speaker 1: So wait, for it was in your heart to build
Speaker 1: a temple for my name. You did well that it
Speaker 1: was in your heart. Nevertheless, you shall not build the temple.
Speaker 1: But your son, who will come from your body, he
Speaker 1: shall build the temple for my name. So the Lord
Speaker 1: fulfilled his word which he spoke. And I have filled
Speaker 1: the position of my father David and sat on the
Speaker 1: throne of Israel, as the Lord promised. And I have
Speaker 1: built the temple for the name of the Lord God
Speaker 1: of Israel. And there I have made a place for
Speaker 1: the ark in which it is the covenant of the Lord,
Speaker 1: which he made with our fathers when he brought them
Speaker 1: out of the land of Egypt. Okay, So in verses
Speaker 1: twelve through twenty one, Solomon's opening praise and historical reflection,
Speaker 1: Solomon blesses the Lord who has fulfilled his hand that
Speaker 1: he spoke with his mouth. He recalls the journey from
Speaker 1: Exodus to david desire to build a house for God,
Speaker 1: and how the promises now stand completed. So perfect do
Speaker 1: we have that? And yeah, let's so David was a
Speaker 1: man of war, right, so he killed many people in battle,
Speaker 1: and Solomon was not a man of war, right, So
Speaker 1: you see there was a lot of blood on David's hands.
Speaker 1: So that's why he had Solomon build the temple and
Speaker 1: not David, even though David is worthy like as far
Speaker 1: as like his heart and where he was at and everything.
Speaker 1: But I think he had Solomon do it because of
Speaker 1: all the blood that was on David's hands, right. And
Speaker 1: I can look that up real quick, because I do
Speaker 1: believe that is biblical. I just don't remember the exact verse.
Speaker 1: Let's check it out. So David was not allowed to
Speaker 1: build the temple because of God stated he was a
Speaker 1: man of war. There we go, who had bloodshed. God
Speaker 1: desired a man of peace to build the sacred structure,
Speaker 1: and instead of designated David's son Solomon, who had a
Speaker 1: more peaceful reign, to construct it. Additionally, David had committed
Speaker 1: acts of adultery and murder with Bathsheba and Uriah, which
Speaker 1: also disqualified him for building the temple. What was the
Speaker 1: bloodshed and more? David was a warrior king who engaged
Speaker 1: in many wars and shed much blood in the process
Speaker 1: of securing his kingdom. The Bible says he could not
Speaker 1: build the temple because of this desire for peace. God
Speaker 1: wanted a time of peace for the temple construction, which
Speaker 1: was a holy sanctuary. David's history of conflict made him
Speaker 1: unsuitable for the peaceful task. Adultery and murder beyond his wars,
Speaker 1: David's actions, such as adultery with Bathsheba and the subb
Speaker 1: subsequent murder of her husband Uriah, disqualified him from building
Speaker 1: the temple. God's plan for Solomon, God threw the prophet
Speaker 1: Nathan communicated that his son Solomon would build the temple
Speaker 1: that a peaceful linea would follow with David. Solomon was
Speaker 1: known to be a peaceful king who built the first Temple.
Speaker 1: So yeah, So, like I said, David was not allowed
Speaker 1: to build the temple because God stated that he was
Speaker 1: a man of war who had shed blood. And as
Speaker 1: you see, David had plenty of battles besides the Uriah thing.
Speaker 1: I mean, he was in plenty of battles in bloodshed. Okay,
Speaker 1: so a lot of war. So that's it right there.
Speaker 1: I think I ended at twenty one, right, yep, all right,
Speaker 1: So Solomon's prayer of dedication we're going to be in
Speaker 1: First Kings eight, verse twenty two. Then Solomon stood before
Speaker 1: the altar of the Lord, in the presence of all
Speaker 1: the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven,
Speaker 1: and he said, Lord, God of Israel, there is no
Speaker 1: god in heaven above or on earth below like you
Speaker 1: who kept your covenant in mercy. With their servants. You
Speaker 1: walk before you with all your heart, with all their hearts. Yep,
Speaker 1: your promise, your servant, David my Father, you have both
Speaker 1: spoken with your mouth and fulfilled it with your hand.
Speaker 1: As it is this day. Therefore, Lord God of Israel,
Speaker 1: now keep what you have promised. Your servant, David my
Speaker 1: Father is saying, you shall not fail to have a
Speaker 1: man sit before me on the throne of Israel. Only
Speaker 1: if your sons take heed to their way, that they
Speaker 1: walk before me as you have walked before me. And
Speaker 1: now I pray, Oh Lord God of Israel, let your
Speaker 1: word come true which you have spoken to your servant, David,
Speaker 1: my father. But will God indeed dwell on the earth,
Speaker 1: behold heaven and heavens. Heaven and the heaven of heavens
Speaker 1: cannot contain you, how much less this temple which I
Speaker 1: have built. Yet regard the prayer of your servant and
Speaker 1: its supplication, Oh Lord God, And listen the cry of
Speaker 1: the prayer which your servant is praying before you today,
Speaker 1: that your eyes may be opened towards this temple night
Speaker 1: and day, toward the place which you said my name
Speaker 1: shall be there, that you may hear the prayer which
Speaker 1: your servant makes towards this place. And may you hear
Speaker 1: the supplication of your servant and your people Israel, when
Speaker 1: they prayed towards this place here in heaven, your dwelling place,
Speaker 1: when you hear. Forgive give me one second here, guys.
Speaker 1: Sorry about that. Guys, Let me give back. Yeah, I
Speaker 1: just had to stop really quick. You guys won't notice
Speaker 1: that I stopped. But I had to stop real quick,
Speaker 1: and uh, okay, we're in First Kings eight thirty one.
Speaker 1: If I skipped any I do apologize. I had to
Speaker 1: pause it real quick. But uh one King's eight thirty one.
Speaker 1: When anyone sins against his neighbor and is forced to
Speaker 1: take an oath, and takes an oath before your altar
Speaker 1: in this temple, then here in heaven and act and
Speaker 1: judge your servants, condemning the wicked, bringing his way on
Speaker 1: his head, and justifying the righteous by giving him according
Speaker 1: to his righteousness. When your people Israel are defeated before
Speaker 1: an enemy because they have sinned against you, and then
Speaker 1: you turn your back and they turn your back to
Speaker 1: you and confess your name. When they turn their back
Speaker 1: to you and confess your name and pray to make
Speaker 1: supplication to you in this temple, then here in heaven
Speaker 1: and forgive the sin of your people in Israel. Bring
Speaker 1: them back to the land which you gave to your fathers.
Speaker 1: When the heavens are shut up and there's no rain
Speaker 1: because they have sinned against you, when they pray toward
Speaker 1: this place and confess your name and turn their sin
Speaker 1: because you afflict them, Then hear in heaven and forgive
Speaker 1: their sin of your servants, your people, Israel, that you
Speaker 1: may teach them in a good way, that they should walk,
Speaker 1: And send send rain on your land, which you have
Speaker 1: given your people as an inheritance, when there's famine in
Speaker 1: the land, pestilence or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers,
Speaker 1: when their enemy besieges them in the land of the cities,
Speaker 1: whatever plague or whatever sickness there is, whatever prayer, whatever
Speaker 1: implication is made by anyone or by your people, Israel,
Speaker 1: when each one knows the plague of his own heart
Speaker 1: and spreads out the hands toward his temple, Then here
Speaker 1: in heaven your dwelling place, and forgive, and act and
Speaker 1: give to everyone according to their ways, whose heart you know.
Speaker 1: For you alone know the hearts of all the sons
Speaker 1: of men, that they may fear you all the days
Speaker 1: that they live in the land which you gave to
Speaker 1: our fathers. So let's stop there real quick, okay. So
Speaker 1: in one Kings eight twenty two through forty, which we
Speaker 1: just read, contained Solomon's prayer of dedication for the New Temple,
Speaker 1: where he acknowledges God's unique greatness and faithfulness to his promises,
Speaker 1: which also petitioning for God, while also petitioning for God's
Speaker 1: God to hear and answer prayers in various times of
Speaker 1: needs such as defeat, famine, or plague. But he's just
Speaker 1: like Basically, he's praying to God, please hear the prayers
Speaker 1: of your people, Lord, Please. This passage emphasizes that even
Speaker 1: though Heaven is too vast for God to be confined,
Speaker 1: the temple is the designated place where God will hear
Speaker 1: his people's pleas and they should seek his presence. What
Speaker 1: are some of the key points of the prayer? Praising
Speaker 1: recognition of God. Solomon begins by praising God as unique, faithful,
Speaker 1: and merciful, acknowledging that there is no other God like
Speaker 1: him in heaven or on earth, and then confirmation of
Speaker 1: God's promises. He thanks God for fulfilling his promise to
Speaker 1: David to have a successor recognizing God's hand and making
Speaker 1: it a reality, and then petition for the temple's purpose.
Speaker 1: Solomon asks that the temple will be a place where
Speaker 1: God will dwell and hear prayers for his people when
Speaker 1: they pray toward it, and then specific please for forgiveness.
Speaker 1: The prayers include specific requests for God to hear and
Speaker 1: respond to the people in very situations. Solomon asks to
Speaker 1: hear their prayers for justice forgiveness when they overcome by
Speaker 1: a ny means and disasters, and also for those who sin. Okay,
Speaker 1: and the broader meaning of the application a model for prayer.
Speaker 1: Sulomon serves as a model for prayer by including adornation, confession, thanksgiving,
Speaker 1: and supplication. Also, the prayer highlights the importance of acknowledging
Speaker 1: sin and repenting, especially during difficult times, for God to
Speaker 1: hear prayers and forgive. And then God's relationship with humanity.
Speaker 1: It shows God's willingness to be accessible to humanity even
Speaker 1: though he is too immense to be contained by any building.
Speaker 1: And then the temple is not seen as a placer
Speaker 1: for God, but as a physical focal point where people
Speaker 1: connect with Him and worship and prayer in form which
Speaker 1: his power and presence extend. Okay, So I just wanted
Speaker 1: to go over that, and let's go ahead and continue.
Speaker 1: Now we're going to read forty one through fifty three,
Speaker 1: and then I have some more notes moreover concerned a
Speaker 1: foreigner who is not of your people, Israel, but has
Speaker 1: come from a far country for your name's sake. For
Speaker 1: they will hear of your great name and your strong
Speaker 1: hand and your outstretched arm when he comes and prays
Speaker 1: towards this temple here in heaven your dwelling place. And
Speaker 1: do according to all which the foreigner calls to you,
Speaker 1: that all people on earth may know your name and
Speaker 1: fear you, as do your people Israel, and they may
Speaker 1: know that this temple which I have built is called
Speaker 1: by your name. When your people go out and battle
Speaker 1: against their enemy, then your people should go out and
Speaker 1: battle against their enemy wherever they send them. And when
Speaker 1: they pray to the Lord towards the city which you
Speaker 1: have chosen in the temple which I have built for
Speaker 1: your name, then hear in heaven their prayer and their supplication.
Speaker 1: And maintain their cause. And let's go ahead and continue.
Speaker 1: When they sin against you for these, for there is
Speaker 1: no one who does not sin. And you become angry
Speaker 1: with them, and deliver them to the enemy, and take
Speaker 1: them captive to the land of the enemy far or near.
Speaker 1: Yet they come to themselves in the land which they
Speaker 1: have carried captive, and repent and make supplication to you
Speaker 1: in the land of those who take them captive, saying
Speaker 1: we have sinned and done wrong, we have committed wickedness.
Speaker 1: And when they return to you with their heart and
Speaker 1: with their soul in the land of their enemies who
Speaker 1: led them away captive, and pray to you toward their
Speaker 1: land which you gave to their fathers, the city which
Speaker 1: you have chosen, in the temple which I have built
Speaker 1: in your name, Then here in heaven you're dwelling place
Speaker 1: their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. And
Speaker 1: forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all
Speaker 1: their transgressions which they have transgressed against you, And grant
Speaker 1: them compassion before those who took them captive, and they
Speaker 1: may have compassion on them, for they are your people
Speaker 1: and your inheritance, whom you brought out of Egypt out
Speaker 1: of the iron furnace. That your eyes may be open
Speaker 1: to the supplication of your servant, a supplication of your
Speaker 1: people Israel. To list to them wherever they call to you,
Speaker 1: for you have separated them from among all the peoples
Speaker 1: of the earth, to be their inheritance, as you spoke
Speaker 1: by your father Moses, by your servant Moses when you
Speaker 1: brought our fathers out of Egypt. Oh, Lord God, yeah,
Speaker 1: I didn't mean to say, your father, Moses, your servant.
Speaker 1: All right, hold on real quick, get entire, You get
Speaker 1: some water too. Oh there we are all right. So
Speaker 1: One Kings forty one through fifty one detail Solomon's prayer
Speaker 1: during this dedication of the temple, which signifies a pivotal
Speaker 1: moment and demonstrating that God's house is for all nations,
Speaker 1: not just for Israel, and key themes include the temple
Speaker 1: as a house of prayer for foreigners, God's glory being
Speaker 1: known to all people's and Solomon's appeal for God to
Speaker 1: hear even non non Israelite prayers the foster knowledge and
Speaker 1: reverence for God. This prayer laid out the groundwork for
Speaker 1: the latter inclusion of the gentiles in God's plane and
Speaker 1: future God's plan and future role of worship spaces and
Speaker 1: connecting the people to God. So the meanings for First
Speaker 1: King's eight forty one through fifty three a house of
Speaker 1: prayer for all nations, which is awesome. I like that
Speaker 1: Solomon explicitly prayed that foreigners from other lands would come
Speaker 1: to the temple to pray to God. This is a
Speaker 1: radical concept, breaking from past exclusivity and showing God's purpose
Speaker 1: in this secess global escape. You know how I think,
Speaker 1: But it's all right, limit to one ethnic group, fostering
Speaker 1: global reverence for God. Solomon's prayer was a so I
Speaker 1: would say, like for the whole world, right, the whole plane.
Speaker 1: They say globe, but whatever, it's all good. Solomon's prayer
Speaker 1: was a strategic plea for God to answer the prayers
Speaker 1: of these foreigners. He understood that by answering the prayers
Speaker 1: of non Israelites, God's name would be known, feared, and
Speaker 1: exalted by all people, not just Israel. And then this
Speaker 1: section is significant because it includes strangers in the temple purpose.
Speaker 1: From its very inception, it acknowledges that God's mercy grace
Speaker 1: are not limited by nationality and sets a precedent for
Speaker 1: future inclusion of gentiles in the worship of God. The
Speaker 1: temple as a symbol. The Temple was meant to be
Speaker 1: a physical manifestation of God's presence on earth. Solomon's prayer
Speaker 1: highlighted that the presence was not just for the is Israelite,
Speaker 1: but also from any foreigner who come to the Temple.
Speaker 1: To seek God's name, and then what's the theological foundation?
Speaker 1: This prayer is crucial for the overall message of First
Speaker 1: and Second Kings. It provides a theological framework for understanding
Speaker 1: on how God's plan would unfold, including the latter exile
Speaker 1: an eventual promise of return which this prayer foreshadowed for
Speaker 1: the exile. All right, let's go ahead and continue. Excuse me,
Speaker 1: Solomon blesses the assembly. So we're going to read fifty
Speaker 1: four through sixty one. And so it was when Solomon
Speaker 1: had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord,
Speaker 1: that he arose from before the altar of the Lord,
Speaker 1: from kneeling on his knees, with his hands spread out
Speaker 1: to heaven, and he stood and blessed all the assembly
Speaker 1: of Israel with a loud voice, saying, blessed be the
Speaker 1: Lord who has given rest to his people before Israel,
Speaker 1: according to all that he has promised, that has not
Speaker 1: felled one word of his good promise which he promised
Speaker 1: through his servant Moses. May the Lord, our God be
Speaker 1: with us as he was with our fathers. May he
Speaker 1: not leave us nor forsake us, that he may incline
Speaker 1: our hearts to himself to walk in all his ways,
Speaker 1: and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his
Speaker 1: judgments which he commanded our fathers. And may may these
Speaker 1: words of mine which I have made supplication before the
Speaker 1: Lord be near the Lord God day and night, that
Speaker 1: he may maintain and cause of his servant, the cause
Speaker 1: of his people Israel. For each may require that all
Speaker 1: peoples on earth may know that the Lord is God.
Speaker 1: The Lord Yahweh is God. Okay, that's what it's saying
Speaker 1: right there. There is no other. Let your heart therefore
Speaker 1: be loyal to the Lord Yahweh, our God, to walk
Speaker 1: in his statutes and keep his commandments as at this day. Okay.
Speaker 1: So let's go over and see what this one's all about.
Speaker 1: So one Kings eight fifty four or sorry, eight fifty
Speaker 1: four through sixty one is Solomon's blessing of the people
Speaker 1: after a long prayer of dedication to the people. It
Speaker 1: begins by praising God fulfilling his promise of the rest
Speaker 1: of Israel, and then shifts to a change to the
Speaker 1: people for the people who have perfect hearts with God
Speaker 1: to maintain his statutes and obey his commandments and result
Speaker 1: of God's faithfulness and presence. This section serves as as
Speaker 1: a concluding call to commitment of the nation of Israel,
Speaker 1: urging them to be devoted to God and to live
Speaker 1: in accordance with His will. Key components of the blessing
Speaker 1: praise for God's faithfulness. Solomon's blesses God for giving Israel
Speaker 1: rest and fulfilling the promise made to their ancestors through Moses.
Speaker 1: This establishes a foundation of gratitude and acknowledges that God
Speaker 1: has been made them. God has been with them since
Speaker 1: the exodus from Egypt. He prays that God will continue
Speaker 1: to be with Israel just as He was with their ancestors,
Speaker 1: never leaving or forsaken them, and then a call for
Speaker 1: people's obedience. Solomon charges the people to be completely faithful
Speaker 1: to the Lord and to keep his command statues and decrees,
Speaker 1: and then a prayer since a prayer for a sincere
Speaker 1: heart this blessed. The blessing concludes with the exhortation to
Speaker 1: make their hearts perfect with God, meaning to be sincere
Speaker 1: united in worshiped and constant in their obedience, and then
Speaker 1: a reminder of God's role. The passage emphasizes that true
Speaker 1: obedience as a result of God's help. As human hearts
Speaker 1: are not are naturally are not naturally willing to follow them,
Speaker 1: Solomon's prayer is for God to give them the will
Speaker 1: to obey. Man, what a great prayer, right. We need
Speaker 1: the will Lord, Father, God, and the name of Jesus.
Speaker 1: We all need the will to obey. Lord, Please give
Speaker 1: it to all of us. We all need it, Lord,
Speaker 1: everybody that's listening right now. What a great prayer. Lord.
Speaker 1: I want to pray for it right now too, for
Speaker 1: everybody that's listening to this message right now. The will
Speaker 1: to obey Lord. It's not easy for us, Jesus, It's
Speaker 1: not easy. It's so hard, Lord, so hard sometimes, especially
Speaker 1: in these times where sin is just running rampant and
Speaker 1: the world is just in control. Right now, Lord, it
Speaker 1: seems even though I know you're in control, Lord, but
Speaker 1: the world is in control for so many individuals. Please, Lord,
Speaker 1: give us the will to obey you. Obedience is key,
Speaker 1: Thank you in Jesus name. Amen, Obedience is so key, guys. Wow,
Speaker 1: Love that all right. So let's go in and continue.
Speaker 1: Now we are in First Kings eight, verse sixty two,
Speaker 1: so we'll do sixty two through sixty six, and then
Speaker 1: that'll be the end of the chapter. Solomon dedicates the
Speaker 1: temple we're in first King's eight, verse sixty two. Then
Speaker 1: the King and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before
Speaker 1: the Lord, and Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings,
Speaker 1: which he offered to the Lord twenty two thousand bold
Speaker 1: and one hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the King
Speaker 1: and all the children of Israel dedicated the House of
Speaker 1: the Lord. On the same day, the king consecrated the
Speaker 1: middle of the court that was in front of the
Speaker 1: House of the Lord. From there he offered burnt offerings,
Speaker 1: grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because
Speaker 1: the bronze altar that was before the Lord was too
Speaker 1: small to receive the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and
Speaker 1: the fat the fat of the peace offerings. At that
Speaker 1: time Solomon held the feast, and all Israel with him
Speaker 1: a great assembly from the entrance of Hamath to the
Speaker 1: brook of Egypt before the Lord our God. Seven days
Speaker 1: and seven more days, fourteen days. On the eighth day,
Speaker 1: he sent the people away, and they blessed the King,
Speaker 1: and he went to their tents joyful and glad, glad
Speaker 1: of heart for all the good that the Lord had
Speaker 1: done for his servants, for his servant David, and for
Speaker 1: Israel his people. Okay, let's see what this one says here.
Speaker 1: So first, Kings eight sixty two through sixty six marks
Speaker 1: to the conclusion of the temple dedication, emphasizing the national unity,
Speaker 1: joyful worship, and the fulfillment of God's promise to David.
Speaker 1: The passa described Solomon and all Israel offering a massive
Speaker 1: sacrifice of peace offerings, followed by a feast and joyous
Speaker 1: return home, signifying their complete devotion and happiness in God's
Speaker 1: presence and faithfulness. This event symbolizes a successful covenant renewal
Speaker 1: and a united kingdom celebrating God's goodness. So the part
Speaker 1: about the national unity the king and all Israel with
Speaker 1: them highlights the collective participation of tribes in a moment
Speaker 1: of unified worship under Solomon's leadership, and then joyful worship
Speaker 1: after the dedication of sacrifice. The people return home joyful
Speaker 1: glad of heart, which we read in the end there
Speaker 1: this joy was a response to God's goodness and the
Speaker 1: fulfillment of promises. Today, fulfillment of God's promise the massive
Speaker 1: sacrifices and feasts fulfilled God's promises and Solomon's vision for
Speaker 1: the temple, which was a central place for God dwelling.
Speaker 1: God's dwelling and a sign of his presence. Covenant renewal.
Speaker 1: The Verse can be seen as a covenant renewal ceremony
Speaker 1: where the people reaffirm their commitment to God and God's
Speaker 1: commitment to them and aspirations for the future. Solomon's blessing
Speaker 1: and the people's joy set the stage for future kings
Speaker 1: to be evaluated based on their adherence to God's laws,
Speaker 1: ensuring the continued succession success of the nation. Perfect. Now,
Speaker 1: let me just go ahead and see if I have
Speaker 1: some some great practical applications for you guys. Ah, I
Speaker 1: miss this. I missed that old the oh you know what,
Speaker 1: oh what looks like? Looks like I just found some
Speaker 1: stuff here. Wow, okay, so let me go to eight.
Speaker 1: I did find some stuff from the bottom here, good, good, good, okay.
Speaker 1: I found some word stuff, some teaching points and stuff.
Speaker 1: So that is awesome. Thank God, Lord, thank you, thank you,
Speaker 1: thank you. I thought I was going to be with
Speaker 1: all my teaching points and for me, it really helps
Speaker 1: to have you know a couple different notes sections, So
Speaker 1: all right, additional, we're gonna do a practical takeaways. Okay,
Speaker 1: remember and recount God's past faithfulness as fuel for present trust.
Speaker 1: Align personal prayers with God's broader purposes, his name, his fame,
Speaker 1: his people's good approach. God humbly postor can influence posture
Speaker 1: of heart, and then expect God to respond when repentance
Speaker 1: is genuine, his ear is not dull. All right, there
Speaker 1: we go. So there's a couple practical takeaways, and then
Speaker 1: let's look at some additional scriptures that connect. Let's see that.
Speaker 1: Oh you know what, these are practical applications. I'm sorry
Speaker 1: that what I just gave you was practical takeaways. Let
Speaker 1: me give you the practical applications. Guys, give me what's happening.
Speaker 1: Here is the app switched up that I use to
Speaker 1: do the Bible study. And they placed everything way to
Speaker 1: the bottom and I didn't find it, but I found them. Okay,
Speaker 1: here we go, So practical applications, I do have them.
Speaker 1: Prioritize God's presence. Just as the arc was central to
Speaker 1: the temple, we should prioritize God's presence in our lives,
Speaker 1: seeking him in prayer and worship. Pray with humility. Solomon's
Speaker 1: prayer teaches us to approach God with humility, acknowledging his
Speaker 1: greatness and our dependence on him. Trust in God's promises,
Speaker 1: reflect on God's faithfulness in your life, and trust that
Speaker 1: He will fulfill his promises, just as he did for Israel. Also,
Speaker 1: another one would belive obediently. We all need to know
Speaker 1: that because we need to obey God, and not all
Speaker 1: of us do that. None of us do it obviously.
Speaker 1: I mean at some point we all sin, right, So
Speaker 1: that's what we need to strive for. And I need
Speaker 1: to strive for as well, because you know I have
Speaker 1: issues too, just like you. Guys. Let your worship be
Speaker 1: reflected in your daily life by walking in obedience to
Speaker 1: God's word, not just in your daily life, but your
Speaker 1: nightly life. Okay, so that's important. Seek God's glory, desire
Speaker 1: for God's glory to be evident in your life and community, community,
Speaker 1: inviting His presence and transform to transform and guide you. Okay.
Speaker 1: Let me just make make sure I'm not missing anything
Speaker 1: here topics themes. No, I don't think I am. I
Speaker 1: think that was pretty good. I just have some additional
Speaker 1: scriptures that connect. But let me just make sure I'm
Speaker 1: not missing anything from the teaching points that I just found.
Speaker 1: The ARC's significance the ark of the Covenant, representing God's
Speaker 1: presence of covenant with Israel is brought on a newly
Speaker 1: built temple. Okay, what I'll do, I'll just use the
Speaker 1: teaching points for the next chapter, all right, and some
Speaker 1: additional scriptures that connect. Okay, we got practical applications. We
Speaker 1: got Exodus forty versus thirty four through thirty five. Let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and look that up real quick. All right.
Speaker 1: Let's see Exodus forty, verse thirty four and thirty five.
Speaker 1: Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle of meeting, and the
Speaker 1: glory of God filled the tabernacle, and Moses was not
Speaker 1: able to enter the Tabernacle of Meeting because the cloud
Speaker 1: rested above it, and the glory of the Lord filled
Speaker 1: the tabernacle. All right, So it the cloud covering the
Speaker 1: tabernacle parallels the clouds filling Solomon's temple, both signifying God's presence.
Speaker 1: And then we have Second Chronicle seven, verses one through three.
Speaker 1: Let's go there real quick. I'm so excited. Oh, I
Speaker 1: don't like to be left bare bone without my teaching points.
Speaker 1: I really love those things. They work all right. Solomon
Speaker 1: dedicates the temple at second Chronicle seven, verses one through three.
Speaker 1: When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven
Speaker 1: and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices. The glory
Speaker 1: of the Lord filled the temple. The glory of Yahweh
Speaker 1: filled the temple, and the priests could not enter the
Speaker 1: house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord
Speaker 1: had filled the Lord's house. Okay, and then it says
Speaker 1: when all the children of Israel saw how the fire
Speaker 1: came down and the glory of the Lord and the temple,
Speaker 1: they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement
Speaker 1: and worshiped and praised the Lord, saying, for he is good,
Speaker 1: for his mercy enders forever. So it's another account of
Speaker 1: God's glory filling the temple, reinforcing the significance of divine presence.
Speaker 1: Psalms one thirty two, verses eight through ten. Let's read
Speaker 1: that real quick Psalms one thirty two, eight through ten. Arise,
Speaker 1: oh Lord, to your resting place. Let the arc of
Speaker 1: your strength. Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and
Speaker 1: let your saints shout for joy for your servant David's sake.
Speaker 1: Do not turn away the face of the anointed. So
Speaker 1: a prayer for God's presence and blessing upon his dwelling place,
Speaker 1: echoing themes from Solomon's dedication. And then we have Hebrews nine,
Speaker 1: verses three through five. Let's look that up real quick,
Speaker 1: all right, Hebrews nine, verses three through five. And behind
Speaker 1: the second veil, the part of the tabernacle, which is
Speaker 1: called the holiest of all, which had the golden censer
Speaker 1: and the ark of the Covenant overlaid on all sides
Speaker 1: with gold, in which were the golden pot that had
Speaker 1: the manna Aaron's rod that butted, and the tables of
Speaker 1: the Covenant, and above it or the charityboom of glory
Speaker 1: oversat on the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot
Speaker 1: now speak in detail. Of these things we cannot now
Speaker 1: speak in detail. It describes the arc of the Covenant,
Speaker 1: connecting the Old Testament symbol of God's presence and the
Speaker 1: New Covenant. That's Hebrews nine, verses three through five. There
Speaker 1: we go. Now, let me go ahead and switch back
Speaker 1: to my notes, and we are now going to start
Speaker 1: chapter nine. I am excited, guys. Praise God, Praise God.
Speaker 1: Let me go ahead and find my alrighty, here we go.
Speaker 1: Let's go all right, First Kings nine, let me take
Speaker 1: a drink. First Kings nine. Let me go ahead and
Speaker 1: read the introduction. That's the only part that's kind of
Speaker 1: I'm probably gonna have to I'm gonna have to make easier.
Speaker 1: Put the introduction on my note page. All right, some
Speaker 1: notes for me to do. Okay, So, First Kings nine
Speaker 1: takes us through a pivotal moment and Solomon's reign over Israel.
Speaker 1: It includes the second appearance of God to Solomon, in
Speaker 1: which he reaffirms his covenant but also warns of dire
Speaker 1: consequences of Solomon and his descendants turn away from him.
Speaker 1: The chapter further details Solomon's extensive building projects and his
Speaker 1: dealings with King Hiram of Tiree. Okay, so very interesting.
Speaker 1: And let me just yeah, guys, today's just one of
Speaker 1: those days where everything doesn't want to work from me.
Speaker 1: It switched all the way to the bottom. There we go. Okay,
Speaker 1: I got I have that set up, and I got
Speaker 1: my teaching points set up, and thank you guys for
Speaker 1: being patient. All right, So all right, so we'll read.
Speaker 1: We'll read one through three, and then I have some
Speaker 1: teaching points for you. Praise God. First King's nine, God's
Speaker 1: second appearance to Solomon. And it came to pass when
Speaker 1: Solomon had finished building the house of Yahweh or the
Speaker 1: Lord and the King's house and all Solomon's desire which
Speaker 1: he wanted to do that, the Lord appeared to Solomon
Speaker 1: the second time he had appeared to him at Gibeon.
Speaker 1: And the Lord said to him, I have heard your
Speaker 1: prayer and your supplication that you have made before me.
Speaker 1: I have consecrated this house which you have built, to
Speaker 1: put my name there forever, and my eyes and my
Speaker 1: heart will be there perpetually. Let's stop real quick. So
Speaker 1: God's second appearance to Solomon. The Lord appeared to Solomon
Speaker 1: a second time which he had appeared to him in Gibeon.
Speaker 1: This highlights the importance of divine encounters and the reaffirmation
Speaker 1: of God's promises. Okay, so let's go ahead and click
Speaker 1: here real quick. God's second appearance to Solomon is a
Speaker 1: significant event recorded in the Old Testament, specifically in First
Speaker 1: Kings nine one through nine and Second Chronicle seven eleven
Speaker 1: through twenty two. This divine encounter occurs after Solomon has
Speaker 1: completed the construction of the Temple and his royal palace,
Speaker 1: making a pivotal moment marking a pivotal moment in Israel's history.
Speaker 1: In Solomon's reign, Solomon, the son of David was chosen
Speaker 1: by God to build the Temple in Jerusalem, a task
Speaker 1: his father was not permitted to complete. Solomon's reign is
Speaker 1: characterized by peace and prosperity and his wisdom of renowned
Speaker 1: throughout the ancient world. The completion of the Temple is
Speaker 1: a central place of worship for the Israelites, signifies the
Speaker 1: fulfillment of a divine promise and establishment of the permanent
Speaker 1: dwelling place for God's presence among his people. All right,
Speaker 1: and I don't want to give you any spoiler alerts,
Speaker 1: so we'll go there, but we'll just talk about the
Speaker 1: historical impact and then we'll continue the warnings given to
Speaker 1: Solomon's foreshotowing the eventual downfall for the United monarch and
Speaker 1: the division of the kingdom. After Solomon's death, the subsequent
Speaker 1: history of Israel and Judah reflects the fulfillment of these
Speaker 1: divine warnings as periods of idolatry and disobedience lead to
Speaker 1: exile and destruction. God's second appearance of Solomon is a
Speaker 1: profound moment that encapsulates the blessings of obedience and the
Speaker 1: praerils of turning away from God, serving as a timeless
Speaker 1: lesson for all all who seek to follow the Lord. Yes,
Speaker 1: amen to that. So so, yeah, four and five are
Speaker 1: going to be some conditional promises, So we'll talk about that,
Speaker 1: all right. So we're in First Kings nine, verse four. Now,
Speaker 1: if you walk before me as your father David walked,
Speaker 1: in integrity of heart and an uprightness to do according
Speaker 1: to all that I have commanded you, and if you
Speaker 1: keep my statutes and my judgments, then I will establish
Speaker 1: the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I
Speaker 1: promised David, your father, saying you shall not fail to
Speaker 1: have a man on the throne of Israel. But if
Speaker 1: you do, as your sons at all, turn away following
Speaker 1: from following me, and you do not keep my commandments,
Speaker 1: my statutes which I have set before you, but go
Speaker 1: and serve other gods and worship them, then I will
Speaker 1: cut off Israel from the land which I have given them,
Speaker 1: and this house which I have consecrated for my name,
Speaker 1: I will cast out of my sight. Does that sound
Speaker 1: familiar of what God did to Israel? Of course after
Speaker 1: our humans and ap related Now anyways, all right, sorry,
Speaker 1: So I sent a message. We'll stop there real quick,
Speaker 1: and it says conditional promises. God reiterates his covenant with Solomon,
Speaker 1: emphasize and obedience if you walk before me as your
Speaker 1: father David walked, and I will establish a throne over
Speaker 1: Israel forever. That's First Kings nine, verses four through five.
Speaker 1: The promise is covenanial upon Solomon's faithfulness. So conditional promises
Speaker 1: of the Bible refer to the commitments made by God
Speaker 1: that requires specific actions or conditions to be met by
Speaker 1: individuals or groups in order to promise to in order
Speaker 1: for the promise to be fulfilled. These promises are a
Speaker 1: significant aspect of the Biblical narrative, illustrating the relationship between
Speaker 1: divine and sovereignty and human responsibility. Old Testament examples and
Speaker 1: Deuteronomy twenty eight one through two, and the Mosaic Covenant
Speaker 1: God outlines blessing contingent upon Israel Israel's obedience. If you
Speaker 1: fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow the
Speaker 1: commands I give you today, the Lord your God will
Speaker 1: set you high above all the nations of the earth
Speaker 1: and all these blessings that come upon you and overtake
Speaker 1: you if you obey the voice of the Lord or
Speaker 1: Yahweh your God. That's in Deuteronomy twenty eight and one
Speaker 1: through two, Second Chronicle seven fourteen. God promises healings and
Speaker 1: restoration to Israel if they meet certain conditions. And my
Speaker 1: people who are called by my name, If my people
Speaker 1: and my people who are called by my name humble
Speaker 1: themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from
Speaker 1: their wicked ways, then I hear, I will hear from
Speaker 1: Heaven forgive their sin and heal their land. Jeremiah eight
Speaker 1: seven through ten. The Lord speaks of this willingness to
Speaker 1: change his plans for a nation based on their actions.
Speaker 1: At any time, I might announce that a nation or
Speaker 1: kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed. If the
Speaker 1: nation I warn turns from its evil, then I will
Speaker 1: relent of the disaster I have planned to bring. And
Speaker 1: if another time I announce that I will bring up
Speaker 1: the established in the nation or kingdom. Then does evil
Speaker 1: in my sight and does not obey me, then I
Speaker 1: will reconsider the good or intend for it. So these
Speaker 1: are Old Testament examples of conditional promises, which are similar
Speaker 1: to the conditional promises that are given to Solomon right here.
Speaker 1: There are some in the New Testament too. I'll just
Speaker 1: name the verses Matthew six fourteen through fifteen where Jesus
Speaker 1: talks about forgiveness Lincoln to the forgiveness one recedes from God.
Speaker 1: It says, for if you forgive men their trespasses, your
Speaker 1: heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do
Speaker 1: not forgive men their prespasses, neither will your Father give yours.
Speaker 1: John fifteen seven also says Jesus promise. Jesus promises answered
Speaker 1: prayer based on abiding in him. If you remain in
Speaker 1: Me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish,
Speaker 1: and it will be done for you. And then James
Speaker 1: four seven through eight the epistle James outlines conditions for
Speaker 1: drawing near to God. Submit yourselves. Then to God resists
Speaker 1: the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near
Speaker 1: to God and he will draw near to you. Cleanse
Speaker 1: your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts you double minded. Okay.
Speaker 1: So the practical application of this, believers are encouraged to
Speaker 1: understand and meet the conditions attached to God's promises, recognizing
Speaker 1: that these conditions are not burden some, but are designed
Speaker 1: to foster a deeper relationship with God. So think about that, okay.
Speaker 1: The call to obedience, faith, and repentance remains central to
Speaker 1: experiencing the fulfillments of God's promises in one's life. So
Speaker 1: even though it might feel burden some because your flesh
Speaker 1: wants to do something, it's actually made to give you
Speaker 1: a deeper relationship with God, which is what we're all
Speaker 1: after anyways, are we. We might say that we're after
Speaker 1: a deeper relationship with God, but at the same time,
Speaker 1: we're still sinning, and we know that sin separates us
Speaker 1: from God. And this is including me, all right, not
Speaker 1: you guys only. That includes all of us, including me
Speaker 1: and anybody that's a pastor anybody that's a preacher or
Speaker 1: anybody that's a teacher doesn't matter, all of us. So
Speaker 1: that's what I think we need to understand when we're
Speaker 1: thinking about sinning or we're gonna sin that it might
Speaker 1: feel like burdensome to try to fight that sin, but
Speaker 1: really it's just that feeling is just to give you
Speaker 1: a deeper relationship with God. Man, it's amazing. Okay, So
Speaker 1: there we go. And then in six and seven, which
Speaker 1: we went over, there are consequences of disobedience, God warns,
Speaker 1: or the repercussions of turning away. If you or your
Speaker 1: son's turn away from following me, then I will cut
Speaker 1: off Israel from the land and given to them. This
Speaker 1: underscores the seriousness of covenantial faithfulness. All right, let's continue.
Speaker 1: We'll read through what all the way finished. Nine it
Speaker 1: says my name, and I'll cast on my site. Israel
Speaker 1: will be a proverb and byword among all peoples. And
Speaker 1: as for this house, which has exalted, everyone who passes
Speaker 1: by it will be astonished and will hiss and say,
Speaker 1: why has the Lord done this to the land to
Speaker 1: his house. Then they will answer, because they forsook the Lord,
Speaker 1: their God, who brought their fathers out of the land
Speaker 1: of Egypt and embraced other gods and worshiped them and
Speaker 1: served them. Therefore, the Lord has brought them, brought all
Speaker 1: this calamity on them, Okay, so let's see what we
Speaker 1: have here. So first, Kings nine, verses one through nine
Speaker 1: signifies God's response to Solomon's compelled temple, which included a promise.
Speaker 1: In a warning, God promises the construction of the temple
Speaker 1: forever if Solomon and his descendants remain faithful to him,
Speaker 1: but mourns that if the temple to be destroyed and
Speaker 1: Israel exiled if they turned to other gods. So the
Speaker 1: temple will be destroyed and Israel exiled if they turn
Speaker 1: to other gods. So does it sound familiar? So yes,
Speaker 1: it's just we kind of see what happens. We already
Speaker 1: know what happens, but it's good to just know the
Speaker 1: history and see what God's promises are and then how
Speaker 1: the people react, so we know to try not to
Speaker 1: react like them. Right. So so God promise says that, yeah,
Speaker 1: this past is established the obedience of the condition for
Speaker 1: perpetual security for the kingdom, emphasizing the connection between a
Speaker 1: ruler's fidelity and the nation's well being. So God's promise
Speaker 1: in presence, God appears to Solomon again, confirming that he
Speaker 1: has heard his prayer and consecrated the temple he built.
Speaker 1: He promises to make his name dwell there forever, and
Speaker 1: assures Solomon that his royal throne will be established over
Speaker 1: Israel forever, provided he walks in integrity like his father David.
Speaker 1: God's warning. The passage also contains a stern warning. If
Speaker 1: Solomon our successors turn away from God to serve other gods,
Speaker 1: God will reject the temple, cut off Israel from the land,
Speaker 1: and make Israel a proverb and a byword among other nations.
Speaker 1: That's deep, guys, a conditional covenant. The meaning is not
Speaker 1: that the temple itself is a guarantee of security, but
Speaker 1: rather that it is a sign of God's presence conditional
Speaker 1: upon the people's continued obedience to his commands. The destruction
Speaker 1: of the temple would serve as a public testament to
Speaker 1: their apostasy. All right, what's the relevance today? This passage
Speaker 1: serves as a reminder that blessing or conditional and faithfulness
Speaker 1: and the true security comes from obedience, not from religious
Speaker 1: structures alone. It highlights the importance of adhering to God's
Speaker 1: word and ongoing responsibility for believers to live in accordance
Speaker 1: with it. So to that point, what do you think
Speaker 1: is more important. Is it more important for you to
Speaker 1: go to church on Sunday or is it more important
Speaker 1: for you to be obedient to God the whole entire week.
Speaker 1: What do we think? Well, some people would say, well,
Speaker 1: you can't make it to heaven if you don't go
Speaker 1: to church. That's what some people believe. Some people believe
Speaker 1: that you have to go to church to make it
Speaker 1: to heaven. Some people believe that that's part of your works,
Speaker 1: is going to church. Some people believe that you got
Speaker 1: to have that, you know, But think about it. It
Speaker 1: highlights the importance of adhering to God's word. Okay. It
Speaker 1: says that the true security comes from obedience, not from
Speaker 1: religious structures alone. See, I'm telling you some people believe
Speaker 1: that that, you know, but the true that the main
Speaker 1: meat of potatoes that we should get is obedience. Even
Speaker 1: though church is very important. Okay, I'm not saying that
Speaker 1: church is not important. I'm not saying that. But the
Speaker 1: religious practices and the religious aspects and all that, obedience
Speaker 1: is so important and we don't want to understand a
Speaker 1: lot of us don't, and including myself. You know, I
Speaker 1: need to make sure that I'm obedient. I just need
Speaker 1: to be obedient to the Lord. You know, I fight
Speaker 1: with stuff too, just like you guys do. And what
Speaker 1: a blessing to have a Bible study like this, so
Speaker 1: we can kind of go through these things, all right.
Speaker 1: So that was chapter one through nine. That let's get
Speaker 1: into ten through fourteen. Now, see what I have for him,
Speaker 1: Solomon's achievements and alliance the temples signa convinced before we go,
Speaker 1: it says the temple's significance. I'll read this before real quick,
Speaker 1: because this is through First Kings nine to three. It
Speaker 1: says the Lord consecrates the temple, saying, my eyes and
Speaker 1: my heart will be there for all time. The temple
Speaker 1: is a symbol of God's presence and his commitment to
Speaker 1: his people. No problem, all right, cool, Let's go ahead
Speaker 1: and read nine through fourteen. Are ten through fourteen. Sorry,
Speaker 1: First Kings nine, Chapter ten. It's Solomon and Hiram exchanged gifts.
Speaker 1: First Kings nine, Verse ten. Now it happened at the
Speaker 1: end of twenty years when Solomon had built the two houses,
Speaker 1: the House of the Lord and the King's House. Hiram,
Speaker 1: the King of Tyree, had supplied Solomon with cedar and
Speaker 1: Cyprus and gold as much as he desired, that King
Speaker 1: Solomon had gave him twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
Speaker 1: Then Hiram went from Tyree to see the cities which
Speaker 1: Solomon had given him, but they did not please him,
Speaker 1: so he said, what kind of cities are these you
Speaker 1: have given me, my brother? And he called the land
Speaker 1: of Kabul as they are to this day. Then Hiram
Speaker 1: sent the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold. Okay,
Speaker 1: so we'll see what happens. But after Solomon twenty years
Speaker 1: he gave twenty cities to Galley at Hiram Gallery. Wait,
Speaker 1: Galilee to Hiram, King of Taria is the payment for
Speaker 1: his services. Hiram was displeased with the gift, calling the
Speaker 1: region Kabul, which means worthless. That's the part I wanted
Speaker 1: to show you, because the cities were not suitable for
Speaker 1: his mercantile people. Despite his dissatisfaction, Hiram sent Solomon one
Speaker 1: hundred and twenty talents of gold, possibly in continuation for
Speaker 1: their previous agreement, and eventually returned to the cities to Solomon.
Speaker 1: I guess he just wasn't happy with the cities. Hiram
Speaker 1: inspects the cities and is unimpressed. All right, not sure
Speaker 1: what that is the wolves with then okay, sorry, something
Speaker 1: popped up, all right, all right, so we have that
Speaker 1: and we'll continue. Yeah, it's kind of crazy he ended
Speaker 1: up sending him. Can we gonna be fifteen to nineteen? Now,
Speaker 1: it's kind of crazy how he ended up sending him
Speaker 1: that one hundred and twenty talents of gold. I guess
Speaker 1: this wasn't happy with the cities, but I guess he
Speaker 1: held his end of the bargain still where he sent
Speaker 1: the one hundred and twenty talents of gold. Now, let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and read fifteen through nineteen. First Kings nine
Speaker 1: fifteen through nineteen. So we've got Solomon's additional achievements. And
Speaker 1: this is the reason for the labor force which King
Speaker 1: Solomon raised to build the House of the Lord, his
Speaker 1: own house, the Milo. The Wall of Jerusalem, Hazar Mitigo
Speaker 1: and Gazer Gazir. Pharaoh, King of Egypt, had gone up
Speaker 1: and taken Gazir and burned it with fire, had killed
Speaker 1: the Canaanites who dwelt in the city, and had given
Speaker 1: as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife, and Solomon
Speaker 1: built Geezer, Lower Beth Hahon, Belathe and Tadmir in the wilderness,
Speaker 1: in the land of Judah, all the stored cities that
Speaker 1: Solomon had, cities for his chariots, and cities for his cavalry,
Speaker 1: and whatever Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem and Lebanon,
Speaker 1: in all the land of his dominion. So we have
Speaker 1: First Kings fifteen through nineteen describes the detail details the
Speaker 1: extensive building project Solomon undertook using forced labor from the
Speaker 1: subjudicated Canaanites, including the Temple, his palace, and the fortified
Speaker 1: cities like Hazar, Midigo and Gazar. The passataliate solomon strategic
Speaker 1: civic and religious objectives, which consolidated his power and fulfilled
Speaker 1: promises to a secure kingdom, was also revealed the heavy
Speaker 1: burden placed on the labor force. While also revealing the
Speaker 1: heavy burden placed on the labor force, the text contrasts
Speaker 1: the magnificent results of his building which with the means
Speaker 1: of construction, showing God's promises being realized through means that
Speaker 1: would later test Israel's unity. What's the building project? Solomon
Speaker 1: constructed a building. Solomon conscripted labor to build the Temple,
Speaker 1: his own palace, and fortified Jerusalem, as well as strategically
Speaker 1: important cities like Gizar, Midigo, Gazar to of the king's
Speaker 1: borders his strategic purpose. The fortification of the cities like Gazar,
Speaker 1: which was taken from the Philistines, Hazar, a former major
Speaker 1: Canaanite city, and Midigo Migadoo, a key military site, demonstrates
Speaker 1: Solomon's strategic military and economic planning to expand his kingdom's influence,
Speaker 1: civic and religious purpose. The text also mentioned the construction
Speaker 1: of other site like Milo a Teris and belothe which
Speaker 1: served to strengthen Jerusalem and maintain its statues status as
Speaker 1: a religious and political center. Labor and cost. The passage
Speaker 1: explicitly mentions the use of a levy or forced labor
Speaker 1: to accomplish these projects, indicated an immense expense and labor
Speaker 1: required of fulfilling promises. These buildings and fortifications are part
Speaker 1: of God's promise to David that Solomon's dynasty would be
Speaker 1: established and that the kingdom would be secure and centralized
Speaker 1: forever and then foreshadowing future problems. The section also for
Speaker 1: shadows potential problems as the heavy use of forced labor
Speaker 1: and building in the name of God using means that
Speaker 1: may have displeasing him, hints at future troubles for the kingdom,
Speaker 1: such as described in later chapters of Kings Versus Kings. Okay,
Speaker 1: so all right, let's go out and continue one Kings nine,
Speaker 1: verse twenty. All the people who were left to the Amorites, Hittites, Parizite,
Speaker 1: hip wtes, and Jebusites. All the people who were left
Speaker 1: of the Amorites, Hittites, Parazites, hip bites, Jebusites who were
Speaker 1: not the children of Israel, that is, their descendants who
Speaker 1: were left in the land after them, whom the children
Speaker 1: of Israel had not been able to destroy completely. From
Speaker 1: those Solomon raised forced labors, as it is to this day.
Speaker 1: But the children of Israel, Solomon made no forced laborers,
Speaker 1: because they were men of war, and his servants, his
Speaker 1: officers as captain's commanders, and his chariots and his cavalry others.
Speaker 1: Others were chiefs of the officials who were over Solomon's
Speaker 1: work five hundred and fifty, who ruled over the people
Speaker 1: who did not work. So let's go ahead and stop there. Now. Obviously,
Speaker 1: this is something that I mean me, I don't really
Speaker 1: agree with, right, I don't agree with forced labor, but
Speaker 1: we'd have to see what's going on here. You know,
Speaker 1: I don't know the context of this. I wasn't there
Speaker 1: at that time, but this is the type of stuff
Speaker 1: that people bring up, that about slavery being okay in
Speaker 1: the Bible. Now, just because Solomon did this doesn't mean
Speaker 1: that slavery was okay with God. You know, some of
Speaker 1: these people were supposed to be wiped out, you know,
Speaker 1: in war, and they were supposed to push them out
Speaker 1: of the land, but they didn't do it right. So
Speaker 1: that's why it says who were not of the childrens
Speaker 1: that were descendants of those left in the land whom
Speaker 1: the children visual were not able to destroy completely. So
Speaker 1: the Amorites, obviously those are going to be nepheline, right,
Speaker 1: That's going to be a nepheline tribe. Okay, I'd have
Speaker 1: to look at you know, some people would say the
Speaker 1: hit Tights and the Hipites were giant tribes as well,
Speaker 1: but I would have to you know, let's see that
Speaker 1: it It says there's no historical evidence that the Hittites
Speaker 1: for giants by modern standards, but they were short and
Speaker 1: stocky based on their depictions and statutes. The associates that
Speaker 1: the Hittites of giants come from Biblical pastors that described
Speaker 1: them as one of the people in Canaan, along with
Speaker 1: other groups like that Anakites, who were often equated with
Speaker 1: Biblical giants hit Tites. Historical ovens include statutes statues suggesting
Speaker 1: the Hittites were people who lived in Antolio were average
Speaker 1: but not short statue by modern standards. Biblical giants. The
Speaker 1: Bible mentions numerous tribes that were associated with giants, and
Speaker 1: the hit Tites were listed among them. So they were
Speaker 1: associated with giants, but I don't know if there were
Speaker 1: actually giants. Biblical scholars note that the term Hittites in
Speaker 1: a Biblical context likely refers to the inhabitants of Canaan,
Speaker 1: and the giants at that time were known as the
Speaker 1: Anakites and Rapaeim. The term giants and the bi were
Speaker 1: a made Okay, maybe I should put well, they are
Speaker 1: the Hittites nepheline. No, the Hittites were not nephling. Okay,
Speaker 1: well we have that's what it says here. I don't know.
Speaker 1: I'd have to, like probably obviously do some more digging
Speaker 1: than just google but I'm just kind of looking it
Speaker 1: up for you guys to see. It just seems like
Speaker 1: there were more Canaanites than anything. Parizites all Parazites. No,
Speaker 1: the Parasites were not Nepheling. There were two distinct groups
Speaker 1: mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. While both groups were descendants
Speaker 1: of Canaan, they were perceived as inhabitants of the ancient Canaan.
Speaker 1: The nepheline were giants. Yep, they were just Canaanite tribes.
Speaker 1: And I don't I don't really want to look up
Speaker 1: the other ones. I know the Amorrhites were because the
Speaker 1: king of Bashan was their leader, and they were also
Speaker 1: mentioned in the Amorits. Some biblical past associate that would
Speaker 1: this just said they were either descendants of the nephilk
Speaker 1: Yeah so yeah, descendants of the Nephiline. That's Deuteronomy too. Yeah, okay,
Speaker 1: all right, I already look it up any more. Sorry, guys,
Speaker 1: I get stuck on this kind of stuff, but you know,
Speaker 1: I like to look it up because Amorites, king of Bashan,
Speaker 1: they said he had a bed that was fifteen by
Speaker 1: nine feet, you know, so he's connected to a giant,
Speaker 1: you know, to being a giant, So some of the
Speaker 1: Amorites would be considered giants. Are all the Amrits giants?
Speaker 1: I don't know. I'd have to look it up, but
Speaker 1: I know I think Amos two ten talks about the Amorites.
Speaker 1: Also Genesis fifteen it talks about the the Amurits sin
Speaker 1: is not hitting the well. I don't want to go
Speaker 1: over that. Sorry, I guess I'm gonna get I don't
Speaker 1: want to get. Yeah, So there's am Rights and achiemin
Speaker 1: Rafi and those are going to be the main ones
Speaker 1: that are that I believe were giants. Okay, so we'll
Speaker 1: leave it at that. But uh, to force the people
Speaker 1: into labor, obviously, I don't think God was okay with it.
Speaker 1: But Solomon did it, you know, and that's what his
Speaker 1: that's what he ends up doing, and that's what some
Speaker 1: of the leaders ended up doing, you know. And that
Speaker 1: doesn't mean that God is for it, okay. That just
Speaker 1: means that Solomon is for it, right, So all right,
Speaker 1: So I'll look it up here, it says one Kings
Speaker 1: nine twenty through twenty three explains how Solomon used the
Speaker 1: remaining Canaanite populations for forced labor in his building projects.
Speaker 1: Such as constructing the temples, cities, and military fortifications. This
Speaker 1: distinction between the permanent servitude of the Canaanites and the
Speaker 1: temporary labor of Israelites created social tension and foreshadows the
Speaker 1: future unrests and the division of the kingdom. Despite the
Speaker 1: divine endorsement of God's justice in the verse forced labor,
Speaker 1: Solomon conscripted the Amorites, Hittites, Parazites, Hibites, and Jebisites, the
Speaker 1: Canaanite peoples who were not Israelites to work for him.
Speaker 1: This labor was used for various building projects, including the Temple,
Speaker 1: his palace, fortifications in cities. Permanent servitude. The Canaanites were
Speaker 1: subjected to permanent servitudes, serving as a permanent underclass labor
Speaker 1: force for the kingdom, distinction from Israelites. This was a
Speaker 1: major distinction, as Israelites were only conscripted for temporary work,
Speaker 1: often as a supervisory capacity. For shadowing the future division,
Speaker 1: the heavy burden of this forced labor on the Canaanites
Speaker 1: and the resulting social tension is created is presented as
Speaker 1: a factor that would lead to grievances and the eventual
Speaker 1: division of eventual division of the kingdom Okay, guys, so
Speaker 1: keep that in mind. Let's go ahead and continue First
Speaker 1: Kings nine h twenty four. But Pharaoh's daughter came up
Speaker 1: from the city of David to her house, which Solomon
Speaker 1: had built for her. And then he built the milo.
Speaker 1: Now three times a year. Solomon offered burnt offerings and
Speaker 1: peace offerings on the altar which he had built to
Speaker 1: the Lord, and burnt incense with them on the altar
Speaker 1: which was before the lord. So he was so he
Speaker 1: finished the temple, now three times a year. So he
Speaker 1: finished the temple. I'm sorry. And then King Solomon also
Speaker 1: built a fleet of ships in Ezron Kabir, which is
Speaker 1: near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea and
Speaker 1: the land of Edom. Then Hiram sent his servants with
Speaker 1: the fleet seamen who knew the sea, to work with
Speaker 1: the servants of Solomon, and they went out to fear
Speaker 1: Oh here and acquired four hundred and twenty talents of
Speaker 1: gold from there and brought it to King Solomon. All right,
Speaker 1: so we got First Kings nine twenty four through twenty
Speaker 1: eight marks the end of Solomon's building projects, describing his
Speaker 1: religious service and the start of his prosperous trade expeditions.
Speaker 1: The passage highlights Solomon's obedience through his ongoing worship and
Speaker 1: concludes the successful voyage of his fleet to a fear
Speaker 1: which we just read, which brought back a significant amount
Speaker 1: of gold, which is the four hundred and twenty talents
Speaker 1: of gold from there. This serves as a historical record
Speaker 1: of Solomon's wealth and power occurring immediately after God's warning
Speaker 1: to him and the preceding verses. After remaining faithful religious
Speaker 1: and building milestones religious service to conclude his work, Solomon
Speaker 1: continued his religious duties by offering burnt and peace offerings
Speaker 1: three times a year and burnt incense in the temple.
Speaker 1: Temple dedication. This passage follows the earlier earlier dedication of
Speaker 1: the temple, which Solomon had built to God's specifications consistency.
Speaker 1: The repeated worship shows Solomon's commitment to maintaining a correct
Speaker 1: relationship with God and often a major construction were complete
Speaker 1: and then trade and prosperity fleet construction. Solomon built a
Speaker 1: fleet of ships at aon Gabir, a port on the
Speaker 1: Red Sea, and then collaboration. He collaborated with King Tyree,
Speaker 1: who are Hiram, the King of Tyree, who provided skilled
Speaker 1: sailors for the fleet, showcasing a partnership between Israel and
Speaker 1: the Phoenicians. That's interesting, right, because everyone talks about the
Speaker 1: Phoenicians in this conspiracy world. We should probably study them.
Speaker 1: Oh far voyage. The ships sailed from Ofir Ohir, a
Speaker 1: distant land rich in gold, and returned with a large
Speaker 1: quantity of it, approximately four hundred and twenty talents. Let's
Speaker 1: see what. Let's see how much that is? How much
Speaker 1: is four hundred and twenty talents of gold? Four hundred
Speaker 1: and twenty talents of gold would be worth one point
Speaker 1: one billion today depending on the Pacific historical weight a
Speaker 1: talent used. A calculation using the common estimate of one
Speaker 1: biblical talent is seventy five pounds, and they had four
Speaker 1: hundred and twenty talents. Holy crap, So seventy five pounds
Speaker 1: times four to twenty. Wow, that is crazy. Seventy five
Speaker 1: times for twenty is thirty one five hundred pounds of gold.
Speaker 1: That's a lot of gold. Wow, that is a lot. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I didn't know how many. See That's why I'm glad
Speaker 1: I looked that up. How much a talent of gold is?
Speaker 1: Because man that's crazy. Okay, let me go all right,
Speaker 1: read that, and then what's the broader meeting Obedience and blessings.
Speaker 1: The passage emphasizes the theme that obedience to God leads
Speaker 1: the blessing and prosperity, a principle demonstrated by Solomon's successful
Speaker 1: trade ventures. The collaboration with the tyrants and the focus
Speaker 1: on international trade also foreshadow the larger purpose of God's plan. Okay,
Speaker 1: so nice. So next we're going to jump to the
Speaker 1: practical applications real quick. So reflect on God's faithfulness. Consider
Speaker 1: how God has been faithful in your life, and how
Speaker 1: you can respond with obedience and gratitude that has been
Speaker 1: faithful I mean right now. Also, pray for me if
Speaker 1: you guys could. This just reminds me of what I'm
Speaker 1: going through right now. So yeah, pray for me because
Speaker 1: I'm in a job right now. I love my job.
Speaker 1: I mean I've been I've been doing it for almost
Speaker 1: nine years now, working at the same company. And I
Speaker 1: kind of got overlooked for a lead position twice and
Speaker 1: uh actually just once. But I was promised the lead
Speaker 1: position two years ago. Been patient, super nice about it.
Speaker 1: Six months later, asked about it, didn't get it. Six
Speaker 1: months later, like, hey, don't worry, but putting in the
Speaker 1: put it in the books, you know, for the budget,
Speaker 1: you know. So then one year went by, I'm like, hey,
Speaker 1: you know what, Uh, it's been a year, you know,
Speaker 1: and I kind of been patient about it, and then
Speaker 1: you know, don't worry, you gonna get it in June.
Speaker 1: I said, all right, no problem. I waited till June,
Speaker 1: didn't get it. And now October comes around and a
Speaker 1: lead position opens up. So I'm like, finally, now you
Speaker 1: I ain't have to put it in the budget. The
Speaker 1: lead position open and they gave it to another guy
Speaker 1: right in front of me, and I was just like, ah, man, wow, okay.
Speaker 1: So I kind of had to go back to the
Speaker 1: drawing board and went home that night, that very night.
Speaker 1: I don't mean to go off on a tangent, but
Speaker 1: I'm just gonna tell you real quick. I went home
Speaker 1: that very night, and you know, obviously the Lord knows
Speaker 1: All's upset. God knows All's upset, because I just could
Speaker 1: not stop thinking about what happened. I just kept thinking
Speaker 1: about it, thinking about it, like, man, okay, so and
Speaker 1: it bothered me enough to when I got home. I
Speaker 1: called my friend Marcos and he's a utility manager over
Speaker 1: at another water district which is close by here, and
Speaker 1: I told him my situation and he said, man, I'm
Speaker 1: going to tell you something. They would love you over
Speaker 1: here where he works. They would love you over here, bro,
Speaker 1: I know they would. And I thought about it and
Speaker 1: I was like, well, let me look it up. I
Speaker 1: looked it up. Dude. There happens to be position open.
Speaker 1: So I'm telling you God is great. There happens to
Speaker 1: be a position open at his job, right and it's
Speaker 1: a it's a maintenance too. I'm an operator three right now,
Speaker 1: so it kind of be a step down, but that's
Speaker 1: not the point. The point is there's a position open.
Speaker 1: So I'm going from feeling like my job kind of
Speaker 1: did something to me that really hurt my feelings, to
Speaker 1: be honest, to finding out there's an opening at this
Speaker 1: other place. And I need prayer about this. Please pray.
Speaker 1: I prayed to God already, but I need you guys
Speaker 1: to pray for me as well. Okay, so all right,
Speaker 1: I'm off my tangent now. But what I want to
Speaker 1: say is God is faithful. I have gratitude because God
Speaker 1: is faithful. I feel like some type of way, you know,
Speaker 1: someone does something to God's you know people, what happens,
Speaker 1: God opens up doors, and that's what I feel like
Speaker 1: he did. So we'll see what happens. Not saying I'm
Speaker 1: going to go there or not. I'm kind of just
Speaker 1: in limb at this moment, just trying to see what
Speaker 1: I want to do. But I definitely had my feelings hurt.
Speaker 1: Just put it that way, and if you could pray
Speaker 1: for me, I would really appreciate it. But let's get
Speaker 1: back to the practical applications. But that's an example of
Speaker 1: God being faithful. Right. Evaluate your walk with God. Are
Speaker 1: there areas in your life where you need to realign
Speaker 1: with God's commands. Use this passage as a mirror to
Speaker 1: assess your spiritual journey. Understanding the weight of leadership. If
Speaker 1: you are in a position of leadership, recognize the responsibility
Speaker 1: to lead with integrity and faithfulness, as Solomon has called
Speaker 1: to do. I was ready to lead with integrity and faithfulness.
Speaker 1: Believe me, God value God's presence, just as the temple
Speaker 1: was cential to Israel. Prioritize God's presence in your life
Speaker 1: through prayer, worship, and community. All right, so we're done.
Speaker 1: There events anything that I could bring up? Where is
Speaker 1: the additional scriptures that connect that. I think it's above
Speaker 1: the teaching points. Let's see right, yes, okay. Deuteronomy twenty eight.
Speaker 1: This chapter outlines the blessings and curses associated with obedience
Speaker 1: and disobedience, parallel the conditional promises in one Kings nine.
Speaker 1: If you guys want to read into that second Chronicle
Speaker 1: seven twelve through twenty two, this passage provides a parallel
Speaker 1: acount of God's appearance to Solomon and his promises. I'm
Speaker 1: not gonna read these verses out because I have about
Speaker 1: thirty minutes to handle chapter ten, and for time purposes,
Speaker 1: I'm not gonna do that. So Psalms thirty two eleven
Speaker 1: through twelve, if you guys want to read that this verse.
Speaker 1: These verses echo the promise of David's lineage, reinforcing the
Speaker 1: theme of covenantial faithfulness. Okay, I just want to tell
Speaker 1: you guys that, so we are done with chapter nine,
Speaker 1: we're gonna go ahead and move into chapter ten. Like
Speaker 1: I said, I probably have a good twenty minutes maybe
Speaker 1: twenty five minutes or thirty minutes to go for you know,
Speaker 1: chapter ten. Let's see how Oh it's actually a really
Speaker 1: short chapter. So yeah, I get thinking I should have
Speaker 1: actually maybe read through those. But it's all right. Let
Speaker 1: me go to chapter ten real quick and read the
Speaker 1: intro intro for chapter ten. Historical setting where you are, hey,
Speaker 1: In the tenth chapter of First Kings, we encounter an
Speaker 1: episode of epic rendeur and the internal diplomacy diploa diplomacy,
Speaker 1: diplomacy sorry, as the renewed Queen of Sheba travels to
Speaker 1: Jerusalem to test the wisdom of King Solomon. It's a
Speaker 1: tale of admiration, wisdom, wealth, and the remarkable reign of Solomon,
Speaker 1: affirming his divine blessing and prosperity of his kingdom. All right,
Speaker 1: let's go ahead and pull it up real quick. My
Speaker 1: teaching points perfect, yes, all right, the Queen of Sheba
Speaker 1: praise of Solomon. Okay, the Queen of Sheba's praise of Solomon.
Speaker 1: We'll read it real quick. Then, uh so we'll go
Speaker 1: we'll read one and two. Actually, let me see we
Speaker 1: got one through eight, and then I'll go over some
Speaker 1: teaching points. Now, when the Queen of Sheba heard of
Speaker 1: the fame of Solomon, concidering the name of Yahweh. She
Speaker 1: came to test him with hard questions. I say Yahweh
Speaker 1: because it's Lord capitalized. Okay, So I don't know if
Speaker 1: I want to say Lord even more if I just
Speaker 1: want to say Yahweh to let people know. She came
Speaker 1: to test him with hard questions. She came to Jerusalem
Speaker 1: with a very great retinue, with the camels that bore spices,
Speaker 1: very much gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon,
Speaker 1: she spoke with him about all that was in her heart.
Speaker 1: So Solomon answered all her questions. That there was nothing
Speaker 1: so difficult through the king that he could not explain
Speaker 1: it to her. And when the Queen of Sheba had
Speaker 1: seen all the wisdom of Solomon, the house that he
Speaker 1: had built, the food on his table, the seating of
Speaker 1: his servants, the service of his waiters and their apparel,
Speaker 1: their apparel and his cup bearers, and the entry way
Speaker 1: by which he went up to the house of the Lord,
Speaker 1: there was no more spirit in her. Then she said
Speaker 1: to the King, it was a true report which I
Speaker 1: heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. However,
Speaker 1: I did not believe the words until I came and
Speaker 1: solve my own eyes, And indeed the half was not
Speaker 1: told to me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame
Speaker 1: which I heard. Happy are your men, and happy are
Speaker 1: these are? Happy are these your servants who stand continually
Speaker 1: before you and hear your wisdom. Blessed be the Lord
Speaker 1: your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the
Speaker 1: throne of Israel. Because the Lord has loved Israel forever.
Speaker 1: Therefore he made you king to do justice and righteousness. Okay,
Speaker 1: So the visit will go to the teaching points. The
Speaker 1: visit of Queen the Queen of Sheba. The chapter begins
Speaker 1: with the Queen of Sheba visiting Solomon to test his
Speaker 1: wisdom with hard questions. Her visit underscores the rights the
Speaker 1: widespread fame of Solomon's wisdom, which were direct gifts from God.
Speaker 1: So the Visit of Queen Sheba. The account of the
Speaker 1: Queen of Sheba his visit to Solomon is primarily found
Speaker 1: in First Kings ten verses one through thirteen and Second
Speaker 1: Chronicles nine, verses one through two. The Queen of Sheba's
Speaker 1: visit to Solomon is set during the height of Solomon's reign,
Speaker 1: a period marked by unpreceded peace, prosperity, and international influence
Speaker 1: for the United for United Kingdom of Israel, Solomon, the
Speaker 1: son of King David, was renowned for his wisdom, wealth,
Speaker 1: and the grandeur of his court, which attracted dignitaries from
Speaker 1: various regions. The identity of Queen Sheba is not explicitly
Speaker 1: detailed in the Biblical text, but she is traditionally understood
Speaker 1: to be a monarch from the region of Sheba, which
Speaker 1: is often associated with Sabean Kingdom in present day Yemen
Speaker 1: or possibly Ethiopia. Sheiba was known for its wealth, particularly
Speaker 1: in gold, spices, and precious stones, which aligns to the
Speaker 1: gifts she brought to Solomon. Purpose of the visit, according
Speaker 1: to First King's t had One, the Queen of Sheba
Speaker 1: came to test Solomon with difficult questions, having heard of
Speaker 1: his fame his relationship with the Lord. Her visit was
Speaker 1: likely motivated by a combination of political, economic, and intellectual interests.
Speaker 1: She sought to verify the report of Solomon's wisdom and
Speaker 1: the prosperity of his kingdom the encounter. Upon her arrival Jerusalem,
Speaker 1: the Queen of Sheba was received with great honor. She
Speaker 1: presented Solomon with a vas array of gifts, including gold, spices,
Speaker 1: and precious stones. Solomon, in turn answered all her questions,
Speaker 1: demonstrating the depth of his God given wisdom. The queen
Speaker 1: was profoundly impressed by Solomon's wisdom, the splendor of his palace,
Speaker 1: the organization of his officials, and the offerings made at
Speaker 1: the temple of the Lord one Kings ten four through five.
Speaker 1: Her response, the Queen of Sheba acknowledged the truth of
Speaker 1: reports that she had heard in her own land, but
Speaker 1: she confessed that she had not believed them until she
Speaker 1: witnessed Solomon's wisdom well firsthand. She praised Solomon Solomon's God, saying,
Speaker 1: blessed be Yahweh, your God, who has delighted, and you
Speaker 1: set on your throne of Israel because of Yahweh eternal
Speaker 1: love of Israel. He has made you king and carry
Speaker 1: out justice and righteousness, gifts and trades which we're gonna
Speaker 1: go over right now. Let me just go over the
Speaker 1: cultural and theological implications first, and then we'll read verse ten.
Speaker 1: The narrative of queen she was visit was has been
Speaker 1: interrupted by a foreshooting of the Gentiles recognition has been
Speaker 1: interpreted as a foreshadowing of the gentiles recognition of the
Speaker 1: God of Israel, a theme that resonates throughout the Biblical narrative.
Speaker 1: This account also emphasized the importance of wisdom, justice, and
Speaker 1: righteousness as divine gifts that bring honor and glory to God. Okay,
Speaker 1: so like that little bit there, and then in verses
Speaker 1: three and five, Solomon's wisdom and wealth, Solomon answers to
Speaker 1: the queen's questions. The wealth she witness left her breathless.
Speaker 1: The illustrates the fulfillment of God's promise to Solomon, granting
Speaker 1: him unparalleled, unparalleled wisdom and riches. Okay, so Solomon's wisdom
Speaker 1: and wealth, let's look at that real quick. Solomon the
Speaker 1: King was renowned for extraordinary wisdom and gift from God
Speaker 1: that was set apart as one of his discerning leaders
Speaker 1: in biblical history. Upon as sending to the throne of Israel,
Speaker 1: Solomon's first significant act was given to was act was
Speaker 1: to seek guidance. In a dream to Gibeon, God appeared
Speaker 1: to Solomon, offering him anything he desired. Solomon famously requested
Speaker 1: wisdom to govern the people of Israel. Effectively please the request.
Speaker 1: God granted him unparalleled wisdom as well as riches and honor. Okay,
Speaker 1: we know that part. And then in verse nine acknowledgment
Speaker 1: of God's blessings, the Queen of Sheba acknowledges that Solomon's
Speaker 1: wisdom or prosperity are a result of God's favor, saying,
Speaker 1: blessed be the Lord. You're God who has delighted in
Speaker 1: you and set you on the throne of Israel. Yes,
Speaker 1: that's a good acknowledgment of God's blessings. The acknowledgement of
Speaker 1: God's blessing is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, emphasizing
Speaker 1: the importance of recognizing and expressing gratitude for the divine
Speaker 1: favor and provision bestowed upon individuals and communities. This acknowledge
Speaker 1: it is not only a personal act of worship, but
Speaker 1: also a public testimony of God's goodness and faithfulness. Okay,
Speaker 1: And it's a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible. Okay. So,
Speaker 1: in summary, the acknowledgement of God's blessing is a central
Speaker 1: theme in scripture, calling believers to recognize, celebrate, and testify
Speaker 1: to God's goodness in their lives through prayer, worship, testimony,
Speaker 1: and service. Christians are invited to live lives marked by
Speaker 1: gratitude and faithful stewardship of blessings they have received. All right,
Speaker 1: So now let's go ahead and dig into verse ten.
Speaker 1: Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents
Speaker 1: of gold. Okay, if you take one hundred and twenty
Speaker 1: times of by seventy five, you'll have your answer in
Speaker 1: pounds of how many we have one twenty one, two,
Speaker 1: zero time seventy five, nine thousand pounds of gold. Wow,
Speaker 1: she gave the king nine thousand pounds of gold, or
Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty talents of gold. Spices and great
Speaker 1: quantity and precious stones. There never again came such abundance
Speaker 1: of spices as the Queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
Speaker 1: Also the ships of Hiram, which brought gold from ohhir
Speaker 1: brought great, great quantities of almug wood and precious stones
Speaker 1: from o Fear. The king made steps to the among
Speaker 1: the wood to the house of the Lord for the
Speaker 1: King's house. Also harps and springs, stringed instruments for singers.
Speaker 1: There never again came such almug wood, nor has there
Speaker 1: been nor has the like been seen to this day. Now,
Speaker 1: King Solomon gave the queen she but all she desired,
Speaker 1: whatever she asked, besides what Solomon had given her according
Speaker 1: to the royal generosity. So she turned and went to
Speaker 1: her own country she gave she and her servants. Wow,
Speaker 1: it must have been an interesting interaction there, man, that's
Speaker 1: pretty deep. So now we're going to read fourteen through
Speaker 1: twenty two, and then I'll go over Solomon's wealth and trade.
Speaker 1: Solomon's great wealth. In First Kings ten fourteen, the weight
Speaker 1: of gold that came to Solomon yearly was six hundred
Speaker 1: and sixty six talents of gold. Six hundred and sixty
Speaker 1: six talents of gold. Why does it have that number?
Speaker 1: That's pretty interesting that they would use that number, six
Speaker 1: hundred and sixty six. Huh. So let me just see
Speaker 1: what's up with this. This is a First Kings ten
Speaker 1: verse fourteen. Verse King's ten fourteen six sixty six describes
Speaker 1: the immense annual wealth of King Solomon, stating that the
Speaker 1: weight of the gold we see was nearly six hundred
Speaker 1: and sixty six talents approximately twenty five tons. The verse
Speaker 1: highlights is immense prosperity and power, which came from various
Speaker 1: sources like trading, tribua, enabling the fun. However, this passage
Speaker 1: also suddenly warns against materialism, foreshattling how wealth contributed to
Speaker 1: a spiritual decline and focus on earthly possessions over God. Yeah,
Speaker 1: something's up with that six hundred and sixty six right there. Huh,
Speaker 1: that's pretty interesting. I'll have to do a little deeper
Speaker 1: research on that. Let's continue. I don't mean to get sidetracked, guys,
Speaker 1: but when I see that, maybe Solomon was kind of
Speaker 1: kind of going because I know Solomon goes away from
Speaker 1: the Lord, he ends up going away from the Lord
Speaker 1: in the end. So all right, he says, beside that
Speaker 1: from the traveling merchants, from the income of traders, all
Speaker 1: the kings of Arabia, and from the governors of the country.
Speaker 1: And King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold.
Speaker 1: Six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. Also
Speaker 1: made three hundred shields of hammered gold. Three minus manass
Speaker 1: of gold went into each shield. The king put them
Speaker 1: in the house of the forest of Lebanon. Verse eighteen
Speaker 1: says Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory
Speaker 1: and overlaid it with pure gold. The throne had six
Speaker 1: steps and top, and the top of the throne was
Speaker 1: round at the back. There were armrests on either side
Speaker 1: of the place of the seat, and two lions stood
Speaker 1: beside the armrests. Twelve lions stood there, one on each
Speaker 1: side of the six steps. Nothing like this had been
Speaker 1: made by any other kingdom. All King Solomon's drinking vessels
Speaker 1: were gold, and the vessels of the House of the
Speaker 1: Forests of Lebanon were pure gold, not one with silver.
Speaker 1: For this was accounted by nothing in the days of Solomon.
Speaker 1: For the king had merchant ships at sea with the
Speaker 1: flea of Hirum. Once every three years the merchant ships
Speaker 1: come bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and monkeys. So King
Speaker 1: Solomon surpassed all kings of the earth. Excuse me, and
Speaker 1: riches and wisdom will go ahad and stopped there. We
Speaker 1: kind of see a problem happening here, right, guys. I mean,
Speaker 1: I understand that God has blessed him, which is awesome,
Speaker 1: but you're seeing like kind of what it said right
Speaker 1: there where. He's kind of what it said in the
Speaker 1: when I was talking about the six hundred and sixty
Speaker 1: six talents of silver, which says, however, the passage has
Speaker 1: subsequently warns against materialism, force outing how his wealth contributed
Speaker 1: to a spiritual decline and a focus on earth the
Speaker 1: possessions over God. You kind of see that happening. So
Speaker 1: the chapter details this is a first Kings ten fourteen
Speaker 1: through twenty two. The chapter he tells Solomon's extensive wealth,
Speaker 1: including his gold spice, is in trade with other nations,
Speaker 1: showcasing the economic prosperity of visual Israel under his reign. Solomon,
Speaker 1: the son of Bathsheba, is a renowned for his wisdom,
Speaker 1: wealth and intensive trade works, which he vividly described in
Speaker 1: the biblical narrative, has reigned approximately from nine seventy to
Speaker 1: nine thirty one BC, marked a period of unpreceded prosperity
Speaker 1: and peace for the United Kingdom of Israel. Wealth accumulation.
Speaker 1: Solomon's wealth is depicted as vast and multifaceted. The Bible
Speaker 1: records that he received six hundred and sixty six talons
Speaker 1: of gold annually, not including the revenues from merchants, traders,
Speaker 1: and all the Arab kings and the governors of the land.
Speaker 1: This immense wealth was used to fund his ambitious building projects,
Speaker 1: including the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem, his
Speaker 1: royal palace, and various other public works. The opulence of
Speaker 1: Solomon's court is further illustrated by description of his throne,
Speaker 1: which which was made of ivory overlaid with fine gold,
Speaker 1: and his drinking vessels, which were all made of gold
Speaker 1: and one kings ten eighteen through twenty one. The granular
Speaker 1: of his reign attracted visitors from the far and wide,
Speaker 1: including the famous visit from Queen of Sheba, who was
Speaker 1: left breathless by Solomon's wisdom, and the splendor of his
Speaker 1: kingdom trade network. Solomon's strategic location at the crossroads of
Speaker 1: major trade routes enabled him to establish extensive trade works networks.
Speaker 1: He formed alliances with neighboring nations, most notably with King
Speaker 1: Hiram of Tyree, who provided cedar and cypress timber, as
Speaker 1: well as skilled laborers for the construction of the temple
Speaker 1: and returned. Solomon supplied Hiram with wheat and olive oil,
Speaker 1: showcasing a mutually beneficial trade relationship. Solomon's maritime ventures were
Speaker 1: equally significant. He built a fleet of ships at Esnon
Speaker 1: Gerbir which eloth to the shore of red Sea. Okay,
Speaker 1: we already kind of read into that in One Kings
Speaker 1: nine eight, twenty six, twenty nine. So legacy. Suloman's wealth
Speaker 1: and trade practices left a lasting legacy on Israel and
Speaker 1: his neighboring regions. His ability to harness the economic potential
Speaker 1: of his kingdom and to forge international alliance set a
Speaker 1: president for president precedent for future generations. However, the burdens
Speaker 1: imposed on his people also serve as a cautionary tale
Speaker 1: about the potential pitfalls of excessive opulence and centralized power.
Speaker 1: Solomon's reign is a testament to the complex interplay between wisdom,
Speaker 1: wealth and governance, and a biblical narrative. Right, I just
Speaker 1: wanted to break all that stuff down for you guys
Speaker 1: and the Queen of Sheba. Let me see what's going
Speaker 1: on here, Okay, all right, so we have that the
Speaker 1: danger of excess. We're going to read twenty six through
Speaker 1: twenty nine. Now, let's see, all right, Actually we'll do
Speaker 1: twenty four through twenty nine. Now, all the years sought
Speaker 1: the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God
Speaker 1: had put in his heart. Each man brought his present
Speaker 1: articles of silver and gold, garments, armor, spices, horses and
Speaker 1: mules at a set rate year by year, and Solomon
Speaker 1: gathered chariots and horsemen. He had one four hundred chariots
Speaker 1: and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot
Speaker 1: cities with the King of Jerusalem. The king made silver
Speaker 1: as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar
Speaker 1: trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the Lowland. Also,
Speaker 1: Solomon had horses imported from Egypt in cava. The king's
Speaker 1: merchants brought them cavah in the current price, at the
Speaker 1: current price. Now, a chariot that was imported from Egypt
Speaker 1: cost six hundred shekels of silver and a horse one
Speaker 1: hundred and fifty. And thus their agents they exported them
Speaker 1: to all kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.
Speaker 1: All right, So that's the end of the chapter The
Speaker 1: Danger of Excess. While the chapter highlights Solomon's wealth, it
Speaker 1: also subsequently words of the potential dangers of reliance of
Speaker 1: material rather than God, which I read the dangers of access.
Speaker 1: Let's read that the dangers of excess, not access, but excess,
Speaker 1: particularly in the context of material wealth, indulgence, and behaviorals
Speaker 1: addressed throughout the Bible. Scripture consists consistently warns against the
Speaker 1: dangers of access, urging believers to practice moderation, self control,
Speaker 1: and contentment wealth and materialism. The Bible frequently cautions against
Speaker 1: the accumulation of wealth and the dangers it possesses to
Speaker 1: one's spiritual well being and one timid these six verses
Speaker 1: nine through ten, Paul warns those who want to be rich, however,
Speaker 1: fall into the temptation to become ensnared by many foolish
Speaker 1: and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
Speaker 1: For the love of money is the root of all
Speaker 1: kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away
Speaker 1: from the faith and pierced themselves with the many sorrows.
Speaker 1: This passage highlights the peril of excessive desire for wealth,
Speaker 1: which can lead to spiritual downfall and departure from the faith.
Speaker 1: Jesus also addresses this issue of material excess in the
Speaker 1: parable of the rich fool. The rich man who stores
Speaker 1: up wealth for himself without regard for God is called
Speaker 1: a fool because his life is demanded of him that
Speaker 1: very night. Jesus concludes that the am admonition this is
Speaker 1: how they will be anyone who stores up treasure for
Speaker 1: himself but is not rich toward God. The parable underscores
Speaker 1: the futility of hoarding earthly riches at the expense of
Speaker 1: spiritual wealth. Gluttony and indulgence. Excess and consumption, particularly in
Speaker 1: the form of gluttony, is another area where the Bible
Speaker 1: provides guidance. Proverbs twenty three twenty through twenty one advisors
Speaker 1: do not join those who drink too much wine or
Speaker 1: gorge themselves on meat, for the drunkard and the glutton
Speaker 1: will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Speaker 1: The proverb warns of the physical and financial consequences of overindulgence,
Speaker 1: linking to a poverty in ruin. The New Testament also
Speaker 1: addresses the issue of self control, a fruit of the spirit.
Speaker 1: Believers are encouraged to exercise restraint in all areas of life,
Speaker 1: providing the pitfalls of excess that can lead to spiritual
Speaker 1: and moral decay, pride and self exaltation. Access is not
Speaker 1: limited to material possessions or consumption. It also manifests an
Speaker 1: attitude such as pride and self exaltation. Proverbs sixteen eighteen
Speaker 1: provided states pride goes before destruction in a hotty spirit
Speaker 1: before the fall. The morning against successive pride is echoed
Speaker 1: in the New Testament, where James reminds us God opposes
Speaker 1: the proud and gives grace to the humble. The account
Speaker 1: of kingbu Kinezer and Daniel Ford serves as a powerful
Speaker 1: illustration of the dangers of excess or pride. Nebuconester's boastful
Speaker 1: declaration of his own greatness leads to his temporary downfall
Speaker 1: and madness, demonstrating the consequences of elevating oneself above God.
Speaker 1: In summary, the Bible provides clear warnings against the dangers
Speaker 1: of excess in various forums, urging believers to practice moderation,
Speaker 1: self control, and contentment as they seek to live lives
Speaker 1: that honor God. All right, So all right, we got
Speaker 1: teaching points. Are good? All right? So that is the
Speaker 1: end of the chapter. I think we're going to end
Speaker 1: it there. Let's go over some practical applications for the chapter.
Speaker 1: Let me just stop the screen share, all right, seek
Speaker 1: godly wisdom. Like Solomon, we should seek wisdom from God,
Speaker 1: who generously gives to those who ask at James one five,
Speaker 1: recognize God's blessing, acknowledge, and give thanks to the blessing
Speaker 1: and talents God has given us, using them for His glory.
Speaker 1: Amen to that. Guard against materialism. Be cautious of allowing
Speaker 1: wealth and possessions to take presidents over your relationship with God.
Speaker 1: Influence through godly living. Our lives should reflect God's wisdom
Speaker 1: and love, drawing others to Him, such as Solomon's wisdom,
Speaker 1: Drew Queen Drew, the Queen of Sheba. All right, Amen
Speaker 1: to that, And then let me just go ahead and
Speaker 1: go over some additional scriptures that connect we have James
Speaker 1: one five. Let's go over that real quick. James one
Speaker 1: five sounds like a verse that we've gone over before.
Speaker 1: If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God,
Speaker 1: who gives to all liberally and without reapproach, and it
Speaker 1: will be given to him. It courages believers to ask
Speaker 1: God for wisdom, who gives generously to all without finding fault.
Speaker 1: And then Proverbs three thirteen through eighteen highlights the you
Speaker 1: know what, let me go over it first. Sorry, I
Speaker 1: was about to give you the explanation before I read
Speaker 1: the verse. Proverbs three, verses thirteen through eighteen. Okay, thirteen
Speaker 1: through eighteen, Right, Okay. Happy is the man who finds
Speaker 1: wisdom and the man who gains understanding. For her proceeds
Speaker 1: are better. For her proceeds are better than the profits
Speaker 1: of silver, and her gain than fine gold. She is
Speaker 1: more precious than rubies, speaking of wisdom, and all the
Speaker 1: things that you made desire cannot compare with her. Length
Speaker 1: of days is in her right hand, and in her
Speaker 1: left hand riches in honor. Her ways are plan pleasantness,
Speaker 1: and her past are peace. She is a tree of
Speaker 1: life to those who take hold of her, and are
Speaker 1: happy with all who retain. Her highlights the value of wisdom,
Speaker 1: which is more precious than silver and gold. All right,
Speaker 1: and then we have Matthew six nineteen through twenty one.
Speaker 1: Let's read that one real quick. Matthew six. Where you're
Speaker 1: at Matthew six nineteen through twenty one, lay up treasures
Speaker 1: in heaven. Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth,
Speaker 1: or moths and rust destroy where thieves break in and steal,
Speaker 1: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
Speaker 1: moth nor rust destroys where thieves do not break in
Speaker 1: and steel. For where your treasure is there, your heart
Speaker 1: will also be. Jesus teaches about storing treasures in heaven
Speaker 1: rather than on earth, emphasizing the importance of spiritual wealth.
Speaker 1: We always got to think about spiritual wealth. Not all
Speaker 1: of us do right one Timothy six, verse seventeen through nineteen.
Speaker 1: Let's look that one up real quick. Verse Timothy six
Speaker 1: seventeen through nineteen. Instruction to the rich, command those who
Speaker 1: are rich and the present aids not to be haughty,
Speaker 1: nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the Living God,
Speaker 1: who gives us richly all things to enjoy. Let them
Speaker 1: do good, and they give rich and good works, ready
Speaker 1: to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves good
Speaker 1: foundation for the time to come that they may lay
Speaker 1: hold on eternal life. Okay, So advises the wealthy to
Speaker 1: be generous, to put hope in God, not in uncertain riches.
Speaker 1: So that goes for everybody, you know, even if you're
Speaker 1: not rich, you shouldn't do that. So all right, what
Speaker 1: a blessing. So yeah, I think this is about an
Speaker 1: hour and fifty minutes or so. So I think I'm
Speaker 1: good with that. I'm gonna start chapter eleven. If I can't,
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