Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Sunday Service, episode fifty three.
Speaker 1: I am your host, Josh Monday. If you num me,
Speaker 1: I'm a Christian rapper, devoted, a husband, father, and Army veteran.
Speaker 1: Thank you so much for joining me. I really appreciate
Speaker 1: you guys tuning in and yeah, So on Wednesday Service
Speaker 1: we went over Romans chapter seven through nine. This week
Speaker 1: on Sunday Service, we're going to be completing First Samuel
Speaker 1: and probably moving into Second Samuel. So we are in
Speaker 1: First Samuel twenty nine this week. Before we start, I
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Speaker 1: let's go No Romans, No, we want Samuel. We want
Speaker 1: Samuel first, Samuel. So we're gonna be you know, these stories.
Speaker 1: Just let you guys, know that at the end here
Speaker 1: there's not as much commentary. There'll be a little stuff
Speaker 1: I could kind of get into, but most of it
Speaker 1: is gonna be a storyline. Okay. So but there's also
Speaker 1: there's all there's some good stuff that you can kind
Speaker 1: of learn in here. Okay, So let me go back
Speaker 1: to my notes and just let you guys know. I
Speaker 1: did hop on a big show. It's called Apollo the
Speaker 1: Original on YouTube, and I did a show on biblical
Speaker 1: cosmology and it's doing, you know, really well and praise God.
Speaker 1: You know, I kind of prayed to God and said, Lord,
Speaker 1: kind of open up the floodgates, Lord, and let's let's
Speaker 1: let's get out there more. And and I'm i mean,
Speaker 1: like God answers the prayer. You know, I got invited
Speaker 1: for something else that's in the works that that may
Speaker 1: be like really big where I'm defending Christianity, not going
Speaker 1: to mention it yet until it happens, but you know,
Speaker 1: something that could be really big. So when you ask
Speaker 1: God to open up the floodgates, He's going to open.
Speaker 1: But you have to make sure that you're ready and
Speaker 1: that you will commit and have integrity when you ask
Speaker 1: for something. So that's what I will do. Since I
Speaker 1: asked God that she's kind of opening up some doors
Speaker 1: very fast, like literally in three days after I asked
Speaker 1: him to do that, like the opportunities started popping up
Speaker 1: that just came out of nowhere. And I do believe
Speaker 1: it's divine. I believe God is involved, and it's awesome.
Speaker 1: So anyways, I try to stay true to him and
Speaker 1: as much as I can, and I try to stay
Speaker 1: true to you guys as much as I can, and
Speaker 1: I try to stay true to his words. So it's
Speaker 1: really a blessing. And this is not boasting or bragging
Speaker 1: about for myself. This is boasting and bragging and all
Speaker 1: glory to God, you know. So He's just amazing and
Speaker 1: he's doing things right now that is awesome. And before
Speaker 1: we start, also, I just want to you know, Charlie
Speaker 1: Kirk just got killed, right and assassinated basically in front
Speaker 1: of everybody. That just happened a few days ago, and
Speaker 1: my spirit was hurting, you know. And I'm a big
Speaker 1: conspiracy theorist, okay, especially when it comes to false flags
Speaker 1: and when it comes to even the school shootings. I
Speaker 1: really really like to dig deep into these things and
Speaker 1: see what is going on. And I have seen a
Speaker 1: lot of interesting things. Maybe people some people kind of
Speaker 1: giving the sign to shoot. Maybe not. Maybe he's just
Speaker 1: giving signs to the other security guard. There's been a
Speaker 1: lot of things out there, so I won't really mention
Speaker 1: it too much until I get the full story. But
Speaker 1: I suggest definitely guys to pray for him. His family.
Speaker 1: His dad was like super heartbroken. I mean, he has
Speaker 1: a wife, he has kids. He's kind of out there,
Speaker 1: even whether you agree with him or not, you know,
Speaker 1: with all of the stuff that he talks about. He
Speaker 1: was representing the Christian community, and he was quoting scripture
Speaker 1: and he was out there debating people and just talking
Speaker 1: about what he believes in. We have freedom of speech.
Speaker 1: I fought for that in the military, and I don't
Speaker 1: believe that we should be targeted in any way, and
Speaker 1: I don't think it's right for someone to do that.
Speaker 1: And I don't I don't believe it was just a
Speaker 1: lone gunman that's a transgender or something. I don't know
Speaker 1: what they're going to try to push, but all I
Speaker 1: got to say is this one in particular, not because
Speaker 1: oh it's Charlie Kirk, but just because for some reason.
Speaker 1: It's just my spirit was was was broken. You know,
Speaker 1: for a few days, I felt really really bad. So anyways,
Speaker 1: let's go ahead and dig into the word. I just
Speaker 1: want you guys to definitely pray for his family, and
Speaker 1: if it is some false flag or whatever, then just
Speaker 1: pray for him, because that's what we're called to do.
Speaker 1: But let me just go ahead and start first Samuel
Speaker 1: twenty nine. First Samuel twenty nine. I'm gonna go ahead
Speaker 1: and go with the intro. First, the Philistines reject David.
Speaker 1: The chapter reminds us of the intercessories of God's providence.
Speaker 1: How can we use even the suspicion or the suspicion
Speaker 1: and prejudice of others to bring about his divine plan.
Speaker 1: In this instance, God intervened to save David from a
Speaker 1: potential disaster, demonstrating that his deliverance can come from unexpected sources. Okay,
Speaker 1: so that is the intro for chapter twenty nine, and
Speaker 1: we're going to go ahead and go one through three,
Speaker 1: and then I'll go ahead and I have a little
Speaker 1: bit of notes for that. So let's start first Samuel
Speaker 1: twenty nine, Verse one. This is the Philistines reject David.
Speaker 1: Then the Philistines gathered together all their armies at Apex,
Speaker 1: and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which is in Jezreel,
Speaker 1: and the lords of the Philistines passed in review by
Speaker 1: hundreds and by thousands, but David and his men passed
Speaker 1: in review at the rear with a Kish. Then the
Speaker 1: princes of the Philistines said, what are these Hebrews doing?
Speaker 1: And Akish said to the princes of Philistines, is this
Speaker 1: not David? The servant is Saul King of Israel, who
Speaker 1: has been with me these days, in these years, and
Speaker 1: to this day, I have found no fault in him
Speaker 1: since he defected to me. So Akish is defending David.
Speaker 1: But what's happening is the Philistines are starting to realize, like,
Speaker 1: why did he defect? First of all, and we have
Speaker 1: him in the back, in the rear, and we're marching,
Speaker 1: and at any time his six hundred men and him
Speaker 1: can just attack us. So they're starting to get a
Speaker 1: little paranoid, all right. So Keish is the one that
Speaker 1: was saying that David can can be with him, and
Speaker 1: he was, and he's kind of here's you know, he's
Speaker 1: kind of defending him here, letting him know that he
Speaker 1: has found no fault in David since he defected to me.
Speaker 1: And I think I told you guys last episode last
Speaker 1: Sunday Service that David he had two wives, right, and
Speaker 1: he kind of wanted to settle down a little bit.
Speaker 1: I think he wanted to be with the Philistines because
Speaker 1: he knew that Saul would not try to come and
Speaker 1: attack him. He got married to two wives, and I
Speaker 1: believe that he wanted to just compromise but be comfortable,
Speaker 1: if that makes sense. He's been on the run for
Speaker 1: like eight years from Saul or ten years, and all
Speaker 1: this stuff is happening, and I think he just kind
Speaker 1: of wanted to settle down for a bit, and that's
Speaker 1: what was going on on. And now the Philistines are
Speaker 1: kind of looking back whether they're marching, and they're kind
Speaker 1: of saying, who are these guys and what why are
Speaker 1: they behind us? And then they're like, you know, they're
Speaker 1: kind of realizing, like, hey, maybe David might be a spy.
Speaker 1: You know, they're kind of getting a little bit paranoid. Here.
Speaker 1: Let's see what my notes say real quick. Actually, let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and continue. We'll continue, and we'll finish verse
Speaker 1: four through five. First Samuel twenty nine, Verse four says,
Speaker 1: but the princes of the Philistines were angry with him.
Speaker 1: So the princes of the Philistines said to him, make
Speaker 1: this fellow return, that he may go back to the
Speaker 1: place where you have appointed for him, And do not
Speaker 1: let him go down with us to battle, lest the
Speaker 1: battle he become our adversary. For with what could he
Speaker 1: reconcile himself to this master, to his master, if not
Speaker 1: with the heads of these men? Is this not David,
Speaker 1: of whom they sang one another dances saying Saul has
Speaker 1: slain his thousands and David is ten thousands. So not
Speaker 1: only are they a little bit paranoid, but you know,
Speaker 1: this is like ten years after he slayed Goliath. I
Speaker 1: think eight or nine years after he slayed Goliath. Okay,
Speaker 1: so they're remembering that song. That song wast have been
Speaker 1: popular because they brought that song up. Did you guys
Speaker 1: remember back when David killed Goliath and then he started
Speaker 1: and then Saul started using David for the battles, and
Speaker 1: the Lord was helping David be victorious. They started the
Speaker 1: women started singing that song Saul has slain his thousands.
Speaker 1: That is ten thousands, right, showing that David is more
Speaker 1: powerful than Saul when it comes to battle. He didn't
Speaker 1: like that, but let me go ahead and check the
Speaker 1: notes and see what I have here. David's dilemma, It
Speaker 1: says David, who had sought refuge with the Philistines, finds
Speaker 1: himself in a precarious position as the Philistine commanders question
Speaker 1: his loyalty. But the Philistine commanders were angry with the
Speaker 1: Kish and said send the men back that he may
Speaker 1: return to the place he assigned him. He must not
Speaker 1: go with us into battle, or he will turn against
Speaker 1: us during the fighting. So they're kind of, like I said,
Speaker 1: they got a little paranoia going on here. And David's
Speaker 1: dilemma refers to the moral and spiritual challenges faced by
Speaker 1: King David, a central figure in the Old Testament, particularly
Speaker 1: during the events surrounding his sin with Bathsheba and the
Speaker 1: subsequent fallout. So there's that, and then also there's other
Speaker 1: things that have to do with David's dilemma, and one
Speaker 1: of them would have would be this with the Philistines.
Speaker 1: So I don't really want to get too there's too
Speaker 1: many spoiler alerts in this portion of notes that I
Speaker 1: don't want to say yet. Okay, So, okay, all right,
Speaker 1: I think this is a little further. Okay, let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and continue. We're going to be in first Samuel
Speaker 1: twenty nine, verse six. Then Akish called David and said
Speaker 1: to him, surely, as the lord lives, you have been upright,
Speaker 1: and you're going out, and you're coming in with me
Speaker 1: in the and the army is good in my sight,
Speaker 1: for to this day I have not found evil in you,
Speaker 1: since the day of you coming to me. Nevertheless, the
Speaker 1: lords do not favor you. Therefore, return now and go
Speaker 1: in peace, that you may not displease the lords of
Speaker 1: the Philistines. So Akish knows that he's kind of in
Speaker 1: trouble for bringing David and all his men and the Hebrews.
Speaker 1: So he's letting David know, have not found fault in you.
Speaker 1: We're good. But hey, I need you to go back
Speaker 1: because I don't want you to displease the lords or
Speaker 1: like the princes of the Philistines. So David said to Akish,
Speaker 1: but I have but what have I done, and to
Speaker 1: this day what have you found in your servant? As
Speaker 1: long as I have been with you, that I may
Speaker 1: not go and fight against the enemies of my lord
Speaker 1: the King. So let's go back to my notes here.
Speaker 1: We're in verse nine. Next, it says a keise trust
Speaker 1: in David. Akeish, the Philistine King expresses the trust in David, saying,
Speaker 1: I have found no fault in you from the day
Speaker 1: you come to me until today. This highlights the integrity
Speaker 1: and character of David even in foreign lands. And Akeisha
Speaker 1: has definitely had trust in David. So I think it's
Speaker 1: pretty interesting. And we're going to be seeing God's sovereignty here.
Speaker 1: Despite the rejection, God's hand and evidence of protecting David
Speaker 1: from fighting against his own people, Israel. The situation underscores
Speaker 1: God's ability to orchestrate events in his purpose. So you see,
Speaker 1: David was going to be going with them to go
Speaker 1: fight against the Israelites. So God sovereignty, you see it.
Speaker 1: That's why it says that despite the rejection, God's hand
Speaker 1: is evident in protecting David from finding against his own people.
Speaker 1: You see God's sovereignty involved here, right, And it says
Speaker 1: this situation is underscores God's ability to orchestrate events for
Speaker 1: his purpose. Right, So let's go ahead and continue. Now
Speaker 1: we're in First Samuel twenty nine, verse nine. Then Nakisha
Speaker 1: answered and said to David, I know that you are
Speaker 1: good in the sight of an angel of God. I
Speaker 1: know that you are good in my sight as an
Speaker 1: angel of God. Nevertheless, the princes of the Philistines have
Speaker 1: said he shall not go up with us to battle. Now, therefore,
Speaker 1: rise up early in the morning with your master servants
Speaker 1: who have come with you. And as soon as you
Speaker 1: are up early in the morning and have light, depart.
Speaker 1: So David and his men rose early to depart in
Speaker 1: the morning to return to the land of the Philistines,
Speaker 1: and the Philistines went up to Jezreel. So that's the
Speaker 1: end of chapter twenty nine. These are very short and
Speaker 1: very quick. Okay, so I do have some notes here,
Speaker 1: but we want to make sure that we want to
Speaker 1: make sure that we have that, just to let you
Speaker 1: know that it might be quick. We'll probably do twenty
Speaker 1: nine thirty thirty one, and then we'll get into Second
Speaker 1: Samuel one, probably in two because these chapters are very
Speaker 1: short and they go pretty quick, and like I said,
Speaker 1: not as much commentary needed on these. Let's go ahead
Speaker 1: and go to We'll start at first Samuel thirty. But first,
Speaker 1: before we do that, let me just go ahead and
Speaker 1: go over the role in fear and distrust. So the
Speaker 1: Philistine commander's fear of David turning against them reveals how
Speaker 1: fear can cloud judgment and lead to distrust even when
Speaker 1: there is no evidence of wrongdoing. Okay, So the practical
Speaker 1: applications for this chapter trust in God's plan when faced
Speaker 1: with rejection or misunderstanding. Trust that God is working behind
Speaker 1: the scenes for your good and his glory. That's a
Speaker 1: great point. You know. Sometimes we may be thinking like, hey,
Speaker 1: oh man, that's a missed opportunity right there, or I
Speaker 1: should have been with that person, or I should have
Speaker 1: stayed with that person, or I should I mean, I
Speaker 1: wish I was still friends with that person. But sometimes
Speaker 1: God is in the background, working behind the scenes for
Speaker 1: the good and for his glory, and you don't know
Speaker 1: what is going on. Like I said, I mean, there's
Speaker 1: things going on in the spiritual that we might not
Speaker 1: be able to see. There might be an angel, you know,
Speaker 1: wrestling with the demon because the demon's trying to get you.
Speaker 1: And there's all these things happen in the spiritual and
Speaker 1: you're sitting here in the physical going. How come God's
Speaker 1: not helping me? And God is like literally like sending
Speaker 1: an angel to fight against the demon or fallen angel,
Speaker 1: whatever's coming after you, whatever the principalities of evil are,
Speaker 1: you know. I mean, we got to understand that that
Speaker 1: stuff is happening, and we're sitting here like, Lord, I
Speaker 1: just need your help. I've been waiting and He's actually
Speaker 1: helped you right then, at that very moment, and you
Speaker 1: just don't see it. So definitely trust that God is
Speaker 1: working behind the scenes for good and if for his glory. Okay,
Speaker 1: next one is maintain integrity like David, strive to maintain
Speaker 1: integrity and faithfulness even when others doubt your intentions. David
Speaker 1: could have reacted in a different way. He could have said, Oh,
Speaker 1: they think that I'm gonna go and fight them now, huh,
Speaker 1: all right, well I'm gonna go fight them now because
Speaker 1: I got my six hundred men. I'm gonna attack the
Speaker 1: Philistines right now with my men. And he could have
Speaker 1: took it the wrong way, you know, but instead he
Speaker 1: was still he didn't react the way that he reacted before.
Speaker 1: He more said that he respected it and didn't and
Speaker 1: didn't go back and take take out aggression with violence.
Speaker 1: He respected King Akish. You know, next one is discernment
Speaker 1: and relationships. Be discerning in your relationship and alliances. Understand
Speaker 1: that not everyone will see your heart or intentions clearly.
Speaker 1: Discernment in relationships is a very big thing. Some people
Speaker 1: are there to drain you. And it's definitely true that
Speaker 1: misery enjoys company because there's a lot of people that
Speaker 1: are going through misery and what they want to do
Speaker 1: is they want to physically drain you. As well as Christians,
Speaker 1: we should be there for people. Okay, we should definitely
Speaker 1: be there for people, and we should definitely pray for
Speaker 1: people and we should assist them. So for me in
Speaker 1: my situation, you know, I'm putting myself out there as
Speaker 1: reading the Bible, I'm also putting myself out there God's word,
Speaker 1: leading people to Jesus, leading people to God Holy Spirit.
Speaker 1: You know, just I really I try to I'm putting
Speaker 1: myself out there. So I do have a lot of
Speaker 1: people that hit me up that need help, and you know,
Speaker 1: they ask me questions and that's I'm putting myself in
Speaker 1: that position. But I do have discernment in relationships because
Speaker 1: I got to draw the line at some point, you know,
Speaker 1: some time, some people might be maybe not trying to
Speaker 1: be friends with me because they want to be cool
Speaker 1: and like, you know, and they need help. Some people
Speaker 1: might want to try to be friends with me because
Speaker 1: they don't like the fact that I'm a Christian and
Speaker 1: they want to try to take away whatever is going
Speaker 1: on with me, you know. So, and I'm always happy
Speaker 1: to be nice to everybody, you know, and I try
Speaker 1: to treat people with respect always. But yeah, you definitely
Speaker 1: need discerming your relationship, especially with relationships and your your
Speaker 1: personal life. Online relationships are different in your personal life.
Speaker 1: It could get weird, you know, and some people could
Speaker 1: be telling you like, hey, bro, you know it's been
Speaker 1: a long time. Remember you always hung out, you know,
Speaker 1: we always we always had fun do Let's let's do
Speaker 1: like old times. Man, let's let's go out with a
Speaker 1: bang and let's go drink, or let's go party, let's
Speaker 1: go do this, let's go womenize, or let's go and
Speaker 1: then you're like, oh, man, I'm not really down with
Speaker 1: that anymore. Then they keep telling you, telling well, I'm
Speaker 1: not going to do the womenizing. I'm not going to
Speaker 1: do anything like that. But I will go have a
Speaker 1: drink with you, and then all of a sudden your compromise.
Speaker 1: You know. So sometimes you got to have discernment in
Speaker 1: relationships because some people they don't have the same moral
Speaker 1: compass as you, and they do not have the same
Speaker 1: integrity as you. So you got to be careful who
Speaker 1: you hang out with because they could drag you down.
Speaker 1: And you know, you can be like, oh, I have
Speaker 1: a couple of beers with you, and then all of
Speaker 1: a sudden you drink two or three beers and then
Speaker 1: you drive home. Do you why? I mean it could
Speaker 1: change your entire life, you know, or God forbid you
Speaker 1: drink a couple of beers, three or four beers with
Speaker 1: that person who haven't hung out with them a while,
Speaker 1: and he's the one that told you to come out,
Speaker 1: and then you end up getting into accident and hurting somebody,
Speaker 1: you know. So discerned relationship is so important. Responding to rejection.
Speaker 1: Learn to respond to rejection with grace, knowing that God
Speaker 1: may be using it to redirect your path. When do
Speaker 1: we ever think when we get rejected or deal with rejection,
Speaker 1: that God is using it to redirect our path? Most
Speaker 1: people do not think like that. So it's a great
Speaker 1: way of thinking, and I think it's a great way
Speaker 1: to apply to your life. Some people, rejection happens and
Speaker 1: then all of a sudden they're like, oh, it's the
Speaker 1: end of the world. You know, my life is done.
Speaker 1: And it's like God could be redirecting your path to
Speaker 1: meet somebody so much better for you, or you know,
Speaker 1: or maybe like a job that's so much better for
Speaker 1: you that's going to come. You know. I've talked to
Speaker 1: some people that have told me, man that I've been
Speaker 1: trying to get this job. Bro, i just want to
Speaker 1: become this whatever, you know. I want to become security guard,
Speaker 1: I want to become a law enforcement or police officer.
Speaker 1: I want to do this, and I've been trying. I've
Speaker 1: been trying, and I just can't get in. And then
Speaker 1: all of a sudden they become something else and they
Speaker 1: ended up loving the job that they got that they
Speaker 1: never even knew they wanted. You know, So sometimes God
Speaker 1: is you know, you got to respond to rejection with grace, humility,
Speaker 1: and integrity and also know that maybe some maybe God
Speaker 1: is trying to redirect your path into a place that
Speaker 1: is better for you as an individual. All right, So
Speaker 1: let me just go to some connecting scriptures. We have
Speaker 1: a Romans eight twenty eight, and we know that God
Speaker 1: works all things together for the good of those who
Speaker 1: love Him, who are a called according to his purpose.
Speaker 1: This reassures us of God's sovereign plan, even in challenging circumstances. Amen.
Speaker 1: Romans eight twenty eight. And then we have Psalms thirty seven,
Speaker 1: verse five through six. Commit your way to the Lord,
Speaker 1: trusts in him, and he will do it. He will
Speaker 1: bring forth your righteous like the dawn. You're justice like
Speaker 1: the noonday sun. This passage echoes the call to trust
Speaker 1: in God's vindication. Amen. The other one is Proverbs three,
Speaker 1: verses five through six, which is lean on on your
Speaker 1: own understanding. We've gone over that verse several times, but
Speaker 1: it's all right. It is trust in the Lord with
Speaker 1: all your heart and lean out on your own understanding
Speaker 1: and all your ways. Acknowledge him, and he will make
Speaker 1: your path straight. This verse encourages us to trust God's
Speaker 1: guidance as see excuse me in David's life. Sorry, I
Speaker 1: had I had spaghetti today and it's a oh man,
Speaker 1: it's kind of acidic, so it's causing some issues. With
Speaker 1: me with the hiccupping, But let me get to okay,
Speaker 1: what's going on? Trying to get to the okay, trying
Speaker 1: to get to the introduction to for Samuel thirty. Sorry, guys, apologize,
Speaker 1: what is going on? For Samuel thirty, Let's do it? Okay?
Speaker 1: I finally got too all right, there we go. David
Speaker 1: destroys the Amalekites. Is what the title is. Verse Samuel
Speaker 1: thirty illustrates that even in the most hopeless circumstances, faith
Speaker 1: and seeking God's guidance can lead to restoration and victory.
Speaker 1: It demonstrates David's exceptional leadership, fair mindedness, fair mindedness, and
Speaker 1: generosity as he not only recovers all but also shares
Speaker 1: the spoils equally and sends gifts to his allies. So
Speaker 1: there we go. We have Verse Samuel thirty, Verse one,
Speaker 1: David's conflict with the Amalekites. So now it happened when
Speaker 1: David and his men came to zig Lag on the
Speaker 1: third day that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and
Speaker 1: Zicklag attacked Zicklag and burned it with fire, and it
Speaker 1: taken captive the women and those who were there from
Speaker 1: small to great and they did not kill anyone, but
Speaker 1: carried them away and went their way. So David and
Speaker 1: his men came to the city and there it was
Speaker 1: burned with fire, and their wives, their sons, and their
Speaker 1: daughters had been taken captive. Then David and the people
Speaker 1: who were with him lifted up their voices and wept
Speaker 1: until they had no power to weep. And David's two wives,
Speaker 1: Ahanium and Jezraelites, and Abigail the widow Okay, I'm sorry,
Speaker 1: Anehem of the the Jezreelites and Abigail the widow of
Speaker 1: the Baal the Carmelite, had been taken captive. Now David
Speaker 1: was greatly distressed for the people spoke of stoning him,
Speaker 1: because the soul of this people was grieved, and every
Speaker 1: man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened
Speaker 1: himself in the Lord, his God. So David's family and
Speaker 1: his men's family were back in Zicklag. Why these people
Speaker 1: were going with the Philistines and they're going out to
Speaker 1: battle and fighting and doing all the stuff they were doing.
Speaker 1: So what happened is there the town got invaded by
Speaker 1: the Amalekites and the Amalekites are the ones that that
Speaker 1: Saul was supposed to take out. Okay, God said to
Speaker 1: wipe them out, and he didn't wipe them out fully,
Speaker 1: and what happened. They're still dealing with this to this day. Okay.
Speaker 1: So in my notes it says David's distress and leadership.
Speaker 1: When David and his men came to Zicklag, they found
Speaker 1: it destroyed by fire, and their wives and sons and
Speaker 1: daughters taken captive. Despite his own grief, David steps up
Speaker 1: as a leader, showing the importance of leadership in times
Speaker 1: of crisis. All right, So David is going to step up.
Speaker 1: He's a great leader. The Lord is with him. So
Speaker 1: that's what makes him a great leader, is him leaning
Speaker 1: on not on his own understanding as a Proverbs three,
Speaker 1: verse five through six says, so if I dig a
Speaker 1: little deeper. David the Second of Israel is a central
Speaker 1: theme central figure in the Bible, known for his profound faith,
Speaker 1: military proudness, and complete complex personal life. His journey from
Speaker 1: shepherd boy to king is marked by moments of deep
Speaker 1: distress and exemplary leadership, which is intricately woven into the
Speaker 1: narrative of the Old Testament. Okay, so it's and it's
Speaker 1: displayed throughout Samuel. We've kind of already gone through a
Speaker 1: lot of it already, we're already to chapter thirty already,
Speaker 1: and then seeking guidance, God's guidance. But David found strength
Speaker 1: in the Lord his God. First Samuel thirty, verse six.
Speaker 1: That's what it says here. It says, now, David was
Speaker 1: greatly distressed for the people spoke of stoning him, because
Speaker 1: the soul of the people was grieved every man, and
Speaker 1: for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself
Speaker 1: in the Lord his God. You see how he goes
Speaker 1: to the Lord to get strength, and that's awesome. That's
Speaker 1: why I think he's a great leader and seeking God's guidance.
Speaker 1: So let's dig a little deeper into that. Seeking God's
Speaker 1: guidance is a fundamental aspect of the Christian faith, reflecting
Speaker 1: a believer's desire to align their life with God's will
Speaker 1: and wisdom. The Bible provides numerous examples and teaching teachings
Speaker 1: on how to seek a divine direction, emphasizing prayer, scripture,
Speaker 1: and the counsel of the Holy Spirit. We talked about
Speaker 1: biblical foundations for this. Proverbs five three through six, we
Speaker 1: kind of went over trust in the Lord with all
Speaker 1: your heart, lean out on her own understanding, and all
Speaker 1: your ways acknowledge him. He will make your paths straight.
Speaker 1: In the New Testament we have James one to five,
Speaker 1: which encourages believers to seek wisdom from God. Now, if
Speaker 1: any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who
Speaker 1: gives generously to all without finding fault, and will be
Speaker 1: given to him. This verse assures Christians that God is
Speaker 1: willing to provide guidance generously to those who earnestly seek it.
Speaker 1: Prayer as a means of seeking guidance. Prayers a primary
Speaker 1: means through which believers seek God's guidance. Jesus himself modeled
Speaker 1: this in his earthly ministry and Luke six verses twelve
Speaker 1: through thirteen. Before choosing his twelve apostles, Jesus spent the
Speaker 1: night in prayer. In those days, Jesus went out to
Speaker 1: the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in
Speaker 1: prayer to God. When daylight came, he called his disciples
Speaker 1: to him and chose twelve of them, whom he designated
Speaker 1: as apostles. The apostle. Paul also emphasizes the role of
Speaker 1: prayer and seeking divine direction in Philippians four six through seven,
Speaker 1: for he writes, be anxious for nothing but in everything
Speaker 1: by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, presenter request to God,
Speaker 1: and the peace of God will surpass all understanding, will
Speaker 1: guard your hearts and your minds in Christ. Okay, so
Speaker 1: the conclusion the conclusion has not provided. The Principle's outline
Speaker 1: above demonstrates the multifaceted approach to seeking God's guidance, emphasizing trust, prayer, scripture,
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit, and wise counsel. These elements work together
Speaker 1: to help believers discern and follow God's will in their lives. Okay,
Speaker 1: So I think that's just something we need to understand.
Speaker 1: There's a lot of good stuff in there for us
Speaker 1: to understand when we're seeking God's guidance. Okay, So let's
Speaker 1: go ahead, and all right, cool, I have verse eight here,
Speaker 1: So all right, we're gonna go first. Samuel thirty verse seven,
Speaker 1: and David said to Abbathar, the priest am Alec's son,
Speaker 1: please bring the ethod here to me. And Abathar brought
Speaker 1: the epowd to David. So David inquired to the Lord, saying,
Speaker 1: shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them? And
Speaker 1: he answered him, pursue, for you shall surely overtake them
Speaker 1: without fail recover all. So let's see, it's kind of
Speaker 1: interesting that he asked for the epod. So he goes
Speaker 1: to the priest, bring the epod here to me, and
Speaker 1: Abathar brought the epod to David. So David inquired the Lord,
Speaker 1: So does David need the e fod for him to
Speaker 1: be able to speak to the Lord? You know, I mean,
Speaker 1: that's really just we should we should really look into
Speaker 1: that because I think that's very interesting the way that
Speaker 1: that those events just went down, because the e fod
Speaker 1: is going to be just so you guys know. The
Speaker 1: epod was a sacred, elaborate garment worn by the high priest,
Speaker 1: described in Exodus as a tunic made of gold, blue,
Speaker 1: purple scarlet, fine linen, with shoulder straps and onyx stones
Speaker 1: bearing the names of the tribes of Israel. It also
Speaker 1: represented a form of divination, as it supported the breastplate
Speaker 1: containing the urim and do him for seeking God's guidance.
Speaker 1: Interesting outside the high priests vestment a simple linen ephod
Speaker 1: of the High priest. Investment. A simple linen ephod was
Speaker 1: worn by Samuel and David, symbolizing participation in worship. Additionally,
Speaker 1: the term could refer to an idol, such as Gideon's ephod,
Speaker 1: which became a source of idolatrous worship. Wow, so it
Speaker 1: looks like David had more like a small ethod. But
Speaker 1: he didn't wear the actual ethought of the high priest
Speaker 1: until this. You know, that's what he would do. He
Speaker 1: went to the high priest, bring the epod here to me,
Speaker 1: which is the main ethot that the high priest wore,
Speaker 1: and he put it on. And I guess it's like
Speaker 1: a form of divination from able to speak to God.
Speaker 1: So David inquired to the Lord, saying, shall I pursue
Speaker 1: this troop? Shall I overtake them? And he answered him, pursue,
Speaker 1: for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover.
Speaker 1: All very interesting, So let's check this out. So in
Speaker 1: my notes it says David inquired to the Lord, should
Speaker 1: I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them? And the
Speaker 1: Lord told them, pursue them, for you will surely overtake them,
Speaker 1: rescue the captives. This demonstrates the importance of seeking God's
Speaker 1: will before taking action. That's the reason why that sounded
Speaker 1: different than what I read is because you know, obviously
Speaker 1: it's from a different translation. But instead of saying it
Speaker 1: says we cover all captives, this says we cover all
Speaker 1: all right. So oops, let me go back. Didn't mean
Speaker 1: to click that. I just want to do that so
Speaker 1: I don't lose the spot. So divine direction, what is that?
Speaker 1: Divine direction refers to the guidance and leadership provided by
Speaker 1: God to individuals or groups, often through the Holy Spirit, scripture, prayer,
Speaker 1: and circumstances. It is the process by which God reveals
Speaker 1: his will and purpose, leading believers and their decisions and
Speaker 1: life paths. Okay, just want to go over that before
Speaker 1: we continue. And now I'm gonna be on verse number nine.
Speaker 1: We're gonna be in First Samuel thirty, verse nine. Let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and read. So David went, he and the
Speaker 1: six hundred men who were with him, and came to
Speaker 1: the brook besor where those stayed, Breasort, where those stayed
Speaker 1: who were left behind. But David pursued he and four
Speaker 1: hundred men for two hundred stayed behind, who were so
Speaker 1: weary that they could not cross the brook Besor, and
Speaker 1: they found then they found an Egyptian in the field
Speaker 1: and brought him to David, and they gave him bread
Speaker 1: and he ate, and they let him drink water, and
Speaker 1: they gave him a piece of cake of figs and
Speaker 1: two clusters of raisins. So when he had eaten, his
Speaker 1: strength came back to him, for he had eaten no bread,
Speaker 1: no drunk water for three days and three nights. Wow
Speaker 1: that David said to him, to whom do you belong
Speaker 1: and where are you from? And he said, I am
Speaker 1: a young man from Egypt, servant of Amalekite, of an Amalekite,
Speaker 1: and my master left me behind because three days ago
Speaker 1: I fell sick. We made an invasion of the southern
Speaker 1: area of the Cherry Writes, and in the territory that
Speaker 1: belongs to Judah, in the southern area of Caleb, and
Speaker 1: we burned Ziglag with fire. And David said to him,
Speaker 1: can you take me to this troop? So we said,
Speaker 1: swear to me by God that you will neither kill
Speaker 1: me nor deliver me into the hands of my master,
Speaker 1: and I will take you down to this troop. So
Speaker 1: he was like a slave to them, right, and they
Speaker 1: were his master. So he was sick and ill, and
Speaker 1: they were just like, hey, you know what, you can't
Speaker 1: keep up, I'm just going to leave you here. So
Speaker 1: this guy was like all right, didn't eat for three days,
Speaker 1: three knights, and looks like he was just on his
Speaker 1: very last limb. That's why when they fed him, they
Speaker 1: had to wait for him to kind of come back
Speaker 1: to be able to speak, right, So they probably let
Speaker 1: him rest up and then then he was able to speak.
Speaker 1: He doesn't want to go back with the Amalekites. He says,
Speaker 1: swear to you by God, and that they were accumulate
Speaker 1: delivering in the hands of my master. He's going to
Speaker 1: take him to this to the troop, so let's see
Speaker 1: what it says here. And then when we had brought
Speaker 1: him down there, they were spread out over all the land,
Speaker 1: eating and drinking, dancing because of all the great spoil
Speaker 1: which they had taken from the land of the Philistines
Speaker 1: and from the land of Judah. So they're sitting there, eating, drinking, partying. Uh,
Speaker 1: thinking that they got away with it. They got a
Speaker 1: whole bunch of captives they're thinking, all right, we're good,
Speaker 1: we went in there and burned that city down. They
Speaker 1: don't even have they don't even have any males or
Speaker 1: anybody that's gonna come and attack us in any way,
Speaker 1: because uh, they had nobody. That's what they're thinking. They're
Speaker 1: they're not knowing that David was in the and all
Speaker 1: the men were off hanging out with the Philistines when
Speaker 1: they should have been back at home with their wives
Speaker 1: and kind of protecting that area. Then David attacked them
Speaker 1: from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not
Speaker 1: a man of them escaped except four hundred young men
Speaker 1: who rode on camels and fled. I'm sure that you
Speaker 1: better hold onto those camels, because I'm sure they're not
Speaker 1: easy to ride. You're probably hitting them like, oh go,
Speaker 1: and then you to hold on to the camels. I
Speaker 1: bet you was tough to hold onto those things unless
Speaker 1: they had a real good you know, unless they had
Speaker 1: them set up kind of like a horse. So David
Speaker 1: recovered all that the Malachites had carried away, and David
Speaker 1: rescued his two wives, and nothing of theirs was lacking
Speaker 1: either small or great sons or daughters, spoil or anything
Speaker 1: they had taken from them. David recovered all like God said, right,
Speaker 1: then David took all the flocks and herds that they
Speaker 1: had driven before those other livestock has said, that is
Speaker 1: David's spoil. All right, So let's stop there real quick.
Speaker 1: And in my notes it says restoration and justice. David
Speaker 1: recovered everything the Amalachites had taken, including his two wives
Speaker 1: and first Samuel thirty verse eighteen. God's promise of restoration
Speaker 1: is fulfilled, showing his faithfulness and justice. Okay, so restoration
Speaker 1: and justice in the Bible. In the Biblical context, restoration
Speaker 1: refers to the act of God bringing his people back
Speaker 1: to a state of spiritual, physical, or communal wholeness after
Speaker 1: a period of loss, exile, or judgment. The theme of
Speaker 1: restoration is prevalent throughout scripture, highlighting God's redemptive plan for
Speaker 1: humanity and his desire to renew and restore his creation.
Speaker 1: All Right, and justice in the Bible is rooted in
Speaker 1: the character of God, who is described as just and righteous,
Speaker 1: and involves the fair and equitable treatment of individuals, the
Speaker 1: upholding of moral and legal standards, and the protection of
Speaker 1: the vulnerable. Biblical justice is not merely pure but restorative,
Speaker 1: seeking to bring about right relationships between individuals and communities.
Speaker 1: I just wanted to go over those two definitions right there,
Speaker 1: and we'll go ahead and continue. We're going to be
Speaker 1: into verse twenty one, all right. So verse twenty one,
Speaker 1: it says for Samuel thirty verse twenty one, Now David
Speaker 1: came to the two hundred men who had been so
Speaker 1: weird that they could not follow David, whom they also
Speaker 1: had made a stay at the brook Besor. They went
Speaker 1: out to meet David and met the people who were
Speaker 1: with him, And David came near to the people, he
Speaker 1: greeted them. Then all the wicked and worthless men of
Speaker 1: those who went with David answered and said, because they
Speaker 1: did not go with us, we will not give them
Speaker 1: any of the spoil that we have recovered, except for
Speaker 1: every man's wife, children, that they may lead them away
Speaker 1: and depart. But David said, my brethren, you shall not
Speaker 1: do so with the Lord what the Lord has given us,
Speaker 1: who has preserved us and delivered into our hand the
Speaker 1: troop that came against us. For he will heed you
Speaker 1: in this matter. But as his part is who goes
Speaker 1: down to battle, so shall his be who stays by
Speaker 1: the supplies, they shall share alike. So it was from
Speaker 1: the day forward, from that day forward, he made a
Speaker 1: statute and an ordinance of Israel to this day. Very
Speaker 1: interesting there, so we'll pause there. Generosity and fairness. David's
Speaker 1: decision to share the plunder equally among his men included
Speaker 1: those who stayed behind, teaches us about fairness and generosity.
Speaker 1: David isn't to share the plunder equally among his men,
Speaker 1: including those who stayed behind, teaches us about fairness and generosity.
Speaker 1: So we got generosity and fairness. Generosity is a virtue
Speaker 1: highly esteemed in the Bible, reflecting the character of God
Speaker 1: in his abundance towards of grace towards humanity. Is the
Speaker 1: act of giving freely and selflessly, often beyond what is
Speaker 1: required or expected. The Bible presents generosity as a fundamental
Speaker 1: aspect of a righteous life, encouraging believers to emulate God's
Speaker 1: own generosity. Fair fairness, or justice is another key Biblical principle,
Speaker 1: closely related to righteousness and integrity, and involves treating others
Speaker 1: equitively and making decisions that are impartial and just. The
Speaker 1: Bible portrays God as the ultimate judge who embodies perfect
Speaker 1: fairness and causes people to reflect his justice and their
Speaker 1: dealings with others. Okay, So I just want to go
Speaker 1: over those two definitions, and we will go ahead and
Speaker 1: continue to read. Where we are going to be in
Speaker 1: first Samuel thirty, verse twenty six. Now, when David came
Speaker 1: to Ziglag, he sent some of the spoil to the
Speaker 1: elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, here's a present
Speaker 1: for you from the spoil the enemies of the Lord.
Speaker 1: To those who were in Bethel, those who were in
Speaker 1: Ramoth of the south, those who were in Jatier, those
Speaker 1: who were in Error, those who were in sip sip Moth,
Speaker 1: those who were in Estomia, those who were in Rachel,
Speaker 1: those who are in the cities of the Germalites, those
Speaker 1: who are in the cities of the Kennites, those who
Speaker 1: are in Humrah, those who are in Cherishan, and those
Speaker 1: who are in attack, those who are in Hebron, and
Speaker 1: those and to all the places that David and his
Speaker 1: men are accustomed to robe. Okay, so accustomed to robe,
Speaker 1: there we go. So that is the end of for
Speaker 1: Samuel thirty. And like we always do, we're going to
Speaker 1: go over some practical applications. One of them is turned
Speaker 1: to God in crisis. When faced with overwhelming situations, seek
Speaker 1: strength and guidance from God rather than relying so on
Speaker 1: your own understanding. That's definitely similar to Proverbs three verses
Speaker 1: five through six. Right, lead with integrity in times of trouble,
Speaker 1: step up as a leader, showing courage and integrity, just
Speaker 1: as David did. Also, how does David have integrity? Well,
Speaker 1: he learned it from the Lord. So what does David do? David,
Speaker 1: he seeks the Lord. When he's doing well and he
Speaker 1: has integrity and he's leading with integrity, he seeks God's
Speaker 1: guidance and then God will guide him to victory. But
Speaker 1: when he's not seeking God and he's leaning on his
Speaker 1: own understanding, what do you see? You see David running
Speaker 1: in ready to do something that is acting on his
Speaker 1: own emotion and not acting on what he's supposed to
Speaker 1: do spiritually, which I'm not saying I don't do, or
Speaker 1: anybody that's listening doesn't do. Obviously we do, you know, so,
Speaker 1: But yeah, that's when he's leading. The best is when
Speaker 1: he relies on God and he's seeking God's will, which
Speaker 1: is the next thing. Actually, it says seek God's will
Speaker 1: before making decisions, especially in difficult times. Inquire of the
Speaker 1: Lord and seek his direction. And if you're in a situation,
Speaker 1: the way that you seek his direction, you obviously pray
Speaker 1: to him and ask for his direction. But also you
Speaker 1: find an example in the Bible and you find out
Speaker 1: how he wants you to handle it biblically, and then
Speaker 1: you handle it biblically. Okay, that's how you do it
Speaker 1: with integrity, and you're seeking God's will? Is there an
Speaker 1: answer to every single thing that you're going through in
Speaker 1: the Bible, most of the things that you're going to
Speaker 1: go through, is there's going to be an answer in
Speaker 1: the Bible. Okay, pray to God that he shows you
Speaker 1: the answer, and you know you can look it up.
Speaker 1: And whatever you're going through, I know that God will
Speaker 1: one hundred percent be able to help you. Trust in
Speaker 1: God's restoration, have faith that God can restore what has
Speaker 1: been lost and bring justice to situations of wrongdoing. Yes,
Speaker 1: when someone does you wrong right, God can definitely bring justice.
Speaker 1: And they're gonna get dealt with one way or another, Okay,
Speaker 1: if they haven't, if they don't get dealt with here
Speaker 1: on earth. They will definitely get dealt with when they're
Speaker 1: being judged, if it is depending on the wrongdoing or
Speaker 1: depending if they never repent. Okay, that's not up to
Speaker 1: you to make them repent. It's only up to you
Speaker 1: to forgive, pray for them, and know that God will
Speaker 1: take justice in his hands. You don't need to take
Speaker 1: it in yours. Practice generosity, Be fair and generous with
Speaker 1: the blessings God provides, recognizing the contributions of all involved.
Speaker 1: Practice generosity. I think I read a verse the other
Speaker 1: day where it says something like, I don't remember what
Speaker 1: it was. My aunt she sends me a verse a day,
Speaker 1: and I don't always remember what the verses. But let
Speaker 1: me see if I can look it up. Yes, the
Speaker 1: poor man cried, and the Lord heard. I don't know
Speaker 1: where it is when the this says, for he shall
Speaker 1: deliver the needy. When he crieth the poor, also that
Speaker 1: him no helper. The poor man cried, and the lord
Speaker 1: heard him. Know who's stopped with the ears? Oh, that's
Speaker 1: what I think. It's Proverbs twenty one, verse thirteen. Who
Speaker 1: stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he
Speaker 1: also shall cry himself. But shall not be heard. So
Speaker 1: that's the King James version. It's Proverbs twenty one, verse thirteen.
Speaker 1: I something my aunt sent it to me, and I
Speaker 1: don't know I even thought, Oh yeah, practice generosity Proverbs
Speaker 1: twenty one. Look what this says. This is like right
Speaker 1: in the gut for those that are spiritually hidden the gut.
Speaker 1: Proverbs twenty one, verse thirteen. Whoever shuts his ears to
Speaker 1: the cry of the poor will also cry himself and
Speaker 1: not be heard. So when the poor needs help, needs assistance,
Speaker 1: and you shut your ears to them, you're also going
Speaker 1: to cry and not be heard. So sometime you're going
Speaker 1: to be in need and the Lord's not going to
Speaker 1: help you because when that person needed help, you didn't
Speaker 1: help them. Okay, So we need to practice generosity, be fair,
Speaker 1: and generesis with the blessings God provides. Because obviously, man,
Speaker 1: I mean, you see us even in America compared to
Speaker 1: other countries, and not saying that everybody's in the best position,
Speaker 1: but there's a lot of us that are doing way better.
Speaker 1: We have full plates of food all the time, We
Speaker 1: got water at any given moment, clean water. You know,
Speaker 1: we don't have to walk a mile to get clean water,
Speaker 1: and then come back and forth. And there's a lot
Speaker 1: of things that we need to appreciate, right, So practice
Speaker 1: generosity and assist people that need help. Don't let people
Speaker 1: walk all over you or take advantage of you. But
Speaker 1: when the poor needs help, do your best to try
Speaker 1: to help them. Okay, all right? Next up, we have
Speaker 1: connections to additional scriptures. We have Psalms eighteen, verse two.
Speaker 1: The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
Speaker 1: This verse echoes David's reliance on God's and on God
Speaker 1: for strength. And then Galatians six, verse nine, let us
Speaker 1: not grow weary and well doing, for in due time
Speaker 1: we will reap a harvest if we do not give
Speaker 1: up encouragement to preserve in doing good. All right, awesome,
Speaker 1: So let's now go to first Samuel thirty one. We'll
Speaker 1: do the intro and let me go there real quick.
Speaker 1: Now you remember where he went to go see that
Speaker 1: witch in verse twenty eight, what does he tell Saul?
Speaker 1: She told him that he is going to die the
Speaker 1: next day? I remember. So let's go ahead and see
Speaker 1: what happens to Saul here Saul Saul's overthrow and death.
Speaker 1: First Samuel thirty one narrates a tragic and sobering lesson
Speaker 1: on the dire consequences of disobedience to God and the
Speaker 1: brevity of earthly power. Despite his tragic ends, saul story
Speaker 1: also sheds light on the power of respect and honor
Speaker 1: for the dead displayed by the men of Japis Giliad.
Speaker 1: Even in death and defeat, dignity is preserved, offering us
Speaker 1: a profound message about the enduring values of compassion, respect,
Speaker 1: and humanity. All right, so we're gonna go ahead and
Speaker 1: check this out. Now, let me pull up my notes
Speaker 1: because I definitely have some notes here. So just want
Speaker 1: to let you guys know before we start. Saul reigned
Speaker 1: for twenty five years. Okay, So Saul had twenty five
Speaker 1: years to get it right with God. God was gracious, Okay,
Speaker 1: God gave him a chance. David had a few chances
Speaker 1: to kill Saul, and David didn't do it right. David
Speaker 1: knew that Saul was still the Lord's annoyeded twenty five
Speaker 1: years for Saul to get it right. He didn't get
Speaker 1: it right, and he definitely there was a lot of
Speaker 1: disobedience and things that he did and kept on trying
Speaker 1: to chase David kept on trying to kill him. He
Speaker 1: went to the witch to try to get guidance, brought
Speaker 1: Samuel up. Samuel told him, you know, let's go back
Speaker 1: there real quick. Sam could assault consults a medium which
Speaker 1: he had kicked all the mediums out of the city
Speaker 1: when he was walking with God. And Samuel said, so,
Speaker 1: why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed
Speaker 1: from you and has become your enemy? And the Lord
Speaker 1: this is first Samuel twenty eight, verse sixteen. Then Samuel said,
Speaker 1: why do you ask me, seeing that the Lord has
Speaker 1: departed from you and has become your enemy? And the
Speaker 1: Lord has done for himself as he spoke to me.
Speaker 1: For the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your
Speaker 1: hand and given it to your neighbor David, because you
Speaker 1: did not obey the voice of the Lord nor execute
Speaker 1: his fierce wrath upon the Amelek the Malachites. Therefore, the
Speaker 1: Lord has done this thing to you this day. Moreover,
Speaker 1: the Lord will also deliver Israel with you into the
Speaker 1: hand of the Philistines. At tomorrow you and your sons
Speaker 1: will be with me. The Lord were also delivered the
Speaker 1: army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines. Okay,
Speaker 1: Now what'll we see. Now we see first Samuel thirty one.
Speaker 1: Let's see what happens the tragic end of Saul and
Speaker 1: his sons. Now, the Philistines fought against Israel, and the
Speaker 1: men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain
Speaker 1: on Mount Gilboa. Then the Philistines forwarded hard after Saul
Speaker 1: and his sons, and the Philistines killed Jonathan. And that's
Speaker 1: you know, Jonathan was somebody that I really, I really liked,
Speaker 1: you know, in the Bible. I like the way he
Speaker 1: handled situations. I liked now the fact that he didn't
Speaker 1: never judge David. He always knew that David was after
Speaker 1: God's own heart, and him and David got along. They
Speaker 1: were like brothers. But Jonathan had to stay true to
Speaker 1: his father, right, So when his father wanted to go
Speaker 1: went to battle, Jatan was by his side. And we
Speaker 1: have the Philistines killing Jonathan, abindanandab abinadab Abinadab and mal
Speaker 1: Kashua Saul's sons. So all of Saul's sons right here
Speaker 1: are slain. The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers
Speaker 1: hit him and he was severely wounded by the archers
Speaker 1: so at this point he's got an archer that probably
Speaker 1: just shot got him. We'll say they hit him in
Speaker 1: the shoulder wherever it hit him, probably not a deathly blow,
Speaker 1: but he's severely wounded, right, so he's probably just laying there.
Speaker 1: Then Saul said to his armor bearer, draw your sword
Speaker 1: and thrust me through with it, lest the uncircumcised men
Speaker 1: come and thrust me through and abuse me. But his
Speaker 1: armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore,
Speaker 1: Saul took a sword and fell on it. And when
Speaker 1: his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also
Speaker 1: fell on his sword and died with him. So Saul,
Speaker 1: his three sons, his armor, and all his men died
Speaker 1: together that same day. Wow, how terrible. And so I
Speaker 1: don't know historically how people know this or what's up
Speaker 1: with this part right here, But this is something that
Speaker 1: I heard from a pastor that when I was studying
Speaker 1: chapter thirty one. And what he said is, Saul doesn't
Speaker 1: die at the hounds of a Philistine. He dies at
Speaker 1: the hands of an Amalekite. So let me see how
Speaker 1: I could if I could get any Saul dies from
Speaker 1: According to first Samuel, Saul Committ's wife. In contrast, Second
Speaker 1: Samuel Malakite claiming to have killed Saul, but he was
Speaker 1: like the lion for gain favor with David. Oh oh. Okay,
Speaker 1: So in Second Samuel one records of a Malakite claiming
Speaker 1: to have killed Saul. Oh, well, maybe that was the
Speaker 1: Amalakai was the one that shot the arrow. Okay. So
Speaker 1: we'll see in Second Samuel. But I just thought it
Speaker 1: was interesting because I want to read for you guys
Speaker 1: First Samuel fifteen because of what happened in the prior chapter,
Speaker 1: which is in thirty. And then also if this Amalakite
Speaker 1: did kill Saul, even though it's saying that right here
Speaker 1: that he did it, maybe Malaki was one of the
Speaker 1: ones that shot the arrow. I don't know what it is,
Speaker 1: but when we get to Second Samuel, i'll break it
Speaker 1: down for you, and which will probably be uh, we'll
Speaker 1: probably get to it today, so let me get there.
Speaker 1: But yeah, so let me just go ahead and look
Speaker 1: at my notes real quick and go over a few
Speaker 1: things before I get into First Amuel fifteen to show
Speaker 1: you guys about the Amalekites, the battle and the defeat. Now,
Speaker 1: the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel
Speaker 1: fled before them, and many fell slain at Moult Gilboa.
Speaker 1: The israelites defeat highlights the consequences of Saul's disobedience and
Speaker 1: the absence of God's favor Saul's death so Saul took
Speaker 1: his own sword and fell on it. That's in First
Speaker 1: Samuel thirty four to four. Saul's suicide is a tragic
Speaker 1: end for a king who was once chosen by God,
Speaker 1: illustrating that despair that comes from a life lived apart
Speaker 1: from God's will. So since the Bible says this, I
Speaker 1: don't believe that Amalakite did kill Saul, so he has
Speaker 1: to be lying. That's true, because it's saying that Saul
Speaker 1: fill on his own sword. Here Saul's death, Let's see
Speaker 1: what it says in my The Philistines, long standing enemies
Speaker 1: of Israel, engaged in a battle with the Israelites on
Speaker 1: Malt Gilboa. The conflict was fierce, and the Israelites were
Speaker 1: overwhelmed by a Philistine forces. As a battle intensified, the
Speaker 1: Philipstein's pressed hard against Saul and his sons. The Borean
Speaker 1: Standard Bible recounts the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons,
Speaker 1: and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinda dab and mal
Speaker 1: Kishua mal Kashua, Saul's wounded and suicide. At the battle Rates,
Speaker 1: Saul found himself in a dire situation. The archers targeted
Speaker 1: him and he was critically wounded. Fearing capture and humiliation
Speaker 1: at the hands of the uncircumcised Philistine, Saul made a
Speaker 1: desperate decision. He instructed his armor bearer to kill him,
Speaker 1: but the armor bearer, paralyzed by fear, refused consequently took
Speaker 1: his own life by falling on his own sword. The
Speaker 1: BSB states, so Saul took his own sword and fell
Speaker 1: on it. So what I want to tell you, guys
Speaker 1: is this battle that was about to occur, is when
Speaker 1: he went to that woman, okay, and he tried to
Speaker 1: get her to bring Samuel up right because the Philistines
Speaker 1: were lined up for battle. So Saul had no other choices,
Speaker 1: like I need to go, And he acquired with the
Speaker 1: median and she brought Samuel up. And we know what happened.
Speaker 1: But I think it's kind of fascinating, you know, But
Speaker 1: what's the theological implications? So we have Saul's death is
Speaker 1: often viewed through the lens of divine judgment. His reign,
Speaker 1: which began with promise was married, was marred by disobedience
Speaker 1: and a failure to fully submit to God's commands the
Speaker 1: prophet Saul. Samuel had previously declared the Saul. Because you
Speaker 1: have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected
Speaker 1: you as king. Saul's demise service as a sobering reminder
Speaker 1: of the consequences of turning away from God's will. The
Speaker 1: death of Saul and his sons marked the end of
Speaker 1: his dynasty and the beginning of David's rise to power. David,
Speaker 1: who had been anointed by Samuel as the future king,
Speaker 1: being mourned the loss of Saul and Jonathan, composing a
Speaker 1: laminate that expresses deep sorrows and respect for the fallen
Speaker 1: king and his beloved friend. We're going to see that
Speaker 1: in second Samuel won seventeen through twenty seven. Saul's death,
Speaker 1: while tragic, set the state for the establishment of a
Speaker 1: new era in Israel's history under David's leadership. Yes, so
Speaker 1: let's go ahead and go back. And then the death
Speaker 1: of Saul's sons, the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons were.
Speaker 1: You know, the loss of his sons, include beloved David,
Speaker 1: underscores the far reaching impact of Saul's failures. We haven't
Speaker 1: read verse nine yet, so before we continue, I want
Speaker 1: to go back to first Samuel fifteen, and we're going
Speaker 1: to read this whole entire one through eleven here, okay,
Speaker 1: On Samuel fifteen one through eleven, Samuel also said to Saul,
Speaker 1: the Lord sent me to annoint you king over his
Speaker 1: people over Israel. Therefore he'd the voice of the words
Speaker 1: of the Lord. Thus says the Lord of Host, I
Speaker 1: will punish Amelek for what he did to Israel. What
Speaker 1: did he do? He ambushed him. He ambushed him on
Speaker 1: the way that he came from the Egypt. Now go
Speaker 1: and attack Amelek and utterly destroy all they have, and
Speaker 1: do not spare them, but kill both men and women,
Speaker 1: infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey.
Speaker 1: So Saul gathered the people together, number them into them
Speaker 1: two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah.
Speaker 1: And Saul came to a city of Amelek and lay
Speaker 1: in wait in the valley. Then Saul said to the Kenites,
Speaker 1: go depart, get down from among the Amalekites, lest I
Speaker 1: destroy you with them, For you showed kindness to all
Speaker 1: children of Israel when they came out of Egypt. So
Speaker 1: the Kinnites departed from among the Amalekites, and Saul attacked
Speaker 1: the Amalekites from have a law all the way to Shure,
Speaker 1: which is east of Egypt. He also took a gag
Speaker 1: king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the
Speaker 1: people at the edge of the sword. But Saul and
Speaker 1: the people spared a dog, and the best of the sheep,
Speaker 1: the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good,
Speaker 1: and they were unwilling to utterly destroy them. But everything despised,
Speaker 1: despised and worthless they utterly destroyed. Now the word of
Speaker 1: the Lord came to Samuel, saying, I greatly regret that
Speaker 1: I have set up Saul as king, where he has
Speaker 1: turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments.
Speaker 1: And they grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the
Speaker 1: Lord all night. That is one of the main points
Speaker 1: where he made a massive mistake, where God told him
Speaker 1: to commanded him to do something, and he failed because
Speaker 1: of pride and because of greed. Okay, this is very
Speaker 1: being very greedy, and God says, I greatly regret that
Speaker 1: I have set up Saul as king. Okay, So yes, God,
Speaker 1: through the prophet Samuel, commanded Saul to completely destroyed the
Speaker 1: Amalekites as a divine punishment for their past opposition to
Speaker 1: the Israelites. However, Saul disobeyed by sparing King Agag and
Speaker 1: the best livestock. Right so the command Samuel delivered the
Speaker 1: message from the Lord to Saul, stating that it was
Speaker 1: time to settle accounts with the Amalekites for their actions
Speaker 1: when Israel left Egypt. Scope The command was utterly was
Speaker 1: to utterly destroy the Amalekite nation, including the men, women, children,
Speaker 1: all their possessions, the sheep, the cattle and donkeys. Saul's actions.
Speaker 1: Saul assembled his army went down to the town of
Speaker 1: the Malakites. Before the battle, Saul warned the Knites who lived,
Speaker 1: you know what we already just we already heard, and
Speaker 1: then incomplete destruction. Saul in his army defeated the Malakites,
Speaker 1: but they spared King Agog. He kept the best of
Speaker 1: the sheep goats and the other livestock. Samuel rebuke. Samuel
Speaker 1: confronted Saul with disobedience rejection of kingship. Because Saul had
Speaker 1: rejected God's word, God rejected him as king. So yes,
Speaker 1: so when first Samuel thirty one, when they killed Saul,
Speaker 1: they believe that God was stronger. Yes, that is definitely true.
Speaker 1: So that's something I have in my notes that when
Speaker 1: the Philistines triumphed over Saul back then they would think, well,
Speaker 1: where's the God of Israel. Where's Yahweh? Our God must
Speaker 1: be stronger because he allowed Saul to get killed. They
Speaker 1: don't know the backstory of what's going on, but because
Speaker 1: they killed the king of Israel, Yahweh will show them
Speaker 1: who's stronger. He's not going to allow anybody to think
Speaker 1: that their God is stronger. And he definitely gets back
Speaker 1: to them in a brutal way. And let's go ahead
Speaker 1: and see how that is. And then I'll go into
Speaker 1: First Samuel five where they actually thought that the same thing.
Speaker 1: All right, So man, first Samuel thirty one, verse seven,
Speaker 1: And when the men of Israel who were on the
Speaker 1: other side of the valley and those who were on
Speaker 1: the other side of the Jordans saw that the men
Speaker 1: of visual had fled and that Saul and his sons
Speaker 1: were dead. They forsook the cities and fled, and the
Speaker 1: Philistines came and dwelt in them. So what happened the
Speaker 1: next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain,
Speaker 1: they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
Speaker 1: They cut off his head and stripped off his armor,
Speaker 1: and sent word throughout the land of the Philisines to
Speaker 1: proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among
Speaker 1: the people. Then they put his armor in the temple
Speaker 1: of Astaroths, and they fastened his body to the wall
Speaker 1: of beth Shan. Now, when he hadn't the inhabitants of
Speaker 1: Jabesh Gilly had heard that the Philistine had done to Saul.
Speaker 1: All the valiant men arose, traveled all night and took
Speaker 1: the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons
Speaker 1: from the wall of beth Shan. And they came to
Speaker 1: Jibesh and burned them there. And they took their bones
Speaker 1: and buried them under the tamrist tree of Jabesh and
Speaker 1: fasted seven days. So, yeah, you see what happens there Okay,
Speaker 1: they ended up killing him, cut he gets head off,
Speaker 1: taking off his armor, and then hanging his body up
Speaker 1: in their temple, hanging his body and his sons up
Speaker 1: and the temple of Astoroth, they fastened his body to
Speaker 1: the wall. That's pretty brutal, you know, pretty brutal. And
Speaker 1: I'm sure they felt like they were they were showing
Speaker 1: Astaroth like, you know, their their their God, they're false God.
Speaker 1: Like look what we did. So they posted them on
Speaker 1: the wall saying like, hey, we we took out Yahweh's king,
Speaker 1: you know. And these men and Jabishkilly had heard what
Speaker 1: the Philisies had done. They rushed in. They got there,
Speaker 1: they didn't even sleep. They traveled all night, and they
Speaker 1: got his body off, his waddy and his sons off
Speaker 1: the wall, burn them and bury the bones underneath the
Speaker 1: Tamis tree at Jibesti and fast for seven days. So
Speaker 1: let's go ahead and check this out. So in the notes,
Speaker 1: it says they cut off his head, stripped off his armor,
Speaker 1: and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to
Speaker 1: proclaim the news of the temple of their idols and
Speaker 1: among their people. The Philistiness desecration of Saul's body symbolizes
Speaker 1: the humiliation of Israel and the consequences of forsaking God
Speaker 1: a right. The Philistines triumph. So the Philistines, an ancient
Speaker 1: people often depicted as adversaries of the Israelites and the
Speaker 1: Old Testament, experienced several moments of triumph over Israel. These
Speaker 1: events are significant and biblical history, illustrating the consequences of
Speaker 1: Israel's disobedience to God and the subsequent deliverance through divine intervention.
Speaker 1: So it happens sometimes when they captured the Ark of
Speaker 1: the Covenant, sampson downfall the defeat of King Saul. And
Speaker 1: so you're going to find that in first Samuel four,
Speaker 1: verses ten through eleven, Samuel's downfall would be Sampson's downfall
Speaker 1: is actually going to be in Judge sixteen twenty one,
Speaker 1: and then in obviously for Samuel thirty one, we have
Speaker 1: the recount of the defeat of Saul. The philistines triumphs
Speaker 1: over Israel serve as a reminder of the consequences of
Speaker 1: turning away from God. These events underscore the importance of
Speaker 1: faithfulness and obedience to God's commandments. Despite their victories, the
Speaker 1: Philistine triumphs over temporary were temporary, as God's ultimately delivered
Speaker 1: Israel from their oppression through leaders like Samuel David and
Speaker 1: others who sought to restore the nation to righteousness legacy.
Speaker 1: The Philistines triumphs why momentary played a crucial role in
Speaker 1: shaping the history and faith of Israel. If they are
Speaker 1: a testament of the sovereignty of God, who uses even
Speaker 1: the adversaries faced by his people to fulfill his divine
Speaker 1: purposes and bring about eventual deliverance and restoration. Okay, so
Speaker 1: next up the value of Jebeesk Gilead. At the all
Speaker 1: the valiant men rose up, traveled all night, and they
Speaker 1: took the bodies of Saul and his sons from the
Speaker 1: wall of best Sean, went to Jibesh and burned them.
Speaker 1: The men of Jebesh Gilead show respect and courage, honoring
Speaker 1: Saul despite his failures. Right, so the value and Jebeesque.
Speaker 1: Gilead is a city located east of the Jordan River
Speaker 1: of the Territory of Gilead holds a significant place in
Speaker 1: the Biblical history due to its acts of valor and loyalty.
Speaker 1: The city's inhabitants are noted for their courageous actions during
Speaker 1: critical Two critical moments in Israel's history, the rescue of
Speaker 1: Saul and his son's bodies are earlier involvement in the
Speaker 1: conflict with the tribe of Benjamin Jibbeesk Gilead first comes
Speaker 1: into pre eminence and the narrative found in Judges twenty one.
Speaker 1: I don't really want to go too much into all that.
Speaker 1: I just wanted to tell you guys about where it's
Speaker 1: kind of located in a little history on them. So
Speaker 1: now we're complete with First Samuel thirty one, and that
Speaker 1: is the last chapter of for Samuel. So what I'll
Speaker 1: do is I'll get into the importance of obedience are
Speaker 1: I'm going to get into practical applications. And the first
Speaker 1: practical applications is the importance of obedience where it reflects
Speaker 1: on areas of your life where you may be resisting
Speaker 1: God's commands, seek His guidance and strive for obedience to
Speaker 1: avoid the pitfalls and disobedience. So leadership and responsibility, Consider
Speaker 1: the influence you have in your family, workplace, and community.
Speaker 1: How can you lead a way that honors God to
Speaker 1: possibly impact those around you. Consider the influence you have
Speaker 1: in your family, workplace of community. Yes, and then how
Speaker 1: can you lead a that honors God and possibly impacts
Speaker 1: those around you? Think about that, and that's definitely something
Speaker 1: we should be thinking about daily. I try to make
Speaker 1: an impat sorry, I'm falling out here dealing with failure.
Speaker 1: When faced with personal failures, turn on the turn to
Speaker 1: God for forgiveness and restoration rather than succumbing to despair.
Speaker 1: And then the next one is honoring others, like the
Speaker 1: men of Jabesh Gilead find ways to honor and respect
Speaker 1: others even when they have fallen short. And then we
Speaker 1: have additional scriptures. We have Fir Samuel fifteen twenty two
Speaker 1: through twenty three, which we already talked about. I read
Speaker 1: it all the way, word for word for you already.
Speaker 1: Proverbs sixteen, verse eighteen Pride goes before destruction and the
Speaker 1: haughty spirit before a fall. This first connects to Paul
Speaker 1: Saul's downfall due to pride and disobedience, very very important.
Speaker 1: Tewond Samuel one eleven through twelve, David's lament for Saul
Speaker 1: and Jonathan showing respect and mourning for the fallen king
Speaker 1: and his sons. We have Romans five, verse nineteen highlights
Speaker 1: the contrast between disobedience and obedience, pointing to the ultimate
Speaker 1: obedience of Christ. Okay, there we go, so we are complete.
Speaker 1: And the other part where the Philistines kind of I
Speaker 1: talked to you guys about it earlier. The Philistine god
Speaker 1: Dagon fell down and was broken in the Temple of
Speaker 1: Astod in First Samuel five, first falling with its head
Speaker 1: and then hands broken off by the Ark of God
Speaker 1: and recounted at for Samuel five, when the Philistines placed
Speaker 1: the arc when they had captured the Israelites beside Dagon.
Speaker 1: The idol fell forward the next morning and they found
Speaker 1: it on the ground with its head and hands severed,
Speaker 1: a divine act demonstrating the supreme power of the True
Speaker 1: God over false gods. Okay, so that is a moment
Speaker 1: where they were trying to take the Arc of God
Speaker 1: and trying to show that they had more power, right,
Speaker 1: So I just kind of want to go over that
Speaker 1: and give me one sec for okay, perfect, So I
Speaker 1: just want to go over a quick intro for Second
Speaker 1: Samuel before we start, and then I will give you
Speaker 1: an intro on Second Samuel chapter one. So Second Samuel
Speaker 1: narrates King David's triumphs, the covenant God made with him,
Speaker 1: and the tragic consequences of his sin and his family's failures.
Speaker 1: Illustrating themes of leadership, God's faithfulness despite human imperfection, and
Speaker 1: the long long term impact of choices. The book highlights
Speaker 1: David's deep faith and repentance, also showing how his seriousness
Speaker 1: leads led to sin with the way how his serious
Speaker 1: sins led to sorrow and division within his house and kingdom,
Speaker 1: ultimately foreshadowing Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of God's eternal
Speaker 1: promise to David. Keith themes David's reign. The book focuses
Speaker 1: on David's forty year reign as Israel's second king, chronicling
Speaker 1: his military proudness, his statues as the greatest of Israel's psalmists,
Speaker 1: and his profound faith in God. God's covenant a central
Speaker 1: theme in the everlasting covenant that God made with David,
Speaker 1: promising that his lineage would rule perpetually, a promise ultimately
Speaker 1: fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Consequences of sin. Despite David's greatness,
Speaker 1: the book reveals his severe sins, particularly with Balshbathsheba, and
Speaker 1: the tragic lasting consequences that followed for his family and kingdom,
Speaker 1: showing that sin brings sorrow and alters the course of lives, leadership,
Speaker 1: and choices. Second Samuel explores the nature of good leadership,
Speaker 1: the significance of David's choices, and how God uses both
Speaker 1: successes and failures to accomplish his purpose and prepare his
Speaker 1: people David's ascension. After Saul's death, David is anointed king
Speaker 1: and begins his reign, but a division in the kingdom
Speaker 1: continues until he fully unifies the tribe. God's Covenant. The
Speaker 1: prophet Nathan delivers God's message that David's lineage will to
Speaker 1: do it forever. God's sin and repentance. David commits adultry
Speaker 1: with Bathsheba. We're going to see that later. I don't
Speaker 1: want to give any spoiler alerts. Absalom's rebellion David's son,
Speaker 1: and we're going to see some rebellion from Absalom, David's son,
Speaker 1: and we're going to see what happens civil war and
Speaker 1: the tragic outcomes for David's family. It's really interesting and yeah, perfect,
Speaker 1: that's I think that's a nice and for Second Samuel.
Speaker 1: Chapter two, let's look at an intro for Second Samuel,
Speaker 1: verse chapter one. David Song for Saul and Jonathan. Second
Speaker 1: Samuel one serves as a poignant reminder of respect for authority, integrity, integrity,
Speaker 1: and that depth of human capassion. Despite Saul's efforts to
Speaker 1: kill him, David chooses to honor and mourn Saul's death,
Speaker 1: embodying a significant level of integrity and maturity. This chapter
Speaker 1: calls us to recognize the sacredness of all human life,
Speaker 1: urging us to respect and love one another even in
Speaker 1: the face of enmity and conflict. So perfect, Now we're
Speaker 1: going to be in Second Samuel and verse one, let's
Speaker 1: go there real quick. Second Samuel, chapter one, verse one,
Speaker 1: the report of Saul's death. Second Samuel one, Verse one.
Speaker 1: Now but came to pass after the death of Saul,
Speaker 1: when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites,
Speaker 1: and David stayed two days in Ziglag. On the third day, behold,
Speaker 1: it happened that a man came from Saul's camp with
Speaker 1: his closed torn and dust on his head. So what
Speaker 1: was when he came and David to David that he
Speaker 1: fell to the ground and prostrated himself, probably like uh, prostrated.
Speaker 1: I think has probably used the restroom on himself. I
Speaker 1: think that's what that means. Let's see what that means.
Speaker 1: We're gonna go to and sorry, I don't know exactly
Speaker 1: what that means. I just I believe that's what it means.
Speaker 1: Let's see second Samuel that he fell to the earth
Speaker 1: and did senens. Does that mean this closed torn to
Speaker 1: bow down before superior homage. It says fell to the
Speaker 1: ground and prostrated himself. I thought that was used to
Speaker 1: rest on himself. But I think I might have that
Speaker 1: word wrong. I think it means to worship himself toward
Speaker 1: the ground Genesis. That's let's see where it says here worshiped. Okay,
Speaker 1: I guess he fell down to the ground and worshiped
Speaker 1: is basically what it means, or bowed down in respect. Sorry, guys,
Speaker 1: I had that word wrong. It's actually saha to bow down,
Speaker 1: fell to the ground and bowed down or prostrated himself,
Speaker 1: meaning he prostrated himself to bow down to prostrate oneself yep,
Speaker 1: before superior homage before God and worshiped before false gods
Speaker 1: before an angel. He so this is more updoing it
Speaker 1: and prostrate oneself is before superior homads, so it is
Speaker 1: to bow down. Excuse me, guys that I made a
Speaker 1: mistake on that, But give me one. It looks like
Speaker 1: I have a little bit of notes for this, It says,
Speaker 1: despite Saul's relentless pursuit to kill him, David morn Saul's death,
Speaker 1: demonstrating the profound respect of God's anointed. Then David took
Speaker 1: his own clothes. Oh that's gonna be in Second Samuel
Speaker 1: one eleven, not one one. Let's go out and continue.
Speaker 1: Second Samuel one, verse three says and David said to him,
Speaker 1: where have you come from? So we said to him,
Speaker 1: I have escaped from the camp of Israel. Then David
Speaker 1: said to him, how did this matter go? Please tell me,
Speaker 1: And he answered, the people fled from the battle. Many
Speaker 1: of the people are falling and dead, and Saul and
Speaker 1: Jonathan his son are dead. Also, I'm sure that was
Speaker 1: like a huge blow to David, you know. So David
Speaker 1: said to the young man who told him, how did
Speaker 1: you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?
Speaker 1: And the young man told him said, as I happened
Speaker 1: by chance to be on Mount Gilboa. There was Saul
Speaker 1: leaning on his spear, and indeed the chariots and horsemen
Speaker 1: followed hard after him. And when he looked behind him,
Speaker 1: he saw me and called him, and I answered, here
Speaker 1: I am, And he said to me, who are you?
Speaker 1: So I answered, I am an Amalekite. And he said
Speaker 1: to me again, please stand over me and kill me,
Speaker 1: for anguish has come upon me. For my life still
Speaker 1: remains in me. So I stood over him and killed them,
Speaker 1: because I was sure that he could not live after
Speaker 1: he had fallen. And I took the crown that was
Speaker 1: on his head and bracelet that was on his arm,
Speaker 1: and have brought them here to my lord. Wow. Very
Speaker 1: interesting the Amalekites report, And that's verse fourteen. So it
Speaker 1: says therefore David took hold of his clothes and tore them,
Speaker 1: and so did all the men who were with him,
Speaker 1: and they mourned and wept and fastened until fastened it
Speaker 1: until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for
Speaker 1: the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel,
Speaker 1: because they had fallen by the sword. So I'm sure
Speaker 1: David obviously see he felt some type of way about
Speaker 1: Jonathan dying that probably really really crushed him and that
Speaker 1: probably really hurt him Saul as well. You know, I'm David.
Speaker 1: You know, he had a few opportunities to take Saul out,
Speaker 1: you know, so I'm sure that he had felt bad.
Speaker 1: That's why they mourned and they wept, especially for all
Speaker 1: the people that died in Israel as well. There's a
Speaker 1: lot going on here, Jonathan. Though that probably hurt David
Speaker 1: probably the most, but he probably was still hurting that
Speaker 1: Saul died as well. And then David said to the
Speaker 1: young man who told them, where are you from? And
Speaker 1: he answered, I am the son of an alien and
Speaker 1: a malachite. So David said to him, how was it?
Speaker 1: How was it you were not afraid to put forth
Speaker 1: your hand to destroy the Lord's anointed. Then David called
Speaker 1: one of the young men and said, go near and
Speaker 1: execute him, and he struck him so that he died.
Speaker 1: So David said to him, your blood is on your
Speaker 1: own head, for your own mouth has testified against you,
Speaker 1: saying and I have killed the Lord's anointed. Okay, So
Speaker 1: even though the guy is probably lying, he probably did
Speaker 1: take his crown and all that stuff and gave it
Speaker 1: to David, and he probably thought he was doing right
Speaker 1: by going to David and giving him the crown and saying,
Speaker 1: here you go, my lord. And David is like, oh,
Speaker 1: you kill the Lord's anointed. Okay. It says your blood
Speaker 1: is on your own head, for your own mouth has
Speaker 1: testified against you, saying I've killed the Lord's annoyed. Okay,
Speaker 1: So let's go ahead and read some of my notes
Speaker 1: on this portion. The Amalakite, who claims to have killed Saul,
Speaker 1: expects a reward, but David's response highlights the sanctity of
Speaker 1: God's annoyed. Why were you not afraid to lift your
Speaker 1: hand against destroy the Lord's annoyed. It's what he asked him.
Speaker 1: So let's go ahead and look a little deeper into
Speaker 1: the Amalekite report. The Amalekite report is a significant event
Speaker 1: recorded in the Old Testament subcifican the Book of Second Samuel,
Speaker 1: count occurs shortly after the death of King Saul, Israel's
Speaker 1: first monarch. Provides an insight into the transition of power
Speaker 1: to David, who is anointed by God to be the
Speaker 1: next king of Israel. Scriptural reference, the primary passage is
Speaker 1: in Second Samuel I, Verses one through sixteen, which we
Speaker 1: just read this narrative follows the aftermath of the Battle
Speaker 1: of Mount Gilboa or Saul and his sons included Jonathan,
Speaker 1: were killed, and the Philistines we already know what the
Speaker 1: report says. We already know what David's reaction was. David
Speaker 1: orders the execution of the Amalekite, holding him accountable for
Speaker 1: his own testimony of killing Saul. David's command, your blood
Speaker 1: will be on your own head because of your own
Speaker 1: mouth that's testified against you, which we just read, I
Speaker 1: killed the Lord's anointed, highlights the gravity of the Amalekite's
Speaker 1: action and words. This decision reflects David's adherence to divine
Speaker 1: justice and his unwavering respect for the Lord's anoided. You
Speaker 1: see what David had, He did have respect for that right.
Speaker 1: That's the Lord's anointed. The Lord chose him as king. Okay.
Speaker 1: So the theological implications that Amalakites report and subsequent execution
Speaker 1: serves as appoignant reminder of the invitability of God's anointed
Speaker 1: and the importance of truthfulness. David's response exemplifies his commitment
Speaker 1: to God's authority and his understanding of kingship as a
Speaker 1: divine appointment rather than a mere political position. This narrative
Speaker 1: also foreshadows David's own ran characterized by a deep reverence
Speaker 1: for God's will and the commitment to justice. The Amalekites
Speaker 1: were long standing enemies of Israel, known for their hostility
Speaker 1: and opposition to God's people. The presence of the Amalekite
Speaker 1: in this narrative adds to a later of complexity as
Speaker 1: it raises question about the veracity of his report and
Speaker 1: his motives. The conclud the account of the Amalaka Report
Speaker 1: is a multifaceted narrative that highlights themes of loyalty, justice,
Speaker 1: and sanctify of God's anointed. It serves as a testament
Speaker 1: to David's character and his unwavering commitment to God's principles,
Speaker 1: set in the states for his future as king of Israel.
Speaker 1: And you see how he is a just king. Okay,
Speaker 1: he's already like pretty much. You see the way he's reacting.
Speaker 1: He's already taken control and has him slayd all right.
Speaker 1: So I'm sure when David first got on the scene
Speaker 1: and was first asked to be king, and if something
Speaker 1: like this happened, then who knows if he would have
Speaker 1: this type of you know, he's learned now at this
Speaker 1: point how to lead, is what I mean. I don't
Speaker 1: think he had that type of leadership when he first
Speaker 1: came in, you as like a sheep herder. Now he's
Speaker 1: been leading men into battle and God has been with him.
Speaker 1: So you see that he's kind of been through trials,
Speaker 1: been through tribulation and all that. And what does that
Speaker 1: produce his character? And that produces perseverance. We talked about
Speaker 1: this before right in Romans, and it produces integrity, and
Speaker 1: it also is producing some leadership skills that David probably
Speaker 1: wouldn't have had before. Now that he's been through these
Speaker 1: trials and tribulations, his leadership is brought up. God's been
Speaker 1: showing him and now he has some good leadership skills.
Speaker 1: So let's go ahead and continue and tewod Samuel one
Speaker 1: verse seventeen. Then David laminated with his lamination over Saul
Speaker 1: and over Jonathan, his son, and he told them to
Speaker 1: teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow. Indeed,
Speaker 1: it is written in the Book of Jasher. What they're
Speaker 1: pointing us to the book of Josher watch out. I'd
Speaker 1: have to see if this is word for word in
Speaker 1: the Book of joshure because some people say, well, the
Speaker 1: Book of Joshua is not the same book of Joshua
Speaker 1: that David's talking about. The Book of josh is not
Speaker 1: the same book of Joshua that the Book of Joshua
Speaker 1: refers to. But look what it says here, right, So
Speaker 1: let's go ahead and read it. This is the children
Speaker 1: of Judah, the song of Bob. The beauty of Israel
Speaker 1: is slain on our high places. How the mighty have fallen.
Speaker 1: Tell it not in Gath, proclaim it not in the
Speaker 1: streets of ascalon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,
Speaker 1: Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph old mountains of Gilboa.
Speaker 1: Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, nor
Speaker 1: fields of offerings, For the shield of the Mighty has
Speaker 1: cast away there, the shield of sal not anoyeding with oil,
Speaker 1: for the blood of the slain from the fat of
Speaker 1: the Mighty. The bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
Speaker 1: and the sword of Salt did not return empty. And
Speaker 1: Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives,
Speaker 1: and in the death of their they were not divided.
Speaker 1: They were swifter than eagles, and they were stronger than lions,
Speaker 1: Oh daughters of Israel, weep over a Saul who clothed
Speaker 1: you in scarlet with luxury, who put ornaments of gold
Speaker 1: on your pair. How the mighty have fallen in the
Speaker 1: midst of battle. Jonathan was slain in your high places.
Speaker 1: I am distressed to you, my brother, Jonathan. You have
Speaker 1: been pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful,
Speaker 1: surpassing the love of women. How the mighty have fallen
Speaker 1: and the weapons of war perished? Okay, so very very
Speaker 1: interesting there, David's limited for Saul and Jonathan, david lament.
Speaker 1: David's lament is a heartful expression of grief and honor
Speaker 1: for both Soul and Jonathan, showcasing his deep bond with
Speaker 1: Jonathan and his respect for Saul's position. How the mighty
Speaker 1: have fallen in battle, Jonathan lies slain in your heights,
Speaker 1: is what it says here in the notes. Very interesting
Speaker 1: stuff and very interesting. How it points you to the
Speaker 1: Book of Joshure That is really really interesting. And that's
Speaker 1: the second time in the Bible, in the Old Testament
Speaker 1: where it says is this not written in the Book
Speaker 1: of Jasher. So it says, indeed, is it written in
Speaker 1: the book of Josher. Okay, so that's the second time,
Speaker 1: just letting you guys know, what does that tell us? Well,
Speaker 1: if we need to find the real Book of Joshure,
Speaker 1: and I do believe that the Book of Jashure, we
Speaker 1: should read it. And this is not telling you that
Speaker 1: the Book of Jasher is scripture. It's just saying that
Speaker 1: it's written in the Book of Joshure and they did
Speaker 1: read books back then, Okay, so it's pointing in to
Speaker 1: read it. So I kind of went over the Book
Speaker 1: of Joshure on some of my Genesis episodes. I didn't
Speaker 1: go over all of it. But I'm going to tell
Speaker 1: you guys something, when I get done with reading through
Speaker 1: the Bible, all the way through the Bible, I will
Speaker 1: find a couple of books and we will go over them, Okay,
Speaker 1: one of them being the Book of Enoch, so that
Speaker 1: we could kind of go over that, and also we're
Speaker 1: going to go over the Book of Joshure and read that,
Speaker 1: and then I'll look into the Book of Jubileese kind
Speaker 1: of see what's going on with that. Maybe we can
Speaker 1: have a little side study where we're doing extra biblical texts. Okay.
Speaker 1: So I'll do my very best to find some notes
Speaker 1: on it and some good study guides and we can
Speaker 1: go over it. I've already purchased my Book of Enoch
Speaker 1: study Guide for us to do that, and it's in
Speaker 1: the works. And I'm not trying to tell you, guys, hey,
Speaker 1: the Book of Knock is canon. I'm just telling you guys,
Speaker 1: will go over it and we'll kind of read some
Speaker 1: in the future. Okay, we still got the Bible to
Speaker 1: get over and to read, so we'll continue with doing
Speaker 1: that and maybe it'll be like a little side study
Speaker 1: we do. But all right, perfect, So let's go over
Speaker 1: some practical applications that you could use in your life.
Speaker 1: Respect for authority. Even when the authority figures fail, we
Speaker 1: are called to respect their position as ordained by God.
Speaker 1: Integrity in adversity. David's response to Saul's death teaches us
Speaker 1: to maintain integrity and honor even towards those who have
Speaker 1: wronged us. Very interesting that that David is like that.
Speaker 1: We are called to be like that now. Okay, so
Speaker 1: obviously Dave, Jesus wants us to pray for our enemies, right,
Speaker 1: and a lot of that is similar to what Jesus
Speaker 1: wants us to be like, you know, he wants us
Speaker 1: to maintain and take an honor, even towards those who
Speaker 1: have wronged us, or towards our enemies, grieving with hope.
Speaker 1: David's lament shows us that is appropriate to grieve, but
Speaker 1: we do so with hope and trust in God's ultimate plan. Okay,
Speaker 1: next we have additional scriptures and Romans thirteen, verse one.
Speaker 1: Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there
Speaker 1: is no authority except that which is from God. So
Speaker 1: that's an interesting thing. When we get to that, which
Speaker 1: we will in Wednesday's service, I'll go over my studies
Speaker 1: on that. So I don't want to go over right now,
Speaker 1: but you know, once we get there, we'll go over
Speaker 1: it because I have I had somebody that wanted to
Speaker 1: debate me on that, and obviously there are a conspiracy
Speaker 1: theorists saying, hey, this part of the Bible I think
Speaker 1: was corrupted. So I was like, all right, well, let's
Speaker 1: let's do a little debate on it. And I prepared
Speaker 1: and the person didn't want a debate, so uh yeah,
Speaker 1: we'll see. We'll get a when we get to Romans thirteen,
Speaker 1: I should have some really good stuff for you guys,
Speaker 1: it's coming soon Matthew five, verse forty four. But I
Speaker 1: tell you love your enemies and pray for those who
Speaker 1: persecute you, just like I was saying with Matthew five
Speaker 1: forty four what Jesus says, First Thessalonians four, verse eleven, Brothers,
Speaker 1: we do not want you to be uninformed about those
Speaker 1: who sleep in death, so that you will grieve like
Speaker 1: the rest who are without hope. So First Thessalonians four,
Speaker 1: verse thirteen. Okay, And can't wait to get to these
Speaker 1: parts of the you know, Second Thessalonians and some of
Speaker 1: the different parts of of the Bible. I love Romans.
Speaker 1: It's it's awesome. It's a very hard book to teach
Speaker 1: because it gets so deep and it takes a lot
Speaker 1: of studying. But I'm enjoying this Second Samuel. I'm loving
Speaker 1: this and also the First Samuel. It's been great so far.
Speaker 1: So all right, we're done with Second Samuel chapter one.
Speaker 1: Let's go ahead and go to Second Samuel two. And
Speaker 1: we're gonna go with uh Second Samuel two. David annoyded
Speaker 1: this is gonna be the intro for Second Samuel chapter two.
Speaker 1: David Annoydy, King of Judah, Second Samuel tool alludes to
Speaker 1: the complex web of divine providence, human ambition, and the
Speaker 1: inevitable conflicts that ensure. It invites us to reflect on
Speaker 1: the essence of leadership and loyalty, the consequences of division,
Speaker 1: the importance of seeking divine guidance admits uncertainty, and the
Speaker 1: face of division and conflict. May we seek God's wisdom,
Speaker 1: pursue justice, and strive for unity and peace. Okay, so
Speaker 1: let's go ahead and go there. Let me read second
Speaker 1: Samuel two, verse one. It happened after this that David
Speaker 1: inquired of the Lord, saying, shall I go up to
Speaker 1: any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said
Speaker 1: to him, go up? And David said, where shall I
Speaker 1: go up? And he said to hebron all right, So
Speaker 1: once again you see what David's doing now David is now.
Speaker 1: I don't see David putting on the ephod this time.
Speaker 1: I don't know how they don't mention that he put
Speaker 1: on the ethod when he acquired to the Lord this time,
Speaker 1: but he had to put it on that time. So
Speaker 1: very interesting. But it happened that David inquired to the
Speaker 1: Lord saying, shall I go up to the cities. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and he wants them to go to Hebron. Okay. So
Speaker 1: let's see what it says. And you see that he's
Speaker 1: asking God where he wants to go, and God gives
Speaker 1: him an answer to Hebron. So it says, after this,
Speaker 1: David inquired to the Lord, should I go to the
Speaker 1: cities of Judah. The Lord answered and said, so I go,
Speaker 1: he said to Hebron. David's inquiry of the Lord before
Speaker 1: making decisions highlights the importance of seeking divide guidance. Do
Speaker 1: you see how he's going to the Lord and asking
Speaker 1: him what he should do, and then God has given
Speaker 1: him an answer and then he went ahead and did it.
Speaker 1: So right now, instead of Saul being the Lord's anointed,
Speaker 1: David is the Lord's annoyed okay, because David is king. Okay,
Speaker 1: David is king. And the way that David hopefully is
Speaker 1: learning a lesson from Saul and he's he's keeping being
Speaker 1: a man after God's own heart right like they say
Speaker 1: he is. Now we're in second Samuel two, verse two.
Speaker 1: So David went up there and his two wives also
Speaker 1: Anaem the Jeralites Jesraelites, and Abigail, the widow of Nebal
Speaker 1: the Carmelite, and David brought up the men who were
Speaker 1: with him, every man with his household. So they dwelt
Speaker 1: in the cities of Hebron. Then the men of Judah came,
Speaker 1: and they were annoyed, and they anoyed David, King over
Speaker 1: the House of Judah. And they told David saying, the
Speaker 1: men of Jebeesk Gilead were the ones who buried Saul.
Speaker 1: So David sent messengers to the men of Jebeesk Gilead
Speaker 1: and said to them, you are blessed of the Lord,
Speaker 1: for you have shown this kindness to your Lord to
Speaker 1: Saul and have buried him. And now may the Lord
Speaker 1: show kindness and truth to you. I will also repay
Speaker 1: your kindness because you have done this thing that therefore,
Speaker 1: let your hands be strengthened and be valiant, for your
Speaker 1: master Saul is dead. And also the house of Judah
Speaker 1: has anointed me king over them. So wow, very interesting
Speaker 1: that David does that. So we'll stop at verse eight
Speaker 1: and we'll look into the notes. It says that the
Speaker 1: establishment of King of David's kingship, David is annointed king
Speaker 1: over the House of Judah. This marks the beginning of
Speaker 1: his reign, fulfilling God's promise to him. And then it
Speaker 1: was pretty interesting what he did right there where he
Speaker 1: blessed the the men of Jabesh Gilead. All Right, that's real.
Speaker 1: That's really cool. How that, how that happened, How the
Speaker 1: lord ended up. It says in the now the lords
Speaker 1: show kindness in truth, you also repay your kindness. Because
Speaker 1: so because of the thing that they did, you know,
Speaker 1: that's that's pretty that's pretty cool that he'd up doing that.
Speaker 1: I think it's nice that he took care of them.
Speaker 1: So now we're going to be in chapter eight, so
Speaker 1: we'll be in Second Samuel two, chapter eight. Uh. Before
Speaker 1: we do that, let me look at the establishment of
Speaker 1: David's kingship here, just a little deeper into that. I
Speaker 1: think that's important. The establishment of David's king ship marks
Speaker 1: the pivotal moment in history of Israel's transitioning from the
Speaker 1: period of Judges and the reign of Saul to the
Speaker 1: United Monarchy under David. This event is chronicled primarily in
Speaker 1: the books of First Samuel, Second Samuel, and First Chronicles,
Speaker 1: and it holds significant theological historical importance. Anoying by Samuel
Speaker 1: David's journey of kingship begins with his annoying by the
Speaker 1: prophet Samuel. God rejects Saul as king due to his
Speaker 1: disobedience and destruct Samuel to annoy a new king and
Speaker 1: ont Samuel sixteen, verse seven. If you want to go
Speaker 1: back to that, David and Saul. David's rise to preeminence
Speaker 1: is marked by his service in Saul's court, and his
Speaker 1: victory over Goliath earns him national acclaim. This is going
Speaker 1: to be demonstrated in respect for God's timing and authority.
Speaker 1: And First Samuel twenty four six, and also on Samuel
Speaker 1: twenty six nine. The death of Samuel and Jonathan. We
Speaker 1: just talked about that. The death of Samuel and his
Speaker 1: sons and First Samuel thirty one provides the way for
Speaker 1: David's assent and to the throne. David mourns the death
Speaker 1: deeply compromised lamentation that highlights his respect and love for
Speaker 1: both Solo and Jonathan. David's annoying King of Judah and
Speaker 1: Second Samuel two verses one through four, And then we
Speaker 1: are going to get into some more. We'll get I
Speaker 1: don't want to ruin any things. I don't want to
Speaker 1: give you any spoiler alerts. Okay, we're going to get
Speaker 1: into the dividic Covenant and Second Samuel seven, verses twelve
Speaker 1: through seventeen. I'm not going to talk about that portion.
Speaker 1: But all in all, the establishment of David's kingship is
Speaker 1: a testament of God's sovereign choice and faithfulness to his promise.
Speaker 1: David's reign is characterized by military victories, the expansion of
Speaker 1: Israel's territory, and the centralization of worship and Jerusalem, set
Speaker 1: in the stage for the future glory of Israel under Solomon. Okay,
Speaker 1: so I just want to go over that. I think
Speaker 1: it's important, and then I will have I will start
Speaker 1: now in Second Samuel eight, Second Samuel two, verse eight.
Speaker 1: But Abner, the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army,
Speaker 1: took as A asbo Seth, the son of Saul, and
Speaker 1: brought him over to Mahanaim, and he made him king
Speaker 1: over Gilead, over the Asteites, over Jezreel, over Ephriem, and
Speaker 1: over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Esbasheth, Sal's son was
Speaker 1: forty years old when he began to reign over Israel
Speaker 1: and reigned two years only The House of Judah followed David,
Speaker 1: and at that time David was king in Hebron over
Speaker 1: the House of Judah was seven years and six months.
Speaker 1: So we have some division in Israel, all right, So
Speaker 1: we have while David is annoyed king over Judah, Sal's
Speaker 1: son is made king over Israel by Abner. This division
Speaker 1: sets the stage for conflict and highlights the challenges of
Speaker 1: divided loyalties. All right, we'll continue. I want to see
Speaker 1: what happens here. So we're going to be in Second
Speaker 1: Samuel two, verse twelve, when Abner, the son of Ner,
Speaker 1: and the servants of Eshberot, the son of Saul, went
Speaker 1: out from many m to Gibbeon, and joe Abb the
Speaker 1: son of Zira, and the servants of David went out
Speaker 1: and met them by the pool of Gibeon. They sat down,
Speaker 1: one on one side of the pool and the other
Speaker 1: on the other side of the pool. One on one
Speaker 1: side of the pool and the other on the other
Speaker 1: side of the pool. And Abner said to Joab, let
Speaker 1: the young men now arise and complete compete before us.
Speaker 1: And Joab said, let them rise. Let them arise. So
Speaker 1: they arose and went over by number twelve from Benjamin,
Speaker 1: followers of Espes, the son of Saul, and twelve by
Speaker 1: the servants of David. Each one grasped his opponent by
Speaker 1: the head and thrust his sword at the opponent's side,
Speaker 1: and they fell down together. Therefore the place was called
Speaker 1: the field of the sharp Swords, which is in Gibeon.
Speaker 1: So there was a very first battle that day, and
Speaker 1: Abner the men of Issual were beaten before the servants
Speaker 1: of David. Okay, so we have conflict and consequences. Okay,
Speaker 1: So the battle between the forces of David and s
Speaker 1: Bof leads to unnecessary bloodshed. This serves as a reminder
Speaker 1: of the destructive nature of division and conflict among God's people.
Speaker 1: So conflict in consequences. Conflict is a reoccurring theme that
Speaker 1: often leads to significant consequences, both for individuals and nations.
Speaker 1: The Bible provides numerous accounts of conflict, ranging from personal
Speaker 1: disputes to large scale wars, and illustrates the spiritual, moral,
Speaker 1: and social repercussions that follow. All right, so don't want
Speaker 1: to get too much into that. But the conclusion, While
Speaker 1: the conflict is an inevitable part of the human experience,
Speaker 1: the Bible provides guidance on how to navigate and resolve
Speaker 1: disputes in a manner that honors God and promotes peace.
Speaker 1: The consequences of unresolved conflicts serve as the reminder of
Speaker 1: the importance to seek God's wisdom and grace in all interactions. Okay,
Speaker 1: so let's go ahead and continue reading. We're in second
Speaker 1: Samuel two, verse eighteen. Now the three sons of zero
Speaker 1: were there, Jacob and Abashi and Ashall, And as Shall
Speaker 1: was the was fleet afoot, was fleet afoot as a
Speaker 1: wild gazelle. I guess he's fast right. So Ashall pursued Abner,
Speaker 1: and in going did not turn the right hand or
Speaker 1: the left from following Abner. Then Abner looked behind him
Speaker 1: and said, are you as Shall? He answered, I am?
Speaker 1: And Abner said to him, turn aside to your right
Speaker 1: hand and to your left, and lay hold on one
Speaker 1: of the young men, and take his armor for yourself.
Speaker 1: But as Shall would not turn aside them following him,
Speaker 1: And Abner said to Ashall, turn aside from following me.
Speaker 1: Why should I Why should I strike you to the ground?
Speaker 1: How then could I face your brother Joe. Ab However,
Speaker 1: he refused to turn aside. Therefore, Abner struck him in
Speaker 1: the stomach with the blunt end of a spear, So
Speaker 1: the spear came out of his back, and he fell
Speaker 1: down and died on the spot. So it was that
Speaker 1: as many as the place where as Shawl fell down
Speaker 1: and died, stood still. Joe ab and actually pursued Abner,
Speaker 1: and the sun was going down when they came to
Speaker 1: the hill of a mall, which is before give by
Speaker 1: the road of wilderness of Gibeon. Now the children of
Speaker 1: Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became a unit and
Speaker 1: took their stand on top of a hill. Then Abner
Speaker 1: called to joeab and said, shall the sword devour forever?
Speaker 1: Do you not know that it will be bitter in
Speaker 1: the latter end? How long will it be then until
Speaker 1: you tell the people to return for pursuing their brethren.
Speaker 1: And Joe ab said, as God lives. Unless you have
Speaker 1: spoken surely, then by my mourning of my people would
Speaker 1: have given up pursuing their brethren. So Joe Ab blew
Speaker 1: a trumpet, and all the people stood still and did
Speaker 1: not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore. Then
Speaker 1: Abner and his men went on all night through the
Speaker 1: plane crossed over the Jordan and went through the Bythron,
Speaker 1: and then they came to Mahemium. So joe Ab returned
Speaker 1: after pursuing Abner, and they had gathered all the people together.
Speaker 1: There were missing in david servants, nineteen men in Ashall,
Speaker 1: but the servants of David had struck down of Benjamin
Speaker 1: and Abner's men three hundred and sixty men who died.
Speaker 1: And they look up to Ashall and buried him in
Speaker 1: the Father's tomb which is in Bethlehem. And Joeab and
Speaker 1: his men when all night and they came to Hebron
Speaker 1: at daybreak. Very very interesting, Okay, I wanted to just
Speaker 1: breathe that whole part because it's I don't want to stop,
Speaker 1: and that whole portion right there is just a whole
Speaker 1: portion that I wanted you guys to kind of see
Speaker 1: that there's conflict and consequences, you know, the battle of
Speaker 1: forces David and Eshbald, you know, very interesting stuff. So
Speaker 1: we're done with chapter two, all right, And some practical
Speaker 1: applications seek God's guidance. Like David, we should seek God's
Speaker 1: direction in our decisions, especially in leadership roles, unity among
Speaker 1: believers strive for unity within the Body of Christ, avoiding
Speaker 1: divisions that can lead to conflict and hinder God's work.
Speaker 1: So be careful of divisions that lead to conflict, yes,
Speaker 1: and hinder God's work. I agree with that trust in
Speaker 1: God's timing. David's patience and waiting for God's timing to
Speaker 1: become king is a lesson in trusting God's plan over
Speaker 1: our lives. Resolve conflicts peacefully. The conflict between David and
Speaker 1: ishbel forces reminds us to pursue peace and reconciliation in
Speaker 1: our relationships instead of always having war. You know, definitely,
Speaker 1: peace is easier to handle and better to handle, so
Speaker 1: there's no death. Some additional scriptures would be Psalms one
Speaker 1: thirty three, verse one, Behold how good and how pleasant
Speaker 1: it is when brothers live together in harmony. This verse
Speaker 1: highlights the blessings of unity among God's people. James one,
Speaker 1: verse five. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should
Speaker 1: ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault,
Speaker 1: and it will be given to him. This encourages us
Speaker 1: to seek God's wisdom and decision making. Okay, same thing
Speaker 1: that David is doing. He sees God's wisdom before he acts, right,
Speaker 1: I think that's vastly important. So a next one would
Speaker 1: be Proverbs three, verses five through six, which we've gone over.
Speaker 1: But it's a right trust in the Lord with all
Speaker 1: your heart, lean out on your own understanding and all
Speaker 1: your ways, acknowledge him, and he will make your pay.
Speaker 1: That's straight. This verse underscores the importance of seeking God's guidance,
Speaker 1: so right, so we need to understand that. And yes,
Speaker 1: so let me see how long the chapter three is,
Speaker 1: because yeah, that's kind of a lot. Yeah, we have
Speaker 1: about five minutes left before it's two hours, so I
Speaker 1: think we'll probably stop there. So we'll stop there and
Speaker 1: make sure. I think that's good. I think that's good,
Speaker 1: so let me just stop the screen share. So yeah,
Speaker 1: very good study. I really appreciate you guys. Appreciate you
Speaker 1: guys sticking around. I I will be ready next week
Speaker 1: with some great information and hopefully I'll be able to
Speaker 1: confirm where I'm going to be going and what I'm
Speaker 1: gonna be doing as far as what God's going to
Speaker 1: be doing in my life and maybe having me do
Speaker 1: you know, as far as what I think the Lord
Speaker 1: has planned for me and we'll see if I actually
Speaker 1: if they get back to me and let me know
Speaker 1: whether I could be doing this event, that'll be great.
Speaker 1: But there's a lot of things in the works, and
Speaker 1: sometimes when you pray, like I said, your God is
Speaker 1: going to open up the floodgates when you ask, and
Speaker 1: like I said, I better be prepared. You know. I
Speaker 1: have another show coming up with this gentleman, Paul the Original.
Speaker 1: I think he's got he's got a pretty big platform,
Speaker 1: and he wants to do another show with me about
Speaker 1: secret societies in college and high school, which is something
Speaker 1: I did do on Could Conspiracy. I did that on
Speaker 1: this channel, and I kind of refined it a little bit,
Speaker 1: kind of dug a little deeper, and I have some
Speaker 1: pretty good stuff. So that should be coming out, you know,
Speaker 1: in about a week or so. So I'll let you
Speaker 1: guys know when that show comes out, and if you
Speaker 1: guys could please go and watch it and comment. I
Speaker 1: see that a lot of people support me. I really
Speaker 1: appreciate it. I went to Apollo the Original on YouTube
Speaker 1: and they commented on the YouTube show that I did
Speaker 1: a more biblical cosmology. There's a lot of people in
Speaker 1: there that I know that they'll let the message, which
Speaker 1: is really awesome, and I just want to shout everybody
Speaker 1: out and just say I appreciate all of you that
Speaker 1: did that. Anybody from this channel that listens on this show,
Speaker 1: if you went to there and you commented, I really
Speaker 1: appreciate it. I want to be on these, you know,
Speaker 1: all these little bigger shows, Joey, I could just spread
Speaker 1: the gospel more and lead more people to God, you know,
Speaker 1: and to the Bible in the conspiracy community. So I
Speaker 1: always like to take the conspiracy show you how it
Speaker 1: relates to the Bible and bring people from the conspiracy
Speaker 1: world to Christianity. Right, we want to lead them to Christ,
Speaker 1: which let me see, let me do this real quick, right,
Speaker 1: lead them to Christ right there? So anyways, you can
Speaker 1: only see on the screen, sorry for those they can't
Speaker 1: see on the screen. All I was doing I was
Speaker 1: to conspiracy on this side, and then I was pointing
Speaker 1: to Christianity or to christian and conspiracy, which I have
Speaker 1: behind me on my background. But anyways, thank you guys
Speaker 1: for tuning in. I really appreciate you. Like I always do,
Speaker 1: I like to end this in prayer, so let's do that.
Speaker 1: So Father God, in the name of Jesus, I pray
Speaker 1: Lord for a hedge of protection around all of us. Lord,
Speaker 1: we need it right now. There's a seems like this
Speaker 1: there's going to be a push for a lot of
Speaker 1: division in the United States, in particular. I see there's
Speaker 1: a lot of division already in England right now between
Speaker 1: the people that live in England and the Muslims. And
Speaker 1: I see there's a lot of division happening in the
Speaker 1: United States, and I'm seeing that, you know, the left
Speaker 1: right divide is going to try to get pushed even deeper,
Speaker 1: you know, which is just shameless. You know, we need
Speaker 1: to understand that the devil is in control of this division,
Speaker 1: and Lord, we need your help for people to realize that,
Speaker 1: so that they don't hate the people, they hate the sin,
Speaker 1: you know. So we just need to make sure that
Speaker 1: we help us to work together and help us to
Speaker 1: have a hedge of protection around us from people that
Speaker 1: are evil, these evil entities, the principalities of evil in
Speaker 1: high places, that are trying to do these evil things. Lord,
Speaker 1: we need a hedge of protection around us. If it's
Speaker 1: your will, Lord, let it be done, you know, I mean,
Speaker 1: if we're supposed to have this happen, then hey, if
Speaker 1: you're will, let it be done. But if there's a
Speaker 1: way that you could supernaturally protect us, Lord, we just
Speaker 1: ask that you protect us, Lord from anything that's going
Speaker 1: down that's evil, because we see, even right in front
Speaker 1: of us, right in front of our eyes, we saw
Speaker 1: somebody get shot right in the neck, which is just terrible.
Speaker 1: We pray for Charlie Kirk's family. We pray for his wife,
Speaker 1: or pray for his kids. We pray for his dad
Speaker 1: who's mourning, his mom, anybody that's mourning Charlie Kirk right now,
Speaker 1: we pray for all of them. And you know, we'll
Speaker 1: sort it out later on what's going on. But as
Speaker 1: of right now, Man, there's a lot happening. So Lord,
Speaker 1: just put a hedge of protection around us. And if
Speaker 1: war is what you want us to be in, you know,
Speaker 1: assist us, Lord, assist us to go to you for
Speaker 1: your will. Lord. You know, I don't know if it's
Speaker 1: some kind of war or something that's supposed to happen,
Speaker 1: but help us Lord, help people to come to their senses. Please,
Speaker 1: thank you God, I love you, I appreciate you in
Speaker 1: Jesus' name. Amen, Thank you guys, yeah, and when I'm
Speaker 1: praying to God right now, I'm so torn in between
Speaker 1: what's happening, So I don't really know until I research more.
Speaker 1: But very sad. But thank you guys so much for
Speaker 1: tuning in. I really appreciate you, and you know, please,
Speaker 1: if you could subscribe to Josh Bunney Music and Podcasts,
Speaker 1: please check out my show. I have interviews on there.
Speaker 1: It's Josh Monday, Chris Take a Seriously podcast. I have
Speaker 1: a Patreon all that stuff. I really appreciate you guys.
Speaker 1: God bless