Speaker 1: Ladadies and gentlemen, Welcome to Sunday Service, episode sixty one.
Speaker 1: I am your host, Josh Monday. If you know me,
Speaker 1: I'm a Christian rapper, devoter, husband, father, and Army veteran.
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Speaker 1: Thank you guys so much for joining me and I
Speaker 1: really appreciate it. So we are on First Kings Chapter
Speaker 1: one now, which is amazing. You know, we've gone pretty
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Speaker 1: let me just go out and do the intro to
Speaker 1: First Kings. Chapter one. First Kings begins with the end
Speaker 1: of King David's reign and the tumultuous succession to the throne,
Speaker 1: highlighting the political and spiritual struggles of the Israelite monarchy.
Speaker 1: The book follows King Solomon his reign and the building
Speaker 1: of the Temple, but also details the subsequent split of
Speaker 1: the kingdom after his death due to the choices of
Speaker 1: his son Raya Boehm. It chronicles the reigns of the
Speaker 1: kings of the divided North and South Kingdoms, the role
Speaker 1: of prophets like Elijah, and the consequences of worshiping other gods,
Speaker 1: ultimately setting the stage for the need for a promised
Speaker 1: future ruler, the transition from David to Solomon. The book
Speaker 1: opens with the elderly and ill King David, and a
Speaker 1: conflict arises over who will say exceed him. Adam Jah,
Speaker 1: David's fourth son, attempts to claim the throne, but the
Speaker 1: prophet Nathan and David's wife Dshiba ensures that Solomon is
Speaker 1: appointed king instead, which we're going to get to. So
Speaker 1: I really don't want to talk about those parts because
Speaker 1: I don't want to do any spoiler alerts. The themes
Speaker 1: in purpose the books of First and Second Kings explore
Speaker 1: whether God is in control of history or why the
Speaker 1: nation was eventually defeated. It shows while the royal throne
Speaker 1: continues through the kings of Israel and Judah, their failure
Speaker 1: to obey God brings about their downfall and exile. Ultimately,
Speaker 1: the book's point to the need for a future dividic king,
Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, who will establish a righteous and eternal kingdom. Okay,
Speaker 1: so basically it's going to point to that that they
Speaker 1: need that, And it's kind of crazy how they got
Speaker 1: that and they didn't even accept them as Messiah, right,
Speaker 1: really interesting. But just to let you guys know, David
Speaker 1: is seventy years old, Okay, he has put some mile
Speaker 1: miles on his body. Right. For example, in Second Samuel,
Speaker 1: remember he almost died on the battlefield. It was a
Speaker 1: Second Samuel twenty one, verses fifteen through twenty two. David
Speaker 1: nearly gets killed in battle by a giant named ishbinab
Speaker 1: Remember that, guys, We just talked about it like last week.
Speaker 1: I believe it was when he grows tired during a
Speaker 1: fight with the Philistines. David's life is saved by his
Speaker 1: nephew Abashi, who kills the giant Philistine. Afterward, David's men
Speaker 1: make him a promise never to go out to battle again,
Speaker 1: saying you must not extinguish the Lamp of Israel. During
Speaker 1: the battle, David's became exhausted. A giant named ishibab ishbinab Ishbinob,
Speaker 1: who was armed with a new sword, a large bronze spearhead,
Speaker 1: saw his chance to kill David. David's nephew, Abishai, intervened
Speaker 1: and killed the giant, saving David's life. After this event,
Speaker 1: David's men insisted he stopped fighting on the front lines
Speaker 1: as it was too vital to Israel's future. They swore
Speaker 1: that he would not fight with them anymore because they
Speaker 1: swore he would not fight with them anymore because they
Speaker 1: didn't want the Lamp of Israel to be extinguished. Okay,
Speaker 1: So I just want to let you guys know that
Speaker 1: before we start. David is seventy years old. Now, Okay,
Speaker 1: so he is in his older years, and as you
Speaker 1: kind of saw he is, he's not only seventy, but
Speaker 1: he has fought many battles and he's kind of put
Speaker 1: his body through a lot, right, So let's go ahead
Speaker 1: and ring the Now, I'm going to read the intro
Speaker 1: to First Kings one, chapter one. Okay, First Kings one
Speaker 1: serves as a profound reminder that God's plans ultimately prevail
Speaker 1: even amid human scheming and ambition. Solomon's peaceful ascension despite
Speaker 1: the obstacles signifies the divine hand guiding the destiny of nations.
Speaker 1: It inspires faith in divine providence and importance of righteous conduct,
Speaker 1: and then necessity for why council during times of adversity. Okay,
Speaker 1: and let's go ahead and let me pull up on
Speaker 1: the screen. First Kings. Okay, we go Excuse me, all right,
Speaker 1: Adanjai presumes to be king, is what the title is.
Speaker 1: So First King's chapter one, verse one. And keep in
Speaker 1: mind everything I told you that he's advanced in his years.
Speaker 1: He's seventy years old. Okay. Now, King David was old,
Speaker 1: advanced in years, and they put covers on him, but
Speaker 1: he could not get warm. Therefore, his servants said to him,
Speaker 1: let a young woman, a virgin, be sought out for
Speaker 1: our lord the king, and let her stand before the king,
Speaker 1: and let her care for him, and let her lie
Speaker 1: in your bosom, that our lord the King may be warm. Okay,
Speaker 1: So as we see, these are the lords are not
Speaker 1: the lords. These are David's men that are putting together
Speaker 1: this plan right to have this woman lay with him.
Speaker 1: You know, they're not necessarily saying to sleep with him.
Speaker 1: I think they're just saying to lay with him to
Speaker 1: keep him warm, is what I think. But they get
Speaker 1: a young woman, and the woman that they get is
Speaker 1: actually beautiful. Okay, she ends up being very beautiful woman. Okay,
Speaker 1: it says so they sought for a lovely young woman
Speaker 1: throughout all the territory of Israel and found Abishag the Shunamite,
Speaker 1: and brought her to the king. The young woman was
Speaker 1: very lovely. Some I think some translations stay beautiful, but
Speaker 1: I'd have to check. It says, and she cared for
Speaker 1: the king and served him. But the king did not
Speaker 1: know her, meaning the king did not sleep with her. Okay,
Speaker 1: that's what that means, So meaning you know, have sex
Speaker 1: with hers. I'll just put that way. I hope we
Speaker 1: have a lot of Sorry if there's any kids listening,
Speaker 1: you know, I just mean, like, because I said that
Speaker 1: he didn't sleep with her, but he literally did sleep
Speaker 1: with her. That's how he gets warm, you know, like
Speaker 1: he's sleeping in the same bed as her. But you
Speaker 1: know they let's say he didn't make love to her.
Speaker 1: That's a better way to put it. Excuse me, guys,
Speaker 1: didn't mean to say that. If there's any kids listening,
Speaker 1: please forgive me. Yeah. So, I just wanted to tell
Speaker 1: you guys that. But at the same time, I can't
Speaker 1: lie because he did, you know, sleep in the same bedsine. Okay,
Speaker 1: So it says the frailty of human leadership. So we're
Speaker 1: gonna stop at five, and I'll go ahead and read
Speaker 1: some stuff out in my notes now. Now, King David
Speaker 1: was old in advance in his years, which we talked about.
Speaker 1: He's seventy years old. Though they covered him with blankets,
Speaker 1: he could not keep warm. David's physical weakness highlights the
Speaker 1: limitations of human leaders and the need for God's guidance. Okay,
Speaker 1: so let's go ahead and check and see what it
Speaker 1: says here. Human leadership, as depicted in the Bible is
Speaker 1: often marked by frailty and imperfection. Despite the divine calling
Speaker 1: and annoying of many leaders, their accounts reveal a consistent
Speaker 1: theme of human weakness and the need for divine guidance
Speaker 1: and intervention. For example, Adam and Eve. Their failure underscores
Speaker 1: the inherent weakness in human leadership when it's disconnected from
Speaker 1: God's command Moses. Moses disobeyed God's instructure by striking the
Speaker 1: rock to bring forth water and act up, ultimately barred
Speaker 1: for him from entering the promised line. This incident highlights
Speaker 1: the consequences of human error among the most faithful. Saul
Speaker 1: Saul rebukes. Samuel rebukes Saul for not keeping God's command,
Speaker 1: declaring that his kingdom would not endure. Saul's account illustrates
Speaker 1: how personal failings can undermine divine the appointed leadership. King David,
Speaker 1: the man after God's own heart, also demonstrated significant weakness
Speaker 1: as adult baths Sheeba and the subsequent murder of her
Speaker 1: husband Uriah and Tewod Samuel eleven reveal the moral vulnerabilities
Speaker 1: even in those with a deep devotion to God. David's repentance, however,
Speaker 1: shows the possibilities of redemption and restoration despite human frailty. Solomon, Solomon,
Speaker 1: renowned for his wisdom, fell prey to the temptations of
Speaker 1: wealth and idolatry. His marriages to foreign foreign women led
Speaker 1: up to a worship of other gods. As recorded in
Speaker 1: One Kings eleven four through six, which will get to
Speaker 1: guys Solomon declined. Decline serves as a cautionary tale about
Speaker 1: the dangers of turning away from God statues God's statutes
Speaker 1: even for the wisest leaders Peter in the New Testament.
Speaker 1: The apostle peter journey reflects the frailty of human leadership
Speaker 1: in the Early Church. Despite his boldness, Peter denied Jesus
Speaker 1: three times during his trial. Yet Peter's restoration and subsequent
Speaker 1: leadership in the Early Church demonstrates God's grace and the
Speaker 1: potential for human leaders to overcome their weakness through divine empowerment.
Speaker 1: The apostle Paul, a pivotal leader in the spread of Christianity,
Speaker 1: openly acknowledge his weakness. In Tewod Corinthians twelve, verses nine
Speaker 1: through ten, Paul writes, but he said to me, my
Speaker 1: grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected
Speaker 1: in his weakness, paul reliance. Paul's reliance on God's strength
Speaker 1: rather than his own abilities, highlights the necessity of divine
Speaker 1: support and overcoming human frailty. The conclusion, the Bible consistently
Speaker 1: portrays human leadership as fraught with weaknesses and imperfections. These
Speaker 1: narratives serve as a reminder of the need for humility,
Speaker 1: resilience on God, reliance on God, and the pursuit of
Speaker 1: righteousness in the leadership roles though these accounts the Bible.
Speaker 1: Through these accounts, the Bible emphasizes that true leadership is
Speaker 1: not about human strength, but about submission to God's will
Speaker 1: and guidance. Okay, So now we're going to go ahead
Speaker 1: and get into aden Jaw's ambition. Okay. Then ada Jab,
Speaker 1: this son of Hagath, exalted himself, saying I will be king.
Speaker 1: And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen and fifty
Speaker 1: men to run before him. And his father had not
Speaker 1: rebuked him at any time by saying why have you
Speaker 1: done so? He was also very good looking. His mother
Speaker 1: had been born born him after Absalom. Then he conferred
Speaker 1: with joe Ab the son of Zariah, and with Abathar
Speaker 1: the priest, and they followed and helped at Ajah, but
Speaker 1: Zodak the priest ben and Ayah the son of Jehadiah
Speaker 1: or Jehadah, Nathan the prophet Shamiraya, and the mighty men
Speaker 1: who belonged to David, were not with Adijah ad on Ja. Okay,
Speaker 1: So what have we got going on here? It's very interesting.
Speaker 1: So we have a few things going on. Adija is
Speaker 1: David's son. Okay. Let's let's see what they said. He
Speaker 1: was born after Absalom, right, so the so he was
Speaker 1: the fourth son of King David. Okay, So that's who
Speaker 1: he is. He attempts to unsert the throne before his
Speaker 1: younger brother Solomon, which we're gonna read, which we're kind
Speaker 1: of reading right here. So that's not the point that
Speaker 1: I wanted to bring up, but I just want to
Speaker 1: let you know that the Adam Jaw is actually the
Speaker 1: fourth son of King David. So he is one of
Speaker 1: King's King David's sons, okay. And the crazy thing is
Speaker 1: he he actually convinced Joe Ab who was David's commander,
Speaker 1: and also he convinced Abathar the priest. Okay, and Joe
Speaker 1: Ab Joe Ab king was the army commander and Abbathar
Speaker 1: the high priest. There were key figures in David's court
Speaker 1: who supported Abashaw's attempt to seize the throne over David's
Speaker 1: was and success there Solomon the support was ultimately based
Speaker 1: on political self interest rather than God's will. When Solomon
Speaker 1: became king, he punished that, Yeah, that's gonna come a
Speaker 1: little bit later. Didn't really want to talk about that.
Speaker 1: But so in First Kings, the Horns of the Altar,
Speaker 1: that's there, Okay, So I just want to let you
Speaker 1: guys know that when Absalom was trying to take over
Speaker 1: David's throne, Joe Ab and Abathar they didn't. They were
Speaker 1: with David. Okay, King David, Okay, they they didn't. They
Speaker 1: didn't go with Absalom. So it's kind of interesting here
Speaker 1: that Joab and Abathar or the priest ended up going
Speaker 1: with ad nauja at an Ajah, because I think David's
Speaker 1: getting old, He's in his old age, so I think
Speaker 1: they were just trying to make an alliance, you know,
Speaker 1: like it looked like it was some kind of political move,
Speaker 1: is what it's saying here in my notes. David only
Speaker 1: gets killed in battle. No, that's not the one. High
Speaker 1: priest and David's court who supported Edit his attempt to
Speaker 1: seize the thrown over David's success or someone, but their
Speaker 1: support was ultimately based on political self interest rather than
Speaker 1: God's will. Yes, so it's kind of interesting. Now Joe
Speaker 1: Abb has been man, We've been reading about Joe Abb
Speaker 1: a lot. I mean, he's been doing a lot of
Speaker 1: things for King David. He does make some kind of side,
Speaker 1: some sideways decisions though, you know. And he also is
Speaker 1: a murderer. He has straight killed people. Uh, and he
Speaker 1: actually takes people out whenever they're they're trying to come
Speaker 1: to power. And you kind of see that throughout the Bible.
Speaker 1: So he's a little sideways. Okay, he hasn't been on
Speaker 1: the up and up the whole time. If you guys
Speaker 1: remember you know the stories about him. Let's go ahead
Speaker 1: and continue here. Actually, let me see what I have
Speaker 1: in my other notes. Adam Adana Jaw Adonna Jaw's son
Speaker 1: of Hagith exalted himself, saying I will be king. So
Speaker 1: he prepared Chariot's calvary and fifty men to run ahead
Speaker 1: of him First Kings Verse five, which we just read
Speaker 1: at adan Jaw's self exaltation contrasts with grace with God's choice,
Speaker 1: reminding us that human ambition often conflicts with divine will.
Speaker 1: Let's see, he's the fourth son of King David, he's
Speaker 1: a significant figure in the narrative of the transition of
Speaker 1: power between David to Solomon. His account is primarily found
Speaker 1: in the opening chapters of First Kings, where his ambition
Speaker 1: to ascend to the throne of Israel's detailed. Adam Jaw
Speaker 1: was born to David and Hageth, and he was described
Speaker 1: as a handsome and charismatic individual, much like his elder
Speaker 1: brother Absalom, who was attempted to unsurp the throne as
Speaker 1: well usurped the throne as well, and Tewod Samuel three
Speaker 1: verse four, that's the Absolom's takeover and then First King
Speaker 1: one verse by through six is Adam Jaws okay. So
Speaker 1: Ananjaw's ambit to become king is set against the backdrop
Speaker 1: of King David's declining health and the lack of as
Speaker 1: the lack of a clear successor. As David aged, the
Speaker 1: question of succession became increasingly pressing. Although Solomon was the
Speaker 1: divinely chosen successor, as indicated by earlier promises to Bathsheba
Speaker 1: and Nathan the Prophet First Chronicles twenty two nine through ten,
Speaker 1: Anijaw saw an opportunity to assert himself to claim the throne.
Speaker 1: So that's probably what Joeab and Abathar the priest, were like, Hey,
Speaker 1: you know what, let's go He's probably ended up being
Speaker 1: king anyway, so we might as well join him now,
Speaker 1: because if they stayed with King David, King David is
Speaker 1: kind of weak. He's seventy years old. Let's say they
Speaker 1: would have stayed with King David and then King David
Speaker 1: lost to Abathar and then Abajah took over. He's gonna
Speaker 1: end up killing Joab and Abathar. So these two were
Speaker 1: both trying to be like, hey, let's let's go ahead
Speaker 1: and join them, because they probably thought he was strong
Speaker 1: enough to become king. Handsome guy, young, probably younger, and
Speaker 1: they thought, hey, this guy could take the throne. But
Speaker 1: we're gonna see what happens to them. Okay, and adam
Speaker 1: Jaw sacrificed sheep and oxen and fatten cattle by the
Speaker 1: stone of Zohileth, which is by en Rogel. This is
Speaker 1: we're on chapter nine now, sorry, guys, are we're on
Speaker 1: chapter one, verse nine and Anijaw sacrifice sheep and oxen
Speaker 1: and fatten the cattle by Zohileth, which is by en Rogel.
Speaker 1: He also invited all his brothers, the king's sons, and
Speaker 1: all the men of Judah, the king's servants. But he
Speaker 1: did not invite Nathan, the prophet, Ben and Ayah the
Speaker 1: mighty men, or Solomon his brother. Obviously he didn't invite
Speaker 1: them because those guys were down with David. So he
Speaker 1: was like, you know what, he was trying to make
Speaker 1: alliance with the other people. See what's going on. He's
Speaker 1: trying to do that there And uh, cool, I got that.
Speaker 1: And because quote and continue reading, this is going to
Speaker 1: be first kings. One verse eleven. So Nathan spoke to Bathsheba,
Speaker 1: the mother of Solomon, saying, have you not heard that Adonaija,
Speaker 1: the son of Hagath, has become king? And David, our lord,
Speaker 1: does not know it. Come, please, let me now give
Speaker 1: you advice that you may save your own life and
Speaker 1: the life of your son Solomon. Go immediately to King
Speaker 1: David and say to him, do you not, my lord,
Speaker 1: O King, swear to your maid servant assuring your son
Speaker 1: Solomon shall reign after me and he shall sit on
Speaker 1: my throne. Why then, what has ad Anaijah become king? Then,
Speaker 1: while you are still talking there with the king, I
Speaker 1: will also come in after you and confirm your words.
Speaker 1: So Nathan is just trying to do the biblical thing,
Speaker 1: which is having two witnesses. Right, you got Bathsheba walking
Speaker 1: in and then Nathan coming in Bathsheba. David trust, and
Speaker 1: then Nathan the prophet David also trust. Okay, so it's
Speaker 1: going to push him to definitely make Solomon the king.
Speaker 1: And this is a yeah, that's eleven through fourteen. So
Speaker 1: the role of the prophets in priests. So Nathan the
Speaker 1: prophet in Bathsheba, Salomon's mother played crucial roles in alerting
Speaker 1: David of Adonijah's actions. This underscores the importance of godly
Speaker 1: counsel and prophetic voices in guiding leadership decisions. Okay, which
Speaker 1: totally makes sense there, and then we could kind of
Speaker 1: check out real quick before we move forward. The role
Speaker 1: of prophets and priests in this little section and the
Speaker 1: Bible and the Biblical narrative. Prophets serve as God's messengers,
Speaker 1: chosen to convey his will and guidance to the people.
Speaker 1: The Hebrew term for prophet is navi, implies the one
Speaker 1: who is called or appointed to speak on behalf of God.
Speaker 1: Prophets are often seen as intermediaries between God and humanity,
Speaker 1: tasked with delivering divine messages, warnings, and revelations. The role
Speaker 1: of a prophet is multifaceted. Primary primarily, prophets are called
Speaker 1: to proclaim God's word, often addressing issues of sin, justice,
Speaker 1: and righteousness. They are known for their boldness in confronting kings, leaders,
Speaker 1: and general populace, urging repentance and inherits to God's commandments
Speaker 1: okay and then. Priests had a distinct yet complementary role
Speaker 1: to that of prophets and the Old Testament. Priests are
Speaker 1: primarily responsible for the spiritual and ritualistic aspects of worship.
Speaker 1: The priesthood is established through the line of Aaron, Moses's brother,
Speaker 1: and his task with maintaining the Tabernacle and later the temple,
Speaker 1: offering sacrifices, and teaching the law. The priest duties are
Speaker 1: centered around the sacrificial system, which is an integral to
Speaker 1: the covenant relationship between God and Israel Leviticus nine, verse seven.
Speaker 1: Priests are also mediators between God and the people, facilitating
Speaker 1: the atonement of God's atonement of sins through sacrifices and offerings.
Speaker 1: The mediator role is exemplified in the day of Atonement rituals,
Speaker 1: where the high priest enters the Holy of Holies to
Speaker 1: make atonement for the nation, as described in Leviticus sixteen.
Speaker 1: The New Testament redefines the priests who through the person
Speaker 1: and the work of Jesus Christ, who is described as
Speaker 1: the ultimate high Priest. Hebrews four, verse eleven through sixteen states, Therefore,
Speaker 1: since we have a great high priest who has passed
Speaker 1: through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us
Speaker 1: hold firmly to what we profess. But we did not
Speaker 1: have a high priest who was una. We do not
Speaker 1: have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with
Speaker 1: our weaknesses. But we have one who is tempted in
Speaker 1: every way that we are, yet was without sin okay.
Speaker 1: In summary, prophets and priests served distinct yet interconnected roles
Speaker 1: within the Biblical framework. Prophets are God's spokespeople, delivering his
Speaker 1: messages and calling for repentance, while priests are responsible for
Speaker 1: the sacrificial system and the spiritual instruction of the people.
Speaker 1: Both roles are essential in guiding the covenant community and
Speaker 1: the relationship with God. Okay, So let's go ahead and continue.
Speaker 1: First Kings, Chapter one, verse fifteen. So Bathsheba went into
Speaker 1: the chamber of the king. Now the king was very old,
Speaker 1: and Abashak the Shumannite, was serving the king. And Bathsheba
Speaker 1: bowed and did and did homage to the king. Then
Speaker 1: the king said, what is your wish? And then she says,
Speaker 1: she said to him, my lord, you swore by the
Speaker 1: Lord your God to your maid servants, saying is surely Solomon,
Speaker 1: your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit
Speaker 1: on my throne. So now look at an Ajah has
Speaker 1: become king. And now, my lord the king, you do
Speaker 1: not know about it. He has sacrificed oxen and fat
Speaker 1: and cattle and sheep in abundance, and has invited all
Speaker 1: the sons of the king, Abathar, the priest, joe Ad,
Speaker 1: the commander of the army. But Solomon, your servant, was
Speaker 1: not invited. And as for you, my lord, oh king,
Speaker 1: the eyes of all Israel are on you. That you
Speaker 1: should tell them who will sit on the throne of
Speaker 1: my lord the king after him. Otherwise it'll happen when
Speaker 1: my lord the king rests with his fathers. That I
Speaker 1: and my son Solomon will be counted as offenders. So
Speaker 1: she's basically saying that if you don't step in now
Speaker 1: and claim Solomon as king, then we are gonna end
Speaker 1: up either getting kicked out of the land or we're
Speaker 1: gonna end up getting killed. We will be looked at
Speaker 1: as offenders. So Solomon will probably be killed, and then
Speaker 1: she will probably be killed as well. All right, that's
Speaker 1: what kind of what she's saying right there. Let's see
Speaker 1: what David's response is. And just then, while she was
Speaker 1: still talking to the king, Nathan the Prophet also came in.
Speaker 1: See that's part of the thing right there. She kind
Speaker 1: of lets him know. She hits him with that hard
Speaker 1: punch of what's happening. And then Nathan the Prophet is
Speaker 1: going to speak to him with wisdom. So they told
Speaker 1: the king saying, here's Nathan the Prophet. And when he
Speaker 1: came in before the king, he bowed down before the
Speaker 1: king and his face to the ground, and Nathan said, oh,
Speaker 1: my lord, O King, have you said Ada and eyes
Speaker 1: shall reign after me and he shall sit on my throne.
Speaker 1: For he has gone down today and has sacrificed ox
Speaker 1: and fat and cattle sheep in abundance, and has invited
Speaker 1: all the king's sons and the commanders of the army,
Speaker 1: and Abathar the priest. And look they are eating and
Speaker 1: drinking before him. And they said, long live King Adajanah
Speaker 1: ad a Najahs hard to say, But he was not invited.
Speaker 1: But he has not invited me, your servant, nor is
Speaker 1: the doc the priest, nor Beniah, the sons of Jehodah,
Speaker 1: nor your servant Solomon. Has the thing been done, my lord?
Speaker 1: Has this thing been done by my lord the king?
Speaker 1: Or And have you told your servant who should sit
Speaker 1: on the throne my lord after the king after him? Okay,
Speaker 1: So Nathan came in now, so we'll see what David proclaims. Now.
Speaker 1: Then King David answered and said, call Bathsheba to me.
Speaker 1: So she came to the king's presence and stood before
Speaker 1: the king, and the king took an oath and said,
Speaker 1: as long as the Lord lives, who has redeemed my
Speaker 1: life from every distress, just as I swore to you
Speaker 1: by the Lord God of Israel, saying is surely Solomon,
Speaker 1: your son shall be king after me, and he shall
Speaker 1: sit on my throne in my place. So I certainly
Speaker 1: will do this. We'll do it do this day. Then
Speaker 1: Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and paid
Speaker 1: how much to the king, and said, let my lord,
Speaker 1: King David live forever. And King David said, call me
Speaker 1: to Sduke the Sadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and
Speaker 1: ben and Iah the son of Jehodah, and sorry, So
Speaker 1: they came before the king. The king also said to them,
Speaker 1: take with you the servants of your lord, and have
Speaker 1: Solomon my son, ride on my own mule and take
Speaker 1: him down to get home. There, let Suduke the priest
Speaker 1: and Nathan the prophet annoyed him king over Israel, and
Speaker 1: blow the horn and say, long live King Solomon. Then
Speaker 1: you shall come after him, and he shall come and
Speaker 1: sit on my throne, and he shall be king in
Speaker 1: my place, for I have appointed him ruler over Israel
Speaker 1: and Judah. Okay, that's what needed to happen. The people
Speaker 1: needed that to happen, you know, they needed it, or
Speaker 1: else they probably would have just gone with his other son,
Speaker 1: his four son. So very important for him to do that.
Speaker 1: So let me just okay, so let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: stop there at verse thirty six, it says, Then the
Speaker 1: king said, Collins the Duke, priest, Nathan the prophet been
Speaker 1: and Na son of Jedih Jehodah for me. When they
Speaker 1: came before the king, he said, take my service with you. Yeah,
Speaker 1: we already read the part. David's decisive action and anointing
Speaker 1: Solomon demonstrates obedience to God's plan. Okay. David, the second
Speaker 1: King of Israel is a central theme in the Old Testament,
Speaker 1: known for his deep faith, military proudness, and complex personal life.
Speaker 1: As David aged, the question of his successor became pressing.
Speaker 1: The narrative of David's response to the succession crisis is
Speaker 1: primarily found in First Kings. Verse one says, it's in
Speaker 1: First Kings. In his old age, David faced a challenge
Speaker 1: from his son ad Inijah, who sought to claim the throne,
Speaker 1: which we already talked about. However, he did not about
Speaker 1: Nathan the Prophet. We already talked about that Nathan the
Speaker 1: prophet in Bathsheba, Solomon's mother intervened to inform David about
Speaker 1: Ani's action. We talked about that already. David's response was decisive,
Speaker 1: and I don't really want to read more of my
Speaker 1: notes because what's going to happen is it is going
Speaker 1: to talk about Solomon, and I don't want you guys
Speaker 1: to know that yet it'll be a spoiler alert, so
Speaker 1: we'll just keep it at that all right now, we're
Speaker 1: going to be going back to verse thirty six. Ben Aniah,
Speaker 1: the son of Jehodah, answered the king and said, Amen,
Speaker 1: may the Lord, God of my lord. The kings say
Speaker 1: so too, as the Lord has been with my lord
Speaker 1: the king, even so, may he be with Solomon and
Speaker 1: make his throne greater than the throne of my lord
Speaker 1: King David. So Zadok, the priest, Nathan, the prophet, Benaniah
Speaker 1: the son of Jehodah, the Cherahthites, and the Pedathites went
Speaker 1: down and had Solomon ride on King David's mule. It
Speaker 1: took him to go home. Then Zadok the priest took
Speaker 1: a horn of oil and the tabernacle and annoyed at Solomon.
Speaker 1: And they blew the horn and they said, long live
Speaker 1: King Solomon. And all the people went up after him,
Speaker 1: and all the people played the flutes and rejoiced with
Speaker 1: and rejoice with great joy. So the earth seemed to
Speaker 1: split with their sound. Wow, that's very interesting. Now at Anijah,
Speaker 1: and all the guests who were with him heard it
Speaker 1: was finished, heard it as they finished eating. And when
Speaker 1: Johab heard the sound of the horn, he said, why
Speaker 1: is the city in such a noisy uproar? While he
Speaker 1: was still speaking, there came Jonathan, the son of Abathar,
Speaker 1: the priest, and ad Anijah came to him. Come in,
Speaker 1: for you are a prominent man and bring good news.
Speaker 1: Then Jonathan answered and said, at Anijah, no, our lord,
Speaker 1: King David has made Solomon king. The king has sent him,
Speaker 1: sent with him Zodak the priest, Nathan the prophet, ben
Speaker 1: and I the son of Jehodah, the Cherrites and the Pelethites,
Speaker 1: and made him ride on the king's mule. So Zodak
Speaker 1: the priest and Nathan the prophet had anointed him king
Speaker 1: at go home, and they and they have gone up
Speaker 1: from there. They have gone up from there rejoicing, so
Speaker 1: that the city is in an uproar. This is the
Speaker 1: noise that you have heard. Also, Solomon sits on the
Speaker 1: throne of the kingdom. And moreover, the king's servants have
Speaker 1: gone to bless our Lord King David, saying may God
Speaker 1: have the name of Solomon. Better than your name, and
Speaker 1: may he make his throne greater than your throne. Then
Speaker 1: the king bowed himself on the bed. Also the king said, thus,
Speaker 1: blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who has given
Speaker 1: the one to sit on my throne this day while
Speaker 1: my eyes see it. So you know, Abajah are Ad
Speaker 1: in Ajah is probably stressing big time because he's like, oh, man,
Speaker 1: the whole city's out is with him. King David is involved.
Speaker 1: I try to do this little thing with fifty men,
Speaker 1: and now we got the whole city backing them up,
Speaker 1: plus the Cherothites and the Peleothites. Okay, so you know
Speaker 1: he's having a problem here. So all guests who were
Speaker 1: with out of Nigel were afraid in a rose, and
Speaker 1: each one went his way. You see those fifty men
Speaker 1: that he took with them, plus Joe ab plus the
Speaker 1: priest that he brought. I can't remember his name at
Speaker 1: this moment, but the priest that he brought. You see,
Speaker 1: there's a problem. Hold on, let's see what the I
Speaker 1: just want to remember that guy's name. Zero. Okay, so
Speaker 1: his mother up and nice, that does the king looking.
Speaker 1: So it's a Joe Abb and Abathar the priest. That's
Speaker 1: what it is. Abathar the priest. You see, they're gonna
Speaker 1: be they're gonna be tripping, you know, because ah, they
Speaker 1: know that once you do that, you are now an
Speaker 1: enemy of the king. If you're gonna try to go
Speaker 1: with someone that's gonna try to take the throne and you,
Speaker 1: that's basically treason against the king. And especially for Joe
Speaker 1: abb who has been the David's commander, the commander of
Speaker 1: the army this whole time. Man, you can kind of
Speaker 1: see like some Game of Thrones kind of action going
Speaker 1: on here. So let's go ahead and check it out
Speaker 1: and read what happens. First Kings one verse fifty. Now
Speaker 1: ad Anijah was afraid of Solomon, so he arose and
Speaker 1: went and took hold of the horns of the Altar,
Speaker 1: and the horns of the altar, and first Kings of
Speaker 1: the horns of the Altar were I'm gonna read it out, okay,
Speaker 1: cause I don't want to. I don't know if you
Speaker 1: guys know what that is. But the horns of the
Speaker 1: Altar were protrusions on the corners of the altar that
Speaker 1: served as a symbol of the sanctuary of mercy they're
Speaker 1: a place where a person could seek refuge and plead
Speaker 1: for protection by physically grasping them, as seen when Adonijah
Speaker 1: did to escape King Solomon's wrath. However, the horns did
Speaker 1: not always guarantee safety, as their protection depended on the
Speaker 1: individual's actions and the specific context of their crime. His
Speaker 1: sacred refuge. The horns were a place of asylum, representing
Speaker 1: a plea for divine mercy and protection. So it seems
Speaker 1: like when you had those horns, if you did something
Speaker 1: wrong and you had those, like, someone shouldn't come and
Speaker 1: kill you. I guess the symbol of atonement. Blood was
Speaker 1: placed on the horns during rituals, symbolizing that a blood
Speaker 1: sacrifice was necessary for atonement and that the altar represented
Speaker 1: both defined justice in God's grace, a plea for life,
Speaker 1: as seen with Adonaishah, who clung to the horns in fear,
Speaker 1: grasping them as a way to seek sanctuary and forgiveness,
Speaker 1: not an absolute guarantee. While the person could find refuge
Speaker 1: by holding the horns, it did not guarantee safety from execution,
Speaker 1: especially in cases of premeditated murder. Example, in First Kings
Speaker 1: one fifty, which we just read ad Anijah fled and
Speaker 1: took hold of the horns by the altar for safety.
Speaker 1: He was spared. Okay, let's not read that part because
Speaker 1: I don't want to. Okay, let's go ahead and go
Speaker 1: it says, and it was told Solomon saying, indeed, at
Speaker 1: an Isiah is afraid of King Solomon. For look, he
Speaker 1: has take can hold of the horns of the altars, saying,
Speaker 1: let King Solomon swear to me today that he will
Speaker 1: not put his servant to death with the sword. Then
Speaker 1: Solomon said, if he proves himself a worthy man, not
Speaker 1: one hair on him shall fall to the earth. But
Speaker 1: if wickedness is found in him, he shall die. So
Speaker 1: King Solomon sent them to bring him down from the altar,
Speaker 1: and he came and fell down before King Solomon. Solomon
Speaker 1: said to him, go to your house. So basically he's saying,
Speaker 1: go to your house, and if I find any wickedness
Speaker 1: in you, meaning if you continue trying to take my
Speaker 1: throne in any type of way, you're done. Okay, that's
Speaker 1: basically what he's doing there. He says, if he proves
Speaker 1: himself a worthy man, not a hair in his house
Speaker 1: shall fall to the earth, not a hair on his
Speaker 1: head shall fall to the earth. Right, so not one
Speaker 1: hair of him shall fall the earth. So that's basically
Speaker 1: saying like, hey, if you stay on the up and up, brother,
Speaker 1: we're gonna be good. But if wickedness is found in you,
Speaker 1: you shall die. Okay. So they're not playing right, He's
Speaker 1: not playing with him right here, and he is king.
Speaker 1: He has the power obviously to do so. So that
Speaker 1: is the end of First King's Chapter one. So far,
Speaker 1: I'm loving it, Okay. I like this book so far.
Speaker 1: It's entertaining. It's got a lot of twists and turns
Speaker 1: in it, and it's been I like this so far.
Speaker 1: That's that's just me. I don't know about you, guys.
Speaker 1: But let's go to go over some practical applications that
Speaker 1: we can apply to our lives. We have one, two, three,
Speaker 1: We have four of them. The first one it says,
Speaker 1: seek God's will and a leadership. Just as David sought
Speaker 1: God's guidance and appointing Solomon, we should seek divine direction
Speaker 1: in our leadership roles and decisions. So yeah, like, if
Speaker 1: you have like a lead position that's opening up, you know,
Speaker 1: pray to God for it and pray for a leadership. Right,
Speaker 1: pray for good leadership and integrity in your leadership and
Speaker 1: your role, and also pray for if it's the right
Speaker 1: thing for you to even do. Beare of self exaltation
Speaker 1: is Number two. A Deniajah's downfall serves as a warning
Speaker 1: against pride and self promotion. We should humbly submit to
Speaker 1: God's timing and purposes. Number three value godly counsel. Surround
Speaker 1: yourself with a wise and godly advisor who can provide
Speaker 1: insight and guidance, much like Nathan and Bathsheba did for David.
Speaker 1: Very very interesting and smart to go with you with
Speaker 1: that godly counsel. Right is the best. And then number
Speaker 1: four act decisively in obedience when God. When God's will
Speaker 1: is clear, act with courage and decisiveness, trusting that he
Speaker 1: will establish his plans. Of course, if you know it's
Speaker 1: God's will, make sure you act with courage and decisiveness. Okay,
Speaker 1: trusting that he will establish his plans. And let's go
Speaker 1: ahead and check out some additional scriptures that connect. We
Speaker 1: have proverb verse eighteen. Let's go ahead and read that
Speaker 1: one real quick. Let's see Proverbs sixteen. Proverbs sixteen, were
Speaker 1: you at there you are Proverbs sixteen, verse eighteen. It
Speaker 1: says pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before
Speaker 1: a fall. Here, yeah, so pride goes before destruction and
Speaker 1: a haughty spirit before the fall. This verse echoes the
Speaker 1: consequences of ad in Aijah's pride. Yes, that's definitely a
Speaker 1: good connecting verse to Adenaija. And then we have James
Speaker 1: four verse ten. James four verse ten. Let's go there
Speaker 1: real quick, okay, So humble yourselves in the sight of
Speaker 1: the Lord, and he will lift you up. The New
Speaker 1: Testament teaching aligns with the humility required to follow God's will.
Speaker 1: Next one we have is Psalms thirty seven, verse twenty three,
Speaker 1: and we'll see this one has to do with Psalms
Speaker 1: thirty seven, verse twenty three. The steps of a good
Speaker 1: man are ordered by the Lord, and he delights in
Speaker 1: his way. This verse reassures us of God's sovereignty and
Speaker 1: guiding our paths. Okay, so perfect. So that was. That
Speaker 1: took about forty five minutes for the first chapter, which
Speaker 1: there was a lot there. There was a lot of
Speaker 1: meat in that chapter. You know, a lot of stuff
Speaker 1: going on. So let's go ahead and go with the
Speaker 1: introduction to First Kings two. First Kings two is a
Speaker 1: testament to the consolidation of kingly power under solid and
Speaker 1: the fulfillment of divine justice. The story emphasized the importance
Speaker 1: of righteousness, obedience to God's commandments, and wise leadership for
Speaker 1: contemporary believers. It serves as a reminder that the ultimate
Speaker 1: authority and justice belonged to God, and our actions today
Speaker 1: can have a far reaching consequences, good or bad. Okay,
Speaker 1: it definitely has a consequence in our future. And we'll
Speaker 1: go ahead and start on chapter two. Let's see what
Speaker 1: Solomon does here, and then let me just bring up
Speaker 1: these to go. Chapter two's right there, all right, David's
Speaker 1: instructions to Solomon. Yeah, I got this little itchy thing
Speaker 1: on my finger, on my ring. It goes David's instruction
Speaker 1: to Solomon. Now, the days of David drew near that
Speaker 1: he should die, and he charged Solomon, his son, saying,
Speaker 1: I go the way of the earth, be strong, I
Speaker 1: go the way of all the earth. Be strong. Therefore,
Speaker 1: and prove yourself a man, and keep the charge of
Speaker 1: the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, to
Speaker 1: keep his statutes, his commandments, his judgments, and his testimonies,
Speaker 1: and as it is written in the Law of Moses,
Speaker 1: that you may prosper all that you do, and wherever
Speaker 1: you turn, then the Lord may fulfill his word which
Speaker 1: he spoke concerning me, saying, if your son takes heed
Speaker 1: to their way, to walk before me in truth with
Speaker 1: all their heart and all their soul. He said, you
Speaker 1: shall not lack a man on You shall not lack
Speaker 1: a man on the throne of Israel. So David destructs
Speaker 1: Solomon to be strong and show himself a man, emphasizing
Speaker 1: the need for strength and courage and leadership. Okay, so
Speaker 1: we'll go ahead and read about that really quick, and
Speaker 1: let me just highlight that because they're pretty soon we're
Speaker 1: gonna be learned about what happens with you, Joe Abba,
Speaker 1: and that priest Abathar. All right. So, David's charge to
Speaker 1: Solomon is a significant biblical event that marks the transition
Speaker 1: of leadership from King David to his son Solomon. This
Speaker 1: charge is recorded in the Old Testament, primarily in First
Speaker 1: Kings two one through nine and First Chronicles twenty two
Speaker 1: six through sixteen. Hey reencapsulates David's final instruction and blessing
Speaker 1: to Solomon as he prepares to assume the throne of Israel.
Speaker 1: David's primary exhortation to Solomon is to remain faithful to
Speaker 1: the Lord and his commandments. In First Kings two two
Speaker 1: through three, David instruct Solomon, I am about to go
Speaker 1: the way of the earth. So be strong, prove yourself
Speaker 1: a man, and keep the charge of the Lord your
Speaker 1: ways walking and his ways and his commandments. Yes, so
Speaker 1: adherence to God's laws the first thing. Second thing is
Speaker 1: the covenant promised. David remind Solomon of the cove promise
Speaker 1: made by God to the house of David in One
Speaker 1: Kings two verse four, where it says David emphasizes the
Speaker 1: conditional nature of these promises, and so that the Lord
Speaker 1: may fulfill his word that he spoke concerning me. If
Speaker 1: your sons are careful about their way to walk before
Speaker 1: me in the truth and with their heart their soul,
Speaker 1: with all their heart and soul, he will ever fail
Speaker 1: to have a man on the throne of Israel. You
Speaker 1: may never fail to have a man on the throne
Speaker 1: of Israel. Wisdom and justice. David devises Solomon to act
Speaker 1: with wisdom and justice in his reign. This includes dealing
Speaker 1: with certain individuals who have been adversaries or allies during
Speaker 1: King David's reign, which we're going to see what happens
Speaker 1: with Joe ab and abbathol right. And then preparation for
Speaker 1: the temple. Do you find that? In First Chronicles twenty
Speaker 1: two six through sixteen, David charges Solomon with the task
Speaker 1: of building the temple for the Lord, a task David
Speaker 1: had prepared, had prepared for, but was not permitted to complete.
Speaker 1: David provides Solomon with the resources and plans for the temple,
Speaker 1: emphasize and the importance of this sacred duty significance. David's
Speaker 1: charge of Solomon is a pivotal moment in Biblical history.
Speaker 1: It underscores the themes of covenant, faithfulness, divine guidance, and
Speaker 1: the responsibilities of leadership. It reflects the continuity of God's
Speaker 1: continuity of God's promise to Israel, and the importance of
Speaker 1: obedience to his law. Solomon's reign marked by wisdom and
Speaker 1: prosperity as seen as a fulfillment of David's charge, although
Speaker 1: it also serves as a reminder of the consequence devier
Speaker 1: for guys kebabit hi, guys, I don't mean to young,
Speaker 1: excuse me, it's it's just because it's later at night.
Speaker 1: David's charges a timeless exhortation for leaders to seek God's wisdom,
Speaker 1: uphol justice, to remain faithful to his word, ensuring the
Speaker 1: prosperity and spiritual health of the community they lead. Perfect,
Speaker 1: It's it, and let's go ahead and continue. Yeah, we
Speaker 1: talked about the Covenant promises, and now we're going to
Speaker 1: talk about justin justice and wisdom and leadership verse five. Moreover,
Speaker 1: you know also that Joe ab the son of Zariat
Speaker 1: did to me and what he did to the two
Speaker 1: commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son
Speaker 1: of Ner and Amashaw, the son of Jehr, whom he
Speaker 1: has killed, and he shed the blood of war in peacetime,
Speaker 1: and put the blood of war on his belt that
Speaker 1: was around his waist, and on his sandals were on
Speaker 1: his feet. Therefore, due according to your wisdom, and do
Speaker 1: not let his gray hair go down to the grave
Speaker 1: in peace, m meaning, don't let him grow. You need
Speaker 1: to handle him. But show kindness to the sons of
Speaker 1: Barzali the Gillidite, and let them be among those who
Speaker 1: eat at your table. For so they came to me
Speaker 1: when I fled from Absalom, brother, and in verse eight,
Speaker 1: and see you have with you SHAMAI, the son of Gara,
Speaker 1: a Benjamite from Bahreim, who cursed me with a malicious
Speaker 1: curse in this day when I met Mahananim Mahanim, but
Speaker 1: he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and
Speaker 1: I swore to him by the Lord, I will not
Speaker 1: put to death. I will not put you to death
Speaker 1: with the sword. Now, therefore, do not hold him guiltless,
Speaker 1: for you are a wise man, and know that you
Speaker 1: ought to what you ought to do to him, but
Speaker 1: bring his gray hair down to the grave with blood. Wow. Okay,
Speaker 1: So in these verses, let me just highlight this so
Speaker 1: I make sure I remember. I'm on verse ten. I
Speaker 1: gotta do that guy. So sometimes I'll start going and
Speaker 1: reading and I'll start looking up and then boom, I'm like, oh,
Speaker 1: where was that? And I don't want to do that. Okay.
Speaker 1: Just and wisdom in leadership, Solomon is advised to deal
Speaker 1: wisely with Joe App and SHAMAI, ensuring justice is served. Okay,
Speaker 1: So let's look up justice and wisdom and leadership and
Speaker 1: see what it says. Justice is a central theme in
Speaker 1: the Bible, particularly in the context of leadership justice. Biblical
Speaker 1: justice involves the fair and equitable treatment of all individuals,
Speaker 1: reflecting God's own nature as a just and righteous judge.
Speaker 1: Leaders are called to embody this divine attribute in their
Speaker 1: governance and decision making process. In the Old Testament, justice
Speaker 1: is a foundation of principle for leaders. Deuteronomy sixteen, verse
Speaker 1: eighteen through twenty instructs appoint judges and officials for each
Speaker 1: of your tribes and every town in your town. The
Speaker 1: Lord your God is giving you, and they shall judge
Speaker 1: the people with righteous judgment. Do not deny justice or
Speaker 1: show partiality. Do not accept a bribe it, for it
Speaker 1: blinds the eyes of the wise, and twist the words
Speaker 1: of the right. To pursue justice and justice alone, so
Speaker 1: that you may live and possess the land of the
Speaker 1: Lord your God is giving you. This passage underscores the
Speaker 1: importance of impartiality and integrity in leadership, and emphasizing that
Speaker 1: justice is essential for the well being and prosperity of
Speaker 1: the community. All right, and in the New Testament, Jesus
Speaker 1: stimplifies justice in his ministry. He challenges the unjust system
Speaker 1: and advocates for his marginalized demonstrating that true leadership involves
Speaker 1: standing up for the oppressed and serving and ensuring that
Speaker 1: justice prevails. Okay, and wisdom and leadership. Wisdom is another
Speaker 1: critical attribute for leaders, as it enables them to make
Speaker 1: sound decisions and guide their people effectively. The Bible frequently
Speaker 1: associates wisdom with the fear of the Lord, suggesting that
Speaker 1: true wisdom begins with a reverent relationship with God. And
Speaker 1: the Book of Proverbs is replete with the teachings on wisdom,
Speaker 1: which Proverbs obviously was written by Solomon, so it's a
Speaker 1: good verse to bring up. Proverbs eight twelve through are
Speaker 1: fifteen through sixteen personifies wisdom, saying by me, king's reign
Speaker 1: and rulers enact just laws by me, Princes govern and
Speaker 1: all nobles who rule on the earth. This passes indicates
Speaker 1: that wisdom is essential for enacting just laws and governing rightly,
Speaker 1: highlighting its in dispensable role in leadership. King Solomon is
Speaker 1: a quintessential example of wisdom and leadership when God offered
Speaker 1: him anything he desired, which we're going to see in
Speaker 1: First Kings, Chapter three, verse nine, which I'm not going
Speaker 1: to go over, but I will go in summary. Justice
Speaker 1: and summary, justice and wisdom are integral and the biblical leadership.
Speaker 1: Leadership are called to reflect God's justice and their actions,
Speaker 1: and to seek His wisdom and their decisions, ensuring that
Speaker 1: they govern with righteousness and discernment. All right, I just
Speaker 1: want to go over that so you guys can kind
Speaker 1: of see justice, wisdom, and leadership. The transition of power.
Speaker 1: The chapter details the transition of power from David to Solomon,
Speaker 1: mark in the beginning of Solomon's reign, and the fulfillment
Speaker 1: of God's promise to David. Before we continue, let me
Speaker 1: just look at the transition of power. See I there's anything, yes,
Speaker 1: And the Biblical narrative, the transition of power is a
Speaker 1: reoccurring theme that underscores the sovereignty of God and establishing
Speaker 1: and disposing leaders according to his divine will. The concept
Speaker 1: is evident throughout both the Old and New Testament, where
Speaker 1: leadership changes often signify a shift in divine purpose or judgment.
Speaker 1: Moses to Joshua. One of the most significant transitions of
Speaker 1: power in the Old Testament is the transfer of leadership
Speaker 1: from Moses to Joshua. As Moses' life drew to a close.
Speaker 1: God instructed him to appoint Joshua as a successor. Okay,
Speaker 1: I just want to show you, guys that you know,
Speaker 1: from Moses to josh who was one of them, and
Speaker 1: then Saul to David is another one. The transition from
Speaker 1: King Saul to David is another pivotal moment. Saul, the
Speaker 1: first king of Israel, was rejected by God due to
Speaker 1: his disobedience. David, and man after God's own heart was appointed,
Speaker 1: was anointed by the prophet Samuel to succeed Saul. This
Speaker 1: transition was fraught with tension and conflict, highlighting the challenges
Speaker 1: that can accompany a change in leadership. All right, and
Speaker 1: then David Solomon, which is when we're just reading about now.
Speaker 1: The peaceful transition from David di Solomon is marked by
Speaker 1: David's intentional preparation and King Solomon anoyed as a Solomon
Speaker 1: anoyed as king. David provided Solomon with guidance and resources
Speaker 1: to build the temple, ensuring the continuity of worship and governance.
Speaker 1: Then David said to Solomon, his son, be strong, courageous,
Speaker 1: and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
Speaker 1: For the Lord God my God is with you, and
Speaker 1: then other examples of is going to be John the
Speaker 1: Baptist to Jesus. This transition from John the Baptist to
Speaker 1: Jesus represents a ship from the prophetic tradition to the
Speaker 1: fulfillment of prophecy in the person of Christ. John, recognizing
Speaker 1: his role as the forerunner, willingly decreased so that Jesus
Speaker 1: might increase. This is very important in John three point thirty,
Speaker 1: which I talked about when I kind of talked about
Speaker 1: when I was talking about David and Saul, like when
Speaker 1: David was taken over the throne from Saul. See John
Speaker 1: the Baptist was very, very humble. He said, I must increase. Oh,
Speaker 1: he must increase, meaning Jesus must increase and I must decrease. Okay.
Speaker 1: This transition underscores the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan through Jesus.
Speaker 1: And then we got Jesus to the apostles. Before his dissension,
Speaker 1: Jesus prepared his disciples for the transition of leadership by
Speaker 1: commissioning them to continue his work. Powered by the Holy Spirit.
Speaker 1: The apostles were tasked with the spreading of the Gospel
Speaker 1: to all nations, but you will receive the power of
Speaker 1: the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be
Speaker 1: my witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria, and
Speaker 1: to the ends of the Earth and First Acts Acts eight,
Speaker 1: and then also Paul's leadership. The apostle Paul wants, a
Speaker 1: persecutor to Christians, experienced a dramatic transition of power to
Speaker 1: his own life after the conversion. Okay, so Paul's another one.
Speaker 1: The theological implications, the transition of power in the Bible
Speaker 1: revealed God's active role in human history orchestrating events to
Speaker 1: fulfill his purposes. These transitions often involve a divine calling.
Speaker 1: Sorry about that, guys, I can't really put my phone
Speaker 1: on silent, though I apologize. The transition of power in
Speaker 1: the Bible revealed God's active role in human history orchestrating
Speaker 1: events to fulfill his purposes. These transitions often evolve a
Speaker 1: divine calling, a period of preparation, and the empowerment of
Speaker 1: the new leader. They serve as reminders of God's ultimate
Speaker 1: authority and the responsibility of leaders to seek his guidance
Speaker 1: and adhere to his commands. So I just wanted to
Speaker 1: show he guyes. Oops, that was not intentional. Perfect, there
Speaker 1: we go. So let's go ahead and continue. We're going
Speaker 1: to be reading about the death of David. Now, First Kings,
Speaker 1: Chapter two, verse ten. So David rested with his fathers
Speaker 1: and was buried in the city of David. Resting with
Speaker 1: his fathers means that David died, right, he passed away.
Speaker 1: The period that David resigned over Israel was forty years
Speaker 1: seven years. He reigned in Hebron, and in Jerusalem he
Speaker 1: reigned thirty three years. Then Solomon sat on the throne
Speaker 1: of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
Speaker 1: All right, guys, So that's pretty interesting. We have him
Speaker 1: taking over the throne. Now David passed away, and we're
Speaker 1: not going to be hearing about David again until we
Speaker 1: get to chronicles. Okay. So Solomon executes ad Anijah. Is
Speaker 1: what the what it says here in the in the
Speaker 1: beginning of the text here, So now Adonijah are the title? Sorry,
Speaker 1: So ad Aenijah, the son of Hageth, came to Bathsheba,
Speaker 1: the mother of Solomon, and she said, do you come peaceful? Peaceably?
Speaker 1: And he said peaceably. Moreover, he said, I have something
Speaker 1: to say to you. And she said, say it. Then
Speaker 1: he said, you know, the kingdom was mine, and all
Speaker 1: of Israel set their expectations on me that I should reign. However,
Speaker 1: the kingdom has been turned over and has become my brothers,
Speaker 1: for it was his from the Lord. Now I ask
Speaker 1: one petition from you. Do not deny me. And she
Speaker 1: said to him, say it. He said, please speak to
Speaker 1: King Solomon, for he will not refuse you. That he
Speaker 1: may give me Abashak the Semanite as wife. Now let's
Speaker 1: go ahead and find out who is Abashak. Abashak is
Speaker 1: the woman that was caring for King David before he
Speaker 1: passed away, the one that they got that she was.
Speaker 1: Obviously she's beautiful, and she's there to keep him warm
Speaker 1: at night, because I guess even when he put covers
Speaker 1: on him that he could not keep warm. So this
Speaker 1: is who this woman is, and she is a concubine
Speaker 1: of David. Okay, So, as I've already gone over in
Speaker 1: several other chapters, what happens is these the men that
Speaker 1: are trying to take the throne. They want to they
Speaker 1: want to take the concubine of the kings or the
Speaker 1: prior king, so that they you know, it's basically like
Speaker 1: a sign of power. So he's asking for abershok Abhashak
Speaker 1: as his wife. So Basheba said, very well, I will
Speaker 1: speak for you to the king. So we're back to
Speaker 1: the rereading. Now. Bathsheba therefore went this is a verse nineteen.
Speaker 1: Basheba therefore went to King Solomon to speak to him
Speaker 1: for ad Inijah. And the king rose up to meet
Speaker 1: her and bowed down to her, and sat down on
Speaker 1: his throne and had a throne sept for the king's mother.
Speaker 1: So she sat at his right hand. And then she said,
Speaker 1: I desire one small petition of you. Do not refuse me.
Speaker 1: And the king said to her, ask it of my mother,
Speaker 1: for I will not refuse you. And she said, let
Speaker 1: Abishag the Shemi knite be given to ad Aenijah, your
Speaker 1: brother as wife. And King Solomon answered and said to
Speaker 1: his mother, and now why do you ask Abershak the
Speaker 1: Shemi nite for ad Anijah. Ask for him the kingdom
Speaker 1: also he is my older brother. For him and for
Speaker 1: Abathar the priest, and for job the son of Zerizah.
Speaker 1: Are sorry, Zuriah. Then King Solomon swore by the Lord saying,
Speaker 1: may God do to me, do so to me. And
Speaker 1: more also, if ad Anijah has spoken this word against
Speaker 1: his own life. Now therefore, as the Lord lives, who
Speaker 1: has confirmed me and set me on the throne of
Speaker 1: David my father, who has established a house for me,
Speaker 1: he has promised at an Isiah shall be put to
Speaker 1: death today. So King Solomon sent the hand of ben
Speaker 1: and Iah, the son of Jehodah, and he struck him
Speaker 1: down and he died. Okay, So why would Solomon do
Speaker 1: that because he's trying to He said that you need
Speaker 1: to stop. Don't if I find any wickedness in you
Speaker 1: and what you're doing. First you came to your mom,
Speaker 1: came to his mom, Solomon's mom, and disrespected her and said, hey,
Speaker 1: you know that this is my throne. But then your
Speaker 1: son ended up taking over and he wanted and he
Speaker 1: knew that he was trying to get one up on
Speaker 1: Solomon and he was trying to basically take that woman
Speaker 1: as because he wanted to try to, like, you know,
Speaker 1: exhort himself back to the throne again, you know, and
Speaker 1: back then that's what you had to do. You had
Speaker 1: to make sure that you you have to make sure
Speaker 1: that you take out the people that are You have
Speaker 1: to make sure you take out the people that are
Speaker 1: trying to take over the throne, that are trying to
Speaker 1: do a coup, you know, on you you got to
Speaker 1: make sure you take him out. If you're a king
Speaker 1: and you don't take people like that out, then you're
Speaker 1: asking for trouble. And he also gave him grace, and
Speaker 1: he told them, if I see that you, you know,
Speaker 1: any wickedness in you, I'm gonna have to take you out.
Speaker 1: He mourned him, and he came and still tried to
Speaker 1: test his brother. And that's what happens, you know. So
Speaker 1: all right, let's go ahead and continue. Abathar exiled, Joab
Speaker 1: executed and to Abathar the priest, the king said, go
Speaker 1: to so Abathar the priest. Okay, you guys, remember who
Speaker 1: that is. Okay. Abathar the priest is the one that
Speaker 1: was David's priest. He's the one that stuck with David
Speaker 1: when during at the time of Absalom. And he was
Speaker 1: also the same as Joe Ab. They both were David. Okay,
Speaker 1: and they when I'm when Abathar or what is it?
Speaker 1: How do I say his name? Sorry? At An Isjah.
Speaker 1: You know, Abbathar the priest ended up going with that
Speaker 1: in Isjah when you try to become king. So let's
Speaker 1: go out and see what it says. The king said,
Speaker 1: go to Anoth. This is what the King is saying
Speaker 1: to Abathar the priest, go to an Oth, to your
Speaker 1: own fields for your deserving of death. But I will
Speaker 1: not put you to death at this time because you
Speaker 1: carried the ark of the Covenant of the Lord or
Speaker 1: the ark of the Lord God before my father David,
Speaker 1: and because you were afflicted every time my father was afflicted.
Speaker 1: So Solomon removed Abathar from being priest of the Lord
Speaker 1: that he might fulfill the word of the Lord that
Speaker 1: he was spoke concerning the house of Eli at Shaloh
Speaker 1: at Shiloh, Like, WHOA, what are we talking out here? Well,
Speaker 1: let's find out what that is. Eli was an Israelite
Speaker 1: priest and the judge who was severely punished by God
Speaker 1: for his failure to discipline his corrupt sons, Hopney and Finias.
Speaker 1: Do you guys remember that who abused their priestly roles.
Speaker 1: The judgment included the death of his sons in battle
Speaker 1: and the capture of the ark of the Covenant, which
Speaker 1: directly led by Eli's own death from shock and a
Speaker 1: broken neck. A prophet declared that the priests line of
Speaker 1: Eli would be cut off, but God would raise up
Speaker 1: a faithful priest later revealed to be later revealed to
Speaker 1: be Samuel. Eli's family and his son's corruption. Eli and
Speaker 1: his High was the high priest and judge of Israel
Speaker 1: for forty years. His son Hopnei and Finius served as
Speaker 1: priests under him, but were wicked and corrupt. They engaged
Speaker 1: in sinful acts, including taking the best parts of sacrifices
Speaker 1: for themselves and having illicit affairs with women who served
Speaker 1: at the sanctuary. Divine Je Prophecy, a prophet was sent
Speaker 1: to confront Eli, stating that God was angry because Eli
Speaker 1: had honored his sons more than him. The prophet declared
Speaker 1: that Eli's entire priestly lineage would be cut off and
Speaker 1: both his sons would die on the same day. The
Speaker 1: prophecy fulfillment during a Eli's death during a battle with
Speaker 1: the Philistines, Hoffnian Phinias took the Ark of the Covenant
Speaker 1: into battle, but Israel was defeated. Eli's sons were killed
Speaker 1: in battle, and the Ark was captured by the enemy.
Speaker 1: When the news of his son's death and the loss
Speaker 1: of the Ark reached Eli, he fell backward in his
Speaker 1: seat and broke his neck and died at the age
Speaker 1: of ninety eight. So this is the time right here
Speaker 1: where this prophecy is fulfilled. So Solomon removed Abbathar, who
Speaker 1: was in Eli's line, from being priest to the Lord,
Speaker 1: that he might fulfill the word of the Lord which
Speaker 1: was spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. And
Speaker 1: now was back in First Samuel when this happened. Okay, guys,
Speaker 1: So I just won't let you guys know that very
Speaker 1: interesting stuff. We have the prophecy happening right there where
Speaker 1: he gets cut off, where his line gets cut off
Speaker 1: right there from being priest. So the prophecy is fulfilled.
Speaker 1: That's really interesting that that God would prophesy that. And
Speaker 1: then what happened all the way over here in First
Speaker 1: Kings chapter two, all right years later. Okay, now we're
Speaker 1: in First Kings chapter two, verse eight, let's find out
Speaker 1: what happens to Joe Ab. Now, then news came to
Speaker 1: Joe Ab for Joe Ab had defected to add a Isjah,
Speaker 1: though he had not defected to Absalom. So Joab fled
Speaker 1: to the tabernacle of the Lord. It took hold of
Speaker 1: the horns of the altar, and King Solomon was told,
Speaker 1: Joab has fled to the tabernacle of the Lord, and
Speaker 1: he is by the altar. And King Solomon sent Beniah,
Speaker 1: the son of Joe had, saying go strike him down.
Speaker 1: So Beniah went to the tabernacle Lolod and said to him,
Speaker 1: thus says the King, come out. And he said, no,
Speaker 1: I will not die here. And but I have brought
Speaker 1: back word to the king, saying, thus Joeb, and this
Speaker 1: is this is enough. He answered me. Then the king
Speaker 1: said to him, do as he said, and strike him
Speaker 1: down and bury him, that he may take away from
Speaker 1: me and from the house to my father the innocent
Speaker 1: blood which Joeb shed. Okay, we'll stop at thirty two.
Speaker 1: So what is he talking about? You know, what is
Speaker 1: he talking about? The innocent blood that Joab is shed.
Speaker 1: So what innocent did Joe? It's funny kill. Joeab killed
Speaker 1: several people, most notably Abner, Abner and Amasa, who were
Speaker 1: considered more righteous and better than he. He also killed Absalom,
Speaker 1: David's son against David's orders. He was involved than the
Speaker 1: murder of Uriah the hit Tite as well Abner. Joeab
Speaker 1: murdered Abner out of a mix of personal revenge for
Speaker 1: his brother Ashiel's death in battle and political reasons, as
Speaker 1: Abner was aligning with David's kingdom Amasa. After David replaced
Speaker 1: joe Ab with a Maasa as the army commander, Joab
Speaker 1: deceitfully killed him with the hidden dagger while pretending to
Speaker 1: greet him. So he pretends to kiss you, remember, and
Speaker 1: then boom hits you with the dagger. Absalom. Joab killed Absalom,
Speaker 1: David's rebellious son, even though David had ordered his men
Speaker 1: to spare him. Uriah the Hittite. Joe Ab was a
Speaker 1: key conspirator in the plot to murder Uriah the Hittite,
Speaker 1: the husband of Bathsheba, at David's command. Okay, so that's
Speaker 1: what he's talking about, the innocent blood. Okay, that guy
Speaker 1: you said. Actually he was like, actually he's gonna greet you,
Speaker 1: kiss you on the cheek, and take a dagger and
Speaker 1: stick it in your heart. He was he was like brutal.
Speaker 1: So the Lord, now we're at first kings two Verse
Speaker 1: thirty two. So the Lord will return his blood on
Speaker 1: his head, because he struck down two men more righteous
Speaker 1: and better than he, and he killed them with the
Speaker 1: sword Abner the son of Ner, the commander of the
Speaker 1: army of Issuel, and Ama saw the son of Jeha,
Speaker 1: the commander of the army of Judah, though my father
Speaker 1: David did not know it. Their blood shall therefore return
Speaker 1: upon the head of Joab and upon the head of
Speaker 1: his descendants forever. But upon David and his descendants, upon
Speaker 1: his house and his throne, there shall be peace forever
Speaker 1: from the Lord. So Benaniah the son of Jehodah went
Speaker 1: up and struck him. What's going on? Something's going on
Speaker 1: with this. It's frozen. Hmm, that's weird. So Beniah the
Speaker 1: son of Man let me just wait. I don't want
Speaker 1: to okay, Sorry, guys. So Beniah the son of Jehodah
Speaker 1: went up and struck and killed him, and he was
Speaker 1: buried when his own house in the wilderness. The king.
Speaker 1: The king put Beniah the son of Jehodah in his
Speaker 1: place over the army, and the king put Zodiac the
Speaker 1: priest in the place of Abathar. Let's do this I'm
Speaker 1: gonna stop screen sharing and let me go back to
Speaker 1: screen sharing and let me see if it helps. Yep, yep. Okay,
Speaker 1: there we go, there we go. Okay, So we were
Speaker 1: at thirty four. We read thirty five. Now let's go
Speaker 1: to Shemi executed. The king sent and called for Shemaiah
Speaker 1: and said to him, build yourself a house in Jerusalem,
Speaker 1: and do all there, and do not go out from
Speaker 1: out from anywhere. Do not go out from there anywhere. Right,
Speaker 1: So we wanted to stay in his house. And let's
Speaker 1: hold on. Let me just look this up real quick,
Speaker 1: so that we know. Shamiah was a man of the
Speaker 1: tribe of Benjamin who cursed and threw stones at King
Speaker 1: David as David Fleet from his his son Absolom. Though
Speaker 1: David initially forgave him, he later instructed Solomon to punish Shamai.
Speaker 1: There was also many other individuals named Shamai in the Bible,
Speaker 1: including Descentdants, Levi, various figures, and deferent tribes. So the
Speaker 1: Shamai that we're talking about right now was a man
Speaker 1: from the tribe of Benjamin who cursed and threw stones
Speaker 1: at King David is David Fleet from his son's Absolom.
Speaker 1: I didn't want you guys to be I don't want
Speaker 1: you guys to be confused with Shamai, who is a
Speaker 1: Levite who helped cleanse the temple. And then there's another Shemaiah,
Speaker 1: the son of God, a Rubenite. And then there's a
Speaker 1: Shemaia that was an anceptor of Mordecai, which is in
Speaker 1: the book of Esther. All right, So Shemai that we're
Speaker 1: talking about is the man from the tribe of Benjamin
Speaker 1: who cursed and through stones of King David as David
Speaker 1: fled from his son Absolom. Okay, let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: continue first Kings, Chapter two, verse thirty seven. For it
Speaker 1: shall be on the day that you go out and
Speaker 1: cross the brook of Kidron, no, for certain you shall
Speaker 1: surely die. Your blood shall be put on your own head.
Speaker 1: So he doesn't want him to leave the house whatsoever.
Speaker 1: He build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there,
Speaker 1: and do not go from anywhere. And Shanai said to
Speaker 1: the king, the saying is good, as my lord the
Speaker 1: King has said, so your servant will do. So. SHAMAI
Speaker 1: dwelt in Jerusalem many days now it happened at the
Speaker 1: end of three years. So we lasted three years. That
Speaker 1: in that place, that two slaves of Shamaia ran away
Speaker 1: to a Kiss, the son of Makaiah, the king of Gath.
Speaker 1: And they said to Shamaiah, saying, look, your slaves are
Speaker 1: in Gath. So Shamaiah a rose, saddled his donkey and
Speaker 1: went to a kish at Gath to seek his slaves.
Speaker 1: Shamaiah went and brought his slaves from Gath, and Solomon
Speaker 1: told uh. Solomon was told that Shamaiah had gone from
Speaker 1: Jerusalem to Gath, and he had come back. Then the
Speaker 1: king sent and called for Samaiah and said to him,
Speaker 1: did I not make you swear by the Lord and
Speaker 1: warn you, saying no, for certain that on the day
Speaker 1: that you go out and travel anywhere, you shall surely die.
Speaker 1: And you said to me the word that I that
Speaker 1: I heard is good. Why then did you not keep
Speaker 1: the oath of the Lord of commandment that I gave you?
Speaker 1: The king? Moreover, the King said, more of ati to SHAMAI,
Speaker 1: you know as your heart acknowledges all the wickedness that
Speaker 1: you did to my father David. Therefore the Lord will
Speaker 1: return your wickedness on your own head. But King Solomon
Speaker 1: shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be
Speaker 1: established before the Lord forever. So the king commanded Benigh
Speaker 1: the son of Jehodah, and he went out and struck
Speaker 1: him down, and he died. Thus the king and was
Speaker 1: established in the hand of Solomon. You see what happens.
Speaker 1: I mean, this stuff is like not very foreign to us,
Speaker 1: you know, but these are kings and leaders. These guys
Speaker 1: are commanders of armies, you know. That's what Benigh the
Speaker 1: son of Jehodah is. So he needs to go in.
Speaker 1: He's commanded by the king to go and take him out.
Speaker 1: So he went in, he struck him, and he died.
Speaker 1: So this is a man of war, right, So this
Speaker 1: is like basically, you know, he's in a military. So
Speaker 1: it's kind of the same as if I was in
Speaker 1: the army and I was told, you know, I need
Speaker 1: to go do this specific orders. Then that's basically what
Speaker 1: they're what they're under. I got this new Vietnamese coffee
Speaker 1: I'm gonna try out. It tastes so good, perfect, all right,
Speaker 1: all right? So yes, so next we're going to go
Speaker 1: over some That is the end of chapter two. So
Speaker 1: now we're going to go over some practical applications. So
Speaker 1: first one would be embrace godly wisdom like Solomon, seek
Speaker 1: wisdom from God in all areas of life, especially when
Speaker 1: faced with difficult decisions. Prioritize obediences. Number two, make a
Speaker 1: conscious effort to follow God's commandments and live according to
Speaker 1: his word. And then number three is exercise justice and
Speaker 1: positions of leadership or influence. Strive to act justly and fairly,
Speaker 1: reflecting God's character. And then number four is honor legacy.
Speaker 1: Consider the spiritual legacy you're building and how it will
Speaker 1: impact future generations. Definitely, that's a very very important a
Speaker 1: spiritual legacy. What do they mean by that, Well, every
Speaker 1: single thing that you do. Your kids are watching you.
Speaker 1: They're watching you how you react, and also wives out there,
Speaker 1: they're watching how you treat their husbands. If you have
Speaker 1: daughters like I do, they're watching how you treat your husband,
Speaker 1: and then husbands, your sons are watching how you treat
Speaker 1: your wife, and also your daughters are watching how you
Speaker 1: treat your wife as well. And if you treat your
Speaker 1: wife poorly or your wife treats you poorly, then later
Speaker 1: on in life they will probably be treating their husband.
Speaker 1: Poorly or accepting being treated poorly. So make sure that
Speaker 1: you you consider your spiritual legacy that you are building
Speaker 1: because it will definitely impact future generations. What is an
Speaker 1: example of that, Well, I have you know there's people
Speaker 1: that their husbands, sorry, their dads, beat their wives. Right,
Speaker 1: they get drunk and then they beat on their wives.
Speaker 1: And then those same kids grow up drink alcohol and
Speaker 1: then beat on their girlfriends, you know what I mean
Speaker 1: and domestic violence them. That's the same thing. That is
Speaker 1: what happens is you watch and you see, and then
Speaker 1: it becomes acceptable to you, just like when you do
Speaker 1: what's that called verbal what's it called verbal abuse? That's
Speaker 1: another one. If the mom was popping off and talking
Speaker 1: to the husband really bad, or the husband's talking really
Speaker 1: bad to the wife, they verbally abused, then that's what
Speaker 1: you're used to that you that's what you used to do,
Speaker 1: so later on in life, that's how you react when
Speaker 1: you fight against somebody as well. Yeah, that's kind of
Speaker 1: a good, good example of that. So you consider the
Speaker 1: spiritual legacy that you are building. Also, when you're getting tempted,
Speaker 1: your kids are also watching. They're going to see if
Speaker 1: you become angry they want to see if you fall
Speaker 1: to sin, if you fall to drugs or alcohol. What
Speaker 1: happens is the lot of the kids see that and
Speaker 1: they see their dad drinking, and then when they get older,
Speaker 1: they want to drink too, So they see that you're
Speaker 1: failing in that area. Then they're like, okay, well when
Speaker 1: I get older, I want to be the same way.
Speaker 1: And then you get older and you tell your son, hey,
Speaker 1: I don't want you to drink, son, and they say, well, Dad,
Speaker 1: I saw you drink the whole time that I was
Speaker 1: growing up, and how are you going to tell me
Speaker 1: not to drink? And you're being a hypocrite when you drink.
Speaker 1: You see, I don't want you to smoke wheed, son, Well,
Speaker 1: Dad used to always go in the bathroom and smoke
Speaker 1: wheat all the time. I could always smell it. That's
Speaker 1: like with my dad, you know. And you know, uh,
Speaker 1: we would always smell weed all the time. So what
Speaker 1: happens is, how are you going to tell somebody not
Speaker 1: to smoke weed when you're sitting there smoking weed? You know? Uh.
Speaker 1: You know. There's there's this thing that we used to have.
Speaker 1: It was called dare and you know, you put it
Speaker 1: on your chest, and it's it's red right, it's the
Speaker 1: DARE program, and it's like, uh, you know, you bring
Speaker 1: that thing home and you're like, hey, you know, when
Speaker 1: you're a kid, you know, you're all proud, you know,
Speaker 1: when you're like in elementary school about the DARE program
Speaker 1: and your parents are all you know, you think they'd
Speaker 1: be proud too, But they're also some of them, not
Speaker 1: aligning all of them, but some are also dealing with
Speaker 1: the drug addiction themselves. So how do they feel. They
Speaker 1: must have felt, you know, not the probably didn't feel good.
Speaker 1: I can imagine being in their shoes. But that's something
Speaker 1: we need to consider that as parents, we have to
Speaker 1: understand that our kids are watching our every move and
Speaker 1: they learn from what we do. And if we're not
Speaker 1: handling spiritual situations correctly, and if we're losing these spiritual battles,
Speaker 1: they're going to see that and they're they're not going
Speaker 1: to rely on God as much. If they see you
Speaker 1: relying on God and then you praying about it and
Speaker 1: you're handling it the correct way, then obviously they're not
Speaker 1: going to fall to these spiritual battles. Uh. I'm not
Speaker 1: saying they won't fall, but they'll have a way better
Speaker 1: chance of conquering these spiritual battles because they see you
Speaker 1: conquering them the correct way. So this is very, very,
Speaker 1: very important. I think that this is something that I
Speaker 1: really want to take a picture of because we are
Speaker 1: building a spiritual legacy for our kids, and just because
Speaker 1: I think it's very important. On our legacy refers to
Speaker 1: a biblical principle of respecting upholding the values. Teaching in
Speaker 1: tradition has passed down from previous generations and involves recognizing
Speaker 1: the contributions and sacrifices of ancestors and ensuring that their
Speaker 1: faith and values continuing to influence future generations. This concept
Speaker 1: is deeply rooted in a biblical narrative with the continued,
Speaker 1: continued continuity of faith and adherents of God's commandments are emphasized.
Speaker 1: I just want to make sure you guys know that
Speaker 1: I think it's it's super important that we get that
Speaker 1: in so then we start losing our temper, we go, oh, oh,
Speaker 1: remember that we have a spiritual legacy we need to uphold.
Speaker 1: If we start wanting to yell at our wives or
Speaker 1: our wives are yelling at us, and you're like, some
Speaker 1: way you might react, you know, like you're upset. Well,
Speaker 1: maybe you needed to, you know, to keep your mouth
Speaker 1: closed and just be like, you know what, I got
Speaker 1: a spiritual legacy that I need to uphold, So I
Speaker 1: want to make sure my kids to not get affected
Speaker 1: by what I'm about to say right now. So you
Speaker 1: maybe try to handle it in private and speak to
Speaker 1: it in private, or you know, just swallow your pride.
Speaker 1: You don't need to have pride from your kids, right
Speaker 1: all right? What's some additional scriptures that connect we have?
Speaker 1: Verse are we have Joshua one? Verse nine? Have I
Speaker 1: not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not
Speaker 1: be afraid, and do not be discouraged, For the Lord
Speaker 1: your God is with you wherever you go. This first
Speaker 1: parallels David's charge to Solomon to be strong and courageous.
Speaker 1: So that's awesome. So David definitely knew that. Verse Psalms
Speaker 1: one nineteen, verses one through two. Blessed are those whose
Speaker 1: way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord.
Speaker 1: Blessed are those who keep his testimonies and seek him
Speaker 1: with all their heart. This emphasizes the blessing of obedience
Speaker 1: to God's law. Then we have James one verse five. Now,
Speaker 1: if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God,
Speaker 1: who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it
Speaker 1: will be given to him. This encourages us to seek
Speaker 1: divine wisdom as Solomon did. Perfect. So let's go ahead
Speaker 1: and go to So that's the end of chapter two.
Speaker 1: We're making good timing here. Now let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: go to chapter three, and I will read the intro
Speaker 1: and first Kings. Three is an inspiring testament to the
Speaker 1: value of wisdom, especially divine wisdom, over worldly gain. It
Speaker 1: teaches us that when we put God's affairs and as
Speaker 1: people before our personal desires, God blesses us abundantly in
Speaker 1: many ways that we can't imagine. It also affirms the
Speaker 1: power of wise decision making in leadership, showing how it
Speaker 1: earns respect and trust from the people. From the people
Speaker 1: one is leading. Okay, all right, let's go down and
Speaker 1: Solomon's humility gratitude is going to be in seven and eight. Okay,
Speaker 1: perfect Solomon's Solomon requests wisdom. Now, Solomon made a treaty
Speaker 1: with Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and married Pharaoh's daughter.
Speaker 1: When he brought her to the city of David until
Speaker 1: he had finished building his own house and the House
Speaker 1: of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. So this
Speaker 1: is very common back then. Okay, guys, So that's what
Speaker 1: would happen. You want to make a treaty with a
Speaker 1: pharaoh or a king of Egypt, and Solomon he married
Speaker 1: to pharaoh's daughter. So the pharaoh would say, hey, you
Speaker 1: want to make a treaty, well, I'm going to give
Speaker 1: you my daughter, you know, my beautiful daughter, you know.
Speaker 1: And he brought her to the city of David until
Speaker 1: he had finished building his own house in the House
Speaker 1: of the Lord and the wall around Jerusalem. It says, meanwhile,
Speaker 1: the people sacrificed at the high places because there was
Speaker 1: no house built for the of the Lord until those days.
Speaker 1: And Solomon loved the Lord walked in the statues of
Speaker 1: his father David, except that he sacrificed burnt incense at
Speaker 1: high places. It says in Solomon loved the Lord walking
Speaker 1: in the statues of his father David, except that he
Speaker 1: sacrificed the burn incense in high places. So what's going
Speaker 1: on with these high places? Okay, it's a very pagan
Speaker 1: thought that you have to go to the highest mountain,
Speaker 1: you know, because what we don't realize, what people fail
Speaker 1: to realize, especially in Christianity today, is that people believed
Speaker 1: in biblical cosmology back then. Okay, they believed in the
Speaker 1: biblical cosmology that I teach. They believe that that God
Speaker 1: is above the firmament, right, and that where's God located,
Speaker 1: He's located up, Where's Hell located located down. That's what
Speaker 1: they believed. So their gods are going to be be
Speaker 1: between where the mountain is and the firmament. The most
Speaker 1: High was located above the firmament, but there was the
Speaker 1: spiritual battles are happening between the earth and God's thrown.
Speaker 1: That's why you that's why you see in a feast
Speaker 1: in six verse twelve that there's principalities in heavenly places.
Speaker 1: Like heavenly places doesn't mean on the earth. Heavenly places
Speaker 1: means in the second are the first heaven, which is
Speaker 1: going to be between the earth and God's thrown, which
Speaker 1: is above the firmament, which is the third heaven. So
Speaker 1: the firmament is a second heaven. The first heaven is
Speaker 1: where the moon, sun of the stars are located. You
Speaker 1: guys might think I'm just talking out of my butt.
Speaker 1: But that's this is not true. This is how the
Speaker 1: way that they thought. This is how the Israelites thought.
Speaker 1: This is the way it's taught in the Bible. So
Speaker 1: when they say the reason why they're trying to get
Speaker 1: to the highest point or they're trying to build the
Speaker 1: Tower of Babel this Tower of Babbels to get to
Speaker 1: the highest point because they're trying to get closest to
Speaker 1: God and they think that they're getting closer to their gods.
Speaker 1: The Pagans would think that they're getting closer to their gods,
Speaker 1: which if you think about it, if the principalities of
Speaker 1: evil are in heavenly places, that's what they were doing. Okay,
Speaker 1: so let's read Feesian six real quick, and yeah, that's
Speaker 1: why when I go over biblical cosmology, this this stuff
Speaker 1: makes sense from a biblical standpoint. I'm not saying that
Speaker 1: you have to believe in flatter earth or because like
Speaker 1: I said, this is the way the Israelites believed. Okay,
Speaker 1: so this is why when you read the Bible you
Speaker 1: get this context, like why is it like in high places?
Speaker 1: Like people would just read over that normally and just
Speaker 1: go that's just a pagan thing, but they're doing it
Speaker 1: because they believed. Let's just read this that you guys understand.
Speaker 1: This is Paul speaking right into Feesian six, verse ten. Finally, my,
Speaker 1: rather than be strong in the Lord and his power
Speaker 1: and might, but on the whole armor of God, that
Speaker 1: you may be able to stand the wiles of the devil.
Speaker 1: For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but
Speaker 1: against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of
Speaker 1: this age, against spiritual host of wickedness in heavenly places.
Speaker 1: So when you think about that, you're like, what do
Speaker 1: you mean in heavenly places? And these are spiritual hosts
Speaker 1: of wickedness. Okay, these are not spiritual hosts of angels
Speaker 1: that are God's messengers. This is a spiritual host of
Speaker 1: wickedness in heavenly places. What heavenly place is he talking about, Well,
Speaker 1: he's talking about between the earth and God's throne, which
Speaker 1: is where the moon, sun of the stars are located.
Speaker 1: That is where That's why these people were sacrificing idols
Speaker 1: and incense in high places, because they're trying to get
Speaker 1: as close to their gods, their spiritual host of wickedness
Speaker 1: that they can that's why Paul is saying that that's
Speaker 1: why he says against spiritual hosts of wickedness in heaven
Speaker 1: the places therefore take up the whole homor of God,
Speaker 1: that you may be able to withstand the evil day
Speaker 1: having done all to stand. Okay, So that's why he
Speaker 1: says that that's why the devil is called the Prince
Speaker 1: of the Air. Okay. So this is very interesting and
Speaker 1: a lot of people they understand that that God's you know,
Speaker 1: angels would be would be traveling, you know, between Heaven
Speaker 1: and Earth. Right, So that's something that I don't think
Speaker 1: people would disagree with. But what they're not understanding is
Speaker 1: there's actually evil entities, spiritual hosts of wickedness where the moon, sun,
Speaker 1: and the stars are located between God's thrown in Earth,
Speaker 1: that are fighting against these angels to even be able
Speaker 1: to make it to Heaven. Well, where do you have
Speaker 1: a biblical proof of that? Well, that's the Book of Daniel.
Speaker 1: When the angels trying to come to speak to Daniel.
Speaker 1: In what happens he has to fight against the Prince
Speaker 1: of Persia in the air between the Earth and between Heaven. Okay, guys.
Speaker 1: So this is why these people are sacrificing things in
Speaker 1: high places. They want to get to the highest place
Speaker 1: that they can because they're trying to get closest to
Speaker 1: their gods. And their gods I'm talking about the Pagans.
Speaker 1: Their gods are the spiritual hosts of wickedness that are
Speaker 1: in heavenly places, you understand, So that's why they're doing that.
Speaker 1: Let's go ahead and continue. This is first Kings three. Actually,
Speaker 1: you know what, let me check my I think my
Speaker 1: other notes are not until seven eight. So I hope
Speaker 1: that makes sense to you, guys. I think it does
Speaker 1: because you, guys, understand my thought process. Now, am I
Speaker 1: telling you that you have to believe in flat Earth.
Speaker 1: I'm not saying that you have to believe in that,
Speaker 1: but you need to understand something that you need to
Speaker 1: understand the context of the way that these people are
Speaker 1: speaking and the way that these people are thinking, so
Speaker 1: that you understand what's going on here. And even Paul
Speaker 1: in the New Testament is talking about these spiritual hosts
Speaker 1: of wickedness in heavenly places. So that's what's kind of
Speaker 1: crazy about the skies, because people what happens in the
Speaker 1: skies as well. People are like, well, there's UFOs happening,
Speaker 1: you know, that's what they think UFOs. They think are aliens.
Speaker 1: But what you don't understand is these are actually spiritual beings. Okay,
Speaker 1: these are either spiritual hosts of wickedness or they're angels
Speaker 1: from God. Because the only thing that we have and
Speaker 1: that we biblically have is humans, angels, fallen angels, and demons.
Speaker 1: That's it. We don't have aliens mentioned in the Bible,
Speaker 1: but we have spiritual host of wickedness in heavenly places. Okay,
Speaker 1: so what's going on? So now that's what the mindset
Speaker 1: that people need to understand. Okay, you got to come
Speaker 1: to that revelation that it's not aliens coming to here.
Speaker 1: Or if you see any thing that's in the sky
Speaker 1: that may maybe a falling star. Well, the Bible talks
Speaker 1: about stars being angels, right, guys, you know that's that's
Speaker 1: what happens. So we got to understand that those could
Speaker 1: be fallen angels, right, or falling stars could be fallen angels.
Speaker 1: It talked about the devil falling like lightning to the earth. Okay,
Speaker 1: it talks about a third of the stars coming to
Speaker 1: the Earth in Revelation twelve or thirteen, verse four. I
Speaker 1: believe it is we got to understand, guys, that we
Speaker 1: have to think of everything in a spiritual aspect, not
Speaker 1: in a oh this is all physical and science will
Speaker 1: tell you this. We need to understand that there's a
Speaker 1: spiritual aspect to this, and that's what's happening here. I
Speaker 1: don't mean to go on a rant, but I think
Speaker 1: it's vastly important, okay, for people to understand, and it
Speaker 1: goes with a lot of the things that are happening
Speaker 1: today with these people keep asking me about this thing
Speaker 1: that's in the sky. I don't know the e one
Speaker 1: comment or whatever. They're like, yeah, there's a what have
Speaker 1: you thought about so far? About that? Absolutely nothing, because
Speaker 1: I'm not going to stress on something like that because
Speaker 1: I think some of it is a syop and if
Speaker 1: it is something, it's probably spiritual. If it is something,
Speaker 1: So let's go ahead and continue. First Kings verse three.
Speaker 1: Now the king went to Gibbeon to sacrifice there, but
Speaker 1: there was a great high place. Solomon offered a thousand
Speaker 1: born offerings on the altar at Gibbeon. The Lord appeared
Speaker 1: to Solomon a dream by night and asked what shall
Speaker 1: I give you? And Solomon said, you have shown great
Speaker 1: mercy to your servant David my father, because he walked
Speaker 1: before you in truth and righteousness and and uprightness in
Speaker 1: the heart. With you. You have continued the great kindness
Speaker 1: for him, and you give him a son to sit
Speaker 1: on his throne. And you have given him a son
Speaker 1: to sit on his throne. It as it is this
Speaker 1: day now, the Lord God, you have made your servant
Speaker 1: king instead of my father David. But I am a
Speaker 1: little child. I do not know how to go out
Speaker 1: or cut. And your servant is in the midst of
Speaker 1: your people, whom you have children, a great people, too
Speaker 1: numerous to be number are accounted. Therefore, give to your
Speaker 1: servant an understanding heart to judge your people. That I'm
Speaker 1: a discern between good and evil, For who is able
Speaker 1: to judge this great people of yours. This speech pleased
Speaker 1: the Lord, and Solomon had asked this thing. Okay, let's
Speaker 1: stop there real quick. So all right, So now King
Speaker 1: David is at a it says. It says that now
Speaker 1: the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for there
Speaker 1: was a great high place. Now here's another thing we
Speaker 1: need to understand God, you know, him being at the
Speaker 1: great high place. God is called the most high. Book
Speaker 1: of Isaiah calls God the most high several times. So
Speaker 1: Solomon is literally close to God, right because, closer to
Speaker 1: God than somebody that's on the higher lower ground. So
Speaker 1: if you go to the highest mountain that we have,
Speaker 1: the highest highest mountain, you are literally closer to God
Speaker 1: than people that are on the earth. So right here
Speaker 1: that are that are just on the regular. Let's say,
Speaker 1: if you're at the the ocean, you're at sea level,
Speaker 1: you're you're actually at a higher elevation. You actually are
Speaker 1: closer to God because you know, even though in a
Speaker 1: heliocentric model, God would be trillings upon trillions of miles away. Okay,
Speaker 1: but uh, because you know, anyways, I don't want to
Speaker 1: get into that. But so it's interesting that it says
Speaker 1: that it says that he was at a great high place.
Speaker 1: Solomon offered burnt offerings. So I thought that was interesting.
Speaker 1: And then and then the Lord appeared to Solomon in
Speaker 1: a dream by night. So you know, what does what
Speaker 1: does God say in numbers twelve, verses four through eight,
Speaker 1: I come to prophets and visions and in dreams. But
Speaker 1: to Moses, I speak to him face to face and
Speaker 1: mouth the mouth or whatever, you know. So what I
Speaker 1: want to say there is you see that God comes
Speaker 1: to prophets and visions and dreams. God is coming to
Speaker 1: Solomon in a dream. So God, when he comes to
Speaker 1: you in a dream, this is this is him asking
Speaker 1: him what you want, because he's not going to come
Speaker 1: to him face to face like he comes to Moses. Okay,
Speaker 1: he says, I come to prophets and visions and in dreams, right,
Speaker 1: so he's coming to Solomon instead of a vision in
Speaker 1: a dream, asking him what shall I give you? And
Speaker 1: obviously Solomon's as answering what he wants. It says that
Speaker 1: he is pleased by the Lord. Right now, the Lord
Speaker 1: is pleased by this. So this is like even though
Speaker 1: God is coming to him in a dream, this is
Speaker 1: like literally him asking him and him telling him what
Speaker 1: he wants, and God is gonna give him what he desires. Okay,
Speaker 1: So even though it's in a dream, it's still you
Speaker 1: should take it as you know, this is what's going
Speaker 1: to happen in reality. So let's let's see what it
Speaker 1: says here Solomon's humility and gratitude. Solomon begins his reign
Speaker 1: by acknowledging his youth and inexperience. He expresses gratitude for
Speaker 1: God's kindness to his father David, and recognizes the enormity
Speaker 1: of the task before him. Solomon's humility and gratitude. Solomon,
Speaker 1: the son of David and Bathsheba, is renowned for his wisdom, wealth,
Speaker 1: and the construction of the First Temple. A significant aspect
Speaker 1: of Solomon's character, particularly at the beginning of his reign,
Speaker 1: is his humility and gratitude towards God. The humility is
Speaker 1: most prominently displayed in the Biblical account of Solomon's requests
Speaker 1: for wisdom and then also it says the divine offer.
Speaker 1: God appears to Solomon in a dream, offering him anything
Speaker 1: he desires. This moment highlights God's willingness to bless those
Speaker 1: who seek him. And then let's see what it says
Speaker 1: a divine offer. The concept of a divine offer in
Speaker 1: Christian theology refers to the gracious invitation extended by God
Speaker 1: to humanity for salvation and the eternal life through Jesus Christ.
Speaker 1: This offer is a central to the message of the
Speaker 1: Gospel and rooted in the love and mercy of God,
Speaker 1: who desires that none should perish, but all should come
Speaker 1: to repentance Tewo Peter three verse nine. So that is
Speaker 1: what a divine offer is in Christian theology. But the
Speaker 1: divine offer that they're referring to is going to be
Speaker 1: in First Kings three verse five, which is where it
Speaker 1: says where God says, what shall I give you? That's
Speaker 1: what they're referring to there. And then in First Kings
Speaker 1: three verse nine, Solomon requests for wisdom. Instead of asking
Speaker 1: for wealth, long life, or death of his enemies, Solomon
Speaker 1: requests an understanding heart to judge your people and to
Speaker 1: discern between good and evil, for who was able to
Speaker 1: judge the people of yours? Okay, so Solomon's request for wisdom,
Speaker 1: Let's see what that says in my notes. Solomon the King,
Speaker 1: the son of King David and Bathsheba, send it to
Speaker 1: the throne of Israel. After his father's death, his reign
Speaker 1: is marked by a significant event where he famously requested
Speaker 1: wisdom from God. This request is recorded in First Kings
Speaker 1: three three through fifteen and Second Chronicles one seven through twelve.
Speaker 1: Solomon's request for wisdom is a pivotable moment that underscores
Speaker 1: his priorities as a ruler and his relationship with God.
Speaker 1: Scriptural account, First Kings three, verses three through fifteen, Solomon
Speaker 1: is described as loving the Lord and walking in his
Speaker 1: statutes as his father David, though he offered sacrifices and
Speaker 1: burnt incense on high places. The narrative unfolds with Solomon
Speaker 1: going to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, where he offers a
Speaker 1: burnt offering at the altar, which we already read about.
Speaker 1: Solomon's response is reflection of his humility, awareness, and immense
Speaker 1: responsibility bears as king. He acknowledges the kindness of God
Speaker 1: shown as to his father David and recognizes his own inadequacy,
Speaker 1: describing himself as a little child who does not know
Speaker 1: how to carry out his duties. Solomon request give your
Speaker 1: servant therefore understanding and heart, which we kind of rhetoricay
Speaker 1: divine response. God is pleased with Solomon's requests. That demonstrates
Speaker 1: a self that desire to govern wisely rather than seeking
Speaker 1: personal gain. And I don't really want to get read
Speaker 1: too much because I don't want any spoiler alerts spoiler alerts.
Speaker 1: Solomon's request for wisdom is an emblematic of heart aligned
Speaker 1: with God's purposes. It highlights the biblical principle that true
Speaker 1: wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord is Proverbs nine,
Speaker 1: verse ten says Solomon's choice to prioritize wisdom over wealth, power,
Speaker 1: or long life reflects a deep understanding the responsibilities of
Speaker 1: leadership and the need for divine guidance and governance. This
Speaker 1: event also serves as a testament to God's generosity and
Speaker 1: willingness to bless those who seek His will above their
Speaker 1: own desires. Solomon's wisdom becomes legendary, attracting leaders and dignitaries
Speaker 1: around the world, as seen in the account of Queen
Speaker 1: Sheiva's visit in First Kings ten one through thirteen. Okay,
Speaker 1: so legacy. Solomon's requests for wisdom and the subsequent divine
Speaker 1: endowment have left an in delible mark on biblical history
Speaker 1: and theology. His accounts served as an enduring example of
Speaker 1: the importance of seeking God's guidance and the blessing that
Speaker 1: follow a heart devoted to his will. Solomon's wisdom, though
Speaker 1: later married by personal failings, remains a central theme and
Speaker 1: the understanding of biblical betrayal of wise and godh leadership. Okay,
Speaker 1: so let's go back now, let's go ahead and continue.
Speaker 1: Now we're at first Kings three, verse ten. The speech
Speaker 1: pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing. Then
Speaker 1: God said to him, because you have asked this thing,
Speaker 1: have not asked for long life for yourself, nor asked
Speaker 1: riches for yourself, nor ask for life of the life
Speaker 1: of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to
Speaker 1: discern justice. Behold, I have done according to your words. See,
Speaker 1: I have given you a wise and understanding hearts, so
Speaker 1: that there has not been anyone like you before you,
Speaker 1: nor shall any like you arise after you. And I
Speaker 1: have also given you. I have also given you what
Speaker 1: you have not asked, both riches and honor, so that
Speaker 1: there shall be anyone like you among the kings of
Speaker 1: your days. So if you walk in my ways to
Speaker 1: keep my statues of my commandments, as your father David walked,
Speaker 1: I will lengthen your days. So, yeah, he should have
Speaker 1: done that. Solomon should have stuck with that. We'll just
Speaker 1: read fifteen and then I'll go back to my notes.
Speaker 1: Then Solomon awoke, and indeed it had been a dream,
Speaker 1: and he came to Jerusalem and stood before the Ark
Speaker 1: of the Covenant of the Lord's offered up burnt offerings,
Speaker 1: offered peace offerings, and made a feast for all his servants. Okay,
Speaker 1: so let's go ahead and check out. So it says
Speaker 1: God's response. Please. With Solomon's requests, God grants him unparalleled
Speaker 1: wisdom and also bestows upon him riches and honor, promising
Speaker 1: that no other king will compare to him. First Kings three,
Speaker 1: verse ten through thirteen. And then the test of wisdom
Speaker 1: happens in First Kings three, verses sixteen through twenty eight,
Speaker 1: which we're going to go ahead and read now, First
Speaker 1: Kings three, Yeah, all the way through twenty eight. Now,
Speaker 1: two women who were harlots came to the king. The
Speaker 1: title Solomon's wise judgment. Now, two women were who were
Speaker 1: harlots came to the king and stood before him, and
Speaker 1: one woman said, oh, my Lord, this woman I dwell
Speaker 1: in the same house, and I gave birth while she
Speaker 1: was in the house. Then it happened the third day
Speaker 1: after I had given birth, and this woman had also
Speaker 1: gave birth, and we were together. No one was with
Speaker 1: us in the house except for the two of us,
Speaker 1: and this woman's son died in the night because she
Speaker 1: lay on him. And uh, just let me positive, just
Speaker 1: let you guys know that actually happens nowadays as well.
Speaker 1: Sometimes two where you have your you know, your breastfeeding
Speaker 1: your baby and you have them breastfeeding and you fall
Speaker 1: asleep and then and then the baby is like faces
Speaker 1: kind of smushed into your chest and you could die,
Speaker 1: Like I mean, the baby could die like that. So
Speaker 1: you got to be very careful. And like with my wife,
Speaker 1: you know, when we have kids, I make sure like
Speaker 1: it's something I always watch for. And then you know,
Speaker 1: she also did too, because it also you're so exhausted
Speaker 1: because you're waking up every two hours that you kind
Speaker 1: of just want to sleep so bad. And then when
Speaker 1: the baby falls asleep while breastfeeding, you don't want to like,
Speaker 1: you don't want to move the baby because if the
Speaker 1: baby wakes up, now you're back to square one again.
Speaker 1: So it's a very hard thing. So as you noticed,
Speaker 1: it says because she lay on him, Okay, let's continue.
Speaker 1: So she arose in the middle of the night and
Speaker 1: took my son from took my son from my side,
Speaker 1: while your maid servant slept, and laid him in her bosom,
Speaker 1: and laid her dead child in my bosom. And when
Speaker 1: I rose in the morning to nurse my son, there
Speaker 1: he was dead. But when I had examined him in
Speaker 1: the morning, indeed he was not my son whom I
Speaker 1: had born. The other woman said, no, but the living
Speaker 1: one is my son, and the dead one is your son.
Speaker 1: And the first woman said, no, but the dead one
Speaker 1: is your son, and the living one is my son.
Speaker 1: Thus they spoke before the king. The king said, the
Speaker 1: one says, this is my son who lives, and your
Speaker 1: son is the dead one. And the other says, no,
Speaker 1: but your son is the dead one, and my son
Speaker 1: is the living one. Then the king said, bring me
Speaker 1: a sword. So they brought him a sword before the king,
Speaker 1: and the king said, divide the living child and two,
Speaker 1: and give half to one and half to the other.
Speaker 1: Then the woman whose son was living spoke to the king,
Speaker 1: for she yearned with compassion for her son, and said, oh,
Speaker 1: my Lord, give her the living child by no means
Speaker 1: kill him. But the other one said, let him be
Speaker 1: neither mine nor yours, but divide him. So the king
Speaker 1: answered and said, give the first woman a living child,
Speaker 1: and by no means kill him. She is his mother.
Speaker 1: And all of Israel heard of the judgment which the
Speaker 1: king had rendered, and they feared the king, for they
Speaker 1: said that the wisdom of the king and him to
Speaker 1: administer justice. Okay, so we see that that was a
Speaker 1: smart way of going about it to kind of figure
Speaker 1: out whose child it was. And it was definitely filled
Speaker 1: with wisdom. So let's go ahead and check and see
Speaker 1: what my notes say here or the Bible said. He
Speaker 1: notes say. The concept of wisdom in the Bible is
Speaker 1: a multifaceted, encompassing encompassing not only knowledge and understanding, but
Speaker 1: also the practical application of these in daily life. The
Speaker 1: practical application of these in day life. The test of
Speaker 1: wisdom refers to the various ways in which wisdom is discerned, demonstrated,
Speaker 1: and validated according to Biblical principles. The entry explores the
Speaker 1: Biblical understanding of wisdom, its divine source, and the means
Speaker 1: by which it tested and proven. Divine source of wisdom,
Speaker 1: wisdom is portrayed in the Bible as a divine attribute
Speaker 1: originating from God himself and Proverbs two verse six, it
Speaker 1: is written for the Lord gives wisdom. From his mouth
Speaker 1: comes knowledge and understanding. This force underscores the belief that
Speaker 1: true wisdom is a gift from God, not merely a
Speaker 1: human achievement, and the fear of the Lord is foundational
Speaker 1: to acquiring wisdom. As stated in Proverbs nine, verse ten,
Speaker 1: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
Speaker 1: and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding, wisdom and creation.
Speaker 1: The Bible also associates wisdom with the act of creation.
Speaker 1: In Proverbs nineteen, verses nineteen through twenty, it is declared
Speaker 1: the Lord founded the earth by wisdom and established the
Speaker 1: heavens by understanding. By his knowledge, the watery depths of
Speaker 1: were broken up, and the cloud strip would do. This
Speaker 1: passage highlights the role of divine wisdom in the order
Speaker 1: of complexity in the universe, suggesting that wisdom is an
Speaker 1: integral to the fabric of creation. Solomon's wisdom. King Solomon
Speaker 1: is often cited as a quintessential example of wisdom in
Speaker 1: the Bible. When God offered Solomon anything he desired, Solomon
Speaker 1: chose wisdom to govern the people of Israel. In response,
Speaker 1: God granted him unp parallel wisdom as well as wealth
Speaker 1: and honor First Kings three, verses five through fourteen. Solomon's
Speaker 1: wisdom was tested in various ways, most famously in the
Speaker 1: case of the two women who claim to be the
Speaker 1: mother of the same child, which we disread in First
Speaker 1: Kings three verses sixteen through twenty eight. The Bible contains
Speaker 1: several books known as wisdom literature, including Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Job.
Speaker 1: These texts explore the nature of wisdom and its application
Speaker 1: to life's challenges, offers practical advice for righteous living, while
Speaker 1: Ecclesiastes reflects on the meaning of life and the limitations
Speaker 1: of human understanding. Job presents a narrative that tests the
Speaker 1: wisdom of human suffering and divine justice, ultimately offering God's
Speaker 1: insurrectable wisdom. Testing wisdom through trials, The New Testament also
Speaker 1: addresses the testing of wisdom, particularly in the context of
Speaker 1: trials and tribulations. James one, verses two through five encourages
Speaker 1: believers to consider trials as opportunities for growth and wisdom.
Speaker 1: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials
Speaker 1: of many kinds, because you know that the testing of
Speaker 1: your faith develops perseverance. Allow perseverance to finish its work,
Speaker 1: so that maybe you may be mature and complete, not
Speaker 1: lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should
Speaker 1: ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault,
Speaker 1: and it will be given to him. So it is
Speaker 1: written to do that, all right. So if it's written
Speaker 1: to do that, then you know that God will. That
Speaker 1: God cannot lie, and God, God's Holy Spirit cannot lie.
Speaker 1: And all scriptures inspired by God. So understand that, James,
Speaker 1: when he says that that is the truth it is written.
Speaker 1: So make sure that you guys, understand that if you
Speaker 1: need wisdom, you need to ask God, who gives generously.
Speaker 1: In the New Testament, Jesus Christ is presented as the
Speaker 1: ultimate embodiment of divine wisdom. The apostle Paul rites in
Speaker 1: one Corinthians twenty four Christ the Power of God and
Speaker 1: the wisdom of God. Jesus is teaching parables and actions
Speaker 1: consistently reveal the wisdom of God, challenging conventional human understanding,
Speaker 1: and offering a new paradigm of truth and wisdom. What's
Speaker 1: a practical application of wisdom? The test of wisdom is
Speaker 1: not merely theological, but is demonstrated through righteous living and
Speaker 1: decision making. James three thirteen through seventeen Contrast's earthly wisdom
Speaker 1: with heavenly wisdom, emphasizing that true wisdom is characterized by purity, peace,
Speaker 1: loving consideration, submission, mercy, good fruit, impartiality, and sincerity. This
Speaker 1: passage serves as a guide for believers to evaluate their
Speaker 1: own wisdom and light for their conduct and relationships. In summary,
Speaker 1: the test of wisdom in the Bible involves recognizing its
Speaker 1: divine origin, understanding its role and cre and governance, and
Speaker 1: applying it to the practical righteous living. Through trials, teachings,
Speaker 1: and the example of Christ. Believers are called to seek
Speaker 1: and demonstrate wisdom that aligns with God's will and character. Perfect. Okay,
Speaker 1: so we're done with chapter three and we have four
Speaker 1: practical applications to go through. Seek wisdom above all else.
Speaker 1: Like Solomon, prioritize wisdom and understanding in your prayers and decisions.
Speaker 1: If you notice, God liked the fact that Solomon asks
Speaker 1: for wisdom so that he could be just, and you
Speaker 1: know when he gets put in a leadership position, so
Speaker 1: obviously you're going to want to ask God for the
Speaker 1: same thing because you know that God likes it, and
Speaker 1: there's proof of it in the Bible in First Kings. Three.
Speaker 1: I think it's what three through. Let me see it's
Speaker 1: going to be five through like fourteen. Okay, So make
Speaker 1: sure that you guys understand that we know for sure
Speaker 1: that we have an example of it right there on
Speaker 1: the Bible. Recognize your limitations humbly acknowledge your need for
Speaker 1: God's guidance in every aspect of life. Okay. Number three,
Speaker 1: trust in God's provision when we seek God's kingdom first,
Speaker 1: He provides for our needs beyond our expectations. And number
Speaker 1: four discernment in daily life, apply God given wisdom to
Speaker 1: navigate complex situations and make righteous judgments. Let's look at
Speaker 1: some additional scriptures that connect to this. We have James one,
Speaker 1: verse five. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him
Speaker 1: ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reapproach,
Speaker 1: and it will be given to him. Then we have
Speaker 1: prob two, verse six. For the Lord gives wisdom. From
Speaker 1: his mouth comes knowledge and understanding. Then we have Matthew six,
Speaker 1: verse thirty three. But seek God first, But seek first
Speaker 1: the Kingdom of Heaven and his righteousness, and all these
Speaker 1: things will be added onto you understand that. So cool.
Speaker 1: We're done with First Kings Chapter three. We have probably
Speaker 1: about nine minutes left, but I'm not gonna probably use
Speaker 1: the whole nine minutes, so I'm just yeah. So we
Speaker 1: already kind of went through everything we needed to go through.
Speaker 1: So next week we'll be in First Kings chapter four
Speaker 1: and then in our other study and for Wednesday service,
Speaker 1: you guys got to get ready for this one. We're
Speaker 1: actually gonna be in Galatian. Oh no, I'm sorry, We're
Speaker 1: gonna be in Second Corinthians. We finished First Corinthians on
Speaker 1: Wednesday service. Now we're gonna be in Second Corinthians. So
Speaker 1: hopefully you guys are ready for that. So we started
Speaker 1: the Kings this week for Sunday service, and now we're
Speaker 1: going to be starting Second Corinthians for Wednesday service. So
Speaker 1: be prepared for that, and please continue listening everybody that's
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Speaker 1: enjoying the studies that we're doing. Like I said, it
Speaker 1: takes a lot of time to prepare for these It's
Speaker 1: not just about like, oh, let me just throw this,
Speaker 1: you know, let me just do this Bible study and
Speaker 1: just read through it with you guys. Like it takes
Speaker 1: a couple of days to prepare for these, you know,
Speaker 1: so they're very important. I don't want to be giving
Speaker 1: you guys any false information. I also want to be
Speaker 1: studying and stuff thoroughly so that when I do teach
Speaker 1: to you guys, I have some good stuff, you know,
Speaker 1: and then I definitely sometimes rely on the I rely
Speaker 1: on the Bible study notes that I have, and also
Speaker 1: and also I rely on you know, doing my studies,
Speaker 1: you know, so hopefully guys are enjoying them. I really
Speaker 1: really appreciate you guys. When I do talk to Jonathan
Speaker 1: and Jacob, they're telling them, well, Jacob told me that
Speaker 1: you guys, you know, they keep seeing like this, you know,
Speaker 1: kind of like the same viewership each each episode. So
Speaker 1: that's good. And hopefully I'm getting new listeners as well.
Speaker 1: And hopefully I'm getting new listeners for you know, on
Speaker 1: the on the on the Bible Study. It's probably happening
Speaker 1: with all you guys that are commenting on the show,
Speaker 1: So thank you. But like I always do like to
Speaker 1: end this in prayer, so let's do that. So, Father God,
Speaker 1: in the name of Jesus, thank you so much for
Speaker 1: this beautiful time and studying in first Kings. And I
Speaker 1: guess said there's there might be people that are not
Speaker 1: understanding about having you know, about the way that they
Speaker 1: act in front of their children. You know that you
Speaker 1: need to make sure that we we we act correctly. Lord,
Speaker 1: So if you could help anybody out there that's struggling
Speaker 1: with that, including myself. You know, if I'm ever if
Speaker 1: I'm lacking in that area, Lord, if you could please
Speaker 1: give me the discipline that I need, or the people
Speaker 1: that are listening the discipline that they need to to
Speaker 1: continue with spiritual legacy like we learned about today, to
Speaker 1: make sure that our children see that we're acting the
Speaker 1: correct way, so that we don't cause any issues down
Speaker 1: the line, because in the future they could be treating
Speaker 1: people the wrong way and treating their husbands and their
Speaker 1: wives the wrong way or their children the wrong way
Speaker 1: because of the way that we treated them or the
Speaker 1: way that that they might have saw us treat our
Speaker 1: wives or husbands. So please assist all of us out
Speaker 1: there that are listening, Lord to correct that and also
Speaker 1: to have discipline and to be obedient to your word.
Speaker 1: And we're kind of learning about Solomon here, and we
Speaker 1: see that he asks for wisdom. So if you can
Speaker 1: give me wisdom and anybody that's listening wisdom, And if
Speaker 1: you put in us leadership positions like you're putting me
Speaker 1: in soon with my work, and you've put me in
Speaker 1: leadership positions as a sergeant in the military and also
Speaker 1: a leadership position to lead people in Bible study. Please
Speaker 1: give me wisdom and help me to be just, and
Speaker 1: then also give me wisdom at home with my wife
Speaker 1: and my kids so that I'm not treating them the
Speaker 1: wrong way or my wife the wrong way. Lord, So
Speaker 1: and also anybody that's listening also do the same for them.
Speaker 1: But we thank you, Lord for everything you do for us,
Speaker 1: and thank you for everything you provide for us. Thank
Speaker 1: you for the water that we drink, the food that
Speaker 1: we eat, the shelter that we're provided. There's a lot
Speaker 1: of people that don't have that. There's people in other
Speaker 1: countries that are getting persecuted so bad that they're getting killed.
Speaker 1: And I just want to say thank you for giving
Speaker 1: us the opportunity to fellowship and to you know, to
Speaker 1: read your word Lord. Thank you, we love you in
Speaker 1: Jesus name. Amen. Thank you guys so much for listening.
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