WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.679 --> 00:00:05.240 Gentlemen, welcome to Sunday Service, Episode eighty. I'm your host, 2 00:00:05.320 --> 00:00:06.599 Josh mon Day. If you don't know me, I'm a 3 00:00:06.679 --> 00:00:10.400 Christian rapper, devoted husband, father, and amy veteran. This is 4 00:00:10.400 --> 00:00:12.880 brought to you by Cold Through Conspiracy Podcast. And thank 5 00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:15.359 you so much for joining me. I really appreciate you guys, 6 00:00:15.839 --> 00:00:19.079 and like I always do, I like to shout out 7 00:00:19.120 --> 00:00:26.359 those that commented last week on Sunday Service. Okay, So 8 00:00:26.480 --> 00:00:30.679 Sunday Service we had MDMP twenty two. Thank you, Jordan 9 00:00:30.800 --> 00:00:35.840 rich Meyer, thank you. That was actually yeah, that was 10 00:00:35.920 --> 00:00:38.320 last week on Sunday Service. Okay, Angela Kelly, thank you. 11 00:00:38.439 --> 00:00:41.280 V Wills, thank you, and MJ D seventy thank. 12 00:00:41.159 --> 00:00:44.159 You so much. Really appreciate you. And let me go ahead. 13 00:00:44.159 --> 00:00:46.719 And my daughter was calling me. I don't know if 14 00:00:46.759 --> 00:00:49.200 you guys heard that, but already started the show. So 15 00:00:49.240 --> 00:00:53.000 they gotta they gotta fix whatever is going on without me. 16 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:54.359 Okay. 17 00:00:54.399 --> 00:00:57.280 So MDMP twenty two, thank you for commenting on Wednesday 18 00:00:57.280 --> 00:00:58.240 Service last week. 19 00:00:58.600 --> 00:01:00.359 And Jordan rich Meyer, thank you. 20 00:01:00.880 --> 00:01:02.799 I don't have an answer for once saved, always saved. 21 00:01:02.799 --> 00:01:03.600 Speaking for myself. 22 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:07.959 Once I discover biblical cosmology, God was undeniable. Amen, thinks 23 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:10.079 naturally when I'm a heart between right and wrong. Yes, 24 00:01:10.079 --> 00:01:15.000 for sure, I still make misakes. Yep, definitely, Yep, awesome, 25 00:01:15.120 --> 00:01:16.879 all right, I don't want to read all that out, 26 00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:20.640 but yep the chains of many vices have fallen since Yes, Amen, 27 00:01:21.480 --> 00:01:24.040 v Wills, thank you so much, really appreciate you. Definitely 28 00:01:24.079 --> 00:01:27.560 shopping around churches. And it's insane how many preach once saved, 29 00:01:27.560 --> 00:01:28.599 always save salvation. 30 00:01:29.159 --> 00:01:29.519 For me. 31 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:33.439 Who believes in repentance and to continue to turn from sin, 32 00:01:33.519 --> 00:01:34.480 I can't get on board. 33 00:01:34.319 --> 00:01:35.120 With those teachings. 34 00:01:35.719 --> 00:01:38.959 And Angela Kelly, even the demons believe in tromble. Amen, 35 00:01:39.159 --> 00:01:41.719 just believe doesn't mean you are saved. In order to 36 00:01:41.760 --> 00:01:43.920 be saved, you have to repent. Truly repent means to 37 00:01:43.959 --> 00:01:46.680 turn away from your sins you did in the past. 38 00:01:46.719 --> 00:01:50.040 You should not sin on purpose, Amen, to sin over 39 00:01:50.079 --> 00:01:53.120 and over again, that would mean that you're never really 40 00:01:53.120 --> 00:01:56.319 truly repented. Therefore you were never really truly saved. Yeah. 41 00:01:56.439 --> 00:01:59.159 And my stance on that is. 42 00:01:59.599 --> 00:02:02.120 Imagine if you're saved your whole life, and then the 43 00:02:02.159 --> 00:02:03.799 mark of the Beast comes and you take the mark 44 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:05.640 of the beast, it says you'll be a race out 45 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:06.319 of the Book of Life. 46 00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:06.560 Right. 47 00:02:07.120 --> 00:02:10.240 Also, if you ever do blasphemy the Holy Spirit, then 48 00:02:10.240 --> 00:02:12.919 you can't be saved. So some people are, you know, 49 00:02:12.960 --> 00:02:16.039 they're they're saved, and then they end up going to college. 50 00:02:17.400 --> 00:02:19.759 You know, this one gentleman was a pastor for like 51 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:21.919 a long time. He went to college and he got 52 00:02:21.919 --> 00:02:25.560 his doctrine or something, and what happened was he he 53 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:28.400 ended up becoming an atheist, so he stopped believing. So 54 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:30.960 he was saved at one time and then he became atheists. Right. 55 00:02:31.400 --> 00:02:33.840 So what they with people I believe in that doctrine 56 00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:38.319 would say is he wasn't really truly saved. Well, I 57 00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:40.599 don't know, you know, it's hard to tell, but yeah, 58 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:43.039 it's very interesting stuff. But you know, I think you 59 00:02:43.039 --> 00:02:45.599 guys all had some great comments there. I went through 60 00:02:45.639 --> 00:02:47.199 those the other day and kind of read through those, 61 00:02:47.240 --> 00:02:48.919 and I see that you guys are commenting back to 62 00:02:48.960 --> 00:02:51.479 each other, which is good. You guys should be doing that. 63 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:53.919 And I wish I had a I don't have a 64 00:02:54.000 --> 00:02:54.879 Spotify account. 65 00:02:54.960 --> 00:02:55.680 My wife does. 66 00:02:56.039 --> 00:02:58.960 My Spotify account is Spotify for podcasters. But I can't 67 00:02:59.240 --> 00:03:01.360 go and up. I can't go and comment on stuff 68 00:03:01.360 --> 00:03:04.120 on there because it's it was my you know, it 69 00:03:04.159 --> 00:03:06.599 was my podcasting instead, so I. 70 00:03:06.599 --> 00:03:07.520 Could probably try. 71 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:09.080 I guess I'll try that and see if I can 72 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:11.639 reply to you guys. But if not, then, you know, 73 00:03:11.680 --> 00:03:13.719 my wife has an account. I don't have one, So 74 00:03:13.759 --> 00:03:15.840 I don't want to pay for Spotify twice, you know, 75 00:03:18.199 --> 00:03:20.800 especially since Spotify wasn't paying me when I was a podcaster. 76 00:03:21.439 --> 00:03:25.120 I had to go to a different company. But my voice, guys, 77 00:03:25.199 --> 00:03:27.639 is a little strange right now. So I'm going to 78 00:03:27.719 --> 00:03:31.759 do my very best to go through these three chapters 79 00:03:31.759 --> 00:03:34.400 with you guys and you know, and just try to 80 00:03:34.439 --> 00:03:36.759 keep my voice kind of at this level, you know, 81 00:03:36.800 --> 00:03:39.439 so I don't raise it up too much so it 82 00:03:39.479 --> 00:03:42.919 doesn't get worse. Because I've really literally been sick for 83 00:03:42.960 --> 00:03:45.560 like two weeks but kind of feel better. 84 00:03:45.599 --> 00:03:47.319 But my voice left, you know, left me. 85 00:03:47.439 --> 00:03:51.599 So it's just something that I deal with from time 86 00:03:51.639 --> 00:03:55.000 to time. And what happens is I'll have a problem 87 00:03:55.039 --> 00:03:57.039 with my voice and then I still do podcasts, so 88 00:03:57.560 --> 00:03:59.919 probably make it worse. But let me just go ahead 89 00:03:59.919 --> 00:04:05.879 and read the intro for First Chronicle seventeen. It's going 90 00:04:05.960 --> 00:04:09.960 to be First Chronicle seventeen captures a critical moment in 91 00:04:10.039 --> 00:04:13.319 Israelite history, when God makes a remarkable promise to King 92 00:04:13.400 --> 00:04:17.480 David through the prophet Nathan. It speaks of God's divine covenant, 93 00:04:17.959 --> 00:04:21.839 the propriety of David's royal lineage, and David's deep humility 94 00:04:21.920 --> 00:04:23.759 and gratitude before God. 95 00:04:23.959 --> 00:04:25.319 Okay, so. 96 00:04:27.399 --> 00:04:30.000 Let me just go ahead and shoot down on my 97 00:04:30.040 --> 00:04:33.199 teaching points. So I'm ready to go, and let's go 98 00:04:33.199 --> 00:04:36.879 ahead and read First Chronicles seventeen God's covenant with David. 99 00:04:37.800 --> 00:04:40.600 First verse says, now it came to pass when David 100 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:42.959 was dwelling in his house that David said to Nathan 101 00:04:43.000 --> 00:04:45.800 the prophet see now I see now I dwell in 102 00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:48.199 a house of cedar. But the ark of the covenant 103 00:04:48.240 --> 00:04:51.319 of the Lord or Yahweh, is under the tent curtains. 104 00:04:51.680 --> 00:04:53.240 Then said Nathan, said to. 105 00:04:53.319 --> 00:04:55.959 David, do all that is in your heart, for God 106 00:04:56.079 --> 00:04:58.959 is with you. And then verse three says, but it 107 00:04:59.040 --> 00:05:03.079 happened that night of the Word of God came to 108 00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:06.600 Nathan saying, go and tell my servant David. Thus says 109 00:05:06.639 --> 00:05:10.800 the Lord Yahweh, you shall not build me a house 110 00:05:10.839 --> 00:05:12.759 to dwell in, for I have not dwelt in a 111 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:15.759 house since the time that I brought up Israel even 112 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:18.000 to this day. But I have gone from the tent, 113 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:21.160 from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another, 114 00:05:21.560 --> 00:05:25.319 wherever I have moved about the Israel. With all Israel. 115 00:05:26.079 --> 00:05:28.600 Have I never spoken a word to any of the 116 00:05:28.680 --> 00:05:31.839 judges of Israel, whom I command to shepherd my people, 117 00:05:32.199 --> 00:05:35.079 saying why have you not built me a house of cedar? 118 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:35.800 Now? 119 00:05:35.800 --> 00:05:40.079 Therefore thus shall you now? Therefore thus shall you say 120 00:05:40.120 --> 00:05:43.240 to my servant David, Thus says the Lord. 121 00:05:43.079 --> 00:05:43.959 Yahweh of Hosts. 122 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:48.560 I took you from the sheepfold, from following sheep, to 123 00:05:48.600 --> 00:05:51.279 be a ruler over my people Israel. And I have 124 00:05:51.360 --> 00:05:54.160 been with you wherever you have gone, and cut off 125 00:05:54.199 --> 00:05:56.600 all your enemies before you, and have made you a 126 00:05:56.720 --> 00:05:58.399 name like the name of great men. 127 00:05:58.519 --> 00:05:59.399 Who are on the earth. 128 00:05:59.600 --> 00:06:02.199 Moreover, I will appoint a place for my people Israel, 129 00:06:02.519 --> 00:06:04.920 and I will plant them that they may dwell in 130 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:09.319 a place of their own and move no more. Nor 131 00:06:09.360 --> 00:06:13.079 shall the sons of wickedness oppress them anymore as previously 132 00:06:13.560 --> 00:06:16.000 since the time I commanded judges to be over my 133 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:20.040 people Israel. Also, I will subdue your enemies. Furthermore, I 134 00:06:20.079 --> 00:06:22.839 tell you that the Lord Yahweh will build you a house, 135 00:06:23.319 --> 00:06:26.079 and it shall be when your days are fulfilled, when 136 00:06:26.079 --> 00:06:28.879 you must go to be with your fathers, that I 137 00:06:28.920 --> 00:06:31.639 will set up your seed after you, who will be 138 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:34.879 of your sons, and I will establish his kingdom. He 139 00:06:34.959 --> 00:06:37.439 shall build me a house, and I will establish his 140 00:06:37.519 --> 00:06:40.199 throne forever. I will be his father, and he shall 141 00:06:40.240 --> 00:06:43.920 be my son. And I will not take my mercy 142 00:06:43.959 --> 00:06:46.639 away from him, as I took it from him who 143 00:06:46.720 --> 00:06:49.519 was before you. And I will establish him in my 144 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:52.639 house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne. 145 00:06:52.360 --> 00:06:53.920 Shall be established forever. 146 00:06:54.560 --> 00:06:58.360 All right, So we'll stop right there, and let me 147 00:06:58.399 --> 00:07:02.680 just pausive. Sure I highlight that portion, So we'll stop there. 148 00:07:02.720 --> 00:07:06.360 So Verse one was talking about David's desire to build 149 00:07:06.360 --> 00:07:09.519 a temple. David expresses his desire to build a house 150 00:07:09.600 --> 00:07:13.800 for the Lord Yahweh, recognizing his disparity between his own 151 00:07:13.839 --> 00:07:17.079 palace and the tent that housed the Ark of the Covenant. Here, 152 00:07:17.120 --> 00:07:19.079 I am living in a house of cedar, while the 153 00:07:19.199 --> 00:07:21.759 Ark of the Covenant of the Lord Yahweh is under 154 00:07:21.800 --> 00:07:22.120 a tent. 155 00:07:23.680 --> 00:07:25.160 So let's go ahead and check this out. 156 00:07:25.680 --> 00:07:27.879 So we'll look a little deeper into this David's desire 157 00:07:27.920 --> 00:07:30.639 to build the temple. David, the second King of Israel, 158 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:32.920 is renowned for his deep devotion to God and his 159 00:07:33.000 --> 00:07:36.959 significant role in establishing Jerusalem as the political and spiritual 160 00:07:37.000 --> 00:07:39.879 center of Israel. One of the most profound expressions of 161 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:42.279 his faith was his desire to build the temple for 162 00:07:42.319 --> 00:07:45.560 the Lord Yahweh, and a desire that is documented in 163 00:07:45.560 --> 00:07:49.560 the books of Second Samuel and First Chronicles biblical contexts. 164 00:07:49.959 --> 00:07:52.839 David's aspiration to construct a temple is first mentioned in 165 00:07:52.920 --> 00:07:57.160 Second Samuel seven. After securing peace and establishing his establishing 166 00:07:57.199 --> 00:08:00.319 his reign, David reflects on the contrast between his own 167 00:08:00.360 --> 00:08:02.959 palace of Cedar and the tent that housed the Ark 168 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:05.600 of the Covenant. He expresses a desire to build a 169 00:08:05.600 --> 00:08:08.800 permanent dwelling place for the Ark, saying to the prophet Nathan, 170 00:08:08.800 --> 00:08:11.040 here I am living in a house of Cedar, while 171 00:08:11.040 --> 00:08:14.680 the Ark of God remains in a tenth excuse me, 172 00:08:17.199 --> 00:08:22.600 divine response. God's response to David's desire is conveyed through 173 00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:26.360 Nathan the prophet. Initially, Nathan encourages David, but that night 174 00:08:26.399 --> 00:08:29.839 the word of the Lord came to Nathan, and with 175 00:08:29.839 --> 00:08:32.919 a different message. God reminds David of his faithfulness and 176 00:08:32.960 --> 00:08:35.080 the fact that he has never dwelt in a house 177 00:08:35.240 --> 00:08:37.120 since bringing the Israelites out of Egypt. 178 00:08:37.639 --> 00:08:39.519 The Lord Yahweh declares, and. 179 00:08:39.519 --> 00:08:41.039 I have not dwelt in a house from the day 180 00:08:41.039 --> 00:08:43.279 I brought the Israelites out of Egypt to this day, 181 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:45.840 but I have been moving from place to place with 182 00:08:45.919 --> 00:08:49.759 the tent as my dwelling two Samuel seven, verse six. 183 00:08:50.240 --> 00:08:53.679 God further reveals his plans for David, promising to establish 184 00:08:53.759 --> 00:08:57.440 David's house and kingdom forever. The covenant, known as the 185 00:08:57.519 --> 00:09:02.879 Dividic Covenant, is a pivotal moment in biblic history. God tells, David, 186 00:09:02.919 --> 00:09:05.879 your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me. 187 00:09:06.039 --> 00:09:10.000 Your throne will be established forever Tewod Samuel seven, verse sixteen. 188 00:09:10.799 --> 00:09:14.240 David's reaction upon receiving God's message. David responds with humility 189 00:09:14.240 --> 00:09:17.519 and gratitude. So I don't really want to get a 190 00:09:17.879 --> 00:09:22.120 spoiler alert, but I'll just go over the significance, and 191 00:09:22.159 --> 00:09:25.639 then I want to read this from fifteen on, because 192 00:09:25.639 --> 00:09:30.360 this other part's kind of in first Chronicles twenty two. 193 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:33.600 I could go over that portion, actually, but a lot 194 00:09:33.600 --> 00:09:35.440 of this is going to be like what I'm about 195 00:09:35.480 --> 00:09:40.000 to go over. So so I'll. 196 00:09:39.840 --> 00:09:41.840 Talk about preparations for the temple, and then I'll go 197 00:09:41.879 --> 00:09:45.559 over the significance. Although David is not permitted to build 198 00:09:45.559 --> 00:09:49.480 the temple himself, he actively prepares for its construction. In 199 00:09:49.519 --> 00:09:52.639 First Chronicles twenty two, David gathers materials and instructs his 200 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:55.559 son Solomon, who is chosen by God, to build the temple. 201 00:09:55.840 --> 00:09:58.320 David says to Solomon, my son, I had it in 202 00:09:58.360 --> 00:09:59.799 my heart to build a house for the name of 203 00:09:59.799 --> 00:10:03.000 the Lord Yahweh, my God. First Chronicles twenty two, verse seven. 204 00:10:03.320 --> 00:10:06.200 He explains that God has chosen Solomon for this task 205 00:10:06.279 --> 00:10:10.200 and encourages him to be strong and courageous. David's preparations 206 00:10:10.200 --> 00:10:14.720 include amassing vast quantities of gold, silver, bronze, and iron 207 00:10:14.879 --> 00:10:18.679 and other materials. He also organizes the levites and priests, 208 00:10:18.759 --> 00:10:22.440 setting the stage for the temple's future services. David's dedication 209 00:10:22.559 --> 00:10:26.200 to the temple project underscores his commitment to honoring God 210 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:28.600 and ensuring that worship remains central. 211 00:10:28.279 --> 00:10:31.240 To the life of Israel. What's the significance of this? 212 00:10:32.240 --> 00:10:35.360 David's desire to build the temple reflects his heart of 213 00:10:35.399 --> 00:10:38.879 God and understanding of the importance of a central place. 214 00:10:39.519 --> 00:10:41.320 Of worship for the nation of Israel. 215 00:10:42.399 --> 00:10:45.159 Let me go to the top, make sure I got 216 00:10:45.159 --> 00:10:51.720 this ready for the nation of Israel. 217 00:10:51.759 --> 00:10:53.519 While God will not allow David to. 218 00:10:53.480 --> 00:10:56.879 Construct the temple, his preparations and the establishment of the 219 00:10:56.960 --> 00:11:00.000 Vidic Covenant laid the foundation of the future of Israel 220 00:11:00.480 --> 00:11:04.000 and the coming of the Messiah who will fulfill God's 221 00:11:04.000 --> 00:11:07.720 promises to David. All right, So that's all interesting stuff. 222 00:11:08.000 --> 00:11:12.080 God's response response through Nathan. God speaks to David through 223 00:11:12.120 --> 00:11:14.240 the prophet Nathan, redirecting David's. 224 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:17.559 Plans and revealing his own divine plan. All right, So 225 00:11:19.679 --> 00:11:21.120 we can read a little further into that. 226 00:11:21.679 --> 00:11:24.759 God's response through Nathan the prophet is a significant event 227 00:11:24.759 --> 00:11:27.879 in the Biblical narrative, particularly in the life of King David. 228 00:11:27.960 --> 00:11:31.120 This encounter is primarily recorded in Tewod Samuel twelve and 229 00:11:31.240 --> 00:11:35.200 serves as a profound example of divine communication, judgment, and mercy. 230 00:11:35.639 --> 00:11:39.159 Nathan's role as a prophet was to convey God's messages 231 00:11:39.480 --> 00:11:44.360 to the people, and in this instant he was tasked 232 00:11:44.360 --> 00:11:46.960 with confronting King David, which is interesting because he's a 233 00:11:47.000 --> 00:11:50.480 prophet and he's got to tell King David right, good thing. 234 00:11:50.559 --> 00:11:53.600 David had a great heart regarding his sin with Bathsheba 235 00:11:53.639 --> 00:11:57.159 and the subsequent murder of her husband Uriah the Hittite. 236 00:11:57.720 --> 00:12:04.000 So let's go ahead, and we'll go ahead and keep reading, 237 00:12:04.000 --> 00:12:05.879 and then we'll go back to this because he's probably 238 00:12:05.879 --> 00:12:08.360 going to be talking about it right here. So first, 239 00:12:08.440 --> 00:12:12.320 Chronicles seventeen, verse fifteen says, according to all these words 240 00:12:12.360 --> 00:12:15.559 and according to this vision, So Nathan spoke to David. 241 00:12:16.120 --> 00:12:18.879 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord Yahweh, 242 00:12:18.879 --> 00:12:22.200 and he said, who am i, oh Lord Yahweh God, 243 00:12:22.600 --> 00:12:25.000 And what is my house that you have brought me 244 00:12:25.039 --> 00:12:27.320 this far? And yet this is a small thing in. 245 00:12:27.279 --> 00:12:28.519 Your sight, Oh God. 246 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:31.039 And you have also spoken of your servant's house for 247 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:33.799 a great while to come, and have regarded me according 248 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:36.519 to the rank of man of high decree, Oh Lord 249 00:12:36.600 --> 00:12:39.879 Yahweh God. What more can David say to you for 250 00:12:40.440 --> 00:12:43.759 the honor of your servant, for you know your servant, 251 00:12:44.039 --> 00:12:47.200 Oh Lord Yahweh, for your servant's sake, and according to 252 00:12:47.240 --> 00:12:50.080 your own heart, you have done all this greatness and 253 00:12:50.200 --> 00:12:53.879 making known all these great things, Oh Lord Yahweh, There 254 00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:56.840 is none like you, Nor is there any god besides you, 255 00:12:57.279 --> 00:12:59.120 according to all that we have. 256 00:12:59.159 --> 00:13:03.320 Heard with your ears with our ears. And who is 257 00:13:03.440 --> 00:13:03.639 like you? 258 00:13:04.440 --> 00:13:07.679 Who is like your people Israel, the one nation on 259 00:13:07.759 --> 00:13:10.840 the earth whom God went to redeem for himself as people, 260 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:14.759 to make for himself a name by great and awesome deeds, 261 00:13:14.759 --> 00:13:18.120 by driving out nations before your people, whom you redeem 262 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:22.559 from Egypt. For you have had your people, Israel, your 263 00:13:22.679 --> 00:13:25.879 very own people, forever, and you, Lord Yahweh, have become 264 00:13:26.000 --> 00:13:26.559 their god. 265 00:13:27.240 --> 00:13:29.159 And now, oh Lord Yahweh, the word. 266 00:13:28.919 --> 00:13:32.399 Which you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, 267 00:13:32.759 --> 00:13:35.559 let it be established forever. And do as you have said, 268 00:13:35.960 --> 00:13:38.360 so it will be established, and your name will be 269 00:13:38.399 --> 00:13:42.399 magnified forever, saying the Lord of Hosts, God, the God 270 00:13:42.440 --> 00:13:45.320 of Israel, is Israel's God. And let the house of 271 00:13:45.360 --> 00:13:48.320 your servant David be established before you. For you, oh 272 00:13:48.360 --> 00:13:51.440 my God, have revealed to your servant that you have 273 00:13:52.039 --> 00:13:55.000 built him a house. Therefore, your servant has found it 274 00:13:55.039 --> 00:13:58.440 in his heart to pray before you. And now, Lord Yahweh, 275 00:13:58.519 --> 00:14:01.720 your God, and you have alm this goodness to your servant. 276 00:14:02.120 --> 00:14:04.039 Now you have been pleased to bless the house of 277 00:14:04.080 --> 00:14:07.559 your servant. Then it may continue before you forever, for 278 00:14:07.679 --> 00:14:10.200 you have blessed it, oh Lord Yahweh, and it shall 279 00:14:10.240 --> 00:14:12.639 be blessed forever. So that's the end of the chapter. 280 00:14:13.559 --> 00:14:14.399 We'll go back to this. 281 00:14:15.440 --> 00:14:16.120 Let me see the. 282 00:14:20.840 --> 00:14:23.639 Okay, So yeah, let me just I'll go and going 283 00:14:23.679 --> 00:14:25.240 and continue going over this real quick. 284 00:14:25.080 --> 00:14:29.840 Because it's gonna kind of dig a little deeper. 285 00:14:29.919 --> 00:14:33.559 So the backdrop of God's response through Nathan is King 286 00:14:33.639 --> 00:14:37.679 David's grievous sin. David had committed adultery with Bathsheba, attempting 287 00:14:37.679 --> 00:14:40.320 to cover up with the resulting a pregnancy by summoning 288 00:14:40.320 --> 00:14:43.919 her husband Aryah from the battlefield. When your eye's integrity 289 00:14:43.960 --> 00:14:47.039 throw to David's plans, the King orchestrated your eye's death 290 00:14:47.080 --> 00:14:49.480 by placing him in the front lines of battle. After 291 00:14:49.519 --> 00:14:52.879 your eye's death, David took Bathsheba as his wife. This 292 00:14:53.000 --> 00:14:56.919 series of actions displeased the Lord Yahweh, prompting him to 293 00:14:57.000 --> 00:15:01.320 send Nathan to David. Nathan's parable. Nathan approached David with 294 00:15:01.360 --> 00:15:03.960 the parable, a common method used by prophets to convey 295 00:15:04.039 --> 00:15:07.720 divine truths. He told the account of a rich man 296 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:11.159 who despised having many sheep and cattle, took the only 297 00:15:11.279 --> 00:15:13.480 lamb of a poor man to prepare a meal for 298 00:15:13.519 --> 00:15:18.159 a Travelervid, incensed by justice, declared that the rich man 299 00:15:18.480 --> 00:15:21.519 deserved to die and must repay foretold of the lamb. 300 00:15:22.039 --> 00:15:28.159 Nathan then revealed the parable's true meaning of the piercing 301 00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:31.360 words you are the man Tewod Samuel twelve, verse seven. 302 00:15:31.399 --> 00:15:34.879 This declaration exposed David's sin and brought him face to faith, 303 00:15:35.240 --> 00:15:38.600 face to face with his wrongdoing, God's judgment and mercy. 304 00:15:38.679 --> 00:15:42.039 Through Nathan, God pronounced judgment on David. The sword would 305 00:15:42.080 --> 00:15:47.120 never depart from his house, the calamity would arise from 306 00:15:47.159 --> 00:15:50.279 within his own family. Furthermore, God declared that David's wives 307 00:15:50.320 --> 00:15:52.799 would be given to someone close to him, and this 308 00:15:52.840 --> 00:15:58.679 would occur publicly. Despite these severe consequences, Nathan also conveyed 309 00:15:58.679 --> 00:16:01.919 God's mercy of its life would be spared, and although 310 00:16:01.960 --> 00:16:05.399 the child born in Bathsheba would die, David's repentance led 311 00:16:05.440 --> 00:16:09.080 to his forgiveness. Nathan's message highlighted the dual aspect of 312 00:16:09.120 --> 00:16:12.360 God's character, his justice in dealing with sin, and his 313 00:16:12.519 --> 00:16:16.879 mercy and offering forgiveness David's response. David's response to Nathan's 314 00:16:16.919 --> 00:16:20.679 confrontation was one of genuine repentance. He confessed, I have 315 00:16:20.759 --> 00:16:23.799 sinned against the Lord Yahweh two Samuel twelve, verse thirteen. 316 00:16:24.159 --> 00:16:27.799 This acknowledgment of sin and subsequent repentance are further elaborated 317 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:31.360 in Psalms fifty one, where David pleads for God's mercy, cleansing, 318 00:16:31.399 --> 00:16:39.320 and restoration. David's contrition contrition in God's forgiveness underscores the 319 00:16:39.320 --> 00:16:43.000 biblical principle that God desires a broken and contraur heart 320 00:16:43.360 --> 00:16:49.120 over mere ritualistic offerings. Theological implications. God's response through Nathan 321 00:16:49.200 --> 00:16:55.320 carey significant theological implications. It demonstrates the seriousness for which 322 00:16:55.360 --> 00:16:59.440 God views sin, particularly among those in leadership. The narrative 323 00:16:59.440 --> 00:17:03.200 also states the role of prophets as God's mouthpieces, tasked 324 00:17:03.240 --> 00:17:08.240 with delivering messages to both for amost, messages of both 325 00:17:09.279 --> 00:17:13.359 judgment and hope. Furthermore, it emphasizes the possibility of restoration 326 00:17:13.440 --> 00:17:19.039 and forgiveness through genuine repentance, a theme that resonates throughout scripture, legacy, 327 00:17:19.079 --> 00:17:22.519 and lessons. The encounter between Nathan and David has left 328 00:17:22.519 --> 00:17:25.599 a lasting legacy and biblical history. It serves as a 329 00:17:25.640 --> 00:17:28.960 cautionary tale about the consequences of sin and the importance 330 00:17:28.960 --> 00:17:33.480 of accountability. Nathan's courage in confronting a powerful king as 331 00:17:33.519 --> 00:17:38.519 a testament the prophetic calling and the necessity of speaking truth. 332 00:17:38.279 --> 00:17:39.839 To power for believers. 333 00:17:39.880 --> 00:17:43.039 This narrative is a reminder of God's unwavering justice and 334 00:17:43.119 --> 00:17:47.599 as boundless grace, encouraging a life of integrity, repentance, and 335 00:17:47.640 --> 00:17:52.359 faithfulness to God's commands. Okay, and then it talks a 336 00:17:52.359 --> 00:17:55.160 little bit about the dividic covenant. In verse eleven, God 337 00:17:55.240 --> 00:17:58.799 establishes a covenant with David, promising to establish his throne forever. 338 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:01.759 I'll raise up your offspring after you, one of your 339 00:18:01.799 --> 00:18:04.279 own sons, and I will establish his kingdom. 340 00:18:04.799 --> 00:18:07.960 All right, So what else do we have? 341 00:18:10.240 --> 00:18:13.920 We have David's humble response in first Chronicle seventeen, verse sixteen. 342 00:18:14.440 --> 00:18:19.920 David responds with humility and gratitude, acknowledging God's greatness and faithfulness. 343 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:22.559 Who am I O? Lord? 344 00:18:22.640 --> 00:18:25.440 Yahweh God? And what is my house? What have you 345 00:18:25.440 --> 00:18:28.480 brought me this far? I'll see if there's anything good 346 00:18:28.480 --> 00:18:33.519 on this? Okay, Yeah, this is just talking about all 347 00:18:33.559 --> 00:18:35.680 about David. We've already gone over this before, So I 348 00:18:35.680 --> 00:18:39.079 don't really want to get into that God's sovereignty and grace. 349 00:18:39.119 --> 00:18:42.519 That's something that's in First Chronicle seventeen, verse seven. The 350 00:18:42.640 --> 00:18:45.839 chapter highlights God's sovereignty in choosing David and his grace 351 00:18:45.880 --> 00:18:49.000 and blessing David's lineage. I took from the pastor from 352 00:18:49.000 --> 00:18:51.200 following the flock, to be a ruler. 353 00:18:50.960 --> 00:18:54.079 Over my people Israel. Okay, so it says. 354 00:18:55.480 --> 00:18:58.759 The sovereignty of God is a fundamental doctrine in Christian theology, 355 00:18:59.240 --> 00:19:02.839 affirming that God is the supreme authority and all things 356 00:19:02.880 --> 00:19:05.920 are under his control. This concept is rooted in the 357 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:10.519 understanding that God, as the creator and sustainer of the universe, exercises. 358 00:19:09.880 --> 00:19:11.160 His will overall creation. 359 00:19:11.759 --> 00:19:15.839 The Bible consistently affirms God's sovereign rule, as seen in 360 00:19:15.880 --> 00:19:19.359 passages like Psalms one O three nineteen. The Lord Yahweh 361 00:19:19.359 --> 00:19:22.400 has established his throne in heaven and his kingdom rules 362 00:19:22.440 --> 00:19:25.880 over all. This first underscores the belief that God's authority 363 00:19:25.920 --> 00:19:30.039 is absolute in his dominion is universal. God's sovereignty is 364 00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:35.119 also evident in the governance of human history and individual lives. 365 00:19:35.440 --> 00:19:39.880 Proverbs sixteen, verse nine states a man's heart plans his course, 366 00:19:39.960 --> 00:19:44.240 but the Lord Yahweh determines his steps, highlighting the divine 367 00:19:44.319 --> 00:19:49.279 orchestration of human affairs. Similarly, in Daniel four thirty five declares, 368 00:19:49.680 --> 00:19:52.480 all the people of the earth are regarded as nothing. 369 00:19:52.880 --> 00:19:55.160 He does as he pleases with the army of heaven, 370 00:19:55.400 --> 00:19:59.279 and the people on the earth he can No one 371 00:19:59.319 --> 00:20:01.559 can hold back his hand and say to him, what 372 00:20:01.640 --> 00:20:05.480 have you done. These scriptures emphasize that God's purpose cannot 373 00:20:05.519 --> 00:20:08.319 be thwarted and his plans are executed according to his 374 00:20:08.359 --> 00:20:11.680 perfect wisdom and timing. The sovereignty of God is not 375 00:20:11.799 --> 00:20:14.960 limited to his control over physical world, but extends to 376 00:20:15.000 --> 00:20:19.319 the spiritual realm as well. In Ephesians one, verse eleven 377 00:20:20.319 --> 00:20:24.000 affirms in him we are also chosen as God's own, 378 00:20:24.839 --> 00:20:27.759 having been predestined according to the plan of Him who 379 00:20:27.799 --> 00:20:31.359 works everything by the counsel of his will. This passage 380 00:20:31.359 --> 00:20:34.559 reflects the belief that God's sovereign will encompasses the salvation 381 00:20:34.640 --> 00:20:41.000 of individuals, orchestrating events to fulfill his redemptive purposes. The 382 00:20:41.039 --> 00:20:43.640 grace of God. The grace of God is a central 383 00:20:43.680 --> 00:20:47.920 theme in Christian theology, representing his unmerited favor and love 384 00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:51.759 toward humanity. Grace is the means by which God offers 385 00:20:51.759 --> 00:20:55.960 salvation and blessings to sinners, not based on works or merit, 386 00:20:56.240 --> 00:21:01.240 but solely on his benevolent character talk about in Ephesians two, 387 00:21:01.319 --> 00:21:04.440 verses eight through nine articulates his foundational truth. But it 388 00:21:04.519 --> 00:21:08.400 is by grace you have been saved through faith, and 389 00:21:08.440 --> 00:21:10.920 it is not of works. It is a gift of God, 390 00:21:11.559 --> 00:21:15.000 so that no man can boast. This passage underscores that 391 00:21:15.039 --> 00:21:18.400 salvation is a divine gift, freely given and received through faith. 392 00:21:20.319 --> 00:21:23.039 In the interplay of God's sovereignty and grace, believers find 393 00:21:23.079 --> 00:21:26.240 assurance and hope. Romans eight twenty eight provides comfort and 394 00:21:26.279 --> 00:21:28.440 the knowledge that we know that God works all things 395 00:21:28.480 --> 00:21:31.680 together for the good of those who love Him, who 396 00:21:31.680 --> 00:21:35.200 are called according to his purpose. This verse encapsulates the 397 00:21:35.839 --> 00:21:39.839 harmonious relationship between God's sovereign plan and his gracious provision, 398 00:21:39.839 --> 00:21:42.559 assuring believers that their lives are under the care of 399 00:21:42.599 --> 00:21:44.119 a loving and sovereign God. 400 00:21:44.200 --> 00:21:47.519 Okay, so there we go, So that chapter is done. 401 00:21:47.680 --> 00:21:49.400