WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.600 --> 00:00:05.040 Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Sunday Service, Episode fifty seven. 2 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:06.759 I'm your host, Josh my Day. If you don't know me, 3 00:00:06.759 --> 00:00:10.080 I'm a Christian rapper, devoter, husband, father, and I'm a veteran. 4 00:00:10.119 --> 00:00:11.480 And this is brought to you by a Cult of 5 00:00:11.599 --> 00:00:14.320 Conspiracy Podcast. Thank you guys so much for joining me, 6 00:00:14.880 --> 00:00:17.359 and always in the beginning of my podcast, I like 7 00:00:17.480 --> 00:00:21.239 to shout out those that commented, and I really appreciate 8 00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:24.679 you guys. Last week, Wow, nine comments. That's really awesome 9 00:00:24.719 --> 00:00:28.280 and amazing. So we have MDMP twenty two as always 10 00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:31.559 every week. Thank you for your comments. NRM Benz, you've 11 00:00:31.559 --> 00:00:35.000 been commenting every week lately. Thank you so much. Yeah, 12 00:00:35.039 --> 00:00:37.039 I talked about it on Wednesday Service. But yeah, you 13 00:00:37.079 --> 00:00:39.200 said that in the tal Mood. The Jewish tradition regarding 14 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:43.399 David simm with Bathsheba interesting posts Oral Traditions says twist 15 00:00:43.439 --> 00:00:45.679 it and says it was never adultery or murder. They 16 00:00:45.719 --> 00:00:49.560 actually claim all soldiers divorced their wives to fight so 17 00:00:49.600 --> 00:00:51.560 that they could remarry. If they did so, it was 18 00:00:51.679 --> 00:00:54.799 legal for him to bed Bathsheba and Uriah. That's really 19 00:00:54.840 --> 00:00:58.000 interesting that you said that, and it said that Uriah 20 00:00:58.079 --> 00:01:00.439 was legally killed because he called Joe I have his 21 00:01:00.479 --> 00:01:02.880 master in front of David, which was capital offense, thus 22 00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:07.239 clearing David of all sins. Crazy how tradition versus truth? 23 00:01:07.319 --> 00:01:10.959 Amen to that. It is definitely crazy, Nathaniel, what's up, brother, 24 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:15.079 I appreciate it, Sorsato. Guess I'll be reading chapter sixteen 25 00:01:15.079 --> 00:01:17.480 by myself. Didn't know we were going into overtime and 26 00:01:17.519 --> 00:01:19.879 have something to do. I'll enjoy these. Yes, well, I'll 27 00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:22.640 be reading chapter sixteen today, So Nathandel, if you're listening, 28 00:01:23.079 --> 00:01:26.200 I'll be going over that and also going over you know, 29 00:01:26.239 --> 00:01:31.959 seventeen eighteen, probably nineteen, so because seventeen eighteen is pretty quick, 30 00:01:32.159 --> 00:01:35.519 so we'll do nineteen, maybe twenty. We'll see what we get. Angela, 31 00:01:35.599 --> 00:01:38.159 thank you so much. Another great episode. I appreciate you, 32 00:01:38.200 --> 00:01:41.760 Whiskers White, thank you. I appreciate you. And then be 33 00:01:42.280 --> 00:01:45.599 as always, thank you so much. God. Forgiveness is so comforting. Amen, 34 00:01:45.680 --> 00:01:48.799 it is so comforting. That's that's so true. Tom Riddle, 35 00:01:48.840 --> 00:01:53.040 good show. I appreciate you. Yeah, Tom, I see that 36 00:01:53.079 --> 00:01:56.560 you commented on Colt Conspiracy Podcasts, one of their shows, 37 00:01:56.879 --> 00:01:58.439 and then I see you commented on my show. I 38 00:01:58.480 --> 00:02:01.680 really appreciate you, Tom. Thank you j Con forty four 39 00:02:01.719 --> 00:02:04.200 to twenty definitely helps. Well. Yes, thank you Jacon, I 40 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:07.840 appreciate you. And Brad Gillis, what's up? Brother God bless you? 41 00:02:07.879 --> 00:02:10.759 Thank you for the emoji. And then next I'm gonna 42 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:13.240 check out Wednesday service. Let's check that out real quick. 43 00:02:13.759 --> 00:02:15.919 So on Wednesday Service we had a couple so far 44 00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:19.120 one negative one uh oh. But it doesn't matter if 45 00:02:19.159 --> 00:02:22.080 it's negative or positive. You know, it helps me to 46 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:25.080 kind of see who's out there and what's going on 47 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:30.240 with different people's opinions. MBMP twenty two. Thank you, b Josh. 48 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:32.599 I listen on Spotify. I couldn't tell the difference between 49 00:02:32.599 --> 00:02:35.439 your headphones. Oh good. I don't have my headphones on 50 00:02:35.479 --> 00:02:38.400 today either. So I saw that comment and I was like, perfect, 51 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:40.960 crisp and clear. That sounds good. Thanks for another great study. 52 00:02:41.000 --> 00:02:44.800 I appreciate you. Thank you, b. And then Grazia fifth 53 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:51.560 c fifth Cissy, I don't know fifty cissy, Okay, Grazia. 54 00:02:51.680 --> 00:02:54.280 It says I can't take this. I have to subscribe 55 00:02:54.360 --> 00:02:58.080 because of it. So if you don't like God's word, 56 00:02:58.280 --> 00:03:00.639 I understand, you know, if you're not curse it's probably 57 00:03:00.639 --> 00:03:04.599 hard to hear God's word, and that's okay, Bro, or Grassia, 58 00:03:04.800 --> 00:03:07.520 I believe you're you're Bro, but that's okay. You know. 59 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:09.599 If this is not for you, it's all right. I 60 00:03:09.639 --> 00:03:11.240 pray at some point it will be for you. But 61 00:03:11.280 --> 00:03:13.599 if it's not for you at this time, much love 62 00:03:13.639 --> 00:03:15.759 to you. And if you do listen to another one 63 00:03:15.759 --> 00:03:18.479 of my shows, you know you can. If you want 64 00:03:18.520 --> 00:03:20.639 to hear conspiracy stuff, I do have that as well. 65 00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:24.240 But this is my mainly Bible studies and this is 66 00:03:24.280 --> 00:03:28.560 not just my doing. God's involved in this, and cult 67 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:30.879 to Conspiracy asked me to do Bible studies on here. 68 00:03:31.280 --> 00:03:33.560 So this is why I'm doing it. I'm not doing 69 00:03:33.599 --> 00:03:37.159 this because I'm trying to force it on you or 70 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:39.680 trying to force it on anybody. I'm doing this to 71 00:03:39.759 --> 00:03:41.960 help people out and to bless them with the word 72 00:03:41.960 --> 00:03:44.479 of God, which I believe will help them in their lives. 73 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:47.080 And it's all for the good of humanity, and it's 74 00:03:47.080 --> 00:03:50.400 for the good of people. It's really to lead people 75 00:03:50.400 --> 00:03:52.319 to Jesus and hopefully they get saved, you know, And 76 00:03:52.360 --> 00:03:55.479 that's really what it's about. So there's no negative energy 77 00:03:55.520 --> 00:03:58.560 here like maybe some people would say, there's no negativity here. 78 00:03:58.599 --> 00:04:02.360 There's no forcing anybody to listen. So if you don't 79 00:04:02.400 --> 00:04:04.280 want to listen, then hey, it's all good. Much love 80 00:04:04.319 --> 00:04:07.680 to you. But I do appreciate you commenting because whether 81 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:09.199 you like it or not, it pushes the show with 82 00:04:09.280 --> 00:04:11.319 the algorithm and more people are gonna be listening. So 83 00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:14.960 it kind of when you leave comments, that's what happens. 84 00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:21.560 So and shout out to Catalyst Jones, my brother from 85 00:04:21.560 --> 00:04:23.920 the White Rabbit podcast. I listened to his episode. It's 86 00:04:23.959 --> 00:04:28.920 episode nine fifteen. They talk about aliens, QAnon and the occult. Yeah, 87 00:04:28.920 --> 00:04:30.839 I was listening to that episode. If you guys want 88 00:04:30.879 --> 00:04:33.160 to check that one out. Obviously there's a lot of cussing, 89 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:35.199 and you know, they cuss a lot and all that 90 00:04:35.240 --> 00:04:39.639 stuff throughout the episode. But he's one of my friends 91 00:04:39.720 --> 00:04:42.360 and I really appreciate him. He always listens to the show. 92 00:04:42.839 --> 00:04:45.560 And uh, yeah, they got like twelve comments on there, 93 00:04:45.560 --> 00:04:47.040 so they got a lot of comments on that show. 94 00:04:47.120 --> 00:04:51.279 So yeah, and I really appreciate everybody that's listening. God 95 00:04:51.279 --> 00:04:55.680 bless all of you. I go on the cruise next week, 96 00:04:56.120 --> 00:04:59.240 so i've been today. I had to work, I had 97 00:04:59.240 --> 00:05:02.399 to go into work to It's tough. I came in, 98 00:05:02.560 --> 00:05:04.680 I had to go in the morning for about seven hours, 99 00:05:04.759 --> 00:05:07.639 and I had to had to I had to shut 100 00:05:07.639 --> 00:05:09.759 the treatment plant down and do a bunch of stuff. 101 00:05:09.920 --> 00:05:12.720 Took about six seven hours to get everything done, did 102 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:17.040 a resin change out. So it's it's it's all good. 103 00:05:17.160 --> 00:05:19.360 I'm doing my best, and then I have a show 104 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:24.600 tomorrow morning, and then I have a debate on Saturday 105 00:05:24.639 --> 00:05:30.399 morning at five thirty. It's a Christianity versus secular Humanism, 106 00:05:30.800 --> 00:05:36.120 so it's gonna be Saturday. Oh, my daughter had this. 107 00:05:37.000 --> 00:05:38.600 I was playing that song for my daughter. Sorry it 108 00:05:38.680 --> 00:05:43.480 popped up, but let me look up what it's gonna 109 00:05:43.519 --> 00:05:46.759 be on. Just in case you guys want to Is 110 00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:50.319 it your bad Debates? I think something like that. Yeah, okay, 111 00:05:50.480 --> 00:05:54.600 So the channel that it's going to be on the debate, 112 00:05:55.120 --> 00:05:57.120 it's gonna obviously come out on my channel at some 113 00:05:57.160 --> 00:05:59.800 point as well. But if you want to watch it live, 114 00:06:00.079 --> 00:06:03.040 I believe they're gonna have it live. It's gonna be 115 00:06:04.800 --> 00:06:12.720 at Yerba Mate Talks. Okay, that's their channel at Yerba 116 00:06:13.160 --> 00:06:18.399 y E R B A M A t E Talks. Okay, 117 00:06:19.240 --> 00:06:25.040 that's the channel that is uh yerba space Mate, Space Talks. 118 00:06:25.800 --> 00:06:27.519 That's the channel it's gonna be on. It's gonna be 119 00:06:27.519 --> 00:06:30.319 on YouTube. I'll be debating Craig Fight the Flat Earth 120 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:33.519 is his name, and this guy First Amender, and it's 121 00:06:33.560 --> 00:06:38.800 gonna be me and Pastor Rich. Pastor Rich is gonna 122 00:06:38.839 --> 00:06:43.199 be on there. Pastor rich Tidwell is gonna be on there, 123 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:46.160 and and and so it's me Pastor rich Tidwell versus 124 00:06:46.759 --> 00:06:48.720 Craig Fight the Flat Earth First Amender is gonna be 125 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:53.199 Christianity versus secular humanism. If you guys want to just 126 00:06:53.240 --> 00:06:55.279 support and just go watch it, it'd be awesome and 127 00:06:55.519 --> 00:06:57.199 just kind of be in the comment section because I'm 128 00:06:57.199 --> 00:07:01.240 gonna be in a den I mean a dean of atheists. 129 00:07:01.360 --> 00:07:04.920 I mean everybody that listens to that channel mostly are 130 00:07:04.920 --> 00:07:08.079 probably gonna be atheists that probably do not like God 131 00:07:08.120 --> 00:07:11.639 and do not like Christianity. So what's gonna happen is 132 00:07:11.680 --> 00:07:13.920 at the end of the debate, they're gonna say, okay, 133 00:07:13.959 --> 00:07:17.079 we have questions from the audience, and they're probably going 134 00:07:17.160 --> 00:07:19.879 to be all geared towards me and Pastor Rich because 135 00:07:19.920 --> 00:07:22.160 there's not that many Christians that I think listen to 136 00:07:22.199 --> 00:07:27.680 their show. So maybe if you guys could maybe tune in, 137 00:07:28.040 --> 00:07:32.680 it's gonna be zero five thirty am Pacific time, so 138 00:07:32.759 --> 00:07:34.519 if you guys are on the East coast, that's eight 139 00:07:34.600 --> 00:07:37.040 thirty am, so it's not too bad. So it's Saturday morning. 140 00:07:37.040 --> 00:07:39.360 If you guys want to show some love and watch it, 141 00:07:39.480 --> 00:07:42.000 i'd really appreciate it if you guys did so that way, 142 00:07:42.000 --> 00:07:45.199 you guys can be in the live and I hope 143 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:47.920 it's gonna be live. If it's not live, I apologize 144 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:50.959 then I'm basically guiding you to a channel that's not 145 00:07:51.000 --> 00:07:53.199 gonna be live. But they haven't really told me whether 146 00:07:53.240 --> 00:07:54.920 it's gonna be live or not, but I think it is. 147 00:07:55.519 --> 00:07:58.040 But I'll keep you guys posted. But I just want 148 00:07:58.079 --> 00:07:59.839 to tell you, guys, I really really just want to 149 00:07:59.839 --> 00:08:03.160 tell that I appreciate all of you, and I really 150 00:08:03.319 --> 00:08:05.920 makes me happy that I'm able to do this show 151 00:08:06.519 --> 00:08:09.920 and that I have, you know, people even listening. You know, 152 00:08:10.160 --> 00:08:12.759 I all glory to God. So let's go ahead and 153 00:08:12.839 --> 00:08:14.839 jump into the Bible study. That's what you guys came for. 154 00:08:14.879 --> 00:08:19.439 You did come here to hear me ramble or selflessly 155 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:26.000 promote my debate. All right, So we finished Second Samuel 156 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:29.040 fifteen last week, so we're going to be in Second 157 00:08:29.040 --> 00:08:34.360 Samuel sixteen this week, and let's go ahead and start 158 00:08:34.399 --> 00:08:43.200 this out. So Second Samuel sixteen, verse one, when David 159 00:08:43.279 --> 00:08:45.799 was a little past the top of the mountain, there 160 00:08:45.919 --> 00:08:50.440 was Zeba, the servant of meth Boschef, who met him 161 00:08:50.440 --> 00:08:53.600 with a couple of saddle donkeys, and on them two 162 00:08:53.639 --> 00:08:59.039 hundred loaves of bread, excuse me, one hundred clusters of raisins, 163 00:08:59.320 --> 00:09:03.960 one hundreduits a skin of wine. And the king said 164 00:09:03.960 --> 00:09:06.600 to Zeba, what do you mean to do with these? 165 00:09:07.960 --> 00:09:10.519 So Zeba said, the donkeys are for the king's household 166 00:09:10.519 --> 00:09:13.399 to ride on. The bread and the summer fruit for 167 00:09:13.440 --> 00:09:15.799 the young men to eat, and the wine for those 168 00:09:15.919 --> 00:09:19.360 who are faint in the wilderness to drink. Then the 169 00:09:19.480 --> 00:09:22.720 king said, and where is your master's son? And Zeba 170 00:09:22.759 --> 00:09:25.480 said to the King, indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, 171 00:09:25.519 --> 00:09:27.639 for he said, today the house of Israel will restore 172 00:09:27.679 --> 00:09:30.080 the kingdom of my father to me. So the king 173 00:09:30.120 --> 00:09:34.120 said to Zeba, here all the belongings here, all that 174 00:09:34.200 --> 00:09:38.200 belongs to mehebo Chef is yours. And Zeba said, I 175 00:09:38.279 --> 00:09:40.919 humbly bow before you that I may find favor in 176 00:09:40.960 --> 00:09:46.480 your sight, Oh my lord, O King. So this is 177 00:09:46.639 --> 00:09:50.840 going to be in Zeba, the servant of Mesobeth deceives 178 00:09:50.919 --> 00:09:57.120 David by bringing provisions and claiming that mehibet mehebo Chef 179 00:09:57.600 --> 00:10:01.639 has betrayed him Sewod Samuel sixteen, verses one through four. 180 00:10:02.120 --> 00:10:06.039 This act of deception highlights the theme of betrayal that 181 00:10:06.159 --> 00:10:11.679 runs throughout David's life, reminding us of the frailty of 182 00:10:11.840 --> 00:10:19.080 human loyalty. And let's go ahead and check out betrayal 183 00:10:19.200 --> 00:10:22.799 and deception. What is this? So? Betrayal and deception are 184 00:10:22.799 --> 00:10:27.399 reoccurring themes throughout the Bible, often illustrating the fallen nature 185 00:10:27.480 --> 00:10:31.759 of humanity and the consequences of sin. These acts are 186 00:10:31.759 --> 00:10:35.919 depicted as violations of trust and integrity, which are contrary 187 00:10:35.960 --> 00:10:39.200 to the character of God, who is described as faithful 188 00:10:39.600 --> 00:10:45.080 and true. Old Testament instances the serpent's deception in Genesis 189 00:10:45.120 --> 00:10:49.480 three Jacob and Esau Genesis twenty seven, Jacob's deception to 190 00:10:49.519 --> 00:10:52.879 his father Isaac. Obviously is what they're talking about. Joseph 191 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:57.639 and his brothers. His brothers deceived Joseph. Joseph's brothers betray 192 00:10:57.759 --> 00:11:01.720 him out of jealousy selling him into slavery. Samson and Delilah. 193 00:11:01.759 --> 00:11:05.639 Delilah's betrayal of Samson, after being bribed by the Philistine rulers, 194 00:11:06.120 --> 00:11:10.360 leads to his capture. Despite Samson's trust in her, Delilah 195 00:11:10.399 --> 00:11:14.080 persistently seeks the secret of his strength. Right. And then 196 00:11:14.559 --> 00:11:17.960 in the New Testament we have Judas is Scariot. Obviously, 197 00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:24.519 that's a very famous one. A Nias and Sephira is 198 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:27.440 another one. Right, So the couple deception in the early 199 00:11:27.519 --> 00:11:30.279 Church involves lying about proceeds from the sale of their property. 200 00:11:30.759 --> 00:11:33.279 Judas is Scariot. I do not need to obviously explain 201 00:11:33.320 --> 00:11:35.159 that one. We know what that one is. Okay. So 202 00:11:35.279 --> 00:11:42.440 theological implications betrayaling deception are antietical, antithetical to the nature 203 00:11:42.480 --> 00:11:44.840 of God, who is described as a God of truth 204 00:11:44.960 --> 00:11:49.159 without iniquity. Okay. So the moral and ethical lessons, the 205 00:11:49.240 --> 00:11:52.639 narratives of betrayaling deception, and the Bible service cautionary tales 206 00:11:52.960 --> 00:11:56.360 illustrating the destructive consequences of sin and the importance of 207 00:11:56.360 --> 00:11:59.399 faithfulness and truthfulness. The remind believers of the need of 208 00:11:59.440 --> 00:12:03.639 repentance and the transformative power of God's grace, which can 209 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:07.320 redeem even the most broken relationships and restore trust. So 210 00:12:07.360 --> 00:12:10.759 that way we know about all the betrayal and most 211 00:12:10.759 --> 00:12:13.279 of the betrayal and deception, and which is a reoccurring 212 00:12:13.320 --> 00:12:15.840 theme in the Bible. I just wanted to go over those. 213 00:12:16.159 --> 00:12:17.840 So all right, so let's see what we got going 214 00:12:17.919 --> 00:12:24.000 on here. We're going to be reading five through eight now, 215 00:12:24.159 --> 00:12:29.200 and then I got some notes on that SHAMAI curses David. Now, 216 00:12:29.200 --> 00:12:34.159 when King David came to Baherim, there was a man 217 00:12:34.320 --> 00:12:36.519 from the family of the House of Saul, whose name 218 00:12:36.600 --> 00:12:40.399 was Shamai, the son of Ghara, coming from there. He 219 00:12:40.480 --> 00:12:44.320 came out, cursing continuously as he came, and he threw 220 00:12:44.360 --> 00:12:47.440 stones at David, and all the servants of King David, 221 00:12:47.639 --> 00:12:50.159 and all the people and all the mighty men were 222 00:12:50.159 --> 00:12:54.120 on his right hand and on his left also. SHAMAI said, thus, 223 00:12:54.159 --> 00:12:56.960 when he cursed, come out, Come out, you bloodthirsty men, 224 00:12:57.080 --> 00:12:59.720 you rogue. The Lord has brought upon you all the 225 00:12:59.759 --> 00:13:02.399 bloo blood of the House of Saul, in whose place 226 00:13:02.480 --> 00:13:05.000 you have reigned, and the Lord has delivered the kingdom 227 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:08.559 into the hand of Absalom, your son. So now you 228 00:13:08.600 --> 00:13:10.759 are caught in your own evil because you were a 229 00:13:10.759 --> 00:13:18.679 bloodthirsty man. So SHAMAI, a relative of Saul, curses David 230 00:13:18.720 --> 00:13:21.919 as he flees, throwing stones and cursing him for Tewod 231 00:13:21.919 --> 00:13:25.840 Samuel sixteen, verses five three eight. David's response to Shamaia's 232 00:13:25.919 --> 00:13:29.320 curse is one of humility and acceptance, recognizing that God 233 00:13:29.360 --> 00:13:31.840 may have allowed this for a purpose, which we're going 234 00:13:31.879 --> 00:13:35.120 to read. Now, let's go ahead and read that. Then Abshid, 235 00:13:35.159 --> 00:13:39.000 the son of Zirah, said to the king, why should 236 00:13:39.000 --> 00:13:42.000 this dead dog curse my lord? The king? Please let 237 00:13:42.080 --> 00:13:43.960 me go over and take his take off his head. 238 00:13:44.679 --> 00:13:47.840 But the king said, what have I to do with you, 239 00:13:47.840 --> 00:13:51.399 your sons of Zira. So let him curse because the 240 00:13:51.399 --> 00:13:55.759 Lord has said to him, curse David, who then shall say, 241 00:13:56.840 --> 00:14:00.919 why have you done? So? Okay? So that's that's response 242 00:14:01.639 --> 00:14:04.919 that he feels like God is allowing him to curse 243 00:14:05.039 --> 00:14:07.960 David because David feels bad at the moment. It seems 244 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:13.000 like seems like he feels like he obviously he feels 245 00:14:13.000 --> 00:14:18.279 like he's being cursed for a reason. Let me see 246 00:14:18.320 --> 00:14:23.679 if there's anything here. Humiliation in the Bible biblical context 247 00:14:23.759 --> 00:14:26.759 of being humbled and brought low. So humiliation in the Bible, 248 00:14:27.279 --> 00:14:30.440 what it means is the act of being humbled or 249 00:14:30.480 --> 00:14:35.039 brought low and then. Cursing in the Bible is often 250 00:14:35.080 --> 00:14:38.639 associated with invoking harm or misfortune upon others, and is 251 00:14:38.679 --> 00:14:41.200 generally condemned as a contrary to the character and the 252 00:14:41.240 --> 00:14:43.240 will of God. The power of the words is a 253 00:14:43.279 --> 00:14:45.600 significant theme in scripture, and cursing get seen as a 254 00:14:45.639 --> 00:14:49.639 misuse of this power. Okay, so when it says humiliation 255 00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:55.440 and cursing, let's go ahead and continue. Two Samuel sixteen, 256 00:14:55.720 --> 00:14:59.879 verse eleven. And David said to Abashi and all the servants, 257 00:15:00.080 --> 00:15:02.519 see how my son, who came from my own body, 258 00:15:02.600 --> 00:15:06.559 seeks my life? How much more? Now says this, may 259 00:15:06.639 --> 00:15:10.039 this Benjamite, let him alone, let him curse, for so 260 00:15:10.240 --> 00:15:13.080 the Lord has ordered him. It may be that the 261 00:15:13.080 --> 00:15:15.879 Lord will look on my affliction, and that the Lord 262 00:15:15.879 --> 00:15:23.080 will repay me with good oops with good for his cursing. 263 00:15:23.120 --> 00:15:26.559 This day, and David and his men went along the road, 264 00:15:26.759 --> 00:15:30.600 Shamai went along the hillside opposite him, and cursed as 265 00:15:30.600 --> 00:15:33.279 he went, threw stones at him and kicked up dust. 266 00:15:33.559 --> 00:15:35.200 Now the king and all the people who are with 267 00:15:35.320 --> 00:15:41.320 him became weary, so they refreshed themselves there all right, 268 00:15:41.440 --> 00:15:44.840 So we have David's trust in God's sovereignty. Despite the humiliation, 269 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:48.639 David chose, this is my notes. David chose to trust 270 00:15:48.720 --> 00:15:50.840 in God's justice and sovereign to leave in the matter 271 00:15:50.879 --> 00:15:55.840 in God's hands. This demonstrates David's deep faith and understanding 272 00:15:55.840 --> 00:15:58.879 that God is ultimately in control, even in the face 273 00:15:58.919 --> 00:16:03.440 of adversity. Obviously David doesn't always do that, right, he 274 00:16:03.559 --> 00:16:06.600 just does, you know. Obviously we don't all do that. 275 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:10.279 So sometimes David does that, which is great, and you know, 276 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:12.639 sometimes he doesn't. So he's just like all of us. 277 00:16:12.639 --> 00:16:17.600 He makes mistakes, right, Surprise, King David can make mistakes. 278 00:16:18.320 --> 00:16:21.279 According to the Jews, he doesn't sin doesn't make mistakes, right, 279 00:16:21.600 --> 00:16:26.679 That's what it said in the twel mood right, not 280 00:16:26.720 --> 00:16:29.639 saying he doesn't make any mistakes, but in that sense 281 00:16:29.679 --> 00:16:31.799 it sounded like they were trying to say that he 282 00:16:31.879 --> 00:16:35.919 was sinless. David, the second King of Israel, is a 283 00:16:35.960 --> 00:16:38.039 central figure in the Bible. This is in my notes, 284 00:16:38.120 --> 00:16:41.240 Okay renewed for his deep trusting God's sovereignty, his life 285 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:44.399 and the chronicles of the books of First and Second Samuel. 286 00:16:44.399 --> 00:16:47.399 On first Chronicles and the Psalms provides numerous examples of 287 00:16:47.440 --> 00:16:52.000 his unwavering faith in God's control over circumstances. First of all, 288 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:54.320 he was anointed by God and First Samuel sixteen to 289 00:16:54.399 --> 00:16:58.200 seven when he was facing Goliath. Obviously, David trusted in 290 00:16:58.200 --> 00:17:02.879 God's sovereignty in his battle in First Samuel seventeen forty 291 00:17:02.879 --> 00:17:08.920 five through forty seven, persecution by Saul. King david trusting 292 00:17:08.920 --> 00:17:11.759 God's sovereignty is further tested during King Saul's We're letting 293 00:17:11.799 --> 00:17:14.759 them pursuit to kill him and then Psalms of Trust. 294 00:17:14.839 --> 00:17:18.160 David Psalms frequently expressed his trust in God's sovereignty, Psalms 295 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:21.200 twenty three being an example, The Lord is my shepherd, 296 00:17:21.200 --> 00:17:23.839 I shall not want this Psalm portrays God as a 297 00:17:23.880 --> 00:17:27.400 sovereign shepherd who provides, guides and protects, and Psalms thirty 298 00:17:27.440 --> 00:17:30.359 one fourteen through fifteen David proclaims, but I trust in you, 299 00:17:30.480 --> 00:17:33.599 Oh Lord, I say you are my God. My times 300 00:17:33.920 --> 00:17:36.400 in your hands. Deliver me from my enemies and those 301 00:17:36.440 --> 00:17:39.880 who pursue me the Ark of the Covenant. David's reference 302 00:17:40.440 --> 00:17:43.119 for God's sovereignty is also evident in this handling of 303 00:17:43.160 --> 00:17:46.160 the Ark of the Covenant. When bringing the Ark to Jerusalem, 304 00:17:46.200 --> 00:17:50.279 David initially fails to follow God's prescribed method, resulting in 305 00:17:50.519 --> 00:17:56.279 Ezra's death Second Samuel six Versus six to seven, and 306 00:17:56.319 --> 00:18:02.319 then looks like in Second Salem twenty four, there's a 307 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:05.759 census that David gathers. So David's life is marked by 308 00:18:05.799 --> 00:18:08.759 triumphs and failures consistently points of his deep seated trust 309 00:18:08.799 --> 00:18:11.920 in God's sovereignty. His account serves as a testament to 310 00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:15.440 the belief that God is in control, guiding and directing 311 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:19.000 the lives of those who trust in him. A man, 312 00:18:19.119 --> 00:18:21.960 let's go all, right, so God's sovereignty. We should all 313 00:18:22.000 --> 00:18:25.160 trust in God's sovereignty. Right, that'd be awesome, But we 314 00:18:25.359 --> 00:18:28.200 just obviously we fall short sometimes and it's tough. But 315 00:18:28.960 --> 00:18:33.119 let's go out and continue the advice off that taught Wait. 316 00:18:34.680 --> 00:18:39.960 I hit though fell, I hit, though fell. Meanwhile, Absalom 317 00:18:40.079 --> 00:18:41.880 and all the people, the men of Vidual came to 318 00:18:41.960 --> 00:18:46.640 Jerusalem and have fit. The fell hit though fell, was 319 00:18:46.680 --> 00:18:50.200 with him. And so it was when Hushai, the Archite, 320 00:18:50.519 --> 00:18:55.319 David's friend, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, 321 00:18:55.559 --> 00:18:58.880 long live the King, Long live the king King. So 322 00:18:59.119 --> 00:19:02.039 Absalom said to his sigh, is this your loyalty to 323 00:19:02.079 --> 00:19:05.640 your friend? Why did you not go with your friend? 324 00:19:05.759 --> 00:19:09.319 And Hassai said to Absalom, No, but whom the Lord 325 00:19:09.440 --> 00:19:12.519 is and this people, all the men of Israel chose 326 00:19:12.680 --> 00:19:15.880 this I will be, and with him I will remain. Furthermore, 327 00:19:15.920 --> 00:19:18.519 whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the 328 00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:21.039 presence of his son? As I have served in your 329 00:19:21.039 --> 00:19:24.119 father's presence, so I will be in your presence. Then 330 00:19:24.119 --> 00:19:30.200 Absalom said to hit the Pel, give advice as to 331 00:19:30.279 --> 00:19:34.680 what we should do. And a hit Thopel said to Absalom, 332 00:19:35.119 --> 00:19:38.799 go into your father's concubines, whom he has left to 333 00:19:38.880 --> 00:19:41.799 keep the house, and all Israel. We hear that you 334 00:19:41.880 --> 00:19:44.799 are adorned by your father. Then the hands of all 335 00:19:44.880 --> 00:19:47.559 who are with you will be strong. So they pitched 336 00:19:47.559 --> 00:19:49.400 a tent for Abslom on the top of the house, 337 00:19:49.440 --> 00:19:52.000 and Absalom went into his father's concubines and the side 338 00:19:52.039 --> 00:19:57.400 of all Israel. Now the advice of a hit the Pel, 339 00:19:57.759 --> 00:20:00.279 which he gave in those days, was as if one 340 00:20:00.319 --> 00:20:04.000 had acquired at the oracle of God. So was all 341 00:20:04.039 --> 00:20:06.920 the advice of I hit the fellow, both with David 342 00:20:07.039 --> 00:20:12.000 and with Absolom. So wow, So going into your father's concubines, 343 00:20:12.039 --> 00:20:15.559 obviously that's what you did when a king was alive, 344 00:20:16.039 --> 00:20:17.640 or if a king is dead. I kind of went 345 00:20:17.680 --> 00:20:21.400 over that before because Saul's concubines were available, and I 346 00:20:21.400 --> 00:20:26.519 guess I can't remember the exact chapter and verse, but 347 00:20:26.799 --> 00:20:31.599 someone had gone into Saul's concubines, just like how Absolom 348 00:20:31.680 --> 00:20:34.680 we've gone into David's concubines. It shows that he's he's 349 00:20:34.720 --> 00:20:38.759 he's taking authority and that he he has something over David, right, 350 00:20:38.759 --> 00:20:41.359 that these are these are his women now, and these 351 00:20:41.359 --> 00:20:44.400 are whis Okay, concubines, you guys think concubines are like 352 00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:50.440 some people believe that they're like prostitutes. Oops, to not 353 00:20:50.480 --> 00:20:52.839 be a skater. Oh no, okay, hold on, I got 354 00:20:52.839 --> 00:21:01.440 a all right, ah yeah yeah, okay, if you hear dings, 355 00:21:01.640 --> 00:21:06.160 I do apologize. I could probably try to silence this. 356 00:21:10.039 --> 00:21:13.400 Hold on really quick here. I don't really want to 357 00:21:13.400 --> 00:21:17.960 be doing that the whole time. All right, give me 358 00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:30.160 one second, hang copy, let me send it to myself. Okay, cool, 359 00:21:30.599 --> 00:21:32.799 I'll send the study to myself. Sorry, guys, I just 360 00:21:33.119 --> 00:21:35.119 I'm gonna shut this phone down because I do not 361 00:21:35.279 --> 00:21:41.839 want this thing going off like that, because it's gonna perfect. 362 00:21:41.920 --> 00:21:44.519 There's that click on that. Thank you for you, guys, 363 00:21:44.559 --> 00:21:47.519 a patience. I really appreciate you. I'm gonna shut this 364 00:21:47.559 --> 00:21:50.359 phone off because if not, you guys canna be hearing 365 00:21:50.400 --> 00:21:51.960 a lot of dings and I do not want that. 366 00:21:53.960 --> 00:21:55.759 I'm not on call tonight, so I don't want that. 367 00:21:55.799 --> 00:21:57.640 I don't need that phone on. Okay, let's do this 368 00:21:57.759 --> 00:22:00.000 switch phones. Thank you for your patience, Love you guys. 369 00:22:00.160 --> 00:22:04.240 Appreciate you, And here we go, all right. Counsel and 370 00:22:04.279 --> 00:22:08.559 strategy A hit though, Well, there we go. I got this. 371 00:22:08.599 --> 00:22:13.640 Once David's trusts one chant, David's trusted advisor, now Counsel's absalom, 372 00:22:14.000 --> 00:22:18.359 further deepening the betrayal. The chapter ends with a strategic 373 00:22:18.480 --> 00:22:22.079 move by Hashai, David's friend, who seeks to counter a 374 00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:27.119 hit though pels a hit though Fell's counsel, showing the 375 00:22:27.160 --> 00:22:31.720 importance of wise and loyal counsel so counsel and strategy. 376 00:22:31.799 --> 00:22:35.079 Counsel and strategy are integral concepts in the Biblical narrative, 377 00:22:35.519 --> 00:22:39.359 often associated with wisdom, guidance and the execution of plans. 378 00:22:39.839 --> 00:22:43.839 In the Bible, council refers to advice or guidance, particularly 379 00:22:44.279 --> 00:22:49.400 that which is sought from God or wise individuals. Strategy 380 00:22:49.599 --> 00:22:53.640 involves the planning and execution of actions to achieve specific goal, 381 00:22:54.240 --> 00:22:59.359 often seen in military or leadership context. Okay, which we're 382 00:22:59.400 --> 00:23:05.200 seeing now, divine counsel. The Bible frequently emphasized the importance 383 00:23:05.240 --> 00:23:09.680 of seeking God's counsel. In Isaiah eleven twelve and Proverbs 384 00:23:09.759 --> 00:23:12.720 nineteen twenty one states, many plans are in a man's heart, 385 00:23:12.759 --> 00:23:16.160 but the purpose of the Lord will prevail. Isaiah eleven twelve. 386 00:23:16.160 --> 00:23:18.160 The spirit of the Lord to described as a spirit 387 00:23:18.200 --> 00:23:23.279 of wisdom and understanding counsel and might human council. The 388 00:23:23.279 --> 00:23:27.079 Bible also acknowledges the value of wise human council. Proverbs 389 00:23:27.079 --> 00:23:33.039 fifteen twenty two states plans fail for lack of counsel, 390 00:23:33.200 --> 00:23:39.000 but with many advisors they succeed. First Kings twelve illustrates 391 00:23:39.000 --> 00:23:41.960 the consequence of rejecting wise counsel as he forsook the 392 00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:45.319 advice of the elders and followed the council of his peers, 393 00:23:45.400 --> 00:23:47.960 leading to the division of the kingdom and then strategic 394 00:23:48.000 --> 00:23:50.359 planning is evident in various Biblical narratives. In the Book 395 00:23:50.359 --> 00:23:54.359 of Joshua, God provides Joshua with a strategy for conquering Jericho, 396 00:23:54.440 --> 00:23:59.440 which we read about counseling in leadership as another one, 397 00:23:59.559 --> 00:24:03.599 counsel and profit profits in the Bible served as conduits 398 00:24:03.599 --> 00:24:09.559 for God's counsel. Isaiah ninety six refers to the coming 399 00:24:09.599 --> 00:24:13.720 Messiah as the wonderful counselor and then warnings against ungodly 400 00:24:13.759 --> 00:24:18.880 counsel sums One one states, blessed is the man who 401 00:24:18.920 --> 00:24:22.079