WEBVTT - 1 Chronicles 11

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<v Speaker 1>I'm John Stangi, and today we're in First Chronicles, chapter eleven,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the Message. Then all Israel

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<v Speaker 1>assembled before David at Hebron. Look at us, They said,

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<v Speaker 1>we're your very flesh and blood. In the past. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>even while Saul was king, you were the real leader

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<v Speaker 1>of Israel. God told you you will shepherd my people Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>You are to be the ruler of my people Israel.

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<v Speaker 1>When all the elders of Israel came to the king

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<v Speaker 1>at Hebron, David made a covenant with them in the

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<v Speaker 1>presence of God at Hebron. Then they anointed David king

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<v Speaker 1>over Israel, exactly as God had commanded through Sam. David

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<v Speaker 1>and all Israel went to Jerusalem. It was the old

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<v Speaker 1>Jebas where the Jebusites lived. The citizens of Jebas told

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<v Speaker 1>David no trespassing, you can't come here. David came on

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<v Speaker 1>anyway and captured the fortress of Zion, the city of David.

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<v Speaker 1>David had said, the first person to kill a Jebusite

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<v Speaker 1>will be commander in chief. Joeab son of Zeruiah, was

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<v Speaker 1>the first, and he became the chief. David took up

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<v Speaker 1>residence in the fortress city. That's how it got its

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<v Speaker 1>name City of David. David fortified the city all the

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<v Speaker 1>way around, both the outer bulwarks, the millow, and the

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<v Speaker 1>outside wall. Joe Ab rebuilt the city gates. David's stride

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<v Speaker 1>became longer, his embrace larger. Yes, God of the angel

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<v Speaker 1>armies was with him. These are the chiefs of David's

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<v Speaker 1>mighty Men, the ones who linked arms with him as

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<v Speaker 1>he took up his kingship, with all Israel joining in,

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<v Speaker 1>helping him become king in just the way God had

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<v Speaker 1>spoken regarding Israel. The list of David's mighty Men. Jash

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<v Speaker 1>Obeim son of Hakmonai was chief of the thirty. Single

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<v Speaker 1>handedly he killed three hundred men, killed them all in

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<v Speaker 1>one skirmish. Next was Eliezer, son of Dodi, the Ahohite,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the big three of the mighty Men. He

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<v Speaker 1>was with David at past Demime, where the Philistines had

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<v Speaker 1>mustered their troops for battle. It was an area where

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<v Speaker 1>there was a field of barley the army started to

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<v Speaker 1>flee from the Philistines and then took its stand right

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<v Speaker 1>in that field and turned the tide. They slaughtered the Philistines,

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<v Speaker 1>God helping them a huge victory. The Big Three from

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<v Speaker 1>the thirty made a rocky descent to David at the

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<v Speaker 1>Cave of Adulum while a company of Philistines was camped

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<v Speaker 1>in the Valley of Refee. David was houled up in

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<v Speaker 1>the cave while the Philistines were prepared for battle at Bethlehem.

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<v Speaker 1>David had a sudden craving what I wouldn't give for

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<v Speaker 1>a drink of water from the well in Bethlehem, the

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<v Speaker 1>one at the gate. The three penetrated the Philistine camp,

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<v Speaker 1>drew water from the well at the Bethlehem gate, shouldered

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<v Speaker 1>it and brought it to David. And then David wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>drink it. He poured it out as a sacred offering

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<v Speaker 1>to God, saying, I'd rather be damned by God than

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<v Speaker 1>drink this. It would be like drinking the lifeblood of

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<v Speaker 1>these men. They risked their lives to bring it, so

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<v Speaker 1>he refused to drink it. These are the kinds of

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<v Speaker 1>things that the Big Three of the Mighty Men did Abeshi,

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<v Speaker 1>brother of joe Ab, was the chief of the thirty.

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<v Speaker 1>Single handedly, he fought three hundred men and killed the lot,

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<v Speaker 1>but he never made it into the circle of the three.

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<v Speaker 1>He was highly honored by the third he was their chief.

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<v Speaker 1>Still he didn't measure up to the three. Benaiah, son

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<v Speaker 1>of Jehudiah, was a mighty man from Cabzil, with many

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<v Speaker 1>exploits to his credit. He killed two famous Moabites. He

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<v Speaker 1>climbed down into a pit and killed a lion on

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<v Speaker 1>a snowy day, and he killed an Egyptian, a giant

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<v Speaker 1>seven and a half feet tall. The Egyptian had a

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<v Speaker 1>spear like a ship's boom, but Beanya went at him

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<v Speaker 1>with a mere club, tore the spear from the Egyptian's

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<v Speaker 1>hand and killed him with it. These are some of

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<v Speaker 1>the things Benia son of Jehodiah, did, but he was

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<v Speaker 1>never included with the three. He was highly honored among

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<v Speaker 1>the thirty, but didn't measure up to the three. David

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<v Speaker 1>put him in charge of his personal bodyguard. The mighty

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<v Speaker 1>men of the military were Azahell, brother of Joab, El

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<v Speaker 1>Hannan son of Dodo of Bethlehem, Shamoth, the hero righte Helees,

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<v Speaker 1>the Pelanite Ira, son of Ikeish, the Hekawite Abeezer, the

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<v Speaker 1>Anathyite Sibekai, the Hushathite Eli, the Ahohite Maharai, the Nataphathite

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<v Speaker 1>hell Ed son of Banah, the Nataphathite Isthi, son of

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<v Speaker 1>Ribi from Gibeah of the Benjamite Benaiah, the Parathonite Hohorai

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<v Speaker 1>from the ravines of gash Abiel, the Arbathite Asthmaveth, the

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<v Speaker 1>Baharumite Eliaba, the Shalbonite, the sons of Hashim, the Gizonite

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<v Speaker 1>Jonathan son of Shagee, the Heroite Ahi M son of Sekhar,

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<v Speaker 1>the Heronite Elefal son of er Hefer, the Macarathite Ahijah,

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<v Speaker 1>the Pellanite Hesro, the Carmelite Narai son of Esbai Joel,

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<v Speaker 1>brother of Nathan, Mibhar, son of Hagri Zelik, the Ammonite Naharai,

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<v Speaker 1>the Berathite, the armor bearer of joe Ab son of Zeruiah, Ira,

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<v Speaker 1>Thehrite Geib, Thehriit Uriah, the Hittite Zabads of Alai Adina

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<v Speaker 1>son of Sheiza, the Rubenite, the Rubenite chief of the

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<v Speaker 1>thirty Hainan son of Makah, Joshafat the Mithnite, Huziah the Ashtarathite,

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<v Speaker 1>Seima and Jayeel, the sons of Hotham the Auroorite, Jedi

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<v Speaker 1>El son of Shimri, Joha the Tizite, his brother Eliel

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<v Speaker 1>the Mahaviite, Jerebi and Joshavah, the sons of el nam

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<v Speaker 1>Ifma the Moabite, Eliel Obed and Josiel the Mezobite. Let's pray, Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we thank you for your word, and we thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for the privilege of being able to look at it

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<v Speaker 1>together today. And we thank you, Lord for this passage

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<v Speaker 1>and how you raised up David to lead Israel, and

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<v Speaker 1>how you surrounded him with capable people who protected him,

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<v Speaker 1>who defended him, who served with him and helped him

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<v Speaker 1>as he sought to rule for your glory. Lord. We

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<v Speaker 1>know that even today David's rule is remembered and it's celebrated.

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<v Speaker 1>But you've told us in your word that David is

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<v Speaker 1>essentially a picture of the ultimate King of Israel who

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<v Speaker 1>is to come, your son Jesus Christ, who in his

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<v Speaker 1>first coming came to this earth and live the perfect life,

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<v Speaker 1>dying for our sin rising from the grave, and then

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<v Speaker 1>offering salvation to all who will believe in him, and

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<v Speaker 1>who will return a second time to rule and reign

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<v Speaker 1>over the nations. Lord, we look forward to that and

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<v Speaker 1>we're grateful for that. And even as we see this

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<v Speaker 1>picture of David doing this in this passage, we know

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<v Speaker 1>that its ultimate point is to point our hearts to

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<v Speaker 1>your son, Jesus Christ, who is king over our lives

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<v Speaker 1>and king of all creation, and who will one day

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<v Speaker 1>rule and reign on this earth. We're grateful, Lord that,

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<v Speaker 1>through faith in your son Jesus Christ, we likewise have

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<v Speaker 1>the privilege to reign with him, serving as you give

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<v Speaker 1>us the opportunity to do so in his kingdom. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>we love you, We're grateful for your presence with us today.

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<v Speaker 1>We commit this day to your care, and we thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for all of these things in Jesus' name. Amen.