1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to the Chapter a Day Audio Bible. 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangi, and today we're in First Chronicles, chapter ten, 5 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:26,440 Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the New Living Translation. Now, 6 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled 7 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 1: before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa. 8 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: The Philistines closed in on Saul and his sons, and 9 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:42,879 Speaker 1: they killed three of his sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malkishua. 10 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine 11 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: archers caught up with him and wounded him. Saul grown 12 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: to his armor, bear, take your sword and kill me 13 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: before these pagan Philistines come to taunt and torture me. 14 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it. 15 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. 16 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he 17 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: fell on his own sword and died. So Saul and 18 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: his three sons died there together, bringing his dynasty to 19 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 1: an end. When all the Israelites in the Jezreel Valley 20 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: saw that their army had fled and that Saul and 21 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: his sons were dead. They abandoned their towns and fled, 22 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: so the Philistines moved in and occupied their towns. The 23 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 1: next day, when the Philistines went out to strip the dead, 24 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: they found the bodies of Saul and his sons on 25 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: Mount Gilboa. So they stripped off Saul's armor and cut 26 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: off his head. Then they proclaimed the good news of 27 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,559 Speaker 1: Saul's death before their idols and to the people throughout 28 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: the land of Pelistia. They placed his armor in the 29 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: temple of their gods, and they fastened his head to 30 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:02,559 Speaker 1: the Temple of Dagon. But when everyone in Jabish Gilead 31 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul, all 32 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: their mighty warriors brought the bodies of Saul and his 33 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: sons back to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones beneath 34 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: the Great Tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days. 35 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. 36 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:26,760 Speaker 1: He failed to obey the Lord's command, and he even 37 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: consulted a medium instead of asking the Lord for guidance. 38 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: So the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom over 39 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: to David son of Jesse. Let's pray, Lord, we thank 40 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: you for your word, and we thank you for the 41 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: privilege of being able to look at this chapter of 42 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: scripture today. And we're thankful Lord that we have the 43 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: opportunity to see this account of what happened to Saul. 44 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: We know Lord, that you raised up Saul and you 45 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: gave him the opportunity to be king over Israel, but 46 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: he disobeyed you, unfaithful to you. He consulted a medium 47 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: instead of asking you for guidance, and you revealed to 48 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: him that you were going to take the kingdom away 49 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: from him. And that's exactly what you did, and this 50 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: scripture records it, and you turn the kingdom over to David. 51 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: And when we look at what scripture tells us, we're 52 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: told that David was a man after your own heart. 53 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 1: And David ruled and reigned over your kingdom, but he 54 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: was a picture of a greater king who was to come, 55 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: one who would come through David's line, and who would 56 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:35,040 Speaker 1: rule and who would reign with perfect righteousness, and all 57 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,080 Speaker 1: the nations would come before him, and every tongue would 58 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: confess that he is Lord to your glory, and we 59 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: know Lord that that was fulfilled and is being fulfilled 60 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: in the person of your son Jesus Christ, who is 61 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: the greater King to come, the greatest King of all. 62 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: So Lord, we're grateful for the fact that we have 63 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: the privilege to experience a relationship with you through your 64 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: son Jesus Christ. And we pray that every single day 65 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: that we live would be a day that we would 66 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: put you first, that we would be faithful to you, 67 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 1: even though many who have come before us have not 68 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: been faithful. But we know Lord that that faithfulness can 69 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: only be prompted by the power of your son Jesus 70 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,280 Speaker 1: Christ at work in us through your Holy Spirit. So 71 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: we pray Lord that that would be the case in 72 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: our lives today and every day. And we commit this 73 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: day to your care, and we thank you for your 74 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: presence with us. We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.