WEBVTT - 1 Chronicles 10

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

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll be reading from the New Living Translation. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled

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<v Speaker 1>before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa.

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<v Speaker 1>The Philistines closed in on Saul and his sons, and

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<v Speaker 1>they killed three of his sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malkishua.

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<v Speaker 1>The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine

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<v Speaker 1>archers caught up with him and wounded him. Saul grown

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<v Speaker 1>to his armor, bear, take your sword and kill me

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<v Speaker 1>before these pagan Philistines come to taunt and torture me.

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<v Speaker 1>But his armor bearer was afraid and would not do it.

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<v Speaker 1>So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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<v Speaker 1>When his armor bearer realized that Saul was dead, he

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<v Speaker 1>fell on his own sword and died. So Saul and

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<v Speaker 1>his three sons died there together, bringing his dynasty to

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<v Speaker 1>an end. When all the Israelites in the Jezreel Valley

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<v Speaker 1>saw that their army had fled and that Saul and

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<v Speaker 1>his sons were dead. They abandoned their towns and fled,

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<v Speaker 1>so the Philistines moved in and occupied their towns. The

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<v Speaker 1>next day, when the Philistines went out to strip the dead,

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<v Speaker 1>they found the bodies of Saul and his sons on

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<v Speaker 1>Mount Gilboa. So they stripped off Saul's armor and cut

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<v Speaker 1>off his head. Then they proclaimed the good news of

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<v Speaker 1>Saul's death before their idols and to the people throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the land of Pelistia. They placed his armor in the

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<v Speaker 1>temple of their gods, and they fastened his head to

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<v Speaker 1>the Temple of Dagon. But when everyone in Jabish Gilead

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<v Speaker 1>heard about everything the Philistines had done to Saul, all

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<v Speaker 1>their mighty warriors brought the bodies of Saul and his

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<v Speaker 1>sons back to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones beneath

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<v Speaker 1>the Great Tree at Jabesh, and they fasted for seven days.

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<v Speaker 1>So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>He failed to obey the Lord's command, and he even

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<v Speaker 1>consulted a medium instead of asking the Lord for guidance.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom over

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<v Speaker 1>to David son of Jesse. Let's pray, Lord, we thank

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

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<v Speaker 1>privilege of being able to look at this chapter of

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<v Speaker 1>scripture today. And we're thankful Lord that we have the

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to see this account of what happened to Saul.

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<v Speaker 1>We know Lord, that you raised up Saul and you

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<v Speaker 1>gave him the opportunity to be king over Israel, but

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<v Speaker 1>he disobeyed you, unfaithful to you. He consulted a medium

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<v Speaker 1>instead of asking you for guidance, and you revealed to

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<v Speaker 1>him that you were going to take the kingdom away

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<v Speaker 1>from him. And that's exactly what you did, and this

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<v Speaker 1>scripture records it, and you turn the kingdom over to David.

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<v Speaker 1>And when we look at what scripture tells us, we're

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<v Speaker 1>told that David was a man after your own heart.

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<v Speaker 1>And David ruled and reigned over your kingdom, but he

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<v Speaker 1>was a picture of a greater king who was to come,

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<v Speaker 1>one who would come through David's line, and who would

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<v Speaker 1>rule and who would reign with perfect righteousness, and all

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<v Speaker 1>the nations would come before him, and every tongue would

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<v Speaker 1>confess that he is Lord to your glory, and we

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<v Speaker 1>know Lord that that was fulfilled and is being fulfilled

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<v Speaker 1>in the person of your son Jesus Christ, who is

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<v Speaker 1>the greater King to come, the greatest King of all.

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<v Speaker 1>So Lord, we're grateful for the fact that we have

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<v Speaker 1>the privilege to experience a relationship with you through your

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<v Speaker 1>son Jesus Christ. And we pray that every single day

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<v Speaker 1>that we live would be a day that we would

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<v Speaker 1>put you first, that we would be faithful to you,

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<v Speaker 1>even though many who have come before us have not

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<v Speaker 1>been faithful. But we know Lord that that faithfulness can

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<v Speaker 1>only be prompted by the power of your son Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>Christ at work in us through your Holy Spirit. So

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<v Speaker 1>we pray Lord that that would be the case in

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<v Speaker 1>our lives today and every day. And we commit this

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<v Speaker 1>day to your care, and we thank you for your

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<v Speaker 1>presence with us. We pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen.