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Speaker 1: I'm John Stogi, and today we're in First Chronicles, chapter eighteen,
Speaker 1: and we'll be reading from the English Standard version. After this,
Speaker 1: David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took
Speaker 1: Gath and its villages out of the hand of the Philistines.
Speaker 1: And he defeated Moab and the Moabites became servants to
Speaker 1: David and brought tribute. David also defeated Hadad Ezer, king
Speaker 1: of Zoba, Haymoth as he went to set up his
Speaker 1: monument at the River Euphrates, and David took from him
Speaker 1: one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand foot soldiers.
Speaker 1: And David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but left enough
Speaker 1: for one hundred chariots. And when the Syrians of Damascus
Speaker 1: came to help had At Easar, king of Zoba, David
Speaker 1: struck down twenty two thousand men of the Syrians. Then
Speaker 1: David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus and the Syrians
Speaker 1: became servants to David and brought tribute, and the Lord
Speaker 1: gave victory to David wherever he went. And David took
Speaker 1: the shields of gold that were carried by the servants
Speaker 1: of had At Easer and brought them to Jerusalem and
Speaker 1: from Tibhath and from Kun cities of had At Easar.
Speaker 1: David took a large amount of bronze with it. Solomon
Speaker 1: made the bronze Sea, and the pillars and the vessels
Speaker 1: of bronze. When Tao, king of Haymath, heard that David
Speaker 1: had defeated the whole army of had Atisar, king of Zoba,
Speaker 1: he sent his son Hatam to King David to ask
Speaker 1: about his health and to bless him because he had
Speaker 1: fought against had Atisa and defeated him. For had At
Speaker 1: Easer had often been at war with Tao, and he
Speaker 1: sent all sorts of articles of gold, of silver, and
Speaker 1: of bronze. These also King David dedicated to the Lord,
Speaker 1: together with the silver and gold that he had carried
Speaker 1: off from all the nations from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites,
Speaker 1: the Philistines, and Amelek and Abeshi, the son of Zeruiah,
Speaker 1: killed eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. Then
Speaker 1: he put garrisons in Edom and all the Edomites became
Speaker 1: David's servants, and the Lord gave victory to David wherever
Speaker 1: he went. So David reigned over all Israel, and he
Speaker 1: administered justice and equity to all his people. And joe
Speaker 1: Ab the son of Zeruiah, was over the army, and
Speaker 1: Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, was recorder, and Zadok the
Speaker 1: son of a high Tub, and Amelek the son of
Speaker 1: Abiathar were priests, and Shavshah was secretary. And Benaiah, the
Speaker 1: son of Jehudiah, was over the Cherathites and the Pelethites,
Speaker 1: and David's sons were the chief officials in the service
Speaker 1: of the king. Let's pray, Lord, we thank you for
Speaker 1: your word and for the privilege that it is to
Speaker 1: look at it again today. And Lord, we thank you
Speaker 1: for what you reveal to us in this portion of Scripture,
Speaker 1: as we continue to see the things that you were
Speaker 1: doing in David's life and in his kingdom and through him,
Speaker 1: as you used him to reign over Israel and administer
Speaker 1: justice and serve the people of Israel by leading them
Speaker 1: with equity, seeking to do what was right and honorable
Speaker 1: in your eyes, and being a blessing to the people
Speaker 1: that you had placed under his leadership. And Lord, we
Speaker 1: know that even today there are people that look back
Speaker 1: at King David's reign and they long for that kind
Speaker 1: of leadership. But Lord, we know that you've revealed to
Speaker 1: us in your word that there is a greater king
Speaker 1: than David, one who administers justice perfectly, one who is
Speaker 1: completely equitable, and that's your son, Jesus Christ, who is
Speaker 1: to be king of our lives, who is king of
Speaker 1: all creation, and who will one day rule and reign
Speaker 1: over all the nations. Lord, we're grateful for that reality,
Speaker 1: and we're grateful to be part of the kingdom of
Speaker 1: your son Jesus Christ through faith in him. And we
Speaker 1: pray Lord that each and every day that we live
Speaker 1: would be a day that we would put Christ's name
Speaker 1: first in our lives, that the priorities of our lives
Speaker 1: would be all about your will, and that we would
Speaker 1: submit our hearts to your lordship and your leadership. So Lord,
Speaker 1: we're thankful for your presence with us today, and we're
Speaker 1: thankful that we have become your children through faith in
Speaker 1: your son, We commit this day to your care, and
Speaker 1: we pray this all in Jesus' name. Amen,