WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.480 --> 00:00:04.360 Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Sunday Service, episode fifty six. 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:06.320 I'm your host, Josh Monday. If you know me, I'm 3 00:00:06.320 --> 00:00:10.359 a Christian rapper, voted husband, father, and Army veteran. And yeah, 4 00:00:10.519 --> 00:00:12.759 this has brought to you by Cult of Conspiracy podcast 5 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:18.120 and it's going to be very special episode. And I 6 00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:20.320 got a new camera. Those that could see me on 7 00:00:20.359 --> 00:00:23.199 Patreon could probably tell it's a lot clearer, looks a 8 00:00:23.199 --> 00:00:25.359 lot better. So thank you for everybody that supports the 9 00:00:25.399 --> 00:00:29.600 show that kind of assisted me to get this HD camera. 10 00:00:30.800 --> 00:00:34.200 It's pretty pretty nice little setup. It makes everything a 11 00:00:34.200 --> 00:00:37.759 lot more clear. So on my YouTube it's it looks clear. 12 00:00:37.799 --> 00:00:40.399 I just started. I just did an episode this morning 13 00:00:40.679 --> 00:00:45.240 and now I'm on this one and trying to adjust 14 00:00:45.240 --> 00:00:49.159 my lighting. I have a guy, this guy Apollo, the 15 00:00:49.240 --> 00:00:52.799 original podcast that I that I was on. He kind 16 00:00:52.799 --> 00:00:55.439 of assisted me, so shout out to Apolo if he 17 00:00:55.479 --> 00:00:59.159 listens to this show. Pretty cool guy, awesome guy from 18 00:00:59.280 --> 00:01:03.240 LA and he does live shows because he's really good 19 00:01:03.280 --> 00:01:06.319 with lighting and also cameras, so kind of gave me 20 00:01:06.359 --> 00:01:08.840 some pointers. So it's a blessing. That's why it's nice 21 00:01:08.840 --> 00:01:11.480 to to, you know, to get to know people in 22 00:01:11.519 --> 00:01:14.239 the industry and help them. I kind of help him 23 00:01:14.239 --> 00:01:17.159 book a couple of shows and with other guests, and 24 00:01:17.519 --> 00:01:20.640 he's kind of been helping me, so it's nice to 25 00:01:21.079 --> 00:01:25.159 and also being on his show also help my Instagram 26 00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:28.400 and my podcast tremendously. So what a blessing that is. 27 00:01:28.439 --> 00:01:30.879 So God is great all the time, right, so, and 28 00:01:30.920 --> 00:01:32.879 he's a Christian too, so it's a great connection. But 29 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:35.400 all right, so I want to shout out people that 30 00:01:35.560 --> 00:01:40.719 actually went ahead and commented on Spotify. So I have 31 00:01:41.560 --> 00:01:44.359 MDMP twenty two. Thank you so much. I appreciate you. 32 00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:50.200 From last week's Sunday service, you commented NRM Bens it says, 33 00:01:50.239 --> 00:01:52.599 I am trying to catch up listening to old and newer. 34 00:01:53.079 --> 00:01:55.519 I'm also going through the whole Bible for the third time. 35 00:01:55.640 --> 00:02:00.640 Awesome this is so this is number four on top 36 00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:04.760 of the three helps memorization. And I do smile every 37 00:02:04.760 --> 00:02:09.000 time you say this is amazing because it is stay 38 00:02:09.000 --> 00:02:12.439 salty my friend. Hey, Amen, thank you MRM Ben's I 39 00:02:12.479 --> 00:02:18.240 appreciate you. And then Jordan, thank you. Jordan Richmeyer listening 40 00:02:18.240 --> 00:02:20.159 to this at work, wanted to leave a comment before 41 00:02:20.199 --> 00:02:22.639 I forgot. As always, I'm very grateful. Yes, thank you 42 00:02:22.719 --> 00:02:26.199 so much, Angela Kelly, thank you for dedicating your time 43 00:02:26.280 --> 00:02:29.879 to sharing the word. Thank you. Yes. On, sometimes it's 44 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:32.840 just rough. On I'm gonna be honest, it's rough to 45 00:02:32.919 --> 00:02:36.479 do Wednesday service for me, it's been really tough. Sunday 46 00:02:36.560 --> 00:02:39.479 service is not that hard because I have the day off, 47 00:02:39.560 --> 00:02:41.680 you know, I kind of take care of my kids 48 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:45.159 and I get to take a nap, and I feel 49 00:02:45.159 --> 00:02:47.639 so good when I do Sunday service. I'm pretty relaxed, 50 00:02:47.639 --> 00:02:51.560 I'm chill, i feel good, and even though I start 51 00:02:51.599 --> 00:02:54.520 the episode kind of late, I feel kind of at 52 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:59.719 least well rested, you know, compared to when I do 53 00:02:59.759 --> 00:03:02.240 win to day services, like I work all day. So 54 00:03:03.000 --> 00:03:05.560 but yes, it definitely takes a lot of time, I 55 00:03:05.599 --> 00:03:08.919 appreciate you saying that, and a lot of effort to 56 00:03:09.000 --> 00:03:13.400 be able to do these Bible studies. So I definitely 57 00:03:14.439 --> 00:03:17.360 am when I see pastors now and what they have 58 00:03:17.439 --> 00:03:22.400 to do. I have a new respect for pastors and 59 00:03:22.439 --> 00:03:25.879 for the study and they have to do, and them 60 00:03:25.879 --> 00:03:28.159 having to actually get on stage and present, you know, 61 00:03:28.240 --> 00:03:31.520 compared to me just doing this in a computer at 62 00:03:31.520 --> 00:03:34.879 my house. So yeah, I have a new respect. Definitely 63 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:40.000 so yeah, and then j Con forty four to twenty 64 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:42.919 thank you so much. I appreciate it, and B thank you. 65 00:03:43.719 --> 00:03:46.800 Like I said, even if you leave an emoji, it's awesome. 66 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:50.520 It just it just shoots the show up. The algorithm 67 00:03:50.639 --> 00:03:54.400 and Culture Conspiracy has been telling me that they notice 68 00:03:54.439 --> 00:03:56.280 a lot of the same people have been listening, and 69 00:03:57.039 --> 00:03:59.800 you know, it's been pretty consistent, which is amazing. It's 70 00:03:59.840 --> 00:04:06.400 all that you guys are able to comment and assist 71 00:04:06.439 --> 00:04:09.520 me to have a lot of views on this show. 72 00:04:09.639 --> 00:04:14.319 So MDMP twenty two, thank you for commenting on Wednesday service. 73 00:04:14.960 --> 00:04:17.680 B have a great vacation. Oh yeah, I'm going on 74 00:04:17.720 --> 00:04:20.199 a cruise, guys. Just letting you guys know it's going 75 00:04:20.279 --> 00:04:23.120 to be coming up on October eighteenth to the twenty sixth. 76 00:04:23.839 --> 00:04:25.800 What a blessing. I know. I'll let you guys know 77 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:29.439 that on the last show. But yeah, it's gonna be awesome. 78 00:04:29.519 --> 00:04:32.319 But I'll definitely leave some episodes for you guys. It 79 00:04:32.399 --> 00:04:35.560 might not be the Bible Study because I like to 80 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:38.319 dig deep and kind of I might there might be 81 00:04:38.360 --> 00:04:40.920 two shows that I leave that aren't Bible Study that 82 00:04:41.000 --> 00:04:44.639 are kind of Christian based, but their interviews. But I'm 83 00:04:44.680 --> 00:04:46.600 gonna do my best to get the two Bible studies 84 00:04:46.639 --> 00:04:50.120 out right. I'll do my best, all right. I have 85 00:04:50.160 --> 00:04:52.199 a five day work week next week, which I usually 86 00:04:52.240 --> 00:04:53.800 do a four day work week, so it's gonna be 87 00:04:53.920 --> 00:04:56.560 pretty hectic because I have to do something at the 88 00:04:56.600 --> 00:05:01.839 treatment plant all day on Thursday. But I'm gonna try 89 00:05:01.839 --> 00:05:04.959 to fit in the Bible. Tell you if I can. Okay, 90 00:05:05.800 --> 00:05:08.120 and okay, j Con, what's up, brother? I hope you 91 00:05:08.160 --> 00:05:10.600 have a great vacation. I appreciate you relaxing into the family. 92 00:05:10.600 --> 00:05:14.120 I appreciate you. Jay Con forty four twenty Angela Kelly, 93 00:05:14.199 --> 00:05:16.639 thank you. Be safe. Yes, God bless you and your family. Yes, 94 00:05:16.680 --> 00:05:20.759 you too, enjoy your cruise. Thank you. NRM Ben's I 95 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:24.959 appreciate you. And then Mitch and Brad Gillis what's up brother? 96 00:05:25.000 --> 00:05:26.439 I see you having your hands up. I love that. 97 00:05:28.279 --> 00:05:33.639 So all right, so let's go ahead and pull up 98 00:05:33.680 --> 00:05:39.079 these notes real quick. And I have a debate coming up. 99 00:05:41.040 --> 00:05:42.839 I just don't know what channel it's going to be on. 100 00:05:43.639 --> 00:05:49.759 That's I got a debate Christianity versus secular humanism, so 101 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:53.160 it's going to be interesting. It's October tenth. If I 102 00:05:53.279 --> 00:05:55.920 knew what channel that's going to be on, I would 103 00:05:56.000 --> 00:05:58.160 shout it out, but I think it's a I don't 104 00:05:58.199 --> 00:06:00.600 know who. I know who, This guy Mac is gonna 105 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:05.480 be the He's gonna be the moderator. I know that, 106 00:06:05.879 --> 00:06:07.800 but I don't really know what channel it's gonna be 107 00:06:07.839 --> 00:06:09.759 on or what's going on with it so far. I 108 00:06:09.759 --> 00:06:12.399 think it's gonna be on this YouTube channel. I think 109 00:06:12.399 --> 00:06:14.839 it's Yuba. I think it is, but I'll shout it 110 00:06:14.879 --> 00:06:18.439 out maybe next show. I'll make sure I have all 111 00:06:18.480 --> 00:06:23.680 those ducks in a row before I before I fully 112 00:06:23.680 --> 00:06:40.240 announce it. Let's see Second Samuel twelve. Okay, perfect, all right, 113 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:41.639 let's do this. Let me go ahead and pull it 114 00:06:41.720 --> 00:06:45.240 up on the screen. Now you don't get to see 115 00:06:45.279 --> 00:06:50.240 the as much of the HD camera. You can kind 116 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:52.040 of see me there, and it looks pretty clear, but 117 00:06:52.560 --> 00:06:55.560 not as clear though. All right, let's go ahead and 118 00:06:55.600 --> 00:06:59.079 do this. So we're gonna start at Second Samuel twelve, 119 00:06:59.680 --> 00:07:01.680 and before we do that, we're going to go out 120 00:07:01.680 --> 00:07:04.600 and do an intro. So Second Samuel twelve is a 121 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:07.800 testament to the biblical principle that even though God is 122 00:07:07.879 --> 00:07:14.519 merciful and forgive sin, actions still have consequences. However, admitst 123 00:07:14.519 --> 00:07:18.160 the shadow of David's sin, we also see God's grace 124 00:07:18.360 --> 00:07:20.800 in the birth of Solomon, reminding us the hope and 125 00:07:20.879 --> 00:07:25.240 redemption are always possible. Okay, so let me just go 126 00:07:25.240 --> 00:07:31.720 ahead and pull this up here and second Samuel twelve, 127 00:07:32.279 --> 00:07:35.800 verse one. Then the Lord sent Nathan to David, and 128 00:07:35.839 --> 00:07:37.720 he came to him and said to him. There were 129 00:07:37.720 --> 00:07:41.639 two men in one city, one rich and the other poor. 130 00:07:42.240 --> 00:07:45.759 The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds, but 131 00:07:45.879 --> 00:07:49.800 the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb, 132 00:07:50.279 --> 00:07:53.720 which he had brought and nourished, which he had bought 133 00:07:53.759 --> 00:07:56.720 and nourished, and it grew up together with him and 134 00:07:56.800 --> 00:07:59.240 with his children. It ate on his own food, and 135 00:07:59.360 --> 00:08:02.680 drank from his own cup, and lay in his bosom, 136 00:08:03.680 --> 00:08:05.800 and it was like a daughter to him. And a 137 00:08:05.879 --> 00:08:08.360 traveler came to the rich man, who refused to take 138 00:08:08.360 --> 00:08:11.160 his own flock and from his own herd, to prepare 139 00:08:11.199 --> 00:08:15.160 one of the wayfaring men who had come to him. 140 00:08:15.680 --> 00:08:17.920 He had took the poor man's lamb and prepared it 141 00:08:17.959 --> 00:08:21.240 for the man who had come to him. Hi, So 142 00:08:21.360 --> 00:08:23.639 David's anger was greatly aroused against the man, and he 143 00:08:23.639 --> 00:08:25.839 said Nathan, as the Lord lives, the man who has 144 00:08:25.879 --> 00:08:29.639 done this shall surely die, and he shall restore fourfold 145 00:08:29.720 --> 00:08:32.279 for the Lamb. Because he did this thing, and because 146 00:08:32.279 --> 00:08:36.440 he had no pity then David. Then Nathan said to David, 147 00:08:36.639 --> 00:08:39.879 you are the man. Thus says the Lord of Israel. 148 00:08:40.679 --> 00:08:43.320 I annointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you 149 00:08:43.360 --> 00:08:46.399 from the hand of Saul. I gave you your master's 150 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:49.679 house and your master's wives into your keeping, and gave 151 00:08:49.679 --> 00:08:52.159 you the house of Israel and Judah. And if it 152 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:55.759 had been too little, I also would have given you 153 00:08:55.879 --> 00:08:59.679 much more. Why have you despised the commandment of the 154 00:08:59.720 --> 00:09:03.080 Lord to do evil in his sight? You have killed 155 00:09:03.240 --> 00:09:06.120 Uriah the hit Tight with the sword. You have taken 156 00:09:06.159 --> 00:09:08.519 his wife to be your wife, and you have killed 157 00:09:08.600 --> 00:09:11.320 him with the sword of the people of Ammin. Now, 158 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:14.559 therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because 159 00:09:14.559 --> 00:09:17.679 you have despised me and have taken the wife of 160 00:09:17.879 --> 00:09:21.039 Uriah the hit Tite to be your wife. That says 161 00:09:21.039 --> 00:09:23.759 the Lord. Behold, I will raise up adversity against you 162 00:09:24.080 --> 00:09:26.600 from your own house, and I will take your wives 163 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:30.879 before your eyes and give them to your neighbor. And 164 00:09:30.919 --> 00:09:32.879 he shall lie with your wives in the sight of 165 00:09:32.919 --> 00:09:37.120 the sun and the sight of this son. For you 166 00:09:37.159 --> 00:09:40.320 did it, for you did it secretly. But I do 167 00:09:40.440 --> 00:09:44.279 this thing before all Israel, before the sun. Okay, let's 168 00:09:44.279 --> 00:09:47.039 go ahead and pause there. So I got a couple 169 00:09:47.080 --> 00:09:52.360 of notes here for what was going on here. Oh, 170 00:09:52.399 --> 00:09:54.679 you know, we can end this portion. You might as well. Okay. 171 00:09:54.720 --> 00:09:58.360 So it says in verse thirteen we have Second Samuel twelve, 172 00:09:58.399 --> 00:10:01.080 verse thirteen. So David said to Nathan, I have sinned 173 00:10:01.200 --> 00:10:04.080 against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, the Lord 174 00:10:04.120 --> 00:10:07.039 has also put away your sin. You shall not die, however, 175 00:10:07.519 --> 00:10:11.360 because by this deed you have given great occasion to you, 176 00:10:11.559 --> 00:10:15.399 to the enemies of the Lord to blasphemy. The child also, 177 00:10:15.440 --> 00:10:20.200 who is born to you, shall surely die. Then Nathan 178 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:24.720 departed to his house. Oh that's so sad. So the 179 00:10:24.840 --> 00:10:28.600 role of the prophet. Nathan courageously confronts David with the 180 00:10:28.639 --> 00:10:31.679 parable This is in my notes, okay, illustrated the power 181 00:10:31.720 --> 00:10:36.000 of storytelling and revealing truth. So what is the role 182 00:10:36.039 --> 00:10:38.679 of a prophet? I mean, I think that's very important 183 00:10:38.679 --> 00:10:50.360 for us to know. All right, it would be nice 184 00:10:50.360 --> 00:10:57.120 if this thing would work, right, Hold on, really quick. 185 00:11:00.360 --> 00:11:05.360 Let me do something, all right, I am trying to 186 00:11:06.159 --> 00:11:08.080 My screen is not working for some reason when I'm 187 00:11:08.080 --> 00:11:14.159 clicking on it. Okay, let me just reset that. Sorry, guys, 188 00:11:15.120 --> 00:11:19.159 this should work. There we go. 189 00:11:19.559 --> 00:11:22.039 What is the role of a prophet and the Biblical narrative. 190 00:11:22.080 --> 00:11:25.440 The role of the prophet is a significant and multifaceted one, 191 00:11:25.679 --> 00:11:29.519 serving as a divine messenger, a covenant enforcer, and a 192 00:11:29.600 --> 00:11:33.360 spiritual leader among the people of God. Prophets are called 193 00:11:33.399 --> 00:11:36.960 by God to deliver his messages, often addressing the spiritual 194 00:11:37.000 --> 00:11:40.240 and moral state of the nation of Israel and at 195 00:11:40.279 --> 00:11:42.200 times other nations. 196 00:11:43.600 --> 00:11:48.279 Their messages frequently include calls to repentance, warnings of judgment, 197 00:11:48.840 --> 00:11:55.799 and promises of future hope and restoration. The primary role 198 00:11:55.840 --> 00:11:58.519 of the prophet is to act as a spokesman for God. 199 00:11:58.559 --> 00:12:00.559 And the reason why I'm bringing this up, guys, is 200 00:12:00.559 --> 00:12:03.200 because Nathan is a prophet and he just came to 201 00:12:03.279 --> 00:12:06.480 David and he said these things, right, so, okay. So 202 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:10.679 prophets receive divine revelations and communicate them to the people. 203 00:12:10.799 --> 00:12:13.519 This is evident in calling for the prophets such as Moses, 204 00:12:13.559 --> 00:12:16.399 who was instructed by God to speak to Pharaoh and. 205 00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:20.320 Lead the Israelites out of Egypt Exodus three to ten. Similarly, 206 00:12:20.360 --> 00:12:24.480 the prophet Jeremiah has told you must go to everyone 207 00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:27.960 I send to you and say whatever I command you, Okay. 208 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:32.120 So the prophet's authority is derived from their divine commission, 209 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:36.559 and their words are considered the words of God himself. Okay. 210 00:12:36.600 --> 00:12:41.480 So the representatives for God. Right. So let's uh, just 211 00:12:41.720 --> 00:12:47.240 a little bit, that's a little dark, perfect all right. 212 00:12:47.360 --> 00:12:51.919 And as spiritual leaders, the prophets are also spiritual leaders 213 00:12:51.919 --> 00:12:54.919 who guide the people and understanding of God's will and character. 214 00:12:55.000 --> 00:12:59.120 They provide insight into God's plans and purposes, often revealing 215 00:12:59.159 --> 00:13:05.399 future events the purposes, often revealing future future events. The 216 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:08.759 prophet Daniel, for instance, we seize visions concerning the future 217 00:13:08.759 --> 00:13:11.360 of Israel and the coming of God's Kingdom of Daniel 218 00:13:11.440 --> 00:13:15.279 seven twelve seven through twelve. Prophets like Samuel also play 219 00:13:15.279 --> 00:13:19.240 a role in anointing and advertising advising kings, as seen 220 00:13:19.240 --> 00:13:22.399 in the interactions with Saul and David. So they also 221 00:13:22.519 --> 00:13:27.639 are covenant enforcers. Profits serve as covenant enforcers between God 222 00:13:27.679 --> 00:13:31.360 and his people, and then we have their intercessors. In 223 00:13:31.360 --> 00:13:34.840 addition to delivering messages. Profits often act as intercessors, praying 224 00:13:34.840 --> 00:13:38.879 on behalf of the people, and then social critics. Profits 225 00:13:38.919 --> 00:13:42.600 are known for their role as social critics, addressing issues 226 00:13:42.600 --> 00:13:47.440 of justice, righteousness, and ethnic conduct, and their bearers of hope. 227 00:13:47.759 --> 00:13:51.759 Why while prophets often deliver messages of judgment, they also 228 00:13:51.840 --> 00:13:54.600 convey hope and promise. They speak of God's enduring love 229 00:13:54.600 --> 00:13:57.399 and faithfulness restraining the people in some waray. The role 230 00:13:57.440 --> 00:13:59.879 of a prophet in the Bible is complex and vital, 231 00:14:00.320 --> 00:14:05.120 encompassing the duties of a divine messenger, covenant enforcer, spiritual leader, intercessor, 232 00:14:05.240 --> 00:14:08.720 social critic, and bearer of hope. Through their ministry, profits 233 00:14:08.759 --> 00:14:12.080 reveal God's character, will and purposes goide in his people 234 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:15.120 towards faithfulness and righteousness. I just want to explain that 235 00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:16.519 to you guys, so you guys know the role of 236 00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:22.080 a prophet. David's reaction, David's initial anger at the injustice 237 00:14:22.080 --> 00:14:25.399 and Nathan's story highlights how he can be blind to 238 00:14:25.440 --> 00:14:27.879 your how you could be blind to your own sins 239 00:14:28.320 --> 00:14:33.320 while easily recognizing other's faults. So for that one, I 240 00:14:33.399 --> 00:14:39.440 would definitely pull up. I think it's Matthew seven Verse one. 241 00:14:39.759 --> 00:14:41.639 Let's go ahead and pull that up real quick. Okay, 242 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:44.200 So I think this is a great verse to go 243 00:14:44.320 --> 00:14:49.440 with that Matthew seven Verse one. Here we go. Judge, 244 00:14:49.480 --> 00:14:53.840 not that you beat, judge, not that you be not judged. 245 00:14:55.600 --> 00:15:00.039 For what judgment you judge, you will be judged. And 246 00:15:00.159 --> 00:15:03.279 with the measure you use, it'll be measured back to you. 247 00:15:04.080 --> 00:15:05.919 And why do you look at the speck in your 248 00:15:05.960 --> 00:15:09.759 brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your 249 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:12.879 own eye? How can you say to your brother, let 250 00:15:12.879 --> 00:15:16.039 me remove the speck from your eye, and look, a 251 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:20.360 plank is in your own eye, hypocrite, First remove the 252 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:23.159 plank from your own eye, and then you will see 253 00:15:23.200 --> 00:15:26.120 clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. Do 254 00:15:26.240 --> 00:15:28.360 not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast 255 00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:30.919 your pearls before swine, unless you trample them under your 256 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:34.320 feet and turn and tear you to pieces. Okay, The 257 00:15:34.399 --> 00:15:38.759 main part right there is do not judge. So this 258 00:15:38.840 --> 00:15:41.799 is why it's easily recognized of your own faults. Right, 259 00:15:41.879 --> 00:15:44.039 So you can be blind of your own sins by 260 00:15:44.120 --> 00:15:46.639 easily recognizing other's faults. The reason why I brought that 261 00:15:46.720 --> 00:15:50.279 up is because you have a plank, which is all 262 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:53.360 the sins in your own eye while you're seeing the 263 00:15:53.440 --> 00:15:55.519 little sin that's in your brother's eye, right, and you 264 00:15:56.000 --> 00:15:58.360 haven't even corrected the plank in your own eye, and 265 00:15:58.399 --> 00:16:01.679 you're judging the little or the little speck in your 266 00:16:01.759 --> 00:16:05.039 brother's eye, right. So yeah, that's a really good I 267 00:16:05.080 --> 00:16:06.879 think it's a good verse to kind of connect to that. 268 00:16:07.879 --> 00:16:13.440 So David's reaction there was initial anger at the injustice, 269 00:16:13.480 --> 00:16:16.679 and then Nathan had to kind of show him, hey, 270 00:16:16.840 --> 00:16:21.399 this is actually you, and that must have made David 271 00:16:21.440 --> 00:16:25.480 feel pretty crazy. So God's judgment in mercy. Nathan declares 272 00:16:25.519 --> 00:16:29.240 God's judgment on David, yet also reveals God's mercy by 273 00:16:29.279 --> 00:16:33.480 sparing David's life. So he's not going to kill David, right, 274 00:16:34.039 --> 00:16:39.720 but he is. Actually he says that the child who 275 00:16:39.919 --> 00:16:44.440 she's pregnant with, who was also who is born to you, 276 00:16:44.480 --> 00:16:48.600 shall surely die, which is that's sad, you know. I 277 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:55.000 mean they had the child in sin, you know. So 278 00:16:55.200 --> 00:16:57.759 this is just part of a God's judgment and mercy. 279 00:16:57.879 --> 00:17:01.000 So let's see what it says here. The concept of 280 00:17:01.039 --> 00:17:04.599 God's judgment is a central theme throughout the Bible, beginning 281 00:17:04.640 --> 00:17:07.640 this is in my notes. Obviously, Old Testament God's judgment 282 00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:12.559 is often portrayed as a response to human sin and disobedience. Okay, 283 00:17:13.960 --> 00:17:18.079 the prophets frequently warned Israel and other nations of impeding 284 00:17:18.160 --> 00:17:22.599 judgment due to idolatry and injustice. For instance, the prophet 285 00:17:22.599 --> 00:17:25.319 Isaiah declares for the Lord of the Host will have 286 00:17:25.359 --> 00:17:30.000 a day of reckoning against everyone who is proud and lofty. Similarly, 287 00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:33.079 the Book of Amos emphasizes God's judgment on Israel for 288 00:17:33.279 --> 00:17:37.079 social injustice and religious hypocrisy, which is Amos five twenty 289 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:42.640 one through twenty four. And we might think that God's 290 00:17:42.720 --> 00:17:47.920 judgment here is harsh, but think about it. David is 291 00:17:47.960 --> 00:17:50.240 speaking to God. He's able to speak God. He knows 292 00:17:50.319 --> 00:17:53.319 God is real one hundred percent. Okay, it's not like 293 00:17:53.400 --> 00:17:56.400 us where where we haven't seen God, but we still believe. 294 00:17:56.440 --> 00:17:58.799 And I'm not saying David ever saw God. But well, 295 00:17:58.839 --> 00:18:01.799 what I will tell you is David put the e 296 00:18:01.880 --> 00:18:05.079 thought on. Okay, a couple chapters back, he put the 297 00:18:05.119 --> 00:18:07.279 e thought on and he spoke to God. Right, and 298 00:18:07.400 --> 00:18:09.720 he seems like he has this conversation with God. He's 299 00:18:09.759 --> 00:18:12.200 able to talk to God. He knows that God is real, 300 00:18:13.279 --> 00:18:15.799 so for him to go and sin against God like 301 00:18:15.839 --> 00:18:19.200 this in the way that he did well, he murdered 302 00:18:19.559 --> 00:18:22.640 Uriah sent him out to the battlefield and he and 303 00:18:22.799 --> 00:18:24.559 he did it in the way he did it was 304 00:18:24.640 --> 00:18:26.759 really it was dirty the way he did him right, 305 00:18:27.400 --> 00:18:31.440 and a lot of deceit lying. And you know, we 306 00:18:31.519 --> 00:18:33.759 kind of saw exactly what's going on in the last 307 00:18:34.119 --> 00:18:41.279 in chapter eleven, so we might think that this is harsh, 308 00:18:41.519 --> 00:18:44.559 but I mean, we got to understand. David is in 309 00:18:44.599 --> 00:18:47.440 a position because God put him in this position, and 310 00:18:47.559 --> 00:18:51.319 David used his kingship that God gave him for him 311 00:18:51.359 --> 00:18:54.839 to commit this evil sin where he took this other 312 00:18:54.880 --> 00:18:58.480 man's wife, which is adultery, and then also had the 313 00:18:58.519 --> 00:19:03.039 guy killed and did him dirty. The guy came back, 314 00:19:03.079 --> 00:19:04.599 he was trying to have him sleep with his wife. 315 00:19:04.640 --> 00:19:06.319 He went sleep with him because he's chilling at the 316 00:19:06.359 --> 00:19:09.039 king's quarters trying to protect the king. The king's not 317 00:19:09.160 --> 00:19:11.519 knowing what to do. David right didn't know what to do, 318 00:19:12.119 --> 00:19:14.640 and then he ends up having him killed because he's 319 00:19:14.720 --> 00:19:17.559 lust enough to this woman. He got her pregnant and 320 00:19:17.599 --> 00:19:22.680 he knew it was gonna be a giant uproar because 321 00:19:22.680 --> 00:19:25.799 the king did this so to hide his sin. What 322 00:19:25.880 --> 00:19:28.599 did he do? He just had your riot put on 323 00:19:28.640 --> 00:19:31.279 the battlefield, had him killed. And then you know, he 324 00:19:31.359 --> 00:19:34.079 ended up taking Bathsheba as his wife. And since he 325 00:19:34.160 --> 00:19:37.240 knew she was pregnant, since he took her as wife, 326 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:39.359 nobody would be able to say anything, right, like, oh, 327 00:19:39.440 --> 00:19:41.319 well he took her as wife, so obviously that's why 328 00:19:41.400 --> 00:19:45.119 she's pregnant. You know. So if people did the math though, 329 00:19:45.119 --> 00:19:48.160 they'd be like, oh, hey, that's crazy. It seems like 330 00:19:48.960 --> 00:19:57.799 that happened right around when Aryah died. But anyways, so yes, right, 331 00:19:58.200 --> 00:20:01.000 so anything else I want to go Yeah. Ultimate expressions 332 00:20:01.039 --> 00:20:03.400 of interplay between judgment and mercy is found in the 333 00:20:03.920 --> 00:20:08.000 Cross of Christ. Through jesus sacrificial death, God's judgment against 334 00:20:08.000 --> 00:20:12.400 sin is satisfied, and as mercy is extended to who place, 335 00:20:13.480 --> 00:20:16.079 to all who place their faith in him. Okay, so 336 00:20:16.440 --> 00:20:17.799 that's all I kind of wanted to go over for 337 00:20:17.839 --> 00:20:21.599 that portion. And then when we went through ten through 338 00:20:21.640 --> 00:20:27.920 fourteen The Consequences of Sin. Despite forgiveness, David faces severe consequences, 339 00:20:27.960 --> 00:20:33.079 remind us that sin often carries lasting repercussions. Second Samuel twelve, 340 00:20:33.160 --> 00:20:39.680 Verses ten through fourteen, The Consequences of Sin The concept 341 00:20:39.720 --> 00:20:42.160 of sin and its consequence is a central theme throughout 342 00:20:42.160 --> 00:20:46.720 the Bible, reflecting the moral and spiritual order established by God. Sin, 343 00:20:47.000 --> 00:20:51.079 defined as any action, thought, or attitude that falls short 344 00:20:51.160 --> 00:20:56.559 of God's holiness and commands, has profound implications for individuals, communities, 345 00:20:56.599 --> 00:21:00.359 and the world at large. What does sin do? It 346 00:21:00.440 --> 00:21:03.319 separates you from God. Right, So, one of the most 347 00:21:03.359 --> 00:21:07.079 significant consequences of sin is the separation it causes between 348 00:21:07.160 --> 00:21:10.000 humanity and God. You see that in the Garden of 349 00:21:10.200 --> 00:21:14.960 Eden in Genesis three twenty three through twenty four. Also, 350 00:21:15.440 --> 00:21:19.519 Isaiah states, but your iniquities have built barriers between you 351 00:21:20.000 --> 00:21:22.960 and your God, and your sins have hidden his face 352 00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:26.519 from you so that he will not hear. The separation 353 00:21:26.599 --> 00:21:30.559 underscores the spiritual death that sin brings, alienating individuals from 354 00:21:30.599 --> 00:21:33.200 the source of life and holiness. I'm only telling you 355 00:21:33.240 --> 00:21:36.799 this because during the time that David was doing all 356 00:21:36.839 --> 00:21:39.480 these these little actions that he was doing, he was 357 00:21:39.519 --> 00:21:42.119 separated from God. He was, you know, you see him 358 00:21:42.200 --> 00:21:46.720 like in the past chapters, David was very humble, and 359 00:21:46.759 --> 00:21:49.000 he would go to the Lord and he would ask 360 00:21:49.039 --> 00:21:51.880 the Lord before he actually acted, and he was going 361 00:21:51.920 --> 00:21:54.839 to God before he would make a move, and it 362 00:21:54.960 --> 00:21:56.839 was a few times you start kind of seeing him 363 00:21:57.200 --> 00:22:01.920 kind of slide back though from doing that. And you know, 364 00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:03.559 like when he had his six hundred men and he 365 00:22:03.599 --> 00:22:07.279 was going to go kill he was going to go 366 00:22:07.359 --> 00:22:10.599 kill that. I remember the guy's name, Absalom, something like that. 367 00:22:11.359 --> 00:22:12.960 I don't really want to bring that up because I 368 00:22:12.960 --> 00:22:14.920 don't remember the whole entire story. I don't really want 369 00:22:14.920 --> 00:22:17.599 to go to it. But you see that throughout the 370 00:22:17.759 --> 00:22:20.799 Second Samuel and first Samuel, David what he was doing. Dude, 371 00:22:20.920 --> 00:22:22.960 he would go to the Lord first, and then he 372 00:22:23.000 --> 00:22:25.200 would act. He even went as far as putting on 373 00:22:25.240 --> 00:22:27.079 the epod and going to the Lord. Then the Lord 374 00:22:27.119 --> 00:22:28.720 would answer him, and then he okay, now I want 375 00:22:28.759 --> 00:22:31.200 to make this move. Yes you need to go attack. Okay, 376 00:22:31.240 --> 00:22:34.960 they'll go to attack, right. But you see before he 377 00:22:35.640 --> 00:22:38.119 what did he do. He's supposed to be with his men, 378 00:22:38.359 --> 00:22:42.599 He ended up going, you know, to his room looking 379 00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:45.279 out seeing her Bathsheba. And then you know that that 380 00:22:45.400 --> 00:22:48.720 was the the sin obviously that happened that separated him 381 00:22:48.720 --> 00:22:51.400 from God originally. And as he's doing all these little 382 00:22:51.440 --> 00:22:53.640 deceitful things, thinking that God doesn't know, I don't know 383 00:22:53.640 --> 00:22:57.839 why he doesn't doesn't know that, but thinking, get God 384 00:22:57.880 --> 00:23:01.839 doesn't know, and you know, obviously we know that God 385 00:23:01.839 --> 00:23:06.279 obviously sees everything. So yeah, so we have. 386 00:23:11.359 --> 00:23:12.880 So the consequences of sin. 387 00:23:13.000 --> 00:23:15.960 Okay, perfect, So we went over that, and then one 388 00:23:16.000 --> 00:23:18.160 more thing I will go over I kind of read 389 00:23:18.160 --> 00:23:19.599 that portion, and then I have some notes on all 390 00:23:19.599 --> 00:23:22.559 of it. So David's genuine repentance is a model for 391 00:23:22.680 --> 00:23:29.119 us showing that God desires a contrite heart. Tewod Samuel twelve, 392 00:23:29.200 --> 00:23:32.759 verse thirteen, where David says, I have sinned against the Lord. 393 00:23:32.839 --> 00:23:36.440 So that is him, that is him confessing that he 394 00:23:36.559 --> 00:23:40.880 sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, the 395 00:23:40.920 --> 00:23:43.279 Lord has also put away your sin. You shall not die. 396 00:23:43.680 --> 00:23:48.119 So since he confessed and he repented, what happened. Nathan said, 397 00:23:48.119 --> 00:23:50.279 the Lord has put away your sin, and you shall 398 00:23:50.319 --> 00:23:54.319 not die. However, because this deed, you have given great 399 00:23:54.359 --> 00:23:57.480 occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blasphemy. The 400 00:23:57.599 --> 00:24:01.359 child is also who was born to you shall surely die. 401 00:24:01.480 --> 00:24:06.519