Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Sunday Service, Episode forty nine.
Speaker 1: I'm your host, Josh my Day. If you to know me,
Speaker 1: I'm a Christian rapper, devoted husband, father, and army veteran.
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Speaker 1: we're gonna be jumping into first Samuel seven. Okay, that's
Speaker 1: what we're gonna be going over today, probably seven, eight,
Speaker 1: and nine. That's kind of what I studied for. I
Speaker 1: do have some notes for ten though, just in case
Speaker 1: we may go to ten. We'll see. Let me just
Speaker 1: go ahead and share the screen for those that could
Speaker 1: see the screen that you go. Perfect, all right, and
Speaker 1: let's do a little intro before we start. First. Samuel
Speaker 1: seven demonstrates the transformative power of sincere repentance and prayer
Speaker 1: and God's faithfulness and delivering those who call on Him,
Speaker 1: and encourages us to discard any idols in our lives
Speaker 1: and realign ourselves with God's purpose. It shows the importance
Speaker 1: of Godly leadership in bringing about spiritual and social transformations.
Speaker 1: So perfect, all right, let me get to my teaching
Speaker 1: points here now, last chapter in chapter six, let me
Speaker 1: go back real quick, because there's something I want to mention.
Speaker 1: In chapter six there was a part here where it said,
Speaker 1: let me see where is it? Where is it? Where
Speaker 1: is it? Oh, it says this, It says this is
Speaker 1: a First Samuel six verse nineteen. I'm just going back
Speaker 1: real quick to tell you guys something. And chapter nineteen.
Speaker 1: When I was reading it, I was like, wow, fifty
Speaker 1: thousand and seventy men. Wow, it was really surprising to
Speaker 1: me that number. Now it says, then he struck the
Speaker 1: men Beth Semester, because they looked into the ark of
Speaker 1: the Lord, which is the ark of the covenant. He
Speaker 1: struck fifty thousand and seventy men of the people. Now,
Speaker 1: if you go to different translations, it actually will only
Speaker 1: say seventy men of the people because different different manuscripts
Speaker 1: have different have different have it different there. Some of
Speaker 1: it have seventy men, only some of them have fifty
Speaker 1: thousand and seventy men. So I just want to let
Speaker 1: you guys know that. So not all manuscripts said that.
Speaker 1: So you know, there's you know, the I think it's
Speaker 1: the A the what a American standard version would say
Speaker 1: only seventy men the ESV. Let's check that out real quick.
Speaker 1: Let me just see, because I was listening to because
Speaker 1: I was looking into that, I was like, whoa, that
Speaker 1: part right there just blew me away, you know, because
Speaker 1: it is that's first nineteen to me. It's just surprising,
Speaker 1: you know, just some things in the Bible surprise me,
Speaker 1: even me. I read it a lot, but you know,
Speaker 1: not everything is just comes out to me. So okay, oh, okay, yeah.
Speaker 1: So if you look at the NIV, the okay, this
Speaker 1: one says, but God struck down some of the inhabitants
Speaker 1: of Besha Mash, putting away seventy of them to death
Speaker 1: because they looked into the ark of the covenant. A
Speaker 1: few manuscripts, oh, it says most Hebrew manuscripts and septuagent
Speaker 1: say fifty thousand and seventy, but some do not. Okay,
Speaker 1: So I don't know, just want to let you guys
Speaker 1: know that. So I don't want to have, you know,
Speaker 1: any kind of debate about it or make the show
Speaker 1: about it. But I just want to let you guys
Speaker 1: know that some manuscripts don't say fifty thousands. Some of
Speaker 1: them only say seventy. But it looks like the Hugen
Speaker 1: and most manuscripts do say fifty thousand. So I want
Speaker 1: to I'll stick with it and say it all right.
Speaker 1: Let's go ahead and start at first, Samuel seven, Israel
Speaker 1: defeats the Philistines. Then the men of kirjath Jerim came
Speaker 1: and took the Ark of the Lord and brought it
Speaker 1: into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated
Speaker 1: Elias or his son, to keep the ark of the Lord.
Speaker 1: Samuel judges Israel. So it was the ark. So so
Speaker 1: it was that the ark remained in Kirjah Jireim a
Speaker 1: long time. It was there twenty years, and all the
Speaker 1: house of Israel laminated after the Lord. Then Samuel spoke
Speaker 1: to all the house of the Lord, saying, if you
Speaker 1: return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put
Speaker 1: away the foreign gods and the astoroths from among you,
Speaker 1: and prepare your hearts for the Lord and serve him.
Speaker 1: Only he will deliver you from the hands of the Philistines.
Speaker 1: So the children of Israel put away the bails and
Speaker 1: the astorosths and serve the Lord. Only. See God's grace there.
Speaker 1: Let's go ahead and pause. There, you guys, see that
Speaker 1: God has grace. You know, they were actually worshiping Bail
Speaker 1: and Astaroth, and God said basically said Samuel to speak
Speaker 1: to them and tell him, if you return to the
Speaker 1: Lord with all your hearts, which means repent, that's what
Speaker 1: it means, I mean literally a change of heart. Then
Speaker 1: put away the foreign gods and the astrosts among you,
Speaker 1: and prepare your hearts for the Lord and serve him.
Speaker 1: Only he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.
Speaker 1: So the children of Israel put away the bales and
Speaker 1: astorosts and serve the Lord onally. So that's a blessing.
Speaker 1: So let's go ahead and check what my notes saying.
Speaker 1: So the Ark of the Covenant remained in Karajurim for
Speaker 1: twenty years, during which all the house Is were laminated
Speaker 1: this period, a lamentation signifies a deep longing for God's
Speaker 1: presence and favor. So the Ark of the Covenant was
Speaker 1: gone to the Philissines and they came back. So I
Speaker 1: think maybe that assisted them just a little bit, right,
Speaker 1: So that's what it means, like a deep belonging for
Speaker 1: God's presence in favor. And God's presence is not going
Speaker 1: to be there, right. You can have the Ark of
Speaker 1: the Covenant there all you want, but if everybody's worshiping
Speaker 1: Bail and Astaroth, then God's presence will not be there.
Speaker 1: But what he's saying is you put away those other
Speaker 1: gods and idols and you worship Me only, then his
Speaker 1: presence will be back. And then Samuel called to repentance.
Speaker 1: Samuel instructs it is lies to return to the Lord
Speaker 1: in all their hearts and put away the foreign gods.
Speaker 1: True repentance involves turning away from idols and wholeheartedly seeking God.
Speaker 1: Amen to that, and let's go ahead and continue. And
Speaker 1: Samuel said, gather all Israel to miss Paul, and I
Speaker 1: will pray to the Lord for you. So they gathered
Speaker 1: together at Mizpah, drew water and poured it out from
Speaker 1: the before the Lord, and they fasted the day and
Speaker 1: said there we have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel
Speaker 1: judge the children of Israel at Mizpah. So Samuel, I
Speaker 1: think I have it in my other notes. Let me
Speaker 1: check it out. Samuel was a prophet, he was a
Speaker 1: priest and a judge over Israel. So he was like
Speaker 1: all three. You know, he wasn't just a judge. I mean,
Speaker 1: you don't see, you don't see Samson prophesy and all
Speaker 1: that stuff, right, He was just a judge, right, so
Speaker 1: a strong judge. But Samuel is a prophet, a priest,
Speaker 1: and a judge over Israel. So he's actually the last
Speaker 1: judge of Israel. So he kind of handles three different
Speaker 1: things at once. So that's why you kind of see
Speaker 1: him praying over them Sehi prophesying, and he's also judging them, right,
Speaker 1: So that's why it says Samuel judged the children of
Speaker 1: Israel at Mispah. And we'll go ahead and continue reading.
Speaker 1: And that is okay, that's actually not number five and six,
Speaker 1: so I'm gonna want to read that. So the Israelites
Speaker 1: gather at Mizpah, this is in my notes, where they
Speaker 1: confess their sins and Samuel intercedes for them. This collective
Speaker 1: act of humility and prayer is crucial on for national revival, right,
Speaker 1: So we need to have somebody that's kind of representing
Speaker 1: and the collective active humility of everybody kind of putting
Speaker 1: away all those gods and praying is crucial for national revival. Right,
Speaker 1: So we have that. Now, let's go ahead and go
Speaker 1: to first Samuel seven, verse seven. Now, when the Philistines
Speaker 1: heard that the children of Israel had gathered together at Mispah.
Speaker 1: The lords of the Philistines went up against Israel, and
Speaker 1: when the children of Israel heard of it, they were
Speaker 1: afraid of the Philistines. So the children of Israel said
Speaker 1: to Samuel, do not seize to cry out to the Lord,
Speaker 1: our God for us, that he may save us from
Speaker 1: the hands of the Philistines. And as you guys know,
Speaker 1: the Philistines were kind of ruling over them even back
Speaker 1: when Samson was around, you know, so it's been a
Speaker 1: long time, it says. And Samuel took a suckling lamb
Speaker 1: and offered it as a hole burnt offering to the Lord.
Speaker 1: Now you see, do you see any other judges offering
Speaker 1: stuff to the Lord? No, okay, I don't remember any
Speaker 1: of the judges that we read about in the Book
Speaker 1: of Judges offering anything to the Lord because they weren't priests,
Speaker 1: you see. So Samuel's different. He's a prophet, he's a priest,
Speaker 1: and he's also a judge. That's why you see him
Speaker 1: doing a whole offering to the Lord. Then Samuel cried
Speaker 1: out to the Lord for Israel, and the Lord answer him.
Speaker 1: Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. The Philistines
Speaker 1: drew near to battle against Israel. But the Lord thundered
Speaker 1: with a loud thundered upon the Philistines that day, and
Speaker 1: so confused that they were overcome before Israel. And the
Speaker 1: men of Israel went to Mispah and pursued the Philistines
Speaker 1: and drove them back as far as beth Carr. Then
Speaker 1: Samuel took a stone, set it up between miss Paw
Speaker 1: and Shin, and called save its name Ebenezer, saying, thus
Speaker 1: far the Lord has helped us. Amen to that. So
Speaker 1: as the Philistines attack, Samuel offers a burnt offering, and
Speaker 1: the Lord thunders against the Philistines, leading to defeat. That's
Speaker 1: in First Samuel seven, verses ten to eleven. God's intervention
Speaker 1: demonstrates his power and faithfulness to those who trust in him.
Speaker 1: Amen to that. And then in verse twelve, we have
Speaker 1: the stone of help Ebenezer. Samuel sets up a stone
Speaker 1: called Ebenezer, saying, thus far the Lord has helped us.
Speaker 1: This serves as a tangible reminder of God's past faithfulness
Speaker 1: and encourages trust in his future provision. Let's go ahead
Speaker 1: and look a little deeper into the stone of help. Ebenezer,
Speaker 1: a term meaning stone of help, holds significant historical, spiritual
Speaker 1: importance and a biblical narrative. It is a symbol of
Speaker 1: divine assistance and a testament of God's faithfulness to his
Speaker 1: people Israel. The term is primarily associated with an event
Speaker 1: during the time of the prophet Samuels recorded in the
Speaker 1: Old Testament. The account of Ebenezer is found in First
Speaker 1: Samuel seven. The Israelites were in a period of spiritual
Speaker 1: renewal repentance under the leadership of Samuel. After suffering defeat
Speaker 1: at the hands of the Philistines and losing the ark
Speaker 1: of the Covenant, the Isuelites turned back to the Lord.
Speaker 1: Samuel called the people to gather in Ms. Paul Or.
Speaker 1: They facet and confessed their sins and sought the Lord's favor. So,
Speaker 1: following this divine intervention, that Israelites pursued and defeated the
Speaker 1: Philistine and commemoration of the victory the perpetual reminder of
Speaker 1: God's help, Samuel set up a stone between Mispaul and Shin.
Speaker 1: He called that Ebenezer, saying, thus far the Lord has
Speaker 1: helped us. This act serves as a tangible reminder of
Speaker 1: God's deliverance and faithfulness and the theological implications. Ebenezer represents
Speaker 1: a pivotal moment in Israel's history where reliance on God
Speaker 1: led to victory over their enemies. It highlights the necessity
Speaker 1: of repentance, prayer, and faith in God's power. This account
Speaker 1: of Ebenezer encourages believers to erect their own stones of
Speaker 1: help into spiritual journey, marking moments of divine intervention and grace. Conclusion,
Speaker 1: the Ebenezer Stone stands as a testament to the enduring
Speaker 1: truth that God is present help in times of need.
Speaker 1: God is a present help in times of need. It
Speaker 1: calls believers to remember and celebrate the ways in which
Speaker 1: God has intervened in their lives, encouraging a postor of
Speaker 1: faith and reliance on His unchanging nature. It also reminds
Speaker 1: you not not not the the stone, but also what
Speaker 1: God did here. Reminds you that you might have an
Speaker 1: idol in your life. You know, whether it's alcohol, whether
Speaker 1: it's drugs, whether it's pornography, or whether I always mention
Speaker 1: all these different idols that we have. TV can be
Speaker 1: an idol, computer can be an idol. Looking up bad
Speaker 1: websites can be an idol. So just just so you
Speaker 1: know that if you repent with all your heart, then
Speaker 1: God is going to give you grace for you to
Speaker 1: be able to come back to the Lord, and the
Speaker 1: Lord will help you fight your battles again. But as
Speaker 1: you keep sinning, and then you and then you, you
Speaker 1: know you're praying to the Lord to help you. You
Speaker 1: know you when you sin, you're separating yourself from God. Right,
Speaker 1: So that's what's happening with the with the Israelites. They
Speaker 1: keep sinning, sinning, sinning, they keep backsliding, and they keep
Speaker 1: going with other gods and worshiping bail and and all
Speaker 1: these other and Asteroth right, And what happens is God
Speaker 1: does give them grace like he's doing now, allows them
Speaker 1: to repent as long as they do have a change
Speaker 1: of heart, which is what repentance is. It's like a
Speaker 1: one to eighty, you know, it's it's like doing a
Speaker 1: one day, like an about face in the military and
Speaker 1: go in the opposite direction. As long as they do that,
Speaker 1: He's given them grace. Right. So just something we should
Speaker 1: definitely appreciate that God gives us right, because if he
Speaker 1: didn't give us grace, we would all probably not be
Speaker 1: doing good at all. Right, So let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: go to first Samuel seven, verse thirteen. So the Philistines
Speaker 1: were subdued, and they do not come, and they did
Speaker 1: not come anymore into the territory of Israel. And the
Speaker 1: hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the
Speaker 1: days of Samuel. Then the cities which the Philistines had
Speaker 1: taken over, had taken from Israel, were restored to Israel,
Speaker 1: from Ekron to Gath, and Israel recovered his territory from
Speaker 1: the hands of the Philistines. Also there was peace between
Speaker 1: Israel and the Amorites. Wow, interesting because the Amorites, that's
Speaker 1: the king of Bashan, right, so not only for the Philistines,
Speaker 1: but also the Amorites. So, and Samuel judged Israel all
Speaker 1: the days of his life, and he went from year
Speaker 1: to year on a circuit to Bethel, to Gielgal to
Speaker 1: Ms Paul and judge Israel and all those places. But
Speaker 1: he always returned to Rama, for his home was there
Speaker 1: where he judged Israel, and he built an altar to
Speaker 1: the Lord. Okay, so what does the lesson learn here? Well,
Speaker 1: the lesson is that if we would just be obedient
Speaker 1: to the Lord and we didn't have any idols in
Speaker 1: our life. He's going to assist us in these battles.
Speaker 1: But the further and further and further away you get
Speaker 1: from the Lord, then he's not going to be helping
Speaker 1: you with these battles, even though you're praying and praying
Speaker 1: and praying. That's why when you become like deep deep
Speaker 1: into drugs, you know, and you get to rock bottom
Speaker 1: and you're just like, God help me, you know, like
Speaker 1: you know, you say, God help me, and then someone
Speaker 1: offers you more, and you just keep doing it. You're
Speaker 1: just getting yourself further and further away from God. I've
Speaker 1: been there, done that. So what you have to do
Speaker 1: is you have to start overcoming battles yourself. Then God
Speaker 1: will help you, and then you kind of repent and
Speaker 1: then and then it's going to come right back. It's
Speaker 1: kind of the same thing that that Israel is dealing
Speaker 1: with here. They they were, they were further and further
Speaker 1: away from God. They kept sitning and sitning and sitting
Speaker 1: They're worshiping other gods. God is like far away from them.
Speaker 1: Even though the ark of the Covenant might have been there,
Speaker 1: his presence was not there. Maybe with the priests, you know,
Speaker 1: maybe with the with the maybe when it's actually uh
Speaker 1: in the tabernacle, you know, that's different, you know. But
Speaker 1: Israel was so far away from the Lord that he
Speaker 1: just was not helping them or assisting them in any way.
Speaker 1: But what happened They repented, and then now the Philistines
Speaker 1: when they drew knailigans for the for battle, the Lord
Speaker 1: thundered with a loud thunder, and the Philistines that day, right,
Speaker 1: confuse them overcame before his room. Right, So yeah, that's awesome.
Speaker 1: God is great. So let's go ahead and continue. Thank
Speaker 1: God for his grace seriously for all of us, for
Speaker 1: all of our sakes. Right. So all right, so now
Speaker 1: we're going to be in first Samuel. Nope, we're not
Speaker 1: gonna be there yet. What we're gonna do is we're
Speaker 1: gonna go over some practical applications first, so which are
Speaker 1: always good for us to know, practical applications for here
Speaker 1: would be seek God wholeheartedly. Just as the Israelites laminated,
Speaker 1: lamented after the Lord, we should earnestly seek His presence
Speaker 1: and favor in our lives. So repent for idolatry, identify
Speaker 1: and remove any idols or distractions that hinder your relationship
Speaker 1: with God, committing to serve him alone. See, that's what
Speaker 1: I mean. Idols. You know, drugs was a huge one
Speaker 1: way back in the day for me, right, it was
Speaker 1: like an idol. Like we'd wake up in the morning
Speaker 1: and all I wanted to do was get drugs. Right,
Speaker 1: So it was it wasn't one I at one time
Speaker 1: for me, you know, before I joined the military, before
Speaker 1: I join the army. You know, It's just it was
Speaker 1: something that was in my life. It was an idol.
Speaker 1: So I know how it is to have an idol.
Speaker 1: But we have to understand that there's bad idols like drugs.
Speaker 1: There's bad idols like drinking. There's bad hols idols like
Speaker 1: I like you know, pornography and all these different things.
Speaker 1: There can also be things that are good that are idols.
Speaker 1: That's the thing. Like your wife, you know, could could
Speaker 1: be an idol. You know, your your family, your dogs, whatever.
Speaker 1: And I know it sounds crazy, but yeah, it can
Speaker 1: become an idol. Whatever you're putting in front of God. Right,
Speaker 1: It's like that hinders your relationship with God. Not saying
Speaker 1: that that you shouldn't take care of your family. That's
Speaker 1: not what I'm saying. And or you shouldn't love your family. No, no, no, no.
Speaker 1: All I'm saying is sometimes we make excuses like, oh,
Speaker 1: I'm too busy, I can't read the Word to God
Speaker 1: because I got a family and I got kids, and
Speaker 1: you know, I got a newborn. I can't do this,
Speaker 1: you know what I mean. But what we need to
Speaker 1: understand is we can always set time aside. If we
Speaker 1: could set time aside to look at our phones, if
Speaker 1: we get set time aside to play Fortnite, if we
Speaker 1: get set our time beside to watch UFC, watch football,
Speaker 1: watch this, watch that we could definitely set our time
Speaker 1: aside to commit to serving the Lord right, commit to
Speaker 1: reading the Bible, commit to this. So which sounds like
Speaker 1: the people that are listening to the show are trying
Speaker 1: to make a commitment. So hey, more power to all
Speaker 1: of you. But yeah, just letting you guys know that
Speaker 1: it's a very important lesson for us all to learn,
Speaker 1: including me. Engage in corporate prayer, join with others in
Speaker 1: prayer and confession, recognizing the power of a united intercession
Speaker 1: for personal and communal revival. So yeah, So that basically
Speaker 1: means like you know, praying within a big number of people. Right,
Speaker 1: So if you do go to church, all of you
Speaker 1: guys praying together, that's that's it's it's great trust in
Speaker 1: God's deliverance. In times of trouble. Remember that God is
Speaker 1: able to intervene and bring victory over advers our adversaries. Okay,
Speaker 1: so in times of trouble, remember that God is able
Speaker 1: to intervene and bring victory over our adversaries. Yes, amen
Speaker 1: to that. And our biggest adversary is the evil one, right,
Speaker 1: the devil. Right. So God will intervene, and God probably
Speaker 1: does intervene at times we don't even know it. We
Speaker 1: never know what's going on in the spiritual world. I
Speaker 1: always say that, like there's stuff happening where God has
Speaker 1: helped you, where you didn't even know it. You could
Speaker 1: have been like, like, you know, this close to death
Speaker 1: if you're listening on the audio, I mean, you could
Speaker 1: be so close to death and you didn't even know it.
Speaker 1: And God may be intervene and helped you. And all
Speaker 1: these people say, well, why would God allow this to
Speaker 1: happen in that? Like, I bet you He's helping us
Speaker 1: all the time and we don't even know it. Even
Speaker 1: the people that talk about him, he probably helps them
Speaker 1: too and to keep them safe. Sometimes set up reminders
Speaker 1: of God's faithfulness. Establish physical or symbolic reminders of God's
Speaker 1: help in your life to bolster your faith during challenging times.
Speaker 1: So yeah, that's just basically we want to remember that
Speaker 1: God's helping us in our life right to help bolster
Speaker 1: your faith and remember the challenging times that you've had
Speaker 1: where God has helped you out of it. So you
Speaker 1: don't forget, because when you forget, then you get it
Speaker 1: then you start like falling back on the faith. You
Speaker 1: kind of forget sometimes that God helped you out of
Speaker 1: drinking or helped you out of alcohol or tobacco or
Speaker 1: whatever he helped you from, and any issues that you've
Speaker 1: ever had, Like sometimes you kind of forget and then
Speaker 1: you just move on. You don't, you know, you don't
Speaker 1: show God love like you got to keep showing God
Speaker 1: love and appreciation. Connection connections to additional scription scriptures descriptions
Speaker 1: connections to additional scriptures Repent and renewal. It's going to
Speaker 1: be first Chronicle seven, verse fourteen. If my people who
Speaker 1: are called by my name humble themselves and pray and
Speaker 1: seek my face and turn their wicked turn from their
Speaker 1: wicked ways. Then I will hear from heaven, and I
Speaker 1: will forgive their sin and heal their land. This is
Speaker 1: in the Old Testament, guys, this is in Second Chronicle seven,
Speaker 1: verse fourteen. Doesn't it sound very similar to what we're
Speaker 1: you know, the New Covenant. I mean, yeah, okay, that's
Speaker 1: it's very very similar to what Jesus teaches in the
Speaker 1: New Testament. Right, let's go ahead and read that verse
Speaker 1: to make sure. Second Chronicle seven, verse fourteen. I want
Speaker 1: to read it in the King James Second Chronicles seven,
Speaker 1: verse fourteen. It says, if my people who are called
Speaker 1: by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek
Speaker 1: my face and turn from the wicked ways, then I
Speaker 1: will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and
Speaker 1: heal their land, exactly like I told you. Amen to that.
Speaker 1: It says, now this is in fifteen. Now my eyes
Speaker 1: will be open and my ears attentive to prayer made
Speaker 1: in this place. Amen. Okay. So another verse we have
Speaker 1: is Psalms forty six, verse one. God is our refuge
Speaker 1: and strength and an ever present help in times of trouble. Okay,
Speaker 1: that's going to be Psalms forty six, verse one. Intercessory
Speaker 1: prayer James five, verse sixteen. The prayer of a righteous
Speaker 1: man has power to prevail. Why Why would a prayer
Speaker 1: of a righteous man have great power to prevail? Because,
Speaker 1: like I told you, guys, sin separates you from God.
Speaker 1: So the more that you're sinning in your life, the
Speaker 1: further you're pushing God away. Okay, Now, obviously, if you're saved,
Speaker 1: then it doesn't mean that you're that if you sin,
Speaker 1: that you're not saved anymore. But it does mean you're
Speaker 1: pushing God away from you and you're gonna get punished. Right,
Speaker 1: that God's still gonna punish you. Right, So let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and check that prayer out. I mean that prayer.
Speaker 1: Let's go check that verse out real quick. James five,
Speaker 1: verse sixteen. Because confess your trust passes to one another,
Speaker 1: and pray for one another that you may be healed.
Speaker 1: The effective, the effect ferment prayer of a righteous man
Speaker 1: avails much. Okay, confess your trust passes to one another,
Speaker 1: and pray for one another that you may be healed.
Speaker 1: The effective prayer of a righteous man avails much. It says,
Speaker 1: Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and
Speaker 1: he prayed earnestly that it would rain, that it would
Speaker 1: not rain, and it did not rain on the land
Speaker 1: for three years and six months. And he prayed again,
Speaker 1: and the heavens gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.
Speaker 1: So what James is saying here is Elijah is no
Speaker 1: different than you. He was just being a righteous man
Speaker 1: in the and the sight of the Lord, and he
Speaker 1: was able to buy faith pray for it not to rain,
Speaker 1: and it did not rain. And when he prayed for
Speaker 1: it to rain, it rained. So that's why he's saying that, why,
Speaker 1: that's why he brought up Elijah. He was a man
Speaker 1: with the nature just like ours. Right, So amen to
Speaker 1: that awesome scriptures right there. So all right, let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and continue. You know what I think I may
Speaker 1: have done. Okay, Oh yeah, cool, we're good, all right, good,
Speaker 1: I did it right, Okay, So let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: do an introduction to First Samuel eight. First Samuel eight
Speaker 1: serves as a powerful reminder of the tension between human
Speaker 1: desires and divine will. Despite God's warning about the implications
Speaker 1: of a monarchy, which means like a kingship. The Israelites
Speaker 1: insist on their own way, signifying their lack of faith
Speaker 1: and obedience. It's an invitation for introspection on whether we
Speaker 1: are seeking God's guidance in our decisions or simply imposing
Speaker 1: our will without considering divine wisdom. Yes, so let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and go to all right, So Israel demands a king. Now.
Speaker 1: It came to pass when Samuel was old that he
Speaker 1: made his son's judge over Israel. And it looks like
Speaker 1: he says it made his sons right. So I don't
Speaker 1: know if that's translating correctly, but probably his sons probably
Speaker 1: didn't choose to it. Sounds like he said made him right.
Speaker 1: So the name of his firstborn son was Joel, and
Speaker 1: his second was Abijah. They were judges and Borsheba. But
Speaker 1: his sons did not walk in his ways. So they
Speaker 1: didn't walk in Samuel's ways. They weren't walking with the Lord.
Speaker 1: They turned aside after dishonest gain. They took bribes and
Speaker 1: perverted justice. Okay, so Samuel's sons are similar to Eli's sons.
Speaker 1: You remember Eli. Eli's sons were, but Eli's sons were priest.
Speaker 1: Samuel's sons are just judges. Eli's sons were priest. If
Speaker 1: you guys remember Eli's sons were wicked, right. Eli was
Speaker 1: the priest that raised Samuel. Right, So I just want
Speaker 1: to throw that out there. We'll continue first Samuel eight,
Speaker 1: it says verse four. Then all the elders of Israel
Speaker 1: gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah and said
Speaker 1: to him, look, you are old and your sons do
Speaker 1: not walk in your ways. Now make us a king
Speaker 1: to judge us, like all the nations. So just want
Speaker 1: to let you guys know. Yeah, so, since Samuel was
Speaker 1: getting old and about to die, and he placed his
Speaker 1: sons as judges, they did not want a corrupt, this honest,
Speaker 1: perverted people. They didn't want these people to rule, so
Speaker 1: they ask for a king. So Israel's demand for a king.
Speaker 1: So in my notes, that says the chapter begins with
Speaker 1: the a Israelites demanding a king to judge them like
Speaker 1: all the other nations. This request signifies the rejection of
Speaker 1: God's unique leadership and a desire to conform the worldly standards.
Speaker 1: You see, because God was the king, see, the king
Speaker 1: of kings was ruling Israel. Yeahweh, but the people want
Speaker 1: a human king, like the other nations have. Most of
Speaker 1: the other nations with kings, they have conquered with gods,
Speaker 1: you know. So they have conquered with God's help. So
Speaker 1: what good is their kings? You see, like the other
Speaker 1: nations they were fighting that had kings, they conquered with
Speaker 1: Yahweh's help. Right, with God, the Father's help and with
Speaker 1: God's help, I would say, right, So they should understand
Speaker 1: that having God as king, see what they want. They
Speaker 1: want a human king because what happens is they know
Speaker 1: that if they they they let's say they do fall
Speaker 1: back into idol worship and they have a human king,
Speaker 1: the human king is not going to be the same
Speaker 1: as God. He's not going to be as just as God,
Speaker 1: you know. So when when they fall back and they
Speaker 1: they go go back to worshiping other gods, then the
Speaker 1: king is not going to be telling them, oh, I'm
Speaker 1: not going to help you anymore. So that's what they
Speaker 1: probably think because they know that what they've done, they've
Speaker 1: gone back and forth like a teeter tatter, right, a
Speaker 1: teeter tatter, back and forth worshiping God and then not
Speaker 1: worshiping God, worshiping God and then work, you know, So Yeah,
Speaker 1: that's that's what's happening. So now they want a human king,
Speaker 1: which which you can understand. And let's see what it
Speaker 1: says here. But but the thing displeased. This is an
Speaker 1: for Samuel eight verse six. But the king displeased Samuel
Speaker 1: when they said, give us a king, the judge us.
Speaker 1: So Samuel prayed to the Lord, and the Lord said
Speaker 1: to Samuel, heed the voice of the people and all
Speaker 1: that they say to you, For they have not rejected you,
Speaker 1: but they have rejected me, that I should not reign
Speaker 1: over them. That's a huge statement that God is saying
Speaker 1: right there. Okay, so according to all the works which
Speaker 1: they have done since the day that I brought them
Speaker 1: out of Egypt, even to this day, with which they
Speaker 1: have forsaken me and served other gods, so they are
Speaker 1: doing to you also. Now therefore, heed their voice. However,
Speaker 1: you shall solemnly forewarn them and show them the behavior
Speaker 1: of the king, who will reign over them. So Samuel's
Speaker 1: displeasure with God's response. Samuel is displeased with the people's requests.
Speaker 1: But God instructs them to listen to the voice of
Speaker 1: the people, according acknowledging, and they have rejected him and
Speaker 1: not Samuel. And then we'll go ahead and continue reading.
Speaker 1: So Samuel told all the words of the lords of
Speaker 1: the people who are asking for a king, and he said,
Speaker 1: this will be the behavior of the king who will
Speaker 1: ruin over you. He will take your sons and appoint
Speaker 1: them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen.
Speaker 1: And some will run before his chariots. He will appoint
Speaker 1: captains over his thousands of captains, over his fifties. He
Speaker 1: will set some plow. He will set some to plow
Speaker 1: his ground and reap his harvest, and some to make
Speaker 1: his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. We
Speaker 1: will take. He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks,
Speaker 1: and bakers. He will take the best of your fields,
Speaker 1: your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to
Speaker 1: his servants. He will take a tenth of your grain
Speaker 1: and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants.
Speaker 1: He will take your male servants, your female servants, your
Speaker 1: finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them in
Speaker 1: his work, to his work. He will take a tenth
Speaker 1: of your sheep, and you will be his servants. And
Speaker 1: you will cry out and the day, because you're king
Speaker 1: whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will
Speaker 1: not hear you in that day. So everything he's telling
Speaker 1: them there is prophetic and letting him know exactly what
Speaker 1: they're going to deal with with this king. And also
Speaker 1: it says that Samuel told all the words of the
Speaker 1: Lord to the people who ask for a king. So
Speaker 1: he warned them that choosing that human king is rejecting
Speaker 1: the Lord. So the people still chose to have a king.
Speaker 1: They are set in their ways. So what they should
Speaker 1: have said is, oh, we made a mistake. God is king.
Speaker 1: You're right, we choose God. But instead they chose a
Speaker 1: monarchy because they had lack of faith in the Lord.
Speaker 1: Because the Lord would take care of them every time
Speaker 1: they went into battle. When they were following the Lord,
Speaker 1: he assisted them against the Philistines, took him out of Egypt,
Speaker 1: all these different battles with the Amorites, all these different
Speaker 1: Ammonites and Amorites and moo Bites and all these different
Speaker 1: people they had battles with when they were following the Lord.
Speaker 1: God was there to intervene and assist them, help them
Speaker 1: through these battles, even fighting against giants and all these things,
Speaker 1: and the people still at this point, God said it here.
Speaker 1: He said that they have not rejected you, Samuel, but
Speaker 1: they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
Speaker 1: That is very offensive. Okay. So with Samuel letting them
Speaker 1: know that, and then they still asking for a king, okay.
Speaker 1: And then also God said to tell them exactly what
Speaker 1: the king that's going to reign over them. He says
Speaker 1: all these different things to them. Nevertheless, the people refuse
Speaker 1: to obey the voice of Samuel and said no, but
Speaker 1: we will have a king over us, and we also
Speaker 1: may be like the other nations, that we may also
Speaker 1: be like the other nations, and that our king may
Speaker 1: judge us and go out before us and fight our
Speaker 1: battles instead of God fighting their battles like it was happening.
Speaker 1: So let's go ahead and stop there. Let's continue with
Speaker 1: my notes. Warning the consequences, Warning of the consequences. God
Speaker 1: through Samuel warns the is Iselites about the consequences of
Speaker 1: happening to king, including the loss of personal freedoms and
Speaker 1: increase burdens. Warning of consequences. The concept of warning about
Speaker 1: consequences is a re recurring theme throughout the Bible, serving
Speaker 1: as a divine tool to guide, instruct and correct behavior
Speaker 1: of individuals and nations. These warnings are often delivered through profits,
Speaker 1: parables and direct divine communication, emphasizing the importance of obedience
Speaker 1: to God's commandments and the repercussions of disobedience. Okay, so yes,
Speaker 1: there's a I don't really want to get too deep
Speaker 1: into that. But and then the people's persistence, despite the
Speaker 1: warnings that people persist, persist in their demands, saying no,
Speaker 1: we want to have a king over us, demonstrating their
Speaker 1: stubbornness and lack of trust in God's provision. So yes,
Speaker 1: I mean, it's quite apparent what the people want. I
Speaker 1: think we're probably since this chapter one so fast, will
Speaker 1: probably maybe even get even further, you know. Then I thought,
Speaker 1: but it's all right, because this chapter is already done,
Speaker 1: and let's go. I'm not fully done, but we got
Speaker 1: a couple more to rea here, it says, and then Samuel,
Speaker 1: this is a first Samuel eight, verse twenty one. And
Speaker 1: Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he
Speaker 1: repeated them in the hearing of the Lord. So the
Speaker 1: Lord said to Samuel, hed their voice, make them a king,
Speaker 1: and Samuel said to the men of Israel, every man
Speaker 1: go to his city. Okay, so all right, let's check
Speaker 1: out some practical application trust in God's leadership. That's something
Speaker 1: that we need to all understand. How many people fell
Speaker 1: for the Donald Trump narrative. I mean, they were thinking
Speaker 1: that that Donald Trump's going to be king and you know,
Speaker 1: going to do all these things. I'm not trying to
Speaker 1: bring the politicalness into here, but I'm trying to just
Speaker 1: kind of relate exactly what I'm saying. A lot of
Speaker 1: Christians I felt like Donald Trump was the man. They
Speaker 1: started putting their faith in Donald Trump, and a lot
Speaker 1: of the conspiracy theorists are very disappointed right now because
Speaker 1: they put all their trust into him, and he disappointed
Speaker 1: in a few different ways. I don't want to go
Speaker 1: over any of that. I just want to say this.
Speaker 1: I'm not trying to be political here, but this is
Speaker 1: definitely a way that we should trust in God's leadership
Speaker 1: and not trust in man's no matter who it is. Okay,
Speaker 1: no man here, especially politicians or anything, is going to
Speaker 1: be able to be great leaders compared to what the
Speaker 1: leadership that God can do. Right, we should trust in
Speaker 1: God's perfect plan He's the one with the perfect plan,
Speaker 1: not president. Resist the temptation to conform the worldly standards
Speaker 1: or seek human solutions over divine guidance. Amen, heed God's warnings.
Speaker 1: Pay attention to the warnings God provides through his word
Speaker 1: and his messengers, understanding that they are given for our
Speaker 1: protection and well being. God warned them, right. He actually
Speaker 1: had Samuel tell them, Ted, if you're choosing this king,
Speaker 1: it's like you rejecting me, right God. So that should
Speaker 1: have been a swift kick in the stomach, you know,
Speaker 1: that should have been like, oh, gut wrenching, like, oh
Speaker 1: my goodness, we made the wrong decision. We should have
Speaker 1: never done that. We choose God. But instead they choose
Speaker 1: the king. So God gives them the fair warning. If
Speaker 1: they still want to choose the king, this is the
Speaker 1: way it's going to be. And if the people still
Speaker 1: choose the king, then they have free will. God's not
Speaker 1: going to come in and say, no, I'll kill that king. No,
Speaker 1: you guys just want to you guys are gonna you
Speaker 1: guys wanna have your king, have your king. Evaluate our desires.
Speaker 1: Regularly evaluate our desires and motivations to ensure they aligned
Speaker 1: with God's will. Rather than our own and our societal pressures. Connections.
Speaker 1: Two additional scriptures Proverbs three, verses five through six is
Speaker 1: one that we go over a lot. Trust in the
Speaker 1: Lord with all your heart, lean out on your own
Speaker 1: understanding and all your ways. Acknowledge him, and he will
Speaker 1: make your path straight. Romans twelve, verse two, don't be
Speaker 1: conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing
Speaker 1: of your mind. And then Psalms one eighteen eight through nine,
Speaker 1: it is better to take refuge in the Lord than
Speaker 1: to trust in man. It is better to take refuge
Speaker 1: in the Lord than to trust in princes. We should
Speaker 1: all understand that. Okay, I kind of went over it already.
Speaker 1: I don't need to go over it again. This is
Speaker 1: a very great verse for people to understand. Christians need
Speaker 1: to understand that. Okay, don't put your trust in a
Speaker 1: man ever. Okay, even if they're the best pastor in
Speaker 1: the world, you can't put your trust in them. Okay. Okay,
Speaker 1: So now we're gonna be going to First Samuel nine
Speaker 1: and we're gonna be talking about Saul chosen to be king.
Speaker 1: There we go, perfect bike shit, Hold on, all right,
Speaker 1: let me just make sure I don't have any other
Speaker 1: notes anywhere Samuel three. Four. Nope, I don't, I don't,
Speaker 1: I don't. All right, Well, this poonem could be closed
Speaker 1: and this one could stay here. Let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: do a introduction to Samuel nine. First. Samuel nine is
Speaker 1: a testament to God's divine providence, showing us how God
Speaker 1: is capable of transforming ordinary circumstances for his extraordinary purposes.
Speaker 1: God's plan often unfolds in ways we least expect, showing
Speaker 1: his sovereignty and ability to use every situation for his glory.
Speaker 1: Paul's story is a reminder that God equips those he calls.
Speaker 1: It challenges us to remain humble and obedient, keeping our
Speaker 1: hearts open to God's voice and direction. Okay, so let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and go here. So we'll do one through
Speaker 1: one through four. And then I got something in my notes.
Speaker 1: First Samuel nine, Verse one. There was a man of
Speaker 1: Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abel, the
Speaker 1: son of Zibor, the son of Bakarath, the son of Ifa.
Speaker 1: Benjaminite a mighty man of power, and he had a
Speaker 1: choice and handsome son, whose name was Saul. There was
Speaker 1: not a more handsome person than he among the children
Speaker 1: of Israel. From his shoulders upward, he was taller than
Speaker 1: any of the people. Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father,
Speaker 1: were lost, and Kish said to his son, Saul, please
Speaker 1: take one of the servants with you, arise and go
Speaker 1: look for the donkeys. So he passed through the mountains
Speaker 1: of Ephrium and through the land of Shalisha, but they
Speaker 1: had not but they did not find them. Then they
Speaker 1: passed through the land of Shalim, and they were not there.
Speaker 1: Then he passed through the land of the Benjamites, and
Speaker 1: they did not find them. Excuse me. When they had
Speaker 1: come to the land of Saul, said to his servant
Speaker 1: was with him, come let us return. Thus, my father
Speaker 1: sees caring about the donkeys to become worried about us.
Speaker 1: And he said to him, look, now there's in the
Speaker 1: city a man of God, and he is a honorable man.
Speaker 1: All that he says surely comes to pass. So let
Speaker 1: us go there. Perhaps he can show us the way
Speaker 1: that we should go. So we'll stop there real quick.
Speaker 1: So obviously you know who that man's going to be.
Speaker 1: It's gonna be Samuel, right, So divine providence in the ordinary,
Speaker 1: So now the donkeys of Saul's father Kish were lost,
Speaker 1: so Kish said to his son Saul, take one of
Speaker 1: the servants to go look for the donkeys. This first
Speaker 1: sets the stage for God's intervention through ordinary circumstances. Saw
Speaker 1: God's choice to human appearance. Saul is described as a
Speaker 1: as a choice and handsome young man that was not
Speaker 1: a man among the Israelites, more handsome than he a
Speaker 1: head taller than any of the people. This highlights how
Speaker 1: God often uses human attributes to fulfill his purposes, even
Speaker 1: though his ultimate criteria is spiritual. So you'll see, he
Speaker 1: chooses Samuel or sorry, he chooses Saul to be king
Speaker 1: using outer appearance, right where people go, all right, cool,
Speaker 1: we have this guy. He's strong, he's tall, he's gonna
Speaker 1: be awesome in battle, you know. But you see who
Speaker 1: comes later, David, who was completely opposite. So it's really interesting.
Speaker 1: He knows that people are into the outside appearance, but
Speaker 1: God is really interested in what's on the inside, which
Speaker 1: David had a great heart. Let's continue, Oh, let's see that. Well,
Speaker 1: let's look a little deeper into that. And the biblical narrative,
Speaker 1: the theme of God's choice often contrast with human expectations
Speaker 1: based on our appearance. This theme is evident throughout scripture,
Speaker 1: where God's selection of individuals for his purpose frequently defies
Speaker 1: social norms and human judgment. One of the one of
Speaker 1: the most illustrative examples is found in the account of
Speaker 1: David's anointing as king. Okay, yeah, so I don't really
Speaker 1: want to get into that, because we're going to get
Speaker 1: into that a little bit later in the chapters. And
Speaker 1: for Samuel sixteen yep. So everything that this thing in
Speaker 1: my notes was going to say is pretty much what
Speaker 1: I was telling you guys about why God shows him
Speaker 1: for his outer appearance. Let's go and continue for Samuel nine,
Speaker 1: verse seven. Then Saul said to his servant, but look,
Speaker 1: if we go, what shall we bring the man for
Speaker 1: the bread and our vessels is all gone, and there
Speaker 1: is no present to bring the Man of God. What
Speaker 1: do we have? And the servant answered Saul again and said, look,
Speaker 1: I have here at hand one fourth of a shekel
Speaker 1: of silver. I'll give that to the Man of God
Speaker 1: to tell us our way. Formerly in Israel, when a
Speaker 1: man went to inquire of God, he spoke, thus, come
Speaker 1: let us go to the seer, for he who is
Speaker 1: now called a prophet, was formerly called a seer. And
Speaker 1: Saul said to his servant, well, said, come, let us go.
Speaker 1: So they went to the city where the Man of
Speaker 1: God was. As they went up the hill to the city,
Speaker 1: they met some young women going out to draw water,
Speaker 1: and said to them, is the seer here? And they
Speaker 1: answered and said to them, yes, there he is just
Speaker 1: ahead of you. Hurry now, for today came. For today
Speaker 1: he has come to the city because there's a sacrifice
Speaker 1: of the people today on the high place. As soon
Speaker 1: as you come into the city, you will surely find
Speaker 1: him before he goes up to the high place to eat,
Speaker 1: for the people will not eat until he comes, because
Speaker 1: he must bless the sacrifice. Afterward those who are invited
Speaker 1: will eat. Now, therefore, go up, for about this time
Speaker 1: you will find him. So they went up to the city.
Speaker 1: As they were coming into the city, there was Samuel
Speaker 1: coming out toward them on his way up to a
Speaker 1: high place. Now the Lord told Samuel in his ear
Speaker 1: the day before Saul came, saying, tomorrow about this time,
Speaker 1: I will send a man from the land of Benjamin,
Speaker 1: and you shall anoint him commander over my people Israel.
Speaker 1: That he may save my people from the hand of
Speaker 1: the philistines. For I have looked upon my people because
Speaker 1: their cry has come to me. So the role of
Speaker 1: a prophet, right, So, Samuel, the prophet plays a crucial
Speaker 1: role in revealing God's will. Now the day be force
Speaker 1: Saw's arrival. The Lord had revealed to Samuel at this time,
Speaker 1: Mraul will send a young man from the land of Benjamin,
Speaker 1: and you are to annoint him rule over my people. Right.
Speaker 1: So that's kind of in my notes there. The role
Speaker 1: of the prophet. Let's go ahead and check that out.
Speaker 1: And the biblical narrative. The role of the prophet is
Speaker 1: a significant and multifaceted one, serving as a divine messenger,
Speaker 1: a covenant enforcer, a spiritual leader, and a spiritual leader
Speaker 1: among the people of God. Prophets are called by God
Speaker 1: to deliver his message, often addressing the spiritual and moral
Speaker 1: nature of the nation of Israel and at times other nations.
Speaker 1: Their messages frequently include calls to repentance, warnings of judgment,
Speaker 1: and promises of future hope and restoration. The primary rule
Speaker 1: of the prophet is to act as a spokesman of God.
Speaker 1: Prophets receiving divine revelations and communications to them, communicate them
Speaker 1: to the people. This is evident in calling for such
Speaker 1: as Moses, who was instructed by God to speak to
Speaker 1: Pharaoh and lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Similarly, the
Speaker 1: prophet Jeremiah has told you must go to everyone I
Speaker 1: sent you to, saying whatever I command you. The prophet's
Speaker 1: authority is derived from their divine commission, and their words
Speaker 1: are considered the words of God himself. So when we're
Speaker 1: reading this, we need to look at it that way.
Speaker 1: When you're reading the words of a prophet, it's just
Speaker 1: like consider the words of God himself. Right. Prophets serves
Speaker 1: and forcers of the covenant between God and his people.
Speaker 1: They remind the Israelites of their obligations under the Mosaic
Speaker 1: Covenant call them back to faithfulness. This role is evident
Speaker 1: in the ministry of prophets like Elijah and Alisha, who
Speaker 1: confront idolatry and apostcy in Israel. The prophet Isaiah, for example,
Speaker 1: calls the people to repentance, saying, come now, let us
Speaker 1: reason together, says the Lord. Through your sins are like scarlet,
Speaker 1: they shall be as white as snow. Prophets often warn
Speaker 1: of the consequences of disobedience, including exiled destruction, while also
Speaker 1: offering hope for those who return to God. Prophets are
Speaker 1: also spiritual leaders who guide the people in understanding God's
Speaker 1: will and character. They provide insight into God's plans and purposes,
Speaker 1: often revealing future events. The prophet Daniel, for instance, receives
Speaker 1: visions concerning the future of the Israel and the coming
Speaker 1: of God's kingdom. Prophets like Samuel also play a role
Speaker 1: in anointing and advising kings, as seen in the interactions
Speaker 1: with Saul and David. Intercessor. In addition to delivering messages,
Speaker 1: prophets often act as intercessors, praying on behalf of the people.
Speaker 1: Moses frequently intercedes for the Israelites, pleading with God to
Speaker 1: spare them from his wrath. Similarly, the prophet Amos intercedes
Speaker 1: for Israel, asking God to relent from sin Judgment seven
Speaker 1: verses two through six. The intercessory role highlights the prophet's
Speaker 1: deep concern for the spiritual wellbeing of the people and
Speaker 1: the relationship with God. Social critic profits also are known
Speaker 1: as their role for social critics addressing issues of justice, righteousness,
Speaker 1: and ethnic conduct. They challenge the status quo and speak
Speaker 1: out against corruption, oppression, and moral decay. The prophet Micah,
Speaker 1: for example, condemns the leaders of Israel for their injustice,
Speaker 1: saying he has shown you, oh man, what is good
Speaker 1: and what does the Lord require of you? To put
Speaker 1: the act, to act justly, to love mercy, and to
Speaker 1: walk humbly with your God. Prophets call for social reform
Speaker 1: and adhere to God's standards. Bearer of hope. While prophets
Speaker 1: often deliver messages of judgment, they also convey hope and promise.
Speaker 1: They speak of God's enduring love and faithfulness, assuring the
Speaker 1: people of his plans for redemption and restoration. The prophet Jeremiah,
Speaker 1: despite prophesying the destruction of Jerusalem, also delivers God's promise
Speaker 1: of a new covenant. I will put my law into
Speaker 1: their minds and inscribe it on their hearts, and I
Speaker 1: will be their God, and they will be my people.
Speaker 1: Jeremiah thirty one thirty three. Talking about the New Covenant,
Speaker 1: prophets a point the coming of the Messiah and the
Speaker 1: establishment of God's eternal kingdom. In summary, the role of
Speaker 1: a prophet in the Bible is complex and vital, encompassing
Speaker 1: the duties of a divine messenger, covenant enforcer, and a
Speaker 1: bearer of hope though their ministry. Through their ministry, God
Speaker 1: reveals prophets reveal God's character, will and purposes, guiding his
Speaker 1: people toward faithfulness and righteousness. I'm only telling you this
Speaker 1: because Samuel was a prophet, so I wanted to kind
Speaker 1: of show you guys with the prophetic role. Right, some
Speaker 1: of us might think that prophets are just supposed to
Speaker 1: just tell us what's going to happen in the future,
Speaker 1: but there's much more to the role of a prophet.
Speaker 1: Let's go ahead and continue. Oh and then sorry. In
Speaker 1: Fir Samuel nine to eleven, where Samuel Saul and Samuel
Speaker 1: was divinely orchestrated as they were going up to the
Speaker 1: city hill, this encounter was not by chance, but by
Speaker 1: God's perfect timing. Okay, let's go out and continue. We're
Speaker 1: in Fir Samuel nine, verse seventeen. So when Samuel saw
Speaker 1: when Samuel saw Saul, the king, the Lord said to him,
Speaker 1: there he is that man who I spoke to you.
Speaker 1: This one shall reign over my people. Then Paul drew
Speaker 1: near to Samuel, and the gate, and said. Then Saul
Speaker 1: drew near to Samuel and the gate, and said, please
Speaker 1: tell me where is this seer's house. Samuel answered Saul,
Speaker 1: and said, I am the seer. Go up before me
Speaker 1: to the high place, for you shall eat with me
Speaker 1: today and tomorrow. I will let you go, and will
Speaker 1: tell you all that there is in your heart, all
Speaker 1: that is in your heart. But as for your donkeys,
Speaker 1: and that you lost three days ago, do not be
Speaker 1: obnoxious about them, for they have been found. And on
Speaker 1: whom all the desire of Israel? It is not you
Speaker 1: in all of your father's house. And Saul answered and said,
Speaker 1: am I not a Benjamine, one of the smallest of
Speaker 1: the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of
Speaker 1: all families of the tribe of Benjamin. Then why do
Speaker 1: you speak like this to me? Now? Samuel took Saul
Speaker 1: and his servants, brought them into the hall and had
Speaker 1: them sit in the place of honor. Among those who
Speaker 1: were invited, those were about thirty persons. And Samuel said
Speaker 1: to the cook, bring the portion which I gave you,
Speaker 1: of which I said to you, set it apart. So
Speaker 1: the cook took up the thigh with its upper part
Speaker 1: and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, here it
Speaker 1: is what was kept back. It was set apart for
Speaker 1: you eat for until this time. It has been kept
Speaker 1: for you since I said I invited the people. So
Speaker 1: Saw eight with Samuel. That day, when they had come
Speaker 1: down from the high place of the city, Samuel spoke
Speaker 1: with Saul on the top of the house. They arose early,
Speaker 1: and it was about the dawning of the day, and
Speaker 1: Samuel called to Saul on the top of the house, saying,
Speaker 1: get up, that I may send you on your way.
Speaker 1: And Saw arose and both of them went outside, and
Speaker 1: he and Samuel. Now we're going to be talking about
Speaker 1: Saul annointed king. This is a first Samuel nine, verse
Speaker 1: twenty seven. As they were going down to the outskirts
Speaker 1: of the city, Samuel said to Saul, tell the servant
Speaker 1: to go on ahead of us, and he went on,
Speaker 1: but you stand here awhile that I may announce to
Speaker 1: you the word of God. So here we go. So awesome.
Speaker 1: So yeah, yeah, So we're going to go ahead and
Speaker 1: go over some practical applications. That is the end of
Speaker 1: the chapter. Next chapter will be chapter ten. We got
Speaker 1: practical applications, so Trust in God's plan even in mundane tasks.
Speaker 1: Trust that God is working behind the scenes to fulfill
Speaker 1: his purposes in your life. Next one would be seek
Speaker 1: godly counsel like Saul sought Samuel. Seek guidance from Godly
Speaker 1: mentors leaders who can help discern God's will for your life.
Speaker 1: Sometimes you might think that you got it all figured out,
Speaker 1: but some other people that you know, like a godly mentor,
Speaker 1: might be able to help you to guide you even
Speaker 1: on a better path, right, to get you to do
Speaker 1: God's will. That's what you want to do, God's will
Speaker 1: for your life. Right, Be open to God's surprises. Be
Speaker 1: prepared for God to use unexpected circumstances that leads you
Speaker 1: into His plans. This is what I'm doing right now
Speaker 1: is literally me being open to God's surprises because who
Speaker 1: would have known, you know, who would have known that
Speaker 1: I'd be doing a Bible study for thousands of people?
Speaker 1: Who would have known? I mean, I have no idea.
Speaker 1: I had no idea. I just continued to be faithful
Speaker 1: to the Lord and try to spread his you know,
Speaker 1: his word as much as I could. And literally I
Speaker 1: got put in this position to to read God's word
Speaker 1: and do Bible studies and it's amazing. But I had
Speaker 1: to trust God's plan and I was definitely it was
Speaker 1: an unexpected circumstance that led me to doing this, so literally,
Speaker 1: I had I had a quoting conspiracy. When I was
Speaker 1: on their show. I think I was the show I
Speaker 1: did on the Nephelim. They just told me, hey, I
Speaker 1: got to talk to you after the show, and they
Speaker 1: invited me to come on and do this show. And
Speaker 1: I did Sunday Service for a little while, and and
Speaker 1: then I ended up doing you know, they invited me
Speaker 1: to do Wednesdays. So now I'm doing two different shows.
Speaker 1: Who would have thought Sunday Service Wednesday Service. I'm going
Speaker 1: over the Old Testament the New Testament, and we're literally
Speaker 1: going through the Bible. And now we're all the way
Speaker 1: to First Samuel nine in the Old Testament. That's forty
Speaker 1: eight weeks of this. Now this is amazing. I mean,
Speaker 1: it is so awesome. God is so great and amazing,
Speaker 1: and it's all glory to God, not to me. I'm
Speaker 1: just being a vessel and following what he wants me
Speaker 1: to do. But I'm just telling you, guys, it's really amazing.
Speaker 1: But it's there for you go, God's gonna definitely be
Speaker 1: surprising you guys as well. Recognize God's sovereignty. Acknowledge that
Speaker 1: God is in control of all events big and small,
Speaker 1: and his timing is always perfect kind of goes along
Speaker 1: with what I was saying about doing the Bible study.
Speaker 1: And I do have people hitting me up asking me like, hey, man,
Speaker 1: I kind of want to think I'm thinking about doing podcasting.
Speaker 1: I'm thinking about doing this, and it's cool. I mean,
Speaker 1: it's really awesome. It's hopefully what I'm doing that God
Speaker 1: is doing through me is motivating people to want to
Speaker 1: do Bible studies as well and motivating people to want
Speaker 1: to do podcasts because we need more Christian right here,
Speaker 1: you see this more Christian. We have a lot of conspiracy.
Speaker 1: If you can see me on the video, you can
Speaker 1: see me pointing to Christian and then when I go
Speaker 1: to conspiracy, we have a lot of conspiracy podcasts. We
Speaker 1: need a lot more Christian and conspiracy right because we
Speaker 1: want people to be awake and spread in the Gospel.
Speaker 1: We need that all right. Connections to additional scriptures, Okay,
Speaker 1: we have Proverbs sixteen, verse nine. A man's heart plans
Speaker 1: his course, but the Lord determines his steps. How deep
Speaker 1: I can't wait to get the proverbs. There's some deep
Speaker 1: stuff in there. A man's heart plans his course, but
Speaker 1: the Lord determines his steps a man Jeremiah twenty nine,
Speaker 1: Verse eleven. For I knew the plans I have for you,
Speaker 1: declares the Lord plans to prosper you and not to
Speaker 1: harm you, to give a future and a hope. I
Speaker 1: love it. That's one of my wife's favorite verses. Actually,
Speaker 1: Romans eight twenty eight. And we know that God works
Speaker 1: all things together for the good of those who love Him,
Speaker 1: who are called according to his purpose. Amen to that too.
Speaker 1: So let's go ahead and go to Samuel ten. Let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and do a little intro. It's ten o'clock
Speaker 1: at night. Got a little yawn there. It's okay, I
Speaker 1: gonna be all right. Verse Samuel ten highlights the divine
Speaker 1: orchestration and the appointment of leaders. It is a potenty
Speaker 1: of how God can choose, transform, and equip even the
Speaker 1: most unexpected individuals for his purposes. Saul, despite his apprehensions,
Speaker 1: was divinely transformed and appointed for leadership. The chapter calls
Speaker 1: believers to trust in God's plan and to be open
Speaker 1: to his transformative work. So all right, let's go ahead
Speaker 1: and go to Samuel annoys Saul. Then Samuel took a
Speaker 1: flask of oil and poured it on his head and
Speaker 1: kissed him and said, is it not because the Lord
Speaker 1: has anointed you commander over his inheritance? When you have
Speaker 1: departed from me today you will find two men by
Speaker 1: Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelza, and
Speaker 1: they will say to you the donkeys which you went
Speaker 1: to look for have been found. And now your father
Speaker 1: has ceased caring about the donkeys and is worried about you,
Speaker 1: saying what shall I do about my son? Let's stop
Speaker 1: there real quick. So anoying that anoying and divine selection.
Speaker 1: Then Samuel took a flask of oil put it on
Speaker 1: Saul's head. This is in my notes. Okay, guys, kissed
Speaker 1: him and said, has the Lord anointed you ruler over
Speaker 1: his inheritance? This act signifies God's choice and empowerment of Saul,
Speaker 1: highlighting the importance of divine selection and leadership. So I
Speaker 1: want to see. Yes, okay, let's go ahead and look
Speaker 1: this up. Okay, annoying and biblical term refers to the
Speaker 1: practice of applying oil to a person or object as
Speaker 1: a symbol of consecration, sanctification, or divine empowerment. This ritual
Speaker 1: is deeply rooted in traditions of ancient Near East and
Speaker 1: holds significant theological implications throughout scriptures. In the Old Testament,
Speaker 1: annoying was primarily associated associated with the consecration of priest, kings,
Speaker 1: and prophets. The first explicit mention of annoying is found
Speaker 1: in Genesis twenty eight, verse eighteen, where Jacob anoints a
Speaker 1: stone pillar as as a sacred monument. The practice becomes
Speaker 1: more formalized in the Mosaic Law, where God commands Moses
Speaker 1: to anoint Aaron and his sons as priest. The anoying oil,
Speaker 1: a sacred blend of spices and olive oil, was used
Speaker 1: to set apart to tabernacle and its furnishings, as well
Speaker 1: as the priest who served there. Exodus thirty, verses twenty
Speaker 1: two through thirty. The annoying of kings is another significant
Speaker 1: aspect of this practice. Saul, the first king of Israel,
Speaker 1: was anointed by the prophet Samuel as a sign of
Speaker 1: God's selection. Similarly, David was anointed by Samuel, marking him
Speaker 1: as God's chosen King despite his humble beginnings. The anoying
Speaker 1: of kings symbolized divine approval and empowerment for leadership, as
Speaker 1: seen in the life life of David, who is described
Speaker 1: as a man after his own heart. Prophets were also anointed,
Speaker 1: as seen in the case of Elijah, who was anoited
Speaker 1: by Elijah to succeed him. This act signified the transfer
Speaker 1: of prophetic authority and the continuation of God's work through
Speaker 1: his chosen servants. In the New Testament, anoying takes on
Speaker 1: a more spiritual dimension. Jesus Christ is often referred to
Speaker 1: as the anointed One or Messiah, fulfilling the Old Testament's
Speaker 1: prophecy of divining the appointed Savior and Luke four verse eighteen,
Speaker 1: Jesus reads the scroll of Isaiah, declaring, the spirit of
Speaker 1: the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me
Speaker 1: to preach good news to the poor. This anointing by
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit empowered Jesus for his earthly ministry and
Speaker 1: mission redemption. Believers in Christ also described as anointed, also
Speaker 1: described as anointed, receiving the Holy Spirit as a seal
Speaker 1: of their salvation and empowerment for service First Corinthians. First
Speaker 1: Corinthians are Second Corinthians one twenty one through twenty two,
Speaker 1: also one John two through twenty seven. This spiritual annointing
Speaker 1: signifies the believer's consecration of God to God and participation
Speaker 1: in the priesthood of all believers. Divine selection or election
Speaker 1: is the well Divine selection or election is the theological
Speaker 1: concept that refers to God's sovereign choice of individuals or groups,
Speaker 1: but specific purpose or destiny. This doction has woven throughout
Speaker 1: the Biblical narrative, highlighting God's initiative in the unfolding of
Speaker 1: his redemptive plan. In the Old Testament, divine selection is
Speaker 1: evident in God's choice of Abraham and his descendants as
Speaker 1: the recipients of the Covenant promises. The concept of divine
Speaker 1: selection is further illustrated in the lives of individuals such
Speaker 1: as Jacob, who has chosen over his brother Esaul Roman's
Speaker 1: ten through thirteen, and David, who was selected as king
Speaker 1: despite being the youngest of Jesse's sons. These examples underscore
Speaker 1: the principle that God's choice are not based on human
Speaker 1: merit or status, but his sovereign will and purpose. Okay,
Speaker 1: so one thing I wanted to point out as well
Speaker 1: as Jesus also had this happen to him. Let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and look that up real quick. Yes, you guys
Speaker 1: know in the when we're going over the gospels, that
Speaker 1: it happened to Jesus. And I brought this very verse
Speaker 1: up to show you, guys. So, and it was by Mary,
Speaker 1: which is Mark's mother, right, Jesus was anointed with oil. Yes,
Speaker 1: Jesus was anointed with oil and the biblical accounts, but
Speaker 1: not exclusively with oil, not in the same way as
Speaker 1: traditional annoying. While there were accounts of annoying with oil,
Speaker 1: particularly by a woman in Bethany, it was also emphasized
Speaker 1: that Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit, a spiritual annoying.
Speaker 1: This spiritual annoying was described as the oil of gladness.
Speaker 1: It as seen as equipping him for his ministry as
Speaker 1: prophet and priests. Annoting with oil and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark,
Speaker 1: and John, a woman annoys Jesus's head and feet with
Speaker 1: expensive oil, likely Spikenard in Bethany. This act is interpreted
Speaker 1: as a symbolic gesture of reverence and foreshadowing of his burial.
Speaker 1: Anoting with the Holy Spirit at the baptism with the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit describes upon Jesus in a form of a dove,
Speaker 1: signifying his anoying for his divine mission. According to the
Speaker 1: same interpretation as the Holy Spirit is the oil of
Speaker 1: Gladys mentioned in Psalms forty five, verse seven and Hebrews
Speaker 1: one Night, signifying divine empowerment and enjoy a significance. The
Speaker 1: anointing with oil, both literal and spiritual, highlights Jesus's role
Speaker 1: as a messiah, the anointing one, and his divine authority
Speaker 1: and purpose. It emphasizes his role as prophet, priests and king.
Speaker 1: The anoritany of the Holy Spirit is seen as empowering
Speaker 1: him for his ministry of teaching, healing and sacrifice. So
Speaker 1: I just want to let you know that it says
Speaker 1: but not exclusively with oil, not in the same way.
Speaker 1: But it's a spikenard, right, So he actually she I
Speaker 1: think gets Mary, but not mistaken, but spikenard in his head.
Speaker 1: And remember Judas was like all mad about it whatever.
Speaker 1: So that was in Matthew, Mark and Luke, and it
Speaker 1: was in John. I don't think it was in Luke
Speaker 1: one of those. It was actually not in but anyways,
Speaker 1: just wanted to let you guys know that it did
Speaker 1: happen to Jesus where he was anointed with oil our
Speaker 1: spike Nord. Okay, here we go, so let's continue. We'll
Speaker 1: be on verse three, did I Okay, we already talked
Speaker 1: about the divine selection. All right, let's continue first Samuel ten,
Speaker 1: verse three. Then you shall go on forward from there
Speaker 1: and come to the tabreathe tree of Tabor. There are
Speaker 1: three men going up to God at going up to
Speaker 1: God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats,
Speaker 1: another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a
Speaker 1: skin of wine. And they will greet you and give
Speaker 1: you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive sorry
Speaker 1: loaves of bread, and another carrying of wine skin which
Speaker 1: you will greet you, and you give two loaves of bread,
Speaker 1: which you shall receive from their hands. After that you
Speaker 1: shall come to the hill of God, where the Philistines
Speaker 1: garrison is, And it will happen when you will have
Speaker 1: come there to the city, that you will meet a
Speaker 1: group of prophets coming down from the high place. What
Speaker 1: they stringed a string instrument and tambourine, a flute at
Speaker 1: heart before them, and they will be prophesying. Then the
Speaker 1: spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you
Speaker 1: will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.
Speaker 1: And let it be when these signs come to you,
Speaker 1: that you will do the occasion that you do as
Speaker 1: the occasion demands. For God is with you. You shall
Speaker 1: go down before me to Gilgaul, and surely I will
Speaker 1: come down to you to offer burnt offerings and make
Speaker 1: sacrifices of peace offerings. Seven days. You shall wait till
Speaker 1: I come to you and show you what you should do.
Speaker 1: So understand, okay, So the spirit of the Lord will
Speaker 1: come upon you. You understand the same thing that happened
Speaker 1: to Samson, same thing that happened to David, same thing
Speaker 1: that happened to a lot of these different people. When
Speaker 1: the spirit of the Lord comes upon you, you have the
Speaker 1: power of the whole spirit. That's why you see him prophesying.
Speaker 1: That's why it says you will prophesy it right, because
Speaker 1: he has the spirit of the Lord coming upon him.
Speaker 1: All right, very awesome, and uh so in uh Samuel
Speaker 1: provides Saul with the pacific signs conforming confirming his calling.
Speaker 1: For Samuel ten two through seven, which we just went over.
Speaker 1: These signs serve as divine affirmations of God's plan and
Speaker 1: presence in Saul's life. The role of the Holy Spirit,
Speaker 1: the Spirit of the Lord will come up, will come
Speaker 1: powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them, and
Speaker 1: you will be changed into a different person. The Holy
Speaker 1: Spirit's empowerment is crucial for fulfilling God's purposes. Right, That's
Speaker 1: why you see the Holy Spirit coming upon him, giving
Speaker 1: him the power, giving him that he'll be able to prophesy,
Speaker 1: and it says that he will be a changed man. Okay,
Speaker 1: so interesting, Let's go ahead and look a little deeper
Speaker 1: into that. So the Holy Spirit also knows the Spirit
Speaker 1: of God, the Spirit of Christ, or the Comforter, plays
Speaker 1: a multifaceted role in the life of believers. The broader
Speaker 1: narrative of scripture, the Holy Spirit is a third person
Speaker 1: of the Trinity, if you do believe in that, coequal
Speaker 1: with the Father and the Son, and is active in creation, revelation, redemption.
Speaker 1: I do believe in the Trinity myself, but some people don't.
Speaker 1: But some people will say that the Holy Spirit is
Speaker 1: God's spirit, just God, the Father's spirit, right that it's
Speaker 1: the same. Some people believe in oneness, some people believe
Speaker 1: in different things. With that, Okay, Unitarian by Arrian I
Speaker 1: just found out was I didn't even know about that.
Speaker 1: So anyways, yeah, all right, there we go. Just want
Speaker 1: to let you know that. Let me go back to
Speaker 1: the notes through twenty. Okay, here we go. So now
Speaker 1: we're at first Samuel ten, verse nine. So it was
Speaker 1: when he had turned his back to go from Samuel
Speaker 1: that God gave him another heart. And all those signs
Speaker 1: came to pass that day when they came there to
Speaker 1: the hill, there was a group of prophets to meet him.
Speaker 1: Then the spirit of God came upon him, and he
Speaker 1: prophesied among them. And it happened when all who knew
Speaker 1: him formally saw that he indeed prophesied among the prophets,
Speaker 1: And the people said to one another, what is this
Speaker 1: that has come upon the son of kish is Saul
Speaker 1: also among the prophets. Then a man from there answered
Speaker 1: and said, but who is their father? Therefore it became
Speaker 1: a proverb is Saul also among the prophets. And when
Speaker 1: he had finished prophesying, he went to the high place.
Speaker 1: Then Saul's uncle said to him and his servants, where
Speaker 1: did you go? And he said to look for the donkeys.
Speaker 1: When we saw that there were nowhere to be found,
Speaker 1: we went to Samuel, and Saul's uncle said, tell me, please,
Speaker 1: what Samuel said to you. So Saul said to his uncle,
Speaker 1: he told this planning that the donkeys have been found.
Speaker 1: But about the matter of kingdom, he would not let
Speaker 1: him know what Samuel had said. Okay, so didn't want
Speaker 1: to let him know exactly that he was going to
Speaker 1: become king. Kind of was holding that porson back, it says.
Speaker 1: Then Samuel called the people together to the Lord of Ms. Paul,
Speaker 1: and he said to the children of Israel, thus says
Speaker 1: the Lord of God of Israel, I brought up Israel
Speaker 1: out of Egypt and delivered you, delivered you from the
Speaker 1: hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all kingdoms,
Speaker 1: from all those who oppressed you. But you have today
Speaker 1: rejected your God, who himself saved you from all the
Speaker 1: adversaries and your tribulations, and you have said to him,
Speaker 1: no set a king over us. Now. Therefore, present yourselves
Speaker 1: before the Lord, by your tribes and by your clans,
Speaker 1: So he's basically going to gather them together and do
Speaker 1: a public recognition and acceptance of Saul being their king.
Speaker 1: And I'm sure that since he's a Benjamine, I'm sure
Speaker 1: there was probably different tribes like I want my son
Speaker 1: to be king, Oh, my Sonday be king. I could
Speaker 1: imagine that. That's just me thinking about it, but I'm sure.
Speaker 1: And when and when Samuel had caused all the tribes
Speaker 1: of Visual to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.
Speaker 1: When he had chosen the tribe of Benjamin to come
Speaker 1: near by their families, the family of the Matree was chosen,
Speaker 1: and Saul, the son of Kiss was chosen. But they
Speaker 1: sought him, he could not be found. Therefore, they inquired
Speaker 1: to the Lord further, has excuse me? Has the man
Speaker 1: come here yet? And the Lord answered, there he is
Speaker 1: hidden among the equipment. So they ran and brought him
Speaker 1: from there. And he's stood among the people. He was
Speaker 1: taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward.
Speaker 1: And Samuel said to all the people, do you see
Speaker 1: him who the Lord has chosen? And there's no one
Speaker 1: like him among all the people. So the people shouted,
Speaker 1: long live the King. Wow, okay, so they accepted it
Speaker 1: all right, so public recognition and acceptance. Saul is publicly
Speaker 1: chosen by Lot and the people acknowledge him as king.
Speaker 1: This demonstrates the importance of communal recognition and leadership roles.
Speaker 1: And then, despite his anointing, sauls initially hides among the baggage.
Speaker 1: So he was hiding among the equipment, reflecting a humble
Speaker 1: and perhaps hesitant acceptance of his role. Yes, yes, yes,
Speaker 1: So public recognition acceptance are themes that appeared throughout the Bible,
Speaker 1: often highlighted the tension between seeking approval from God versus
Speaker 1: seeking a approval from humans. The scriptures provide numerous examples
Speaker 1: and teachings that address the desire of recognition and implications
Speaker 1: of seeking acceptance from others. And then the part where
Speaker 1: soul obedience and humility. Despite the anointing, obedience in the
Speaker 1: Bible as a context refers to the active following God's
Speaker 1: commands and submitting to his will. It's a simple central
Speaker 1: theme throughout scripture, reflecting the relationship between God and his people.
Speaker 1: The concept of obedience is first introducing the Garden of Eden. Yeah,
Speaker 1: don't really want to get too far into that. Humility.
Speaker 1: Humility is a virtue that is highly esteemed in the Bible,
Speaker 1: characterized by a modest view of one's own importance and
Speaker 1: a recognition of one dependence on God's is often associated
Speaker 1: with meekness, gentleness, and a willingness to serve others. I
Speaker 1: just wanted to go over that, because at first Saul
Speaker 1: was obedient, had obedience and humility right at first. Right,
Speaker 1: we'll see a little bit later how he ends up becoming.
Speaker 1: But yeah, which is hard. You know, when you become
Speaker 1: a king, it's probably very difficult not to It's very
Speaker 1: difficult to stay humble. Let's continue for Samuel ten verse
Speaker 1: twenty five. Then Samuel explained to the people the behavior
Speaker 1: of royalty and wrote it in a book and laid
Speaker 1: it up before the lord. And Samuel sent all the
Speaker 1: people away, every man to his house, And Saul also
Speaker 1: went home to Gebee and valiant men with him whose
Speaker 1: hearts God had touched. But some rebels said, how can
Speaker 1: this man save us? So they despised him and brought
Speaker 1: him no presents. But he held his peace. You see.
Speaker 1: So there's gonna be some rebels. There's gonna be some
Speaker 1: people saying, like, who is this man, he's a Benjamine.
Speaker 1: How could he be chosen and not me or black
Speaker 1: of my son's not chosen? My son's from the tribe
Speaker 1: of Judah, my son's from the tribal gad whatever, I
Speaker 1: can imagine that happening. So it says that some of
Speaker 1: the rebels said, how can this man save us? So
Speaker 1: they despised him and brought him no presence, but he
Speaker 1: held his peace right. So let's see if there's anything
Speaker 1: about that on my notes Saul's hiding explanation Opposition to
Speaker 1: Saul's kingship. Some scoundrels questioned Saul's ability to lead and
Speaker 1: bring salvation, showing early opposition to his reign. However, Saul
Speaker 1: remained silent, demonstrate and restraint. But some scoundrels said, how
Speaker 1: can this man save us? But they despised him and
Speaker 1: brought him no gifts, but Saul remained as silent. So, okay,
Speaker 1: we're done with chapter ten. Excuse me, we're done with
Speaker 1: chapter ten. Let's go ahead and look at some practical
Speaker 1: applications for you guys and me. Seek God's confirmation, like Saul,
Speaker 1: seek God's confirmation and guidance when faced with significant life
Speaker 1: life decisions. Amen, rely on the Holy Spirit. Depend on
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit for strength and transformation and fulfilling God's calling. Yes,
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit is in you. If the Holy Spirit
Speaker 1: comes upon you, then you have the power of the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit. Right, it's kind of a different I've explained
Speaker 1: it a lot. It's like a moral compass when the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit is in you, when the Holy Spirit comes
Speaker 1: upon you, like they did in the Book of Acts.
Speaker 1: They were already saved in John, right, they already they
Speaker 1: were already born again. In John they had the power
Speaker 1: of the Holy Spirit, or they had the Holy Spirit
Speaker 1: in them. But when it comes to Acts, the Book
Speaker 1: of Acts, the Holy Spirit came upon them, then they
Speaker 1: had the power of the Holy Spirit. So, you know,
Speaker 1: it's interesting embrace humility, approach leadership and service service with humility,
Speaker 1: recognizing that it is God who empowers in appoints. That's
Speaker 1: why when people come to you and say, oh, that
Speaker 1: was a great sermon, or I love that sermon, you
Speaker 1: always have to say, oh, glory to God, because God
Speaker 1: is the one that is Literally, this is all God's word.
Speaker 1: So we're it's not my words. You know, I'm not
Speaker 1: the one that wrote the Bible. I'm just reading it
Speaker 1: to you. Right. Embrace humility, it approach leadership and service
Speaker 1: to the amility. Recognize that God, who is who are,
Speaker 1: empowers and appoints a men to that value community affirmation.
Speaker 1: Recognize the importance of community support and affirmation in your
Speaker 1: spiritual journey. A men to that. Let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: get go to connections to additional scriptures anoying and leadership.
Speaker 1: We have Psalms twenty three, verse five, where David speaks
Speaker 1: of being anointed by God, reflecting divine favor and purpose.
Speaker 1: And then the Holy Spirit's empowerment Acts one eight, when
Speaker 1: Jesus promises the Holy Spirit's power to his disciples for
Speaker 1: their mission. You see how it's different. They were already
Speaker 1: born again in John right, that's when Jesus said that
Speaker 1: he's gonna leave his Holy Spirit in you. That's different.
Speaker 1: We have the Holy Spirit in us because we're saved,
Speaker 1: we're born again, but the Holy Spirit coming upon you
Speaker 1: is a little different. Humility and a leadership. Humility and leadership.
Speaker 1: Second Phippolians three, verse four says second our Philippians two,
Speaker 1: sorry not Second Philippines. Philippians two, verses three and four
Speaker 1: says Philippians two, verses three and four says, let nothing
Speaker 1: be done through self, miss ambition, or conceit, but in lowness,
Speaker 1: in mind. Let each esteem each other better than themselves.
Speaker 1: Let each of you look out not only for his
Speaker 1: owner's interests, but also for the interest of others. It
Speaker 1: encourages believers to consider others about themselves, exemplifying Christ's life humility.
Speaker 1: So yes, it's a hard concept for a lot of
Speaker 1: people to learn to place other people's needs over your own. Okay, Uh,
Speaker 1: definitely it's a hard concept. It's not natural for us.
Speaker 1: We want to try to love yourself. And look how
Speaker 1: people the world says, you know, love yourself and and
Speaker 1: it's all about self healing and self self. But what
Speaker 1: what the Bible talks about, what what Jesus talks about, uh,
Speaker 1: is encouraging believers to consider others above themselves. That's called service, right,
Speaker 1: That's that's what serving even is. Love your neighbors as
Speaker 1: you love yourself. Right. So awesome, Uh, we went over that,
Speaker 1: and yeah, we're done with First Samuel ten. We will
Speaker 1: go to First Samuel eleven and go over an introduction.
Speaker 1: Let me just go ahead and see I knew we'd
Speaker 1: get to eleven. Those chapters are going a little too fast,
Speaker 1: and a lot of it is a storyline that I
Speaker 1: want to keep to and I want to stop too
Speaker 1: many times because and do commentary, because the story is
Speaker 1: kind of flowing, you know. But Samuel confirmed as king.
Speaker 1: So first Samuel eleven serves as a testament to the
Speaker 1: power of unified action under divine the ordained leadership. It
Speaker 1: showcases Saul's prophetic power, courage, and the effectiveness and the
Speaker 1: effectiveness and the effective leadership. The story reminds us that
Speaker 1: with God's intervention and unity even that the diarist of
Speaker 1: situations can be turned into a victory. Saul's actions reinforces kingship,
Speaker 1: demonstrating that true leadership is not only about power but
Speaker 1: also about service to the people. All right, and let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and start at first Samuel eleven. Then Nashish.
Speaker 1: This assault saves Jibesh Gilead. Then Nashish the Ammonite came
Speaker 1: up and encamped against Jabez Gilead, and all the men
Speaker 1: of Jabez said, Nashish, make a covenant with us, and
Speaker 1: we will serve you. So let's stop real quick. So
Speaker 1: the threat of Nashish, the Ammonite Nasista Amonite came up
Speaker 1: and besieged Jabiesh Ghaliad. The enemy's demand for surrender and
Speaker 1: disgrace illustrates the spiritual spiritual battles we face. Let's continue
Speaker 1: and is she's The Ammonite answered, on this condition, I
Speaker 1: will make a covenant with you, that I will put
Speaker 1: out all your right eyes and bring reapproach on all Israel.
Speaker 1: And we're in First Samuel eleven, verse three. Then the
Speaker 1: eldest of Jabez said to hold off for seven days,
Speaker 1: that we may send messengers to all the territory of Israel,
Speaker 1: and then if there is no one to save us,
Speaker 1: we will come out to you. So the messengers came
Speaker 1: to Gibee of Saul and told the news and the
Speaker 1: hearing of the people, and all the people lifted up
Speaker 1: their voice in and wept. When now there was Saul
Speaker 1: coming behind the herd from the field. And Saul said,
Speaker 1: what troubles the people that they weep? And they told
Speaker 1: them the words of the men of Jabiesh. And the
Speaker 1: spirit of God came upon Saul when you heard this news,
Speaker 1: and his anger was greatly aroused. So we took a
Speaker 1: yoke of oxen and cut them into pieces and sent
Speaker 1: them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands
Speaker 1: of the messengers, saying, whoever goes not go out with
Speaker 1: Saul and Samuel to battle. So it be done, So
Speaker 1: it be done to his oxen. So he cuts up
Speaker 1: the animal and sends it to all twelve tribes so
Speaker 1: they know that get ready for battle because someone is
Speaker 1: doing something to noticed that. And there was a story
Speaker 1: where he cut up Oh yeah, he cut up his man.
Speaker 1: That story was in the Book of Judges where he
Speaker 1: cut up his uh, his servant, her servant girl. He
Speaker 1: cut it up right and sent it off to other
Speaker 1: people that like to like to go to war. Uh
Speaker 1: I remember that. And and that was in the Book
Speaker 1: of Judges. I don't remember which chapter. But if you guys,
Speaker 1: remember that he cut up his servant girl and sent
Speaker 1: it to different people. So so to the tribe so
Speaker 1: that they're get ready for war because of the way
Speaker 1: that the that the that that tribe was was treating him. Uh.
Speaker 1: So this is the same kind of thing. So uh
Speaker 1: he is cutting up this animal, sending it, sending cut
Speaker 1: the pieces and sent them out through all the territory
Speaker 1: visual by the hands of the messters, saying, whoever does
Speaker 1: not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, meaning
Speaker 1: I'm sending this out. This is I'm the king, so
Speaker 1: I'm letting you guys know, get ready for war. For
Speaker 1: those that do not go with me to battle, then
Speaker 1: problems are going to happen. Right, it shall be done
Speaker 1: to his oxen. Let's check this out. So Saul's leadership
Speaker 1: and spirit empowerment. When Saul heard their words, the spirit
Speaker 1: of God came powerfully upon him and he burned with anger.
Speaker 1: Saul's righteous anger and decisive action demonstrates the importance of
Speaker 1: spirit led leadership. We're going to continue. And the fear
Speaker 1: of the Lord fell on the people, and they came
Speaker 1: out with one crest, one consent. When he numbered them
Speaker 1: in Bezek, the children of Israel three hundred thousand, and
Speaker 1: the men of Judah thirty thousand. And they said to
Speaker 1: the messengers who came, thus, you say to the men
Speaker 1: of Jabest Gilead, tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot,
Speaker 1: you shall you shall save help. You should have help.
Speaker 1: I'm sorry, you shall have help. Then the messengers came
Speaker 1: and reported it to the men of Jibesh, and they
Speaker 1: were glad. Therefore, the men of Jebbeest said, tomorrow we
Speaker 1: will come out to you, and you may do to
Speaker 1: us whatever seems good to you. So basically they're saying,
Speaker 1: yo to the army's going to show up tomorrow. So
Speaker 1: they said, tomorrow we will come out to you and
Speaker 1: see what you're going to do to us. Right, So
Speaker 1: it was on the next day that Saul put the
Speaker 1: people in three companies, and they came into the midst
Speaker 1: of the camp in the morning watch and killed Ammonites
Speaker 1: until the heat of the day. And it happened to
Speaker 1: those who survived were scattered so that no two of
Speaker 1: them were left together. Then the people said to Samuel,
Speaker 1: who is he? Who is who is he who said,
Speaker 1: shall saw rain over us? Bring the men? Then we
Speaker 1: put them to death. Who is he who said Saul
Speaker 1: shall should reign over us? Bring them men? So we
Speaker 1: put them to death. And Saul said, not a man
Speaker 1: shall be put to death this day, for today the
Speaker 1: Lord has accomplished salvation in Israel. Then Samuel said to
Speaker 1: the people, come, let us go to Guilgaull and renewed
Speaker 1: the kingdom there. So all the people went to Guilgall
Speaker 1: and they were made salt, and there they made Saul
Speaker 1: king before the Lord and Guilgall, and they made sacrifices
Speaker 1: and peace offerings before the Lord and Saul, and all
Speaker 1: the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. So unity among the Isuelites.
Speaker 1: Saul unites the tribes of Israel, rallying them to rescue
Speaker 1: their brethren. This unity is crucial for victory, you know.
Speaker 1: So that's what you need. You need that unity. And
Speaker 1: that's what he did. And he gathered all the people up,
Speaker 1: he sent it out and they all gathered together. It
Speaker 1: shows you all of them kind of accepting him as king.
Speaker 1: Not all of them. I know, there was some people
Speaker 1: who were saying that who is this, you know, the
Speaker 1: ones that are rebels were saying, how could Saul right
Speaker 1: over us? But yeah, it's very important. The victory of
Speaker 1: Nouela kingship, the Israelites defeat the Ammonites, and Saul's kingship
Speaker 1: is reaffirmed at Gilgal, highlighting God's blessing and on obedient leadership. Okay,
Speaker 1: so you see the unity among the Israelites, and also
Speaker 1: you see that they reaffirmed Saul as kingship in Gilgall.
Speaker 1: That is just letting people know, like, hey, we're solidifying
Speaker 1: Saul as king, and also you know it's important for
Speaker 1: him to step up, unify everybody, go to war, beat
Speaker 1: the Ammonites, and show basically the people whose boss right.
Speaker 1: And he's still walking with the Lord at this point.
Speaker 1: The Holy Spirit is still coming upon him, you see
Speaker 1: what I mean. So he's making the godly decision. He's
Speaker 1: fighting in the name of the Lord. Samuel said to
Speaker 1: the people, come, let us go to gilgaldming to the Lord.
Speaker 1: They're giving offerings, peace offerings to the Lord. They're making sacrifices.
Speaker 1: You see, he's still walking with the Lord at this point.
Speaker 1: But we'll see what happens. We have another twenty minutes,
Speaker 1: and you know what is getting deep. I'm really enjoying this,
Speaker 1: so hopefully you guys are enjoying it as much as
Speaker 1: I am. We'll do some practical applications real quick. When
Speaker 1: facing overwhelming challenges, seek God and desperation. Turn to God
Speaker 1: and seek his deliverance rather than succumbing to despair. So
Speaker 1: when you're facing overwhelming circumstances or challenges, turn to God
Speaker 1: and seek his deliverance rather than succumbing to despair. So
Speaker 1: God's not going to give you any temptation that you
Speaker 1: cannot get out of, Okay, Always know that there's always
Speaker 1: a way out. Value spirit led leadership. Recognize and support
Speaker 1: leaders who are guided by the Holy Spirit, as they
Speaker 1: are crucial in leading God's people to victory. Amen, foster unity,
Speaker 1: work towards unity within the Body of Christ, understanding that
Speaker 1: collective strength and cooperation are vital in overcoming spiritual battles.
Speaker 1: What I've noticed is the devil tries to separate us
Speaker 1: by doctrines, Like you know, the devil tries to separate
Speaker 1: us by these little doctrines. There's forty thousand different denominations.
Speaker 1: They got these things here that all you know, can
Speaker 1: you guys imagine if we just had you know, well,
Speaker 1: I guess it would be very hard one denomination, you know,
Speaker 1: non denomination. How about how about that, you know, instead
Speaker 1: of just being all these different things. You know, well,
Speaker 1: we believe this, oh King James only, and we're this,
Speaker 1: and we're baptism only or this, you know, or say
Speaker 1: by Baptism. No, we're not Trinity, no Unitarian, Oh Oneness, oh, Pentecostal.
Speaker 1: Oh you got to speak in tongues. Oh, there's so
Speaker 1: many different things out there, So stick with the word, right,
Speaker 1: stick with the word of God. It'll it'll definitely assist you. Okay.
Speaker 1: Just it would be awesome if we get all work
Speaker 1: towards unity within the Body of Christ, because we'd have
Speaker 1: a collective strength and cooperation or vital for overcoming spiritual battles.
Speaker 1: Amen to that. Celebrate God's deliverance. Remember to give thanks
Speaker 1: and celebrate God's victories in our lives and knowledge in
Speaker 1: his hand and our successes. Kind of the same thing
Speaker 1: we talked about earlier, recognizing God's victories. Okay. So additional
Speaker 1: scriptures would be that connect to this chapter would be
Speaker 1: a Fesian six versus eighteenth Fiesian six ten through eighteen
Speaker 1: the armor of God and the spiritual believer's face paralleling
Speaker 1: the physical battle and First Samuel eleven for wrestle not
Speaker 1: against flesh and blood, but principalities of evil and heavenly places. Right,
Speaker 1: that's the verse, and then it talks about putting the
Speaker 1: full armor of God, which is the helmet of salvation,
Speaker 1: the brush plate of the breastplate of righteousness, the belt
Speaker 1: of truth, the sandals, the gospel right, and then the
Speaker 1: sword is actually going to be the offensive weapon. Prayers
Speaker 1: the offensive weapon. And then you have a shield of faith.
Speaker 1: How do you build faith? Bath come it by hearing, hearing,
Speaker 1: by the word of God. So as we are literally
Speaker 1: doing this Bible study, it is building faith. Okay, So
Speaker 1: amen to that. Romans eight thirty one. If God is
Speaker 1: for us, who can be against us? This verse echoes
Speaker 1: the assurance of God's deliverance. Scene and first Samuel eleven,
Speaker 1: Acts two, verses one through four, the encouragement of the
Speaker 1: Holy Spirit at Pentecon the empowerment of the Holy Spirit
Speaker 1: at Pentecost, similar to the Spirit's empowerment of soul. That's
Speaker 1: Acts two, verses one through four. I'm kind of rushing
Speaker 1: through those because I would like to get to chapter
Speaker 1: twelve as well. We'll see how long it is. Should
Speaker 1: be good, all right, Let's go ahead and do a
Speaker 1: quick intro on Samuel Tell twelve teaches the importance of accountability,
Speaker 1: remaining faithful to God and understanding the implications of our choices.
Speaker 1: God's faithfulness remains steadfast, but obedience to His laws determines
Speaker 1: whether we reap blessings or face adversity. This chapter inspires
Speaker 1: us to reflect on our lives and align them more
Speaker 1: closely with God's commandments. Amen, let's go ahead and check
Speaker 1: this out. Samuel addresses Saul's coronation for Samuel twelve, verse one.
Speaker 1: Now Samuel said to all Israel, indeed, I've heeded your
Speaker 1: voice in all that you have said to me, and
Speaker 1: have made a king over you. And now there is
Speaker 1: a king walking before you, and I am old and
Speaker 1: gray haired. Look, my sons are with you. I have
Speaker 1: walked before you from my childhood to this day. Here
Speaker 1: I am witness against me before the Lord. And before
Speaker 1: has anoied Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have
Speaker 1: I taken? Or whom if I cheated? For whom I
Speaker 1: have I pressed? Or whose hand have I received? Any
Speaker 1: bribe which the blind eyes which to blind my eyes?
Speaker 1: I'll restore it to you. And he said you have
Speaker 1: And they said, you have not cheated us or oppressed us,
Speaker 1: nor have you taken anything from any man's hands. Then
Speaker 1: he said to them, the Lord is witness against you
Speaker 1: and is annoyed. Is witness this day, and you have
Speaker 1: not found anything in my hand? And they answered, he
Speaker 1: is witness. Let's stop there real quick. So Samuel begins
Speaker 1: by asking the people to testify against him if he
Speaker 1: has wrong them, demonstrating his integrity and faithfulness as a leader.
Speaker 1: Let's look a little deeper into that Samuel's integrity. Samuel,
Speaker 1: a pivotal figure in the history of Israel, is renowned
Speaker 1: for his unwavering integrity and dedication to God. As the
Speaker 1: last judge of Israel, the first of the prophets after Moses,
Speaker 1: Samuel's life and ministry are chronicled primarily in the books
Speaker 1: of First Samuel and Second Samuel. His integrity is a
Speaker 1: central theme that underscores his leadership and relationship with God
Speaker 1: and the people of Israel. So as you know Samuel,
Speaker 1: Samuel's integrity is evident from his early life. Dedicated to
Speaker 1: Lord by his mother Hannah, Samuel was raised in the
Speaker 1: house of the Lord of Shiloh under his priest Eli.
Speaker 1: From a young age, Samuel was attentive to God's voice,
Speaker 1: as seen in First Samuel three, verse ten. We've kind
Speaker 1: of already went over that. Samuel's integrity was demonstrated by
Speaker 1: impartiality and commitment to justice. He traveled annually to Bethel,
Speaker 1: to Gilgal, to Ms Paul, to judge Israel and ensure
Speaker 1: that justice has been administered fairly. On Samuel seven, verse sixteen.
Speaker 1: His role as a prophet is marked by his faithfulness
Speaker 1: to deliver God's messages without alteration or compromise, even if
Speaker 1: they're difficult, such as what we're going to see in
Speaker 1: one Samuel fifteen, verses twenty two through twenty three, which
Speaker 1: I'm not going to spoil for you, but yeah, so Samuel, Yeah,
Speaker 1: I just want to kind of go over that. Definitely,
Speaker 1: Samuel had some awesome integrity. And then six through eleven
Speaker 1: we haven't gone over yet. Let's go ahead and continue
Speaker 1: reading for Samuel twelve, verse six. Then Samuel said to
Speaker 1: the people, it is the Lord who raised up Moses
Speaker 1: and Aaron, and who brought your fathers up from the
Speaker 1: land of Egypt. Now therefore stands still that I may
Speaker 1: reason with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous
Speaker 1: acts of the Lord which he did to you and
Speaker 1: your fathers. When Jacob had gone into Egypt and your
Speaker 1: father's cried out to the Lord, then the Lord sent
Speaker 1: Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt
Speaker 1: and made them dwell in his place. And when they
Speaker 1: forgot the Lord their god, he sold them into the
Speaker 1: hand of sisera commander of the army of Hazar, into
Speaker 1: the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of
Speaker 1: the king of Moab. And they fought against them. And
Speaker 1: they cried out to the Lord and said, we have
Speaker 1: sinned because we have forsaken the Lord and served the
Speaker 1: Bales and Astros. But now deliver us from the hand
Speaker 1: of our enemies, and we will serve you. And the
Speaker 1: Lord sent Jerebel Beaden, Jepithal and Samuel and delivered you
Speaker 1: out of the hand of your enemies on every side.
Speaker 1: And you dwelt in safety. And when you saw that
Speaker 1: the hash king of the Ammonites, came against you, you
Speaker 1: said to me, no, but a king shall reign over us.
Speaker 1: When the Lord, your God was your king. Let's stop there.
Speaker 1: Samuel's are God's faithfulness. Samuel recounts the history of Israel,
Speaker 1: emphasizing God's consistent deliverance and faithfulness despite Israel's repeated disobedience.
Speaker 1: You see what I was telling you about the teeter tatter.
Speaker 1: They kept being for God, and then they would just
Speaker 1: you know, they would go, They would idle worship and
Speaker 1: go go with other gods. Also mixing a pagan with
Speaker 1: worshiping God. All this different stuff was happening, right, Let's
Speaker 1: go and continue. And then in verse twelve, Samuel reminds
Speaker 1: the people that their demand for a king was a
Speaker 1: rejection of God as their true king. Yet God granted
Speaker 1: their request verse thirteen. Now for Samuel twelve verse thirteen. Now, therefore,
Speaker 1: here is the king whom you have chosen, whom you
Speaker 1: have desired. And take note that the Lord has set
Speaker 1: a king over you. If you fear the Lord and
Speaker 1: serve him, and obey his voice, and do not rebel
Speaker 1: against the commandments of the Lord, then both you, you
Speaker 1: and the king who reigns over you, will continue following
Speaker 1: the Lord, your God. However, if you do not obey
Speaker 1: the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment
Speaker 1: of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will
Speaker 1: be against you, as it was against your father's. This
Speaker 1: is a fair warning to continue in obedience. And just
Speaker 1: like everybody else, let's see what they do. Okay, So, yes,
Speaker 1: this is a call to obedience. Let me look at
Speaker 1: my notes real quick. I'm gonna stop. At sixteen. Samuel
Speaker 1: urges the people to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully,
Speaker 1: warning them the consequences of disobedience. Okay, this is a
Speaker 1: call to obedience. And then now we're gonna go ahead
Speaker 1: and read verse sixteen. It says for Samuel twelve. Verse
Speaker 1: sixteen says, now, therefore stand and see that this great
Speaker 1: thing which the Lord will do before your eyes is
Speaker 1: today not the wheat harvest. I will call to the Lord,
Speaker 1: and he will send thunder and rain that you may
Speaker 1: perceive see that your wickedness is great, which you have
Speaker 1: done in the side of the Lord, and asking a
Speaker 1: king for yourselves. So Samuel called to the Lord, and
Speaker 1: the Lord said thunder and rain that day, and all
Speaker 1: the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel, and all
Speaker 1: the people said to Samuel, pray for your servants to
Speaker 1: the Lord your God, that we may not die, for
Speaker 1: we have added all our sins the evil of asking
Speaker 1: for a king of ourselves. So hold on, let me
Speaker 1: just check my notes. So yeah, So a sign from
Speaker 1: God to confirm his word, Samuel calls upon the Lord
Speaker 1: to send thunder and rain during the wheat harvest, a
Speaker 1: sign that instills fear and awe in the people because
Speaker 1: Samuel said that he will call cause the Lord will
Speaker 1: cause thunder and rain, and then all of a sudden
Speaker 1: it happened, right so, and then all the people said,
Speaker 1: pray for our servants to the Lord your God, that
Speaker 1: we may not die. Then we'd be added to your
Speaker 1: sins the evil for asking for a king for ourselves. Right, so,
Speaker 1: kind of repenting there, and then assurance of God's mercy.
Speaker 1: In Fir Samuel twelve nineteen through twenty five, which we're
Speaker 1: about to read, let's go ahead and read. Then, Samuel
Speaker 1: said that the people do not fear you have not done.
Speaker 1: You have done all the wickedness. Yet do not turn
Speaker 1: aside from following the Lord. But serve the Lord with
Speaker 1: all your heart, and do not turn aside, for then
Speaker 1: you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver,
Speaker 1: for they are nothing. For the Lord will not forsake
Speaker 1: his people for his great name's sake, because it has
Speaker 1: pleased the Lord to make you his pe. Moreover, as
Speaker 1: for me, far far be it from me that I
Speaker 1: should sin against the Lord and ceasing to pray for you.
Speaker 1: But I will teach you the good and the right way.
Speaker 1: Only fear the Lord and serve him in truth with
Speaker 1: your heart, with all your heart. For consider what great
Speaker 1: things he has done for you, but if you still
Speaker 1: do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and
Speaker 1: your king. So this is assurance of God's mercy, yes,
Speaker 1: but also he's letting you know that only the only
Speaker 1: fear the Lord and serve him in truth the law
Speaker 1: your heart. For consider what great things He has done
Speaker 1: for you. But if you still do wickedly, that's what
Speaker 1: God is saying, you shall be swept away, both you
Speaker 1: guys that are doing wickedly and your king. So what
Speaker 1: is he asking for? Once again? God is asking for obedience? Okay,
Speaker 1: all right, so perfect, and let's go ahead and look
Speaker 1: a little deeper into it. The concept of God's mercy,
Speaker 1: It's a central theme throughout the Bible, providing believers with
Speaker 1: the assurance of his compassion, forgiveness, and steadfast love. This
Speaker 1: assurance is rooted in the character of God and is
Speaker 1: consistently affirm through scripture, offering comfort and hope to those
Speaker 1: who seek him. The Old Testament lays the groundwork for
Speaker 1: understanding God's mercy, and Exodus thirty four six through seven,
Speaker 1: God reveals himself to Moses, proclaiming the Lord, the Lord God,
Speaker 1: compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abundant of abounding in love,
Speaker 1: devotion and truth, maintaining love, devotion to a thousand generations,
Speaker 1: forgiving iniquity, transgressions, and sin. This self revelation underscores God's
Speaker 1: mercy merciful nature, emphasizing his willingness to forgive and enduring
Speaker 1: love and the New Testament. This assurance of God's mercy
Speaker 1: is fully realized through the persons and work of Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: The incarnation, life, death, and resurrection of Christ are the
Speaker 1: ultimate expressions of God's mercy towards humility and Ephesians two,
Speaker 1: verses four through five, Paul writes, but because of his
Speaker 1: great love for us, God, who was rich in mercy,
Speaker 1: made us alive with Christ even when we were dead.
Speaker 1: In our truspasses, it is by grace you have been saved.
Speaker 1: This passion has emphasizes that God's mercy is not earned,
Speaker 1: but is a gift of grace made available through the
Speaker 1: faith and Christ. Through faith in Christ, the Parables of
Speaker 1: Jesus further illustrates God's merciful nature. The Parable of the
Speaker 1: Prodigal Son vividly depicts a father's capassion and forgiving heart
Speaker 1: towards his wayward son, civilizing God's readiness to forgive and
Speaker 1: restore those who repent and return to him. And if
Speaker 1: you want to read about that, that's Luke fifteen eleven
Speaker 1: through thirty two. What is the theological implications? The assurance
Speaker 1: of God's mercy has profound theological implications for believers. It
Speaker 1: affirms that God's mercy is not contingent upon human merit,
Speaker 1: but is a interest intrinsic aspect of his character. Romans
Speaker 1: nine fifteen through sixteen states, for he says to Moses,
Speaker 1: I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and
Speaker 1: I will have compassion on whom I have compassion. So
Speaker 1: the practical application here the assurance of God's mercy calls
Speaker 1: believers to respond with gratitude, humility, and a commitment to
Speaker 1: extend mercy to others. Jesus's teachings in the Beatudes Blessed
Speaker 1: are those blessed, are the merciful, for they the beatitudes.
Speaker 1: I'm sorry, not the beatitudes. Jesus teaching in the Beatitudes,
Speaker 1: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy
Speaker 1: highlights the reciprocal nature of mercy and the life of
Speaker 1: a believer as a recipient of divine mercy, Christians are
Speaker 1: called to reflect God's character by showing compassion and forgiveness
Speaker 1: to others. In summary, the assurance of God's mercy is
Speaker 1: foundational truth that permeates the Biblical narrative, offering believers comfort, hope,
Speaker 1: and a model for living for living a life marked
Speaker 1: by grace and compassion. Okay, so we finished twelve, So
Speaker 1: next week we'll be picking up at verse thirteen. Let's
Speaker 1: go over some practical applications before we end. Examine your leadership.
Speaker 1: Reflect on your own integrity and faithfulness and any leadership
Speaker 1: roles you hold. Are you leading in a way that
Speaker 1: honors God? So? Yes, amen to that. If you are
Speaker 1: a leader, examine your leadership. Remember God's faithfulness regularly, recount
Speaker 1: and give thanks for the ways God has been faithful
Speaker 1: in your life, even when you have strayed. Yes, and
Speaker 1: it does happen. Even when you do stray, God has
Speaker 1: been faithful. Submit to God's authority. Recognize areas where you
Speaker 1: may be rejected God's authority in your life, and seek
Speaker 1: to submit to his will. Fear the Lord. Cultivate a
Speaker 1: healthy fear of the Lord that leads to obedience and
Speaker 1: reverence in your daily walk. Trust in God's mercy. When
Speaker 1: you fall short, remember that God's mercy is greater than
Speaker 1: your failures, and let the truth motivate you to serve
Speaker 1: him wholeheartedly. That's the practical applications for this chapter. Now
Speaker 1: let's go ahead and look at some connections to additional scriptures.
Speaker 1: Integrity in leadership Proverbs eleven, verse three, of the integrity
Speaker 1: of the upright guides them, but the perseverity of the
Speaker 1: faithfulness destroys them. The perverse city the purpose city, not
Speaker 1: it's a let's look at what that says. Hold on
Speaker 1: Proverbs eleven, verse three. Let's see what that verse says.
Speaker 1: So I don't sounds like I'm butchering it a little bit.
Speaker 1: The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the
Speaker 1: perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them. It's not the Okay, yeah,
Speaker 1: that's it. The perverse city what Let's see what that means.
Speaker 1: Maybe I'm I'll let you guys know what that word means,
Speaker 1: because I don't know what that means. Perversity a deliberate
Speaker 1: desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way. That's
Speaker 1: what that means. So that way. You guys know, it's
Speaker 1: not like perseverance. It's a perversity. Okay, it destroys them. Okay,
Speaker 1: look at God's faithfulness and Lamentations three verses twenty two
Speaker 1: through twenty. Because of the Lord's loving devotion, we are
Speaker 1: not consumed, for his mercies never fail. They are new
Speaker 1: every morning. Great is your faithfulness. Amen. And then obedience
Speaker 1: to God Deuteronomy ten, verses twelve through thirteen. And now, Israel,
Speaker 1: what does your Lord God ask of you but to
Speaker 1: fear the Lord your God by walking in all his ways,
Speaker 1: to love him, To serve the Lord your God with
Speaker 1: all your heart, with all your soul, and to keep
Speaker 1: the commandments and soul I'm sorry, and statutes of the
Speaker 1: Lord that I'm giving you this day for your own good. Yes,
Speaker 1: obedience so important. Okay, let's go ahead and stop the
Speaker 1: screen share good stuff. That was awesome. We actually covered
Speaker 1: some pretty good ground. And actually we have thirty one
Speaker 1: chapters and sam Okay, so that's that's gonna be. Uh
Speaker 1: So we definitely have some ground to cover in for Samuel.
Speaker 1: So yes, let me go ahead and let me oh,
Speaker 1: you know what, I need to go back. I don't
Speaker 1: want to. I want to make sure that I'm right
Speaker 1: where I was supposed to be at. So we're gonna
Speaker 1: be at thirteen next week, right, yes? Perfect? So I
Speaker 1: will definitely study for you guys. Okay, next week I
Speaker 1: will study. I will have some good studies and Samuel
Speaker 1: for Samuel thirteen and then yeah, I'm looking forward to
Speaker 1: teaching Wednesday service. Also, I really appreciate you guys tuning in.
Speaker 1: But like we always do, we're gonna end this in prayer. So,
Speaker 1: Father God, in the name of Jesus, you know who
Speaker 1: needs prayer out there. Lord, who's listening. I don't always
Speaker 1: hear from everybody, Okay, so I know you know who
Speaker 1: needs prayer and who needs certain things. I just asked
Speaker 1: that if anybody out there is lacking in any area, Lord,
Speaker 1: you please provide for them if they need your help. Lord,
Speaker 1: if they've turned away from you in any way, I
Speaker 1: just ask that you guide them back to you, Lord,
Speaker 1: if they turned against your word. Let's say some people
Speaker 1: are having trouble understanding your word. Lord, please help me
Speaker 1: to teach your word and make this easily digestible for everybody. Lord. So,
Speaker 1: whether the person is super intelligent or the person is
Speaker 1: kind of new to the Word, you know. I just
Speaker 1: want to make it digestible for everybody so that, you know,
Speaker 1: we build faith. That's the whole point of reading the
Speaker 1: Word of God is to build faith, right and to
Speaker 1: get to know you, Lord, So help people to get
Speaker 1: to know you more. And just help us to be
Speaker 1: obedient to your word. Lord. And I see that it's
Speaker 1: like a teeter totter of you know, going away from
Speaker 1: you and then coming back to you throughout Samuel and
Speaker 1: the Book of Judges and Deuteronomy and Exodus and Numbers
Speaker 1: and Levata Kiss, I mean, all all of it. So
Speaker 1: help us to not teeter totter. Help us to follow you, Lord,
Speaker 1: and help the Holy Spirit to come upon us, to
Speaker 1: give us the power of the Holy Spirit in ways
Speaker 1: whenever we need, whenever we need help when we're going
Speaker 1: through these spiritual battles. Lord, thank you, we appreciate you,
Speaker 1: and we love you in Jesus' name. Amen. Thank you
Speaker 1: guys so much for tuning in. I'll looking forward to
Speaker 1: teaching Wednesday service this week. I appreciate you guys. Thank you,
Speaker 1: and God bless you.