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Speaker 1: Hi, I'm doctor Tony Evans, and welcome to the epic

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Speaker 1: Adventure of David, a story of honor, battle, jealousy, darkness, friendship, love, scandal,

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Speaker 1: and murder. While most people know of David the myth,

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Speaker 1: few know about David the man. This episode is a

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Speaker 1: tale of David's greatest failure. There could be no understanding

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Speaker 1: just how far the king falls in this episode. From

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Speaker 1: the very beginning of this tale, you will barely be

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Speaker 1: able to recognize David. Nothing about this episode seems normal.

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Speaker 1: His failure can be jarring for us and difficult to understand.

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Speaker 1: But there have been breadcrumbs bringing us to this moment.

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Speaker 1: Small hints and details in David's story have been warning

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Speaker 1: us that this might happen. This episode is tragic, but

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Speaker 1: remember what I've been reminding you of this whole time.

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Speaker 1: David is not the ultimate hero of this story. His

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Speaker 1: collapse is a warning to us all small compromises over

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Speaker 1: time can lead to huge defeats. Many of our most

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Speaker 1: egregious sins were committed in our hearts before the actual

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Speaker 1: moment we acted. This is exemplified in our prelude as

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Speaker 1: we get a glimpse into the inner dialogue of Eve.

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Speaker 1: Her conversation with the serpent reflects our own dangerous dance

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Speaker 1: with sin and pride. Take this episode in for all

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Speaker 1: it is allow yourself to feel the weightiness of what's happening.

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Speaker 1: We can't shy away from the difficult stories, for within

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Speaker 1: them are profound truths and serious warnings. If we come

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Speaker 1: in with humble and reflective hearts, we will be better

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Speaker 1: off for the mission ahead of us. No more pretense.

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Speaker 1: His episode twenty four Lust and Murder.

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Speaker 2: Prelude to chapter twenty four. All was that piece. Birds

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Speaker 2: sang to the song of new creation, Animals roamed the

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Speaker 2: the garden. A cool mist blew through the forest, dispersing

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Speaker 2: the sunlight in a thousand different directions. Every part of

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Speaker 2: Creation was working together like a symphony towards its creator.

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Speaker 2: Adam and Eve joined in the symphony, glorifying God with

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Speaker 2: their laughter, love, and labor. Together they tended to the

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Speaker 2: garden and stewarded the new world. Creator and Creation were

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Speaker 2: in perfect harmony, perfect shalom. Adam and Eve enjoyed the

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Speaker 2: loving embrace of their God and the purpose that came

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Speaker 2: with being stewards over his creation. But what is love

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Speaker 2: without choice? What is a relationship without free will? In

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Speaker 2: his divine love, God gave his image bears a choice.

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Speaker 2: In the midst of the garden was a tree. Its

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Speaker 2: at eye level. The tree represented a choice. Mankind could

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Speaker 2: corrupted with the knowledge of good and evil, light and darkness.

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Speaker 2: To eat of the tree would be to choose their

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Speaker 2: unravel them. In the shadow of the tree lurked another creature.

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Speaker 2: His claws dug into the bark as his scaly body

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Speaker 3: And looked closely. Who's there, she asked pensively.

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Speaker 4: Close Eve, he hissed again, I have a question for you.

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Speaker 2: Eve was intrigued by the serpent's brilliant colors. She stepped

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Speaker 2: The serpent crawled away, believing that he had won, but

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Speaker 2: Its mild rays were uninterrupted by clouds and a beautiful

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Speaker 2: This was the first pause he had given himself since

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Speaker 2: She was breathtakingly beautiful. David's slightly ineborated mind did not

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Speaker 2: Chills rose up David's back, and he felt the subtle

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Speaker 2: David whispered to himself, She must be mine. He turned

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Speaker 2: The king rubbed his eyes and looked up. The sun

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Speaker 9: Any one currently in the home is Bathsheba, the wife

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Speaker 9: He is away with Joab, so she is alone.

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Speaker 2: On the surface, it seemed like just one decision. However,

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Speaker 2: This one moment was the climax of a thousand small compromises.

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Speaker 2: David looked up at a servant and said, bring her

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Speaker 2: David looked out on the top of his roof again.

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Speaker 6: Bring me Bathsheba. Again, tell her I desire to speak

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Speaker 9: Have been given word that Bathsheba desires to speak with you.

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Speaker 2: Excellent news, David exclaimed.

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Speaker 6: Then bring her to me. I shall prepare, and, as always,

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Speaker 2: The servant knew what David did not. However, he thought

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Speaker 2: So he sent for her, and in the secrecy of night,

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Speaker 2: he said, softly, reaching to grab her hand. However, she

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Speaker 6: I I am.

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Speaker 2: Pregnant, Bathsheba said, with a broken voice. Tears welled up

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Speaker 2: it be Uriah's Bathsheba looked at David angrily.

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Speaker 9: Of course it is yours. My husband has been fighting

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Speaker 10: I have not seen him in months.

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Speaker 9: Now look at the mess you have created.

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Speaker 3: She was right.

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Speaker 2: David said nervously. I shall make this right. You will

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Speaker 2: He kissed her on the forehead and had her sent

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Speaker 6: Sind word to Joab, I need Uriah to be taken

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Speaker 2: The battle was grueling and seemed to drag on for

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Speaker 2: and the wind howled with ferocity. Joe Ab, Abishai, Joshubin,

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Speaker 8: Perhaps we can take the battle elsewhere.

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Speaker 3: Abishai said, there's.

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Speaker 8: No point in trudging through this mud any longer.

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Speaker 2: Joe Ab agreed. His men were growing weary, and the

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Speaker 2: Israel dwindled in strength day by day.

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Speaker 7: If we marched to the forest on the west of

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Speaker 7: Ab said, do we have the strength?

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Speaker 3: Joshab be masked.

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Speaker 10: We have successfully weakened Amen. Would it not be wise

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Speaker 10: another time.

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Speaker 7: We must finish what we have started.

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Speaker 3: Uriah said.

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Speaker 7: The integrity of our nation is at stake. They shamed

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Speaker 2: Uriah was known as the kindest of the mighty men.

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Speaker 2: He was a man of honor, integrity, and strength. No

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Speaker 2: The rest of the men nodded and directed their attention

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Speaker 7: If we are to press forward, we need to find

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Speaker 7: better ground to finish them off. I still think our

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Speaker 7: best chance is on the western front.

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Speaker 6: We would be.

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Speaker 7: Especially successful if David would send us reinforcements in the

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Speaker 7: next week.

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Speaker 8: Have you heard anything from the king regarding reinforcements.

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Speaker 7: I have sent word, but still no reply. It's not

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Speaker 10: It is not like him to not be here with

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Speaker 2: Joshabeam added, as the men continued to strategize, a messenger

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Speaker 9: Joeb, I have a request from the king to send

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Speaker 9: Uriah the heat type back to Jerusalem. He wishes to

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Speaker 9: speak with him.

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Speaker 2: All eyes were on Uriah. It was an odd request,

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Speaker 7: Do you know why I have been summoned?

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Speaker 9: Uriah asked, He wishes to hear about the battle in

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Speaker 9: greater detail.

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Speaker 2: The messenger replied, I have been told times of the essence.

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Speaker 7: Uriah, you must implore the king to send us more men.

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Speaker 3: Joe Ab said, the rain and.

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Speaker 7: Wind has made everything a struggle, and we need fresh

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Speaker 7: legs if we are to push forward and end this battle.

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Speaker 2: Uriah nodded and gathered his belongings. He mounted his horse

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Speaker 2: he hoped to pass down to his son Absalom, heir

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Speaker 2: was thinking about his new child and Bathsheba's womb. He

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Speaker 2: was anxious and nervously awaited the arrival of Uriah. After

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Speaker 2: his armor was stained red and caked with mud. David's

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Speaker 2: heart beat profoundly at the sight of him. Euriah was

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Speaker 2: a loyal friend, one of his mighty men that followed

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Speaker 2: him in the wilderness. Yet the desire to cover up

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Speaker 2: his sin was greater than his conviction, and it took

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Speaker 6: Uriah, I am glad you have come. He stepped down

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Speaker 6: Go and wash yourself and greet your wife. When you

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Speaker 6: Uriah pursed his lips and shook his head with.

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Speaker 7: All due respect, My king, I would like to update

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Speaker 7: you on the battle and request reinforcements. Then I would

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Speaker 2: David winced at euryse noble heart. Pangs of conviction began

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00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,199
Speaker 2: to bubble up, but he ignored them. He would not

437
00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:08,439
Speaker 2: admit his fault he needed to continue in his manipulation.

438
00:25:08,760 --> 00:25:12,960
Speaker 2: I admire your spirit, David replied, However, I have much

439
00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:18,040
Speaker 2: to do before tomorrow. Let us convene tomorrow. Go home,

440
00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,920
Speaker 2: enjoy a warm bed with your wife, and we shall

441
00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:25,399
Speaker 2: speak tomorrow. The king left the throne room, hoping your

442
00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:29,320
Speaker 2: Eye would go home to Bathsheba. No doubt Bathsheba would

443
00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,200
Speaker 2: know to take your Rye into the bed. That way,

444
00:25:32,480 --> 00:25:34,160
Speaker 2: Rye would think the child within.

445
00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:34,520
Speaker 3: Her was his.

446
00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:37,760
Speaker 2: However, your Ryah did not do what he was told.

447
00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:41,080
Speaker 2: He waited outside the king's house and rested his head

448
00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:44,480
Speaker 2: against the stone walls. He closed his eyes and breathed

449
00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:47,440
Speaker 2: in the spring air. It had been a long time

450
00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,359
Speaker 2: since he had the sun shine on his face. Ammon

451
00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:53,159
Speaker 2: had been covered by clouds for over a week. Your

452
00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,600
Speaker 2: Eye's weary bones relaxed outside, and he fell asleep near

453
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Speaker 2: the steps. David was up all night ansios, pacing back

454
00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,000
Speaker 2: and forth near the fire. He would be more comfortable

455
00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:08,080
Speaker 2: knowing Euriah was with Bathsheba. However, until he had confirmation,

456
00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:12,000
Speaker 2: he continued to nervously walk in circles. In all the

457
00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:14,600
Speaker 2: anxiety and waiting, it did not occur to him to

458
00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:17,959
Speaker 2: seek the Lord. The shame in his heart kept him

459
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Speaker 2: from approaching his God. Instead of confessing and bringing his

460
00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,280
Speaker 2: sin to the altar of the Lord, he buried his

461
00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:27,320
Speaker 2: shame and sought to cover up his sin. After a

462
00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,240
Speaker 2: sleepless night in his room, he rose up at sunrise

463
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Speaker 2: to walk the garden. The morning fog was thick, and

464
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Speaker 2: a dark figure sat in the front of his home.

465
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Speaker 2: To David's dismay, it was euriahs sleeping on the floor.

466
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Speaker 3: Uriah.

467
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Speaker 6: David shouted, startling him, awake, What are you doing here?

468
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Speaker 6: Why have you not gone home to your wife? You

469
00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:50,680
Speaker 6: had a long journey. Why would you not allow yourself

470
00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:54,760
Speaker 6: to rest? Euriah stood at attention. He was shorter than David,

471
00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,000
Speaker 6: yet somehow seemed a hundred feet taller.

472
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Speaker 7: The ark of the Covenant dwells in a tent. Joe

473
00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,679
Speaker 7: Ab and the others are camping in the mud with

474
00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:08,320
Speaker 7: arrows being fired at them. For me to eat, drink

475
00:27:08,359 --> 00:27:11,119
Speaker 7: and lie with my wife would be a disgrace. How

476
00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:13,879
Speaker 7: could I live with myself knowing that they are cold

477
00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:17,399
Speaker 7: and vulnerable? Well, I am warm and full.

478
00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:22,320
Speaker 2: David was growing irritated with Euriah's righteousness. It vexed him

479
00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:25,240
Speaker 2: to be in the presence of someone so devoted it

480
00:27:25,320 --> 00:27:28,840
Speaker 2: made his own shortcomings all the more real. He forced

481
00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:31,280
Speaker 2: a smile and placed a hand on your RYA's shoulder.

482
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Speaker 6: What a blessing it is to have you as a

483
00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:40,040
Speaker 6: brother in arms. Uriah, Come, let us eat and discuss

484
00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:43,520
Speaker 6: the war. You shall stay with me today and I

485
00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,080
Speaker 6: shall send you back tomorrow.

486
00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,840
Speaker 2: The two of them entered the courtroom and spoke about

487
00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:51,560
Speaker 2: the war. How are the men faring, David asked, gritting

488
00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:55,639
Speaker 2: his teeth suffering. Euriah said, we were able.

489
00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:58,560
Speaker 7: To overpower their army on the battlefield, but complications with

490
00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,760
Speaker 7: the weather have kept us from a dancing forward. They

491
00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:04,440
Speaker 7: are fortified in the city while we are rotting away

492
00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:05,040
Speaker 7: in the cold.

493
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Speaker 6: Is there no way to proceed? Surely we outnumber them,

494
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Speaker 6: David said.

495
00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:14,080
Speaker 7: Yes, but terrain inhibits us greatly. There is a plan

496
00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:16,119
Speaker 7: to attack from the west, but our chances would be

497
00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:17,560
Speaker 7: greater if we had reinforcements.

498
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Speaker 6: I am not sure I can spare more men, David

499
00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:24,000
Speaker 6: said frankly. We have sent many to the battle, and

500
00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,040
Speaker 6: if we sin more we leave our borders vulnerable.

501
00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:31,719
Speaker 7: I understand, my king, However, this could be over quickly

502
00:28:31,760 --> 00:28:33,600
Speaker 7: if we had just a few hundred extra men.

503
00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:37,439
Speaker 2: David paused and considered what Yourriyah was saying. Over quickly,

504
00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:41,760
Speaker 2: he said in a whisper. Darkness was slithering into David's heart.

505
00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:47,120
Speaker 6: Yes, I do desire for this to be over quickly,

506
00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,880
Speaker 6: he said, in a stern voice. You will have your reinforcements.

507
00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:56,960
Speaker 6: Riyah rest assured you have convinced me. Now come have

508
00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,960
Speaker 6: a drink with me, and we shall send you off proper.

509
00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:04,600
Speaker 7: I couldn't Lord not while the other men, I insist.

510
00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:09,760
Speaker 6: David interrupted, You are an old friend and a loyal soldier.

511
00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:13,400
Speaker 6: I would very much like to enjoy your company before

512
00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:17,040
Speaker 6: sending you off. The more rested you are, the better

513
00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:20,400
Speaker 6: off you will be in battle. Now, drink and eat.

514
00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:24,440
Speaker 2: So Uryah did as the king asked. David had meats,

515
00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:27,280
Speaker 2: cheeses and wine brought in. He told the servants to

516
00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:30,960
Speaker 2: always keep Eurya's cup full. To the best of David's ability,

517
00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:34,400
Speaker 2: he tried to get the man drunk. More wine for

518
00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:39,000
Speaker 2: my friend, he ordered, with a laugh, Come drink up

519
00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:43,600
Speaker 2: and enjoy this last night. So Uriah continued to drink.

520
00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,760
Speaker 2: As soon as the man was sufficiently drunk, David leaned

521
00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:47,800
Speaker 2: over and said.

522
00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:53,400
Speaker 6: You must miss your wife dearly you. Yah, she is beautiful.

523
00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:57,480
Speaker 2: Oh yes, Euryah said, with a sleepy slur, she.

524
00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:01,280
Speaker 7: Is the love of my life, a cool spring in

525
00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:02,480
Speaker 7: a desolate desert.

526
00:30:03,040 --> 00:30:05,560
Speaker 2: His poetic description of his wife did not help with

527
00:30:05,680 --> 00:30:06,560
Speaker 2: David's guilt.

528
00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:12,920
Speaker 6: Go home, Uriah, embrace her as her husband. No doubt

529
00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:14,720
Speaker 6: you are anxious to bid her.

530
00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:19,560
Speaker 2: Again, David said, however, you're Riah, even while ineberated, shook

531
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Speaker 2: his head.

532
00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:25,080
Speaker 7: I will not, he said, she is a delicacy. If

533
00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:28,200
Speaker 7: I bed her while my comrades lye in the dirt,

534
00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,160
Speaker 7: What kind of man am I? Why should I bathe

535
00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:36,920
Speaker 7: in gold when they bathe in filth? Now I shall

536
00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:38,680
Speaker 7: sleep here and then leave.

537
00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:39,080
Speaker 3: In the morning.

538
00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:42,680
Speaker 2: Uriah stumbled up onto his feet, knocking over his cup

539
00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:47,720
Speaker 2: in the process. He stated himself and focused. After composing himself,

540
00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:51,120
Speaker 2: he waddled over to a nearby lounging area and fell

541
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Speaker 2: face first into the cushions. David walked over and tried

542
00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:59,320
Speaker 2: to shake him awake, but he was fast asleep. The

543
00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:02,320
Speaker 2: king was frustrated at the situation he found himself in.

544
00:31:03,160 --> 00:31:05,280
Speaker 2: Uriah would not sleep with his wife in time to

545
00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:09,200
Speaker 2: cover up their affair. David found himself at a crossroads.

546
00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,480
Speaker 2: He could either give up the charade and confess, or

547
00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:14,800
Speaker 2: continue to get tangled in the web of lies he

548
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:19,200
Speaker 2: had spun. Furious, David began to storm off, knocking over

549
00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:19,920
Speaker 2: the iron.

550
00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:20,480
Speaker 6: Coat pullet Sir.

551
00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,080
Speaker 2: They spilled onto the floor away from the fire. One

552
00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:27,760
Speaker 2: of them burned his foot. He yelled and cursed, clean

553
00:31:27,840 --> 00:31:31,760
Speaker 2: this up. The Chosen King of God was losing the battle.

554
00:31:32,360 --> 00:31:34,719
Speaker 2: Sin had a hold of him like a predator, and

555
00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:38,520
Speaker 2: it was sinking its teeth deeper into his neck. David

556
00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:42,240
Speaker 2: stormed out, nearly breaking the wooden door. He clenched his

557
00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:45,400
Speaker 2: fists and tensed his whole body. He had so much

558
00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:49,080
Speaker 2: rage boiling up in him. All Uriah had to do

559
00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:52,280
Speaker 2: was sleep with his wife. David found it effortless to

560
00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:56,200
Speaker 2: sleep with Bathsheba, but Uriah was able to maintain his conviction.

561
00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,360
Speaker 2: Why did Uriah have to make things difficult?

562
00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:00,720
Speaker 3: Ah?

563
00:32:01,120 --> 00:32:04,400
Speaker 2: David screamed into the dark night. He took a stone

564
00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:06,360
Speaker 2: from the floor and threw it at the fence near

565
00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:09,320
Speaker 2: the garden. He punched at the air and screamed into

566
00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:12,200
Speaker 2: the voy. What am I going to do? He thought

567
00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:16,080
Speaker 2: to himself. He has ruined everything, David was unable to

568
00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:19,040
Speaker 2: see that Uriah had done nothing wrong. It was he

569
00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:23,200
Speaker 2: who got himself into this situation. He paused his clamoring

570
00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:26,479
Speaker 2: for a moment and drew a deep breath. He closed

571
00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:30,120
Speaker 2: his eyes and thought about his options. Then an idea

572
00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,120
Speaker 2: came to him. In all his years, he had never

573
00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:36,920
Speaker 2: considered something so hideous and sinful, yet he had already

574
00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:39,760
Speaker 2: trained his mind to ignore the voice of God. Without

575
00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:43,240
Speaker 2: a second thought, David re entered his home and began

576
00:32:43,280 --> 00:32:46,080
Speaker 2: to write a message to Joab Joe Ab.

577
00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:48,640
Speaker 6: It has come to my attention that the front lines

578
00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:52,160
Speaker 6: are in need of more soldiers after Uriah's visit. I

579
00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:56,520
Speaker 6: have decided to send you reinforcements. However, I am also

580
00:32:56,600 --> 00:33:00,280
Speaker 6: requesting something from you. It is a matter of great

581
00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:05,160
Speaker 6: importance and will require your secrecy. As my commander and

582
00:33:05,360 --> 00:33:09,800
Speaker 6: right hand set Uriah at the forefront of the harshest

583
00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:14,120
Speaker 6: parts of the battlefield when he marches, in order the

584
00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:20,080
Speaker 6: other soldiers to delay before following him. I need Uriah

585
00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:24,800
Speaker 6: to fall from the battlefield. Considering my forgiveness of your

586
00:33:24,840 --> 00:33:28,320
Speaker 6: crimes against Abner, I trust that you will obey me

587
00:33:28,480 --> 00:33:31,200
Speaker 6: without question. King David.

588
00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:34,520
Speaker 2: David sealed the letter with his royal emblem and had

589
00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:37,960
Speaker 2: his messenger leave immediately to Joab. He sat back in

590
00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:41,360
Speaker 2: his seat, contemplating what he had just done. He had

591
00:33:41,360 --> 00:33:44,920
Speaker 2: set in motion something that could not be Undone tomorrow

592
00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:48,480
Speaker 2: Urai would leave to fight, and he would never return again.

593
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:53,480
Speaker 2: Nothing would ever be the same. The army of Israel

594
00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:57,160
Speaker 2: marched behind Joab to besiege the city. They marched from

595
00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:00,600
Speaker 2: the west, where the terrain was easier to traverse. The

596
00:34:00,640 --> 00:34:03,480
Speaker 2: Ammonite army was postured in front of the city ready

597
00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:06,880
Speaker 2: to defend it. They were wrapped around the walls, covering

598
00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:10,240
Speaker 2: every entrance. In order to get within the city borders,

599
00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:13,880
Speaker 2: they needed to fight through them. Joab looked out at

600
00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:17,000
Speaker 2: the vast army inside. He gripped the letter from the

601
00:34:17,080 --> 00:34:19,320
Speaker 2: king in his hands and crumbled it in his fist.

602
00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:21,879
Speaker 2: He was grieved at what he was about to do.

603
00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:25,640
Speaker 2: Abhshi was on his right and Uriah was on his left.

604
00:34:26,120 --> 00:34:28,120
Speaker 2: He gestured to the two of them, saying.

605
00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:31,880
Speaker 7: Abishai, you will lead a group straight on into the fray. Uriyah,

606
00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:33,920
Speaker 7: you and I will lead a smaller band of men

607
00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:34,920
Speaker 7: around the perimeter.

608
00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:38,280
Speaker 2: Both of them nodded, and the battle was under way.

609
00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:41,680
Speaker 2: Abshi led the charge directly in front of the gates.

610
00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,480
Speaker 2: The two armies clashed and began to battle. Joe Ab

611
00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:47,760
Speaker 2: and Yuryah led a group of a hundred men around

612
00:34:47,760 --> 00:34:51,160
Speaker 2: the perimeter to pick off the city guard. Joab knew

613
00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:53,120
Speaker 2: that there were archers at the top of the walls.

614
00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:57,239
Speaker 2: It happened quickly. Uriah ran around the corner of the

615
00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:00,760
Speaker 2: wall and immediately saw a shower of arrows fall from above.

616
00:35:01,719 --> 00:35:04,520
Speaker 2: All Joab could hear was the clamoring of guards and

617
00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:08,320
Speaker 2: the sudden scream of Uriah. Tears streamed down his face,

618
00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:10,920
Speaker 2: and he called for his men to turn the corner

619
00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:16,720
Speaker 2: and fight. Joab fought with rage, anguish, and heartbreak. Uriah

620
00:35:16,800 --> 00:35:20,200
Speaker 2: was beloved and an honorable man. He did not know

621
00:35:20,239 --> 00:35:21,680
Speaker 2: why he deserves such a fate.

622
00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:25,840
Speaker 6: The blood of Uriah is on David's hands, not mine,

623
00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:27,160
Speaker 6: he thought to himself.

624
00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:33,959
Speaker 9: The men gained advantage over our army, but we managed

625
00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:35,399
Speaker 9: to drive them back all the way to the edges

626
00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:36,000
Speaker 9: of the gates.

627
00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:37,680
Speaker 3: The messenger told David.

628
00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,640
Speaker 9: Joab is confident that another attack will finally allow them

629
00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:41,400
Speaker 9: to breach the city.

630
00:35:41,920 --> 00:35:43,759
Speaker 3: King. David nodded and looked up.

631
00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:45,880
Speaker 6: Were there many who were lost.

632
00:35:45,960 --> 00:35:50,839
Speaker 9: He asked, yes, my king, According to Joab, they had

633
00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:53,640
Speaker 9: many archers set on the walls, many soldiers were dead.

634
00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:56,359
Speaker 3: Any of note, David asked.

635
00:35:56,880 --> 00:36:02,960
Speaker 9: Just one, my king, one of your mighty men he

636
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:03,600
Speaker 9: has followed.

637
00:36:04,239 --> 00:36:07,160
Speaker 2: David feigned shocked and stood to his feet. It was

638
00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:10,560
Speaker 2: a terrible performance, but the messenger fell for it. He

639
00:36:10,600 --> 00:36:12,040
Speaker 2: put a hand over his forehead.

640
00:36:12,040 --> 00:36:17,680
Speaker 6: Inside a tragedy, he said, Tell Joab to not let

641
00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:21,959
Speaker 6: this matter discourage him. The sword devours one person now

642
00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:26,080
Speaker 6: and then another. Tell him to strengthen his attack against

643
00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:30,319
Speaker 6: the city. I shall send even more men. Encourage him

644
00:36:30,560 --> 00:36:33,680
Speaker 6: and tell him well done.

645
00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:38,040
Speaker 2: The messenger bowed his head and departed. When the door closed,

646
00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:41,719
Speaker 2: David released his breath. He panted heavily and fell on

647
00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:46,760
Speaker 2: to his knees. Uriah was dead, and he killed him.

648
00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:50,040
Speaker 2: Word was sent to Bathsheba that Uriah had been killed

649
00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:53,880
Speaker 2: in battle. Her lament was great. She knew that David

650
00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:56,400
Speaker 2: had a hand in it. The guilt of her affair

651
00:36:56,520 --> 00:36:58,879
Speaker 2: and the sorrow of her loss was almost too much

652
00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:03,000
Speaker 2: to bear. She shot herself out for days, not allowing

653
00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:06,680
Speaker 2: anyone to enter her chambers. At night, she cried herself

654
00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:10,880
Speaker 2: to sleep, unable to bear the immeasurable guilt. Her sorrow

655
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:15,000
Speaker 2: was David's doing, since he had been unable to control himself. Yet,

656
00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:17,560
Speaker 2: even in her mourning, she knew that time was of

657
00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:21,080
Speaker 2: the essence. Euriah's death would be meaningless unless her and

658
00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:24,479
Speaker 2: David were married. Once the period of mourning was over,

659
00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:28,480
Speaker 2: and before Bathsheba began to show signs of pregnancy, David

660
00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:31,280
Speaker 2: sent for her. She took off her veil of mourning

661
00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:34,360
Speaker 2: and exchanged it for a wedding veil. She was carried

662
00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:37,040
Speaker 2: out gently on a wedding seat lifted high in the air.

663
00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:41,120
Speaker 2: The entire city watched as she passed, whispering and wondering

664
00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:43,600
Speaker 2: who she was to have won the affections of the king.

665
00:37:44,360 --> 00:37:47,440
Speaker 2: She was brought to the king's house. Attending the wedding

666
00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:51,600
Speaker 2: were a few of David's mighty men, Shama Eliezar Benaya,

667
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:57,320
Speaker 2: Joe ab Abeshi, and Joshubin. Also in attendance was Nathan

668
00:37:57,320 --> 00:38:00,359
Speaker 2: the Prophet. He remained in the back of the court,

669
00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:04,000
Speaker 2: leaning against the fountain. He watched as David held his

670
00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:07,200
Speaker 2: bride's hand and looked her in the eyes. He watched

671
00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:09,480
Speaker 2: his eyes drift from her face down to her belly.

672
00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:12,759
Speaker 2: It was at that moment Nathan felt the prompting of

673
00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:16,920
Speaker 2: God's voice. The anger of God was awakened, and Nathan

674
00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:20,239
Speaker 2: feared the worst for the young king. It was early

675
00:38:20,280 --> 00:38:23,040
Speaker 2: in the morning, and David arose before the sunrise to

676
00:38:23,080 --> 00:38:25,799
Speaker 2: walk the garden. He rolled out of his bed and

677
00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:29,560
Speaker 2: looked at his new bride beside him. It all seemed

678
00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:33,160
Speaker 2: much more empty and pointless now. The anxiety of covering

679
00:38:33,239 --> 00:38:37,120
Speaker 2: up their affair had left them exhausted. David had a

680
00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:40,960
Speaker 2: disquieted soul, but he did not know it. The radical

681
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:44,880
Speaker 2: self reflection he once had was gone. His conscience was

682
00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:48,839
Speaker 2: like an unsharpened blade, rusty and dull. He had spent

683
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:51,640
Speaker 2: so much time quieting the voice of God's spirit within

684
00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:54,200
Speaker 2: him that it was nearly impossible for him to feel

685
00:38:54,239 --> 00:38:58,040
Speaker 2: guilty anymore. He wrapped himself in his royal robes and

686
00:38:58,120 --> 00:39:01,360
Speaker 2: left the house to stroll among the garden. The mild

687
00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,920
Speaker 2: spring air was slowly giving way to the heat of summer.

688
00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:07,520
Speaker 2: David could sense it would be a warm day. He

689
00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:10,319
Speaker 2: walked the gardens, humming an old tune and listening to

690
00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:14,880
Speaker 2: the birds. Then, almost out of nowhere, Nathan the prophet appeared.

691
00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:18,799
Speaker 6: Ah ah, Nathan, you startled.

692
00:39:18,239 --> 00:39:21,160
Speaker 2: Me, the king said with laughter. He placed a hand

693
00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:22,440
Speaker 2: on his shoulder and smiled.

694
00:39:22,920 --> 00:39:25,439
Speaker 6: It was great to see you at the wedding bath.

695
00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:27,759
Speaker 6: Sheba and I were pleased to have you there.

696
00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:30,160
Speaker 2: Nathan nodded and forced a smile.

697
00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:34,239
Speaker 6: I wouldn't have missed it, my son. However, I wish

698
00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:38,880
Speaker 6: I could carry all in the celebration, but alas I cannot.

699
00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:44,120
Speaker 6: I have heard disturbing news. But what troubles you, David

700
00:39:44,120 --> 00:39:47,640
Speaker 6: asked ignorantly. The old man gestured for the king to

701
00:39:47,680 --> 00:39:50,640
Speaker 6: sit down. The two of them sat beside one another,

702
00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:54,360
Speaker 6: sulking in the new rays of the morning. Nathan sighed

703
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:57,960
Speaker 6: and said, there were two men who lived in the same.

704
00:39:57,760 --> 00:39:58,960
Speaker 3: Village he began.

705
00:39:59,360 --> 00:40:03,640
Speaker 6: One of them was very rich, the other was very poor.

706
00:40:04,719 --> 00:40:08,840
Speaker 6: The rich man had many flocks of sheep, goats and

707
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:13,239
Speaker 6: herds of oxen, but the poor man had nothing but

708
00:40:13,360 --> 00:40:17,080
Speaker 6: one single little lamb. He had bought this lamb with

709
00:40:17,200 --> 00:40:21,320
Speaker 6: money he had saved for quite some time. He nursed

710
00:40:21,320 --> 00:40:25,880
Speaker 6: the lamb, bathed it, and nurtured it. In fact, the

711
00:40:25,920 --> 00:40:28,719
Speaker 6: little lamb would even sleep with his children at night.

712
00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:33,240
Speaker 6: The lamb was like a daughter to this poor man.

713
00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:37,280
Speaker 2: Nathan smiled and looked at David. The King was clearly

714
00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:40,160
Speaker 2: enjoying the story thus far, and Nathan knew he had

715
00:40:40,200 --> 00:40:43,279
Speaker 2: his attention. Nathan frowned and said.

716
00:40:43,360 --> 00:40:48,600
Speaker 6: However, something disturbing happened to that poor man. One day

717
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:52,120
Speaker 6: a traveler came to visit the rich man. Now, the

718
00:40:52,239 --> 00:40:55,120
Speaker 6: rich man wanted to feed his guest, but he did

719
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:58,520
Speaker 6: not want to prepare any of his own animals. So

720
00:40:59,000 --> 00:41:01,480
Speaker 6: in the middle of the night, the rich man went

721
00:41:01,520 --> 00:41:05,880
Speaker 6: into the poor man's home and stole the little lamb.

722
00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:11,280
Speaker 6: He killed it and prepared it to feed his guest,

723
00:41:11,719 --> 00:41:15,160
Speaker 6: and the poor man was left with nothing.

724
00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:19,920
Speaker 2: David was utterly distraught at the news. What he exclaimed,

725
00:41:20,200 --> 00:41:23,279
Speaker 2: who is this man? As the Lord lives, the man

726
00:41:23,320 --> 00:41:27,160
Speaker 2: who has done this deserves to die. I will restore

727
00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:30,839
Speaker 2: the lamb forefold to the poor man. What eager, maniacal

728
00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:33,960
Speaker 2: monster would do such a thing. Nathan stood to his

729
00:41:34,040 --> 00:41:36,799
Speaker 2: feet and held out a finger to the king. His

730
00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:41,120
Speaker 2: eyes were filled with righteous indignation. The old prophet boomed

731
00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:42,919
Speaker 2: his voice downward towards the king.

732
00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:45,400
Speaker 6: You are that man, King, David.

733
00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:49,600
Speaker 2: Nathan's voice carried and echoed across the garden. It sent

734
00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:51,040
Speaker 2: chills down David's spine.

735
00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:53,759
Speaker 3: What do you mean, David asked.

736
00:41:54,120 --> 00:41:56,880
Speaker 6: Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel and the

737
00:41:56,880 --> 00:42:01,319
Speaker 6: God of Justice. I anointed you king over the nation,

738
00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:05,000
Speaker 6: and I delivered you from the wrath of Saul. I

739
00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:08,720
Speaker 6: gave you a grand home, wives, and the entire house

740
00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,880
Speaker 6: of Israel and Judah. And if this were too little,

741
00:42:12,239 --> 00:42:16,759
Speaker 6: I have also added victories and conquests to you. Why then,

742
00:42:16,840 --> 00:42:20,200
Speaker 6: have you despised my word and done what is evil?

743
00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:24,880
Speaker 6: You have struck down Youriah the Hittite, a child of Israel,

744
00:42:25,239 --> 00:42:27,080
Speaker 6: had taken his wife.

745
00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:31,440
Speaker 2: David was shaken to his core. Nathan spoke with the

746
00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:35,360
Speaker 2: authority of God. He could feel the Lord's anger bubbling

747
00:42:35,400 --> 00:42:36,600
Speaker 2: over Lord.

748
00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:41,120
Speaker 6: He murmured, Ah, I just hear the word of the Lord,

749
00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:42,480
Speaker 6: giant slayer.

750
00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:45,600
Speaker 2: Nathan interrupted, Behold.

751
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:49,440
Speaker 6: The sword shall never depart from your house because of

752
00:42:49,480 --> 00:42:53,840
Speaker 6: the violence you enacted against your Ayah. Violence will plague

753
00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:58,399
Speaker 6: your household, and strife will come upon you. I will

754
00:42:58,520 --> 00:43:01,280
Speaker 6: raise up evil against you out of your own home.

755
00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:05,560
Speaker 6: Your wives will scorn you, take on of the lovers,

756
00:43:05,840 --> 00:43:08,960
Speaker 6: and they will do so publicly and in the sun.

757
00:43:09,480 --> 00:43:13,360
Speaker 6: For you did it secretly. But I will punish you

758
00:43:13,480 --> 00:43:16,560
Speaker 6: before all Israel and for the world to see.

759
00:43:17,120 --> 00:43:19,719
Speaker 2: David fell on to his knees. He wept at the

760
00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:20,480
Speaker 2: feet of Nathan.

761
00:43:21,239 --> 00:43:26,120
Speaker 6: Ah, I have sinned, Lord, he whimpered, I have no excuse.

762
00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:29,759
Speaker 2: Nathan knelt down and touched David on the shoulder. He

763
00:43:29,840 --> 00:43:31,879
Speaker 2: spoke in a gentle voice, saying.

764
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:36,880
Speaker 6: The Lord will forgive you my king. You will not die,

765
00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:42,360
Speaker 6: and your kingdom shall remain. Nevertheless, because of all the

766
00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:47,160
Speaker 6: strife and chaos this is caused, the child who is

767
00:43:47,239 --> 00:43:50,600
Speaker 6: born to you, out of sin, shall die.

768
00:43:51,160 --> 00:43:54,160
Speaker 2: David darted his eyes up to Nathan. He shook his

769
00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:57,480
Speaker 2: head in disbelief, but Nathan had nothing left to say.

770
00:43:58,320 --> 00:44:01,280
Speaker 2: He rose and went back to his house, leaving David

771
00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:03,800
Speaker 2: in emotional and spiritual disarray.

772
00:44:04,040 --> 00:44:04,960
Speaker 3: What have I done?

773
00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:08,560
Speaker 2: David whispered to himself. He looked up at the sky

774
00:44:08,719 --> 00:44:10,040
Speaker 2: for the first time in weeks.

775
00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:11,400
Speaker 6: Where have I gone?

776
00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:14,080
Speaker 2: It was as if a fog was cleared from David's

777
00:44:14,080 --> 00:44:16,520
Speaker 2: head and he was finally able to see what he

778
00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:19,640
Speaker 2: had gotten himself caught up in. He placed his face

779
00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:20,560
Speaker 2: in his hands and.

780
00:44:20,560 --> 00:44:23,360
Speaker 6: Wept, Who have I become?

781
00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:29,400
Speaker 2: Weeks turned into months, and David trudged around Jerusalem in

782
00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:34,080
Speaker 2: the melancholy days. As Bathsheba's belly grew larger, so did

783
00:44:34,120 --> 00:44:37,760
Speaker 2: David's dread. He placed his hand on her pregnant belly

784
00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:38,759
Speaker 2: and held his head to it.

785
00:44:39,200 --> 00:44:41,640
Speaker 3: Oh little, he whispered.

786
00:44:41,680 --> 00:44:44,960
Speaker 6: Oh, how I pray the Lord does not follow through

787
00:44:45,000 --> 00:44:45,680
Speaker 6: with his word.

788
00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:49,960
Speaker 2: Tears streamed down his cheeks, and Bethsheba held his head close.

789
00:44:50,760 --> 00:44:52,759
Speaker 2: Both of them wept, for they knew it was only

790
00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:55,280
Speaker 2: a matter of time before their sins finally caught.

791
00:44:55,120 --> 00:44:56,080
Speaker 3: Up to them.

792
00:44:57,000 --> 00:45:01,240
Speaker 2: Only days after her ninth month of Pregnancythsheba went into labor.

793
00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:05,840
Speaker 2: It was a long and painful berth, drawing out for hours.

794
00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:09,680
Speaker 2: David paced outside the room where Bathsheba and the nurse

795
00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:13,160
Speaker 2: maids labored. He listened to her shrieks of agony echoed

796
00:45:13,160 --> 00:45:16,400
Speaker 2: down the halls. He leaned his back against the walls

797
00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:19,480
Speaker 2: and slid down onto the floor, covering his ears in shame.

798
00:45:20,239 --> 00:45:25,240
Speaker 2: Keep them safe, he prayed, please. However, the painful screams

799
00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:30,880
Speaker 2: continued until finally, in the sixteenth hour they ceased. David

800
00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:33,759
Speaker 2: darted into the room to find Bathsheba lying down with

801
00:45:33,840 --> 00:45:36,640
Speaker 2: her baby wrapped in her arms. It was a boy,

802
00:45:37,239 --> 00:45:40,440
Speaker 2: a beautiful baby. Boy with light ruddy hair like his father.

803
00:45:41,560 --> 00:45:44,880
Speaker 2: David knelt down beside his wife and child. He stroked

804
00:45:44,880 --> 00:45:49,880
Speaker 2: the baby's cheek. He wasn't crying, he was silent, seeming

805
00:45:49,920 --> 00:45:53,560
Speaker 2: to struggle for breath. David and Bathsheba leaned their heads

806
00:45:53,560 --> 00:45:56,560
Speaker 2: against one another and wet. They knew the boy didn't

807
00:45:56,560 --> 00:46:01,479
Speaker 2: have much time left. Bathsheba nursed her son, and David

808
00:46:01,560 --> 00:46:04,520
Speaker 2: stood to his feet. He furrowed his brow and looked

809
00:46:04,520 --> 00:46:05,160
Speaker 2: out the window.

810
00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:08,520
Speaker 6: I am going to speak with the Lord, David.

811
00:46:08,239 --> 00:46:09,560
Speaker 3: Said, with a determined tone.

812
00:46:10,120 --> 00:46:13,279
Speaker 6: I have been silent towards him for too long.

813
00:46:14,400 --> 00:46:18,080
Speaker 2: So David left and walked outside. The evening was dry

814
00:46:18,160 --> 00:46:21,560
Speaker 2: and crisp. David could see his breath in the coolness

815
00:46:21,560 --> 00:46:25,279
Speaker 2: of the air. He removed his royal robes and outstretched

816
00:46:25,280 --> 00:46:28,680
Speaker 2: his arms to God. I am here, Lord, he said,

817
00:46:28,680 --> 00:46:34,359
Speaker 2: with a cracked voice, you have my attention. David fell

818
00:46:34,400 --> 00:46:37,840
Speaker 2: to his knees into the dust. He violently buried his

819
00:46:37,920 --> 00:46:41,120
Speaker 2: face into the dirt and moaned to the Lord. He

820
00:46:41,160 --> 00:46:44,480
Speaker 2: wrestled to gain connection with God once again. He had

821
00:46:44,520 --> 00:46:48,400
Speaker 2: strayed so far from him that he feared reconciliation was impossible.

822
00:46:49,360 --> 00:46:53,800
Speaker 2: But God was near. God heard every incoherent and bumbling prayer,

823
00:46:55,080 --> 00:46:58,520
Speaker 2: David prostrated before God and would not remove himself from

824
00:46:58,520 --> 00:47:01,840
Speaker 2: the dirt all day and night. He lay there, calling

825
00:47:01,920 --> 00:47:03,600
Speaker 2: out to God and lamenting his sin.

826
00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:08,799
Speaker 6: Save my child, he shouted, I beg you Lord.

827
00:47:09,200 --> 00:47:13,160
Speaker 2: David remained in the dust for days, refusing to remove himself.

828
00:47:13,760 --> 00:47:16,680
Speaker 2: He did not eat. Only occasionally would he drink water.

829
00:47:17,560 --> 00:47:19,720
Speaker 2: The rest of the time he was on his face

830
00:47:19,800 --> 00:47:23,400
Speaker 2: before God. His body was covered in dust, and below

831
00:47:23,480 --> 00:47:25,760
Speaker 2: him was a puddle of mud from the dust mixed

832
00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:29,440
Speaker 2: with David's tears. His prayer and fasting were not tools

833
00:47:29,440 --> 00:47:32,600
Speaker 2: to get whatever he wanted from God. They were demonstrations

834
00:47:32,600 --> 00:47:35,760
Speaker 2: of radical submission and surrender to God's power and will.

835
00:47:36,520 --> 00:47:39,239
Speaker 2: David knew he could not deter the direction of God's will.

836
00:47:39,960 --> 00:47:42,200
Speaker 2: The elders of his house approached him each day and

837
00:47:42,239 --> 00:47:46,600
Speaker 2: stood beside him o a king. They would say, get

838
00:47:46,719 --> 00:47:50,719
Speaker 2: up and eat before you perish. However, he would not

839
00:47:50,760 --> 00:47:53,239
Speaker 2: be raised from the ground. Though they would try and

840
00:47:53,320 --> 00:47:56,440
Speaker 2: rip him away from his place of prayer, David refused.

841
00:47:57,280 --> 00:48:00,520
Speaker 2: At night, he endured the biting cold. In the day,

842
00:48:00,719 --> 00:48:04,440
Speaker 2: he endured the blistering sun. His entire body shook from

843
00:48:04,520 --> 00:48:07,560
Speaker 2: lack of food and exposure to the elements. Then, on

844
00:48:07,600 --> 00:48:11,600
Speaker 2: the seventh day, the elders approached him again, Lord David,

845
00:48:11,960 --> 00:48:16,160
Speaker 2: They said gently. However, David did not respond. They whispered

846
00:48:16,200 --> 00:48:18,960
Speaker 2: among themselves, not sure how to say what they needed

847
00:48:19,000 --> 00:48:19,359
Speaker 2: to say.

848
00:48:19,960 --> 00:48:23,200
Speaker 6: Look at him, How are we supposed to tell him

849
00:48:23,239 --> 00:48:26,920
Speaker 6: that his son has passed? He might kill himself if

850
00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:27,640
Speaker 6: he finds out.

851
00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:31,000
Speaker 2: However, David could hear their whispers. It was early in

852
00:48:31,040 --> 00:48:33,800
Speaker 2: the morning, and the sunrise was cresting over the city

853
00:48:33,960 --> 00:48:37,640
Speaker 2: like a messenger of joy. The gentle morning breeze caressed

854
00:48:37,719 --> 00:48:40,600
Speaker 2: David's cheek and he could once again feel the presence

855
00:48:40,600 --> 00:48:43,920
Speaker 2: of God returning to him. He stood to his feet,

856
00:48:44,200 --> 00:48:47,600
Speaker 2: knees quivering from lack of movement. The elders rushed to

857
00:48:47,640 --> 00:48:50,560
Speaker 2: him to help him up. David stumbled and they caught him.

858
00:48:51,040 --> 00:48:54,480
Speaker 2: He was panting and weak from starvation. With a raspy

859
00:48:54,560 --> 00:49:00,640
Speaker 2: and frail voice, he asked, is my son dead? They

860
00:49:00,719 --> 00:49:06,560
Speaker 2: remained silent, afraid of what David might do. David nodded

861
00:49:06,760 --> 00:49:09,719
Speaker 2: and limped back into the palace. He poured himself a

862
00:49:09,719 --> 00:49:12,759
Speaker 2: warm basin of water and washed himself from head to toe.

863
00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:15,959
Speaker 2: The water was a pleasant bomb to his damaged skin.

864
00:49:16,640 --> 00:49:20,200
Speaker 2: He anointed his head with oil. The fragrance filled his lungs,

865
00:49:20,200 --> 00:49:23,560
Speaker 2: and he felt clean once again. His servants stood outside

866
00:49:23,560 --> 00:49:26,320
Speaker 2: his room, ready to care for him. At a moment's notice.

867
00:49:27,080 --> 00:49:30,319
Speaker 2: David opened the door and gave a gentle smile. Would

868
00:49:30,360 --> 00:49:32,719
Speaker 2: you please retrieve me some food.

869
00:49:32,840 --> 00:49:33,360
Speaker 3: He asked.

870
00:49:34,040 --> 00:49:36,279
Speaker 2: They did as they were told and brought him some

871
00:49:36,360 --> 00:49:40,600
Speaker 2: cured meat, figs, and bread. David ate silently by himself,

872
00:49:41,200 --> 00:49:45,239
Speaker 2: filling his belly and thanking the Lord. The servants were

873
00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:48,920
Speaker 2: confused by David's behavior. For an entire week, he was

874
00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:52,360
Speaker 2: broken and prostrated before the Lord, begging for the child

875
00:49:52,360 --> 00:49:55,800
Speaker 2: to be healed. Now he was clean, eating and smiling.

876
00:49:56,800 --> 00:50:00,120
Speaker 2: What are you doing, one of the servants asked, you fat.

877
00:50:00,040 --> 00:50:02,960
Speaker 9: Rusted and wept while the child was still alive, and

878
00:50:03,000 --> 00:50:04,920
Speaker 9: now that he is dead, you are eating.

879
00:50:05,440 --> 00:50:07,880
Speaker 2: David looked up from his food and considered the question.

880
00:50:08,840 --> 00:50:12,040
Speaker 2: He held himself like a man at peace. He shruddened

881
00:50:12,080 --> 00:50:13,160
Speaker 2: and said.

882
00:50:12,880 --> 00:50:16,800
Speaker 6: While the child was still alive, I fasted and prayed

883
00:50:17,680 --> 00:50:20,799
Speaker 6: for I thought, who knows whether the Lord will be

884
00:50:20,960 --> 00:50:25,879
Speaker 6: gracious to me or not. Perhaps the child will live,

885
00:50:27,560 --> 00:50:31,640
Speaker 6: But now that he is dead, why should I weep

886
00:50:31,680 --> 00:50:36,799
Speaker 6: and fast? Can I bring him back again? One day,

887
00:50:36,840 --> 00:50:39,960
Speaker 6: when I passed from this life, I shall see my

888
00:50:40,080 --> 00:50:43,759
Speaker 6: baby again, but he will not come back to me

889
00:50:44,239 --> 00:50:48,480
Speaker 6: in this life. So I will sit here and regain

890
00:50:48,600 --> 00:50:53,040
Speaker 6: my strength. Then I will go to comfort my wife.

891
00:50:54,560 --> 00:50:58,560
Speaker 6: Then I will repent and be devoted to the Lord

892
00:50:58,640 --> 00:50:59,320
Speaker 6: once again.

893
00:51:00,200 --> 00:51:03,239
Speaker 2: The servants departed, and David stood up and picked up

894
00:51:03,239 --> 00:51:06,759
Speaker 2: his lyre. During his seven days in the dust, a

895
00:51:06,880 --> 00:51:09,680
Speaker 2: song was put on his heart, a song of pain,

896
00:51:10,200 --> 00:51:14,200
Speaker 2: suffering and redemption, a song that would echo into eternity

897
00:51:14,320 --> 00:51:17,840
Speaker 2: as an anthem of repentance. He sat down by his

898
00:51:17,960 --> 00:51:21,720
Speaker 2: window and plucked the lyre. With his voice still rasping

899
00:51:21,719 --> 00:51:24,480
Speaker 2: from days without food, he sang.

900
00:51:25,640 --> 00:51:33,120
Speaker 11: Have mercy on me, o God, according to your unfailing

901
00:51:33,320 --> 00:51:42,160
Speaker 11: love for me, according to your abundant mercy, Blot out

902
00:51:42,600 --> 00:51:46,360
Speaker 11: my transgressions, Wash me.

903
00:51:48,200 --> 00:51:57,839
Speaker 6: From my tresses, and cleanse me from my against you,

904
00:51:59,360 --> 00:52:09,840
Speaker 6: and you will have, I said, my evil is before you.

905
00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:22,000
Speaker 4: Please, O Lord, be pure in your judge, Behold you

906
00:52:22,360 --> 00:52:29,600
Speaker 4: delight in truth. In the end, would be you teach

907
00:52:29,680 --> 00:52:33,839
Speaker 4: me wisdom in the hidden chambers of my heart.

908
00:52:36,160 --> 00:52:37,279
Speaker 3: Purge me.

909
00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:49,479
Speaker 6: And wash me clear, Wash me wider than snow. Let

910
00:52:49,560 --> 00:52:57,960
Speaker 6: me hear a song of gladness from Let these bones

911
00:52:58,080 --> 00:53:06,760
Speaker 6: that you have broken, rejoy. Hide your face from my sins,

912
00:53:07,640 --> 00:53:18,000
Speaker 6: and bloot out my evil deeds. Create in me clean heart, O.

913
00:53:18,120 --> 00:53:26,040
Speaker 12: God, renew your righteous spirit within me. Do not cast

914
00:53:26,160 --> 00:53:31,640
Speaker 12: me out of your presence, and do not take away

915
00:53:31,920 --> 00:53:37,640
Speaker 12: your spirit. Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

916
00:53:38,600 --> 00:53:42,480
Speaker 12: and uphold me with a willing heart.

917
00:53:44,400 --> 00:53:49,120
Speaker 6: Deliver me, o God, God of my salvation.

918
00:53:49,560 --> 00:53:50,279
Speaker 3: Deliver me.

919
00:53:52,840 --> 00:53:58,040
Speaker 6: My tongue will sing aloud your righteousness. Open up my lips,

920
00:53:58,360 --> 00:54:02,360
Speaker 6: and I will declare there your praise. For I know

921
00:54:02,760 --> 00:54:10,759
Speaker 6: now that you do not delight in sacrifice, Oh burnt offerings,

922
00:54:12,239 --> 00:54:21,759
Speaker 6: the true sacrifices, Oh God, are a bron spear broken,

923
00:54:23,719 --> 00:54:30,120
Speaker 6: and contrite heart. Do good to your nation in Zion,

924
00:54:31,719 --> 00:54:36,759
Speaker 6: Build up the walls of Jerusalem.

925
00:54:37,640 --> 00:54:40,400
Speaker 2: After David finished his song to the Lord, he looked

926
00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:44,920
Speaker 2: over Bathsheba was standing at the doorway, listening. Her eyes

927
00:54:44,920 --> 00:54:48,440
Speaker 2: were red from tears. He beckoned her over, and she

928
00:54:48,560 --> 00:54:52,359
Speaker 2: sat at his feet. He sang the song again, this

929
00:54:52,480 --> 00:54:55,759
Speaker 2: time with his wife beside him. He knew he had

930
00:54:55,760 --> 00:54:59,560
Speaker 2: failed her. He knew he may fail her again. However,

931
00:54:59,600 --> 00:55:02,680
Speaker 2: he would not depart from the Lord again. He would

932
00:55:02,719 --> 00:55:05,600
Speaker 2: not leave his presence and forsake the guidance of his spirit.

933
00:55:06,280 --> 00:55:08,920
Speaker 2: The two of them developed love for one another, and

934
00:55:08,960 --> 00:55:12,480
Speaker 2: that love bore a new baby boy whose name was Solomon.

935
00:55:13,200 --> 00:55:16,120
Speaker 2: And the Lord loved Solomon and would be faithful to

936
00:55:16,200 --> 00:55:19,640
Speaker 2: him for all of his days. The tragedy caused by

937
00:55:19,760 --> 00:55:23,640
Speaker 2: David was not beyond the redemption of God. Through Solomon,

938
00:55:23,920 --> 00:55:26,800
Speaker 2: a temple would be built, and the presence of God

939
00:55:26,920 --> 00:55:29,879
Speaker 2: would burst forth from the heart of Jerusalem.

940
00:55:30,239 --> 00:55:30,799
Speaker 3: One day.

941
00:55:31,080 --> 00:55:34,440
Speaker 2: Through his lineage, a new king would be born, a

942
00:55:34,560 --> 00:55:37,799
Speaker 2: king that would not fail like David did, a king

943
00:55:37,840 --> 00:55:42,439
Speaker 2: that would reign with righteousness, love and compassion, A king

944
00:55:42,600 --> 00:55:45,600
Speaker 2: whose strength would topple the greatest enemy of them all,

945
00:55:46,000 --> 00:55:50,759
Speaker 2: sin itself. This king would be the greater David. He

946
00:55:50,800 --> 00:55:52,680
Speaker 2: would succeed where David could not.

947
00:55:55,480 --> 00:55:58,680
Speaker 1: James, the brother of Jesus, gave us great insight when

948
00:55:58,680 --> 00:56:01,320
Speaker 1: he said, no, no one say what he is tempted.

949
00:56:01,360 --> 00:56:04,520
Speaker 1: I am being tempted by God. For God cannot be

950
00:56:04,600 --> 00:56:08,120
Speaker 1: tempted with evil, and He himself tempts no one. But

951
00:56:08,280 --> 00:56:11,720
Speaker 1: each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed

952
00:56:11,960 --> 00:56:15,640
Speaker 1: by his own desire. Then Desire when it is conceived,

953
00:56:15,760 --> 00:56:19,400
Speaker 1: gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is fully grown,

954
00:56:19,560 --> 00:56:23,200
Speaker 1: brings forth death. I think this is a perfect place

955
00:56:23,239 --> 00:56:26,359
Speaker 1: for us to begin as we unpack the decisions made

956
00:56:26,360 --> 00:56:29,960
Speaker 1: by King David. God did not tempt David, nor was

957
00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:33,440
Speaker 1: this a test to prove David's ability to resist temptation.

958
00:56:34,360 --> 00:56:37,880
Speaker 1: David was lured and enticed by his own desire. He

959
00:56:37,920 --> 00:56:41,080
Speaker 1: had given fuel to his desire ever since becoming king.

960
00:56:41,640 --> 00:56:45,440
Speaker 1: He accumulated more wives and grew the king's harem, and

961
00:56:45,520 --> 00:56:49,480
Speaker 1: ignored warnings from his subjects. We were warned that something

962
00:56:49,640 --> 00:56:53,320
Speaker 1: like this might happen. Desire is like a newly conceived

963
00:56:53,360 --> 00:56:56,880
Speaker 1: baby in its mother's wound. After a while, desire grows,

964
00:56:57,360 --> 00:57:00,879
Speaker 1: eventually being birthed into what we know as sin. What

965
00:57:00,920 --> 00:57:02,960
Speaker 1: does this mean for us and what did it mean

966
00:57:03,040 --> 00:57:07,000
Speaker 1: for David? It means that oftentimes the sins we commit

967
00:57:07,400 --> 00:57:11,000
Speaker 1: are an accumulation of thoughts and desires that have grown

968
00:57:11,080 --> 00:57:15,120
Speaker 1: over time. David had made small compromises in his family

969
00:57:15,440 --> 00:57:19,800
Speaker 1: that made this decision easier. He increased his harem and

970
00:57:19,840 --> 00:57:23,640
Speaker 1: accumulated more wives, diluting his judgment. When it came to lust,

971
00:57:24,120 --> 00:57:26,640
Speaker 1: he had also allowed himself to stay back and enjoy

972
00:57:26,720 --> 00:57:31,240
Speaker 1: creature comforts while his men suffered. These decisions alone set

973
00:57:31,320 --> 00:57:35,240
Speaker 1: David up for failure. Just like even the prelude. It

974
00:57:35,360 --> 00:57:38,760
Speaker 1: seemed like their hearts were committed to sin before they

975
00:57:38,880 --> 00:57:45,120
Speaker 1: ever acted. This episode provided commentary on David's decision. It said,

976
00:57:45,360 --> 00:57:49,120
Speaker 1: on the surface, it seemed like just one decision. However,

977
00:57:49,320 --> 00:57:52,680
Speaker 1: up until now, David had a pattern of recklessness in

978
00:57:52,680 --> 00:57:57,400
Speaker 1: his romantic relationships. He acquired many wives and concubines without

979
00:57:57,440 --> 00:58:00,800
Speaker 1: consideration of what it would do to his heart and theirs.

980
00:58:01,320 --> 00:58:05,360
Speaker 1: This one moment was the climax of a thousand small compromises.

981
00:58:05,840 --> 00:58:08,760
Speaker 1: You see, we think our sin is just one decision,

982
00:58:08,880 --> 00:58:13,080
Speaker 1: but it isn't. It's a thousand small decisions that build

983
00:58:13,160 --> 00:58:17,800
Speaker 1: into hundreds of larger decisions, ultimately leading to one large

984
00:58:17,920 --> 00:58:23,360
Speaker 1: and irreversible decision. Earlier episodes gave us some hints that

985
00:58:23,400 --> 00:58:26,080
Speaker 1: this was going to happen. Did you listen again and

986
00:58:26,120 --> 00:58:30,120
Speaker 1: hear them? In episode twenty three, we are told the

987
00:58:30,280 --> 00:58:33,959
Speaker 1: entire continent knew once and for all that David was king,

988
00:58:34,120 --> 00:58:38,120
Speaker 1: elevated by God, and no one would defeat him, No

989
00:58:38,160 --> 00:58:42,000
Speaker 1: one from the outside. That is, after this statement. There

990
00:58:42,040 --> 00:58:44,560
Speaker 1: is a scene with David leaning over the balcony of

991
00:58:44,600 --> 00:58:48,080
Speaker 1: his roof. People who know the story of David might

992
00:58:48,080 --> 00:58:50,680
Speaker 1: have thought that that would be the moment he saw Bathsheba.

993
00:58:51,320 --> 00:58:55,760
Speaker 1: In episode twenty, David asked Abner to bring Michael to him,

994
00:58:55,800 --> 00:58:59,800
Speaker 1: and Benaya tries to warn him, I know just the thing.

995
00:59:00,400 --> 00:59:03,560
Speaker 1: David stepped forward and said to the messenger, tell your

996
00:59:03,640 --> 00:59:07,040
Speaker 1: master that I will accept his request to meet. However,

997
00:59:07,040 --> 00:59:09,640
Speaker 1: I have a condition. He shall not see my face

998
00:59:09,720 --> 00:59:13,480
Speaker 1: until he first brings me my first wife, Michael. Saul's

999
00:59:13,520 --> 00:59:16,200
Speaker 1: cruelty turned her away from me, and she will be

1000
00:59:16,240 --> 00:59:19,760
Speaker 1: given to another man. I slaid one hundred Philistines for

1001
00:59:19,840 --> 00:59:23,080
Speaker 1: the right to marry her, and I desire her back

1002
00:59:23,800 --> 00:59:27,040
Speaker 1: another wife. But now I'm mumbo. Be careful, my friend.

1003
00:59:27,600 --> 00:59:32,640
Speaker 1: David ignored his friend's jab. In episode thirteen, the day

1004
00:59:32,680 --> 00:59:36,360
Speaker 1: after they ball had been killed, David seeks out Abigail.

1005
00:59:37,080 --> 00:59:40,000
Speaker 1: He felt a flutter in his stomach and smiled. Abigail

1006
00:59:40,600 --> 00:59:44,120
Speaker 1: for a breathtaking woman, he thought to himself. David closed

1007
00:59:44,160 --> 00:59:46,840
Speaker 1: his eyes and smiled. He shook his head and lifted

1008
00:59:46,840 --> 00:59:49,560
Speaker 1: his hands to heaven. He sprinted out of the woods

1009
00:59:49,600 --> 00:59:53,400
Speaker 1: and retrieved the horse without telling his men. David galloped

1010
00:59:53,440 --> 00:59:56,360
Speaker 1: to Nabo's home. It was late and the stars were

1011
00:59:56,360 --> 01:00:00,040
Speaker 1: brightly arrayed over the horizon. David rode to Abigail go

1012
01:00:00,240 --> 01:00:03,800
Speaker 1: home and looked up. Abigail was once again sitting at

1013
01:00:03,800 --> 01:00:07,440
Speaker 1: her window. Do you see what's been happening? David has

1014
01:00:07,520 --> 01:00:11,720
Speaker 1: already been making it a habit to take someone else's wife.

1015
01:00:11,760 --> 01:00:14,600
Speaker 1: Michael was married to another man, and David took her

1016
01:00:14,640 --> 01:00:18,280
Speaker 1: away from him. Abigail had just been widowed, and David

1017
01:00:18,320 --> 01:00:22,440
Speaker 1: wooed her. David's patterns have been subtle and under the radar,

1018
01:00:22,920 --> 01:00:27,440
Speaker 1: but now we are seeing the accumulation of seemingly small decisions,

1019
01:00:27,480 --> 01:00:31,240
Speaker 1: and we are realizing that David has been ignoring those clues.

1020
01:00:32,240 --> 01:00:35,280
Speaker 1: Up until now, David seemed to be immune to the

1021
01:00:35,440 --> 01:00:39,040
Speaker 1: entitlement of the throne. But in his weakened and inebriated state,

1022
01:00:39,440 --> 01:00:42,480
Speaker 1: we see his character slip. He fell into the trap

1023
01:00:42,520 --> 01:00:45,160
Speaker 1: of I deserve this, and I work hard enough to

1024
01:00:45,240 --> 01:00:48,760
Speaker 1: indulge every once in a while. This is how sin

1025
01:00:48,960 --> 01:00:53,360
Speaker 1: often begins with entitlement. For whatever reason, our hearts can

1026
01:00:53,400 --> 01:00:57,320
Speaker 1: convince themselves that they deserve to indulge, no matter who

1027
01:00:57,320 --> 01:01:01,400
Speaker 1: gets hurt. David's mind is made up, and he sends

1028
01:01:01,400 --> 01:01:05,360
Speaker 1: for Bathsheba. She obeys, But we must not mistake what's

1029
01:01:05,360 --> 01:01:08,920
Speaker 1: happening here for a mutual affair. David is the most

1030
01:01:08,960 --> 01:01:12,720
Speaker 1: powerful man in the country. Ultimately, we don't know how

1031
01:01:12,760 --> 01:01:16,840
Speaker 1: Bathsheba felt about this. David used his status to bring

1032
01:01:16,920 --> 01:01:19,960
Speaker 1: her to him. At this point in the story, it

1033
01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:23,280
Speaker 1: is important for us to consider a few difficult things.

1034
01:01:24,000 --> 01:01:26,720
Speaker 1: It is hard to believe that Bathsheba's relationship with David

1035
01:01:26,840 --> 01:01:31,360
Speaker 1: was consensual. Whether Bathsheba desired David or not. He used

1036
01:01:31,360 --> 01:01:35,120
Speaker 1: his status to lure her in. He was the king,

1037
01:01:35,680 --> 01:01:39,320
Speaker 1: and you don't disobey the king. Let's say Basheba didn't

1038
01:01:39,320 --> 01:01:42,040
Speaker 1: want to sleep with David, what choice does she have

1039
01:01:42,360 --> 01:01:45,880
Speaker 1: but to come when he calls. An often unspoken sin

1040
01:01:45,920 --> 01:01:49,200
Speaker 1: in this story is that David leveraged his title to

1041
01:01:49,240 --> 01:01:52,200
Speaker 1: get a woman to do what he wanted. He put

1042
01:01:52,240 --> 01:01:55,960
Speaker 1: her in a vulnerable position, and God's anger will be

1043
01:01:56,120 --> 01:01:59,880
Speaker 1: kindled against him for it. David took advantage of Bashi,

1044
01:02:00,360 --> 01:02:03,160
Speaker 1: and there is nowhere around it. We do not know

1045
01:02:03,280 --> 01:02:06,440
Speaker 1: her state of mind, but the fact is she didn't

1046
01:02:06,440 --> 01:02:09,480
Speaker 1: have a choice either way. Let this hideous sin be

1047
01:02:09,560 --> 01:02:13,360
Speaker 1: a reminder that nobody is immune to sin and pride,

1048
01:02:13,400 --> 01:02:17,800
Speaker 1: not even the Giant Slayer himself. As terrible as David's

1049
01:02:17,840 --> 01:02:20,919
Speaker 1: affair was, it was not even his most egregious sin.

1050
01:02:21,760 --> 01:02:24,880
Speaker 1: After failing to cover up his sin, he sent Uriah

1051
01:02:24,880 --> 01:02:27,959
Speaker 1: to the front lines to be killed. David was safe

1052
01:02:28,040 --> 01:02:30,960
Speaker 1: from the judgment of man, all the while invoking the

1053
01:02:31,040 --> 01:02:34,040
Speaker 1: judgment of God. One of the worst parts about this

1054
01:02:34,120 --> 01:02:38,120
Speaker 1: episode is that even after his night with Bshiba, we

1055
01:02:38,200 --> 01:02:40,840
Speaker 1: are given this sense that the death of URII could

1056
01:02:40,880 --> 01:02:44,480
Speaker 1: have been avoided. Remember when God saved David from joining

1057
01:02:44,520 --> 01:02:48,120
Speaker 1: forces with the Philistines. God has proven time and time

1058
01:02:48,200 --> 01:02:50,640
Speaker 1: again to David that he will deliver him from his

1059
01:02:50,720 --> 01:02:54,479
Speaker 1: poor decisions, but David refuses to reach up to God.

1060
01:02:55,000 --> 01:02:59,080
Speaker 1: He refuses to ask for forgiveness. Instead, he frantically tries

1061
01:02:59,120 --> 01:03:02,880
Speaker 1: to cover up his mistakes. In this episode, King David

1062
01:03:02,920 --> 01:03:06,560
Speaker 1: bears an uncanny resemblance to King Saul. He wears a

1063
01:03:06,560 --> 01:03:11,080
Speaker 1: false smile, he uses a manipulative tone, and he refuses

1064
01:03:11,120 --> 01:03:14,400
Speaker 1: to face God like a man. David has forgotten who

1065
01:03:14,400 --> 01:03:17,520
Speaker 1: he is, which is exemplified in all the references to

1066
01:03:17,600 --> 01:03:21,320
Speaker 1: his royal robes. Did you notice that he is wearing

1067
01:03:21,320 --> 01:03:24,200
Speaker 1: his royal robes and not the ones Jonathan gave him.

1068
01:03:24,720 --> 01:03:28,080
Speaker 1: This was a smaller reminder that David had forgotten the

1069
01:03:28,080 --> 01:03:31,160
Speaker 1: shepherd who sang to God the blood of you Ryah

1070
01:03:31,280 --> 01:03:34,920
Speaker 1: was on his hands, but David continued lying to everyone

1071
01:03:35,200 --> 01:03:39,920
Speaker 1: and himself self. Deception is a powerful thing. Our minds

1072
01:03:39,960 --> 01:03:42,840
Speaker 1: do not like the stress of guilt, so we come

1073
01:03:42,920 --> 01:03:45,560
Speaker 1: up with all sorts of excuses and distractions to keep

1074
01:03:45,640 --> 01:03:48,840
Speaker 1: us from feeling shame. David was living as if he

1075
01:03:48,880 --> 01:03:52,120
Speaker 1: hadn't just gotten another man's wife pregnant and then killed

1076
01:03:52,200 --> 01:03:55,080
Speaker 1: him to cover it up. Can I say something slightly

1077
01:03:55,160 --> 01:03:58,200
Speaker 1: uncomfortable for a moment, I promise it will lead us

1078
01:03:58,240 --> 01:04:02,160
Speaker 1: to a good place back. It was a king's prerogative

1079
01:04:02,200 --> 01:04:05,080
Speaker 1: to take whoever he wanted and kill whoever he wanted.

1080
01:04:05,640 --> 01:04:08,040
Speaker 1: It wasn't right, but it was not uncommon for a

1081
01:04:08,120 --> 01:04:11,240
Speaker 1: king in those days to take other men's wives and

1082
01:04:11,320 --> 01:04:15,280
Speaker 1: kill them. Since this was a monarchy and not a democracy,

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Speaker 1: nobody held the king accountable. Kings of other nations would

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Speaker 1: get away with something like this because it was commonplace,

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Speaker 1: but not the king of God's nation, not God's chosen hero.

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Speaker 1: Perhaps speaking from personal experience, David's son Solomon said, for

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Speaker 1: the Lord disciplines him who he loves like a father

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Speaker 1: to a son, and whom he delights. God loves David

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Speaker 1: too much to let him get away with his sin.

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Speaker 1: The episode continued down a tragic course. Nathan confronts David

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Speaker 1: by telling him about a rich man who took a

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Speaker 1: poor man's lamb. The King's outrage revealed just how ignorant

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Speaker 1: he was to his own sin. This is an important

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Speaker 1: lesson for us. When we cut out the voice of

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Speaker 1: God in our hearts, the outrage we are supposed to

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Speaker 1: have toward our own sin is pointed at others. David

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Speaker 1: recognized the sin of the rich man, but had no

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Speaker 1: clue it was really about him. Nathan gave David a

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Speaker 1: chilling rebuke followed by a curse. Behold, the sword shall

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Speaker 1: never depart from your house because of the violence you

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Speaker 1: enacted against you, Riah. Violence will plague your household, and

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Speaker 1: strife will come upon you. I will raise up evil

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Speaker 1: against you out of your own home. Your wives will

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Speaker 1: scorn you and take on other lovers, and they will

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Speaker 1: do so publicly and in the sun. For you did

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Speaker 1: it secretly. But I will punish you before all Israel.

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Speaker 1: This curse will turn out to be true. Violence is

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Speaker 1: going to plague his household, and David will find himself

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Speaker 1: drowning in a sea of his own mistakes. At this

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Speaker 1: point in the story, we're getting too many flashbacks to

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Speaker 1: King Saul. David has become just like him, corrupt, selfish,

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Speaker 1: and ignorant to his own pride. Is hope lost for

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Speaker 1: our hero? Is he destined to fade away into darkness

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Speaker 1: like Saul did?

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Speaker 6: No.

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Speaker 1: In fact, we're reminded about some of the main differences

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Speaker 1: between David and Saul. David, when faced with this sin,

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Speaker 1: repents immediately. He is despondent, repentant, and completely submissive to

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Speaker 1: God's correction. It has often been said that the maturity

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Speaker 1: of our faith isn't always measured in how often we sin,

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Speaker 1: but how long it takes us to repent After we

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Speaker 1: have sinned. David's heart is reconnected with God's and they

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Speaker 1: begin to rebuild their fractured relationship. David will still need

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Speaker 1: to answer for his sins. Tragedy will befall his household,

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Speaker 1: and David's weakened character may prove to make it worse.

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Speaker 1: I wish I could say Our story gets brighter from here,

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Speaker 1: but it doesn't. There is more darkness to walk through

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Speaker 1: before we see any light. Join us next time for

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Speaker 1: episode twenty five, The Exiled Sun. Thanks again for listening.

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Speaker 1: For more inspiring stories, daily prayers and wisdom to last

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Speaker 1: your heroes in the Bible Journey, download the Heroes of

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Speaker 1: Follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify to get the

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Speaker 1: newest episodes right as they come out, and always be

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Speaker 1: inspired by the Bible. God bless.

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