1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: Let us pray be of good courage, and let us 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: play the men for our people and for the cities 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: of our God and the Lord. Do that which seemeth 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: Him good. Second Samuel ten twelve. Dear God, etch in 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: the foundations of my heart that I am a giant 6 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,959 Speaker 1: killer like David and Second Samuel ten. I will not 7 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: cower and run away when I am faced with challenges 8 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: and limiting mindsets that try to loom over areas of 9 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: my life. As I build my faith on your word, 10 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: my feet will move with purpose and speed in the 11 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: direction of my calling, knowing that the armies of Heaven 12 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 1: are backing my life like the army of Israel backed 13 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: King David. To day, I make nome the truth that 14 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: I am not afraid to fight for what God has 15 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: spoken over my life. I make g nome the fact 16 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: that I will fight for the dignity of others through 17 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: the battles and blows of life. I will stay on 18 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: the battlefield until God gives me the victory. I am 19 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: fighting the fight of faith for the Lord. I am 20 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 1: fighting for more. I am fighting for peace, and I 21 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: am fighting to become the highest version of Me in 22 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: Jesus name. 23 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 2: Amen. 24 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: Listening to these daily prayers strengthens your relationship with God. 25 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: Continue hearing from the Lord by listening to today's Bible 26 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: in a Year, brought to you by Bible in a 27 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: Year dot Com. 28 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 3: Victory after victory. In our last story, David came to 29 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 3: the realization that the Lord should have a temple built 30 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 3: for him. Nathan, the Prophet, agreed and spoke for the Lord, 31 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 3: saying his kingdom would be established forever. The Lord blessed 32 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:13,240 Speaker 3: all of David's exploits, and the Kingdom of Israel continued 33 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 3: to grow day by day. In this story, hanan king 34 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 3: of Aman, will humiliate David's servants and the Ammonites learn 35 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 3: that David is not a king to be trifled with. 36 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 3: As inspired by Second Samuel and First Chronicles. 37 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 2: Hello, this is Jack Graham with today's episode of the 38 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 2: Bible in a Year podcast. In our last episode, we 39 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 2: saw David's heart to honor God and build the Lord 40 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: a home, a temple where his glory could be on 41 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 2: display for all the world to see. As a result 42 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 2: of his faithfulness, David received a message from God through 43 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 2: the prophet Nathan. The message was this God would establish 44 00:02:56,320 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 2: a lasting kingdom through David God blessed both as king 45 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,080 Speaker 2: and as a warrior, and today will continue to see 46 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 2: the victories that God gives to David. We'll also hear 47 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: how the King of Ammon meets David's act of kindness 48 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 2: with distrust and disrespect, and discovers that David is not 49 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 2: a king to be mocked or toyed with. And as always, 50 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 2: through it all God's name will be made known, not 51 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 2: just among the Israelites, but to all the nations. Let's 52 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 2: listen now to today's reading. 53 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 3: Not too far away from Israel, na Hash, the king 54 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 3: of the Ammonites, had died. Trumpets sounded in the distance, 55 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 3: and the Ammonite people mourned the death of their king. Hanan, 56 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 3: his son took the throne after his father and surrounded 57 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 3: himself with counsel. David heard of Nahash's death and remembered 58 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,600 Speaker 3: the kindness he showed David. While in the wilderness, there 59 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 3: was historic blood between the Ammonites and the Israelites. However, 60 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 3: David was determined to usher in a new era of peace. 61 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 3: David gathered some of his men to go and console 62 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 3: Hanan with gifts and good will. The servants entered the land. 63 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 3: There was a slight eeriness in the city when they entered. 64 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 3: Being Israelites in the land of the Ammonites was uncomfortable, 65 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 3: and whispers filled the streets as they passed. Nevertheless, the 66 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 3: men walked into the halls of Hanan, determined to comfort him. 67 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 3: The princes and counselors sat beside Hannan as David's men entered. 68 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:34,359 Speaker 3: One of them leaned over to Hanan and whispered, do 69 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 3: you really think David sent comforters because of your father? 70 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 3: You know they are here to spy on our land. 71 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 3: It is a ruse. My King Hanan gave a slight nod, 72 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 3: not taking his eyes off the men. As they entered 73 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 3: the room. The men bowed before Hanan and laid gifts 74 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 3: at his feet. However, corruption and paranoia had easily gripped 75 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 3: Hanan's mind. He stood to his feet and ordered the 76 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 3: servants to be taken at once. The servants were confused 77 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 3: at his intentions. Hanan slipt a devious smile and ordered 78 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 3: his men to shave off half of their beards and 79 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 3: cut the lower half of their robes, exposing their genitalias 80 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 3: before everyone. Then they cast them out into the streets 81 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:23,120 Speaker 3: for all to see Ammonite cackles filled the city's streets 82 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 3: as the men ran in embarrassment. Tears of shame filled 83 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 3: their eyes, and they hid themselves in Jericho. They sent 84 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 3: word to David and told him what happened. David did 85 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 3: not send men to get them. He went himself. David 86 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 3: rode to his men swiftly, as a father would to 87 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 3: his hurting children. David found them hiding in Jericho and 88 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 3: comforted them, remain here until your beards grow back. Here 89 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 3: are supplies and new robes. So David left them and 90 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 3: relieved them of their duties until they recovered their dignity. 91 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 3: He mounted his horse and left the area. He rode 92 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 3: fast and aggressively. He looked forward with fury in his eyes. 93 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 3: David would not forgive the humiliation of his servants. Unlike Hanan, 94 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 3: David was a king with actual power. Hannan would soon 95 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 3: learn this for himself. The Ammonites heard that David was 96 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 3: outraged by Hanan's disrespect. They wanted to attack him before 97 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 3: he attacked them, so they hired twenty thousand Syrian mercenaries 98 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 3: to join their army. They also allied with a neighboring 99 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 3: city to gain an extra thirteen thousand men. Soon a 100 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 3: vast army prepared themselves for David's retaliation. Unperturbed, David sent Joab, 101 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 3: his Mighty Men, and a portion of his army to 102 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 3: face them. Joab scooped out the field and saw that 103 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 3: the Ammonites and the Syrians split up to ambush them 104 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 3: on both ends. Joab and the Mighty Men decided to 105 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 3: march towards the Syrians while the army of Israel took 106 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 3: on the Ammonites. Joab shouted to his men with his 107 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 3: spear in the air and said, protect one another. If 108 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 3: one side proves to be too strong, we will come 109 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 3: to each other's aid. Joab looked to the battlefield. He 110 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 3: longed for battle, craved it, but the armies were large 111 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 3: and his men were few. Be strong and courageous, Joab 112 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 3: yelled again, for you are the city of God. Hurroar 113 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 3: followed Joab's words, and the men of Israel descended upon 114 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 3: the Syrians and Ammonites. Joab and the Mighty Men reached 115 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 3: the Syrians first. Their speed caught the Syrians completely off guard. 116 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 3: Never had they seen men fight with such unity. Months 117 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 3: of training with David in the wilderness honed them in. 118 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 3: They battled as a single unit, as if they were 119 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 3: one body. They overwhelmed the Syrians within minutes, and they 120 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 3: began to flee. The Ammonites saw their mercenaries flee and 121 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 3: became scared. They fled from the battle and hid behind 122 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 3: their city gates. Joab returned with the soldiers and awaited 123 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 3: orders from David for the next move. The Syrians threw 124 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 3: their weapons on the floor in frustration. They had been 125 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 3: caught completely off guard. Though they were hired hands, they 126 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 3: would not allow themselves to be beaten and humiliated by Israel. 127 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 3: They rallied and gathered their allies from beyond the Euphrates. Schobach, 128 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 3: their commander, led them to Helam and awaited David for battle. 129 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 3: Schobach stood taller than all the other men under his command. 130 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 3: He was fierce and a brilliant swordsman and tactician. The 131 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 3: Syrians feared him and followed him into battle. This time, 132 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 3: David did not send Joab and his men. David rode 133 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 3: out with his army behind him to Helam. Thousands of 134 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 3: Syrian horsemen and soldiers stood before David on the opposite 135 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 3: end of the field. David drew his sword and without 136 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 3: saying word, ran headfirst into battle. The men of Israel 137 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 3: stood in awe of their king. He ran like a lion, 138 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 3: shortening the gap between him and his prey. The Syrian 139 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 3: chariots rushed in first. For a moment, it seemed as 140 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 3: though it was David running towards a sea of chariots 141 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 3: on his own. His men followed behind him, inspired by 142 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 3: their warrior king. David's fighting was like poetry. His sword 143 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,559 Speaker 3: slashed the legs of horses, sending the horsemen flying through 144 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 3: the air. His shield absorbed every blow, and his blade 145 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 3: returned with twice the force. David's sword seemed to dance 146 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 3: in his hand as he fought his way through the 147 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 3: Syrian lines. 148 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 2: Schobach had David. 149 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 3: In his line of vision. He ran towards David, toppling 150 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 3: other soldiers on his way. David barely saw Schobach at 151 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:53,800 Speaker 3: the corner of his eye before he struck a blow 152 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 3: to his side with his shield. David flew into the 153 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 3: air and landed on his back. Schobach did not stop 154 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 3: and ran toward David with his sword in the air. 155 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 3: David dodged the second attack and swiped Schobach's calf The 156 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 3: two fought ferociously, yet Chobak's strength was no match for 157 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:17,559 Speaker 3: David's skill. David allowed Shobach to come close, grabbed the 158 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 3: hilt of his sword, and drove his blade into Schobach's side. 159 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:26,319 Speaker 3: He stumbled back, holding his stomach. Frightened that David might 160 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 3: slay him where he stood, Schobach ran away, bleeding from 161 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 3: his stomach. Schobach ran through the battle looking for safety. 162 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 3: Growing faint, he fell to his knees and bled out 163 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 3: on the battlefield. The battle was won. David and his 164 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 3: men killed seven hundred chariots and forty thousand horsemen. David 165 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 3: raised his spear into the air and roared a mighty 166 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 3: cry of victory. With the blood of his enemy laced 167 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 3: on his face and clothes. The men of Israel shouted 168 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:03,079 Speaker 3: and chanted to God. The kings of the East trembled 169 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 3: in fear of David and made peace with Israel. David 170 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,760 Speaker 3: used his sword to make a statement, but he would 171 00:11:09,760 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 3: go no further than protecting his people. David was not 172 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 3: a conqueror and had no interest in enslaving other kingdoms. 173 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 3: He wanted peace and welcomed any kingdom that desired the same. 174 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 3: David's bravery became renowned in all the land. Yet even 175 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 3: the bravest of kings can be undone by the smallest 176 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 3: of temptations, a lesson David would soon learn. 177 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 2: Today's passage begins with the death of the Ammonite king. 178 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 2: His son Hannuin was his successor, and when David heard 179 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,319 Speaker 2: of the death of the man who had once been 180 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 2: kind to him when he was in exile, he wanted 181 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 2: to show his respect and return the kindness. So he 182 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 2: sent some of his men on a peaceful mission into 183 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 2: the land of the Ammonites, his enemies of Israel. Though 184 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 2: he was a very powerful king with a great army, 185 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 2: David wanted to rule with peace whenever possible. But as 186 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 2: his men entered the palace of Hanun, there they were 187 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 2: met with distrust and paranoia. Now, for sure, a certain 188 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 2: amount of trepidation on the part of the Ammonite king 189 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,839 Speaker 2: would have been understandable, But rather than give the men 190 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 2: a chance to speak, he had them seized immediately. Their 191 00:12:24,640 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 2: beards were shaved, an act of humiliation in itself in 192 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 2: those days, and their robes were cut off at the waist, 193 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 2: exposing them to ridicule. As they were cast into the streets. 194 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 2: The men fled in embarrassment and hid in Jericho. Second 195 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 2: Samuel ten to five tells us how David reacted. We 196 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,840 Speaker 2: read when it was told to David, he sent to 197 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 2: meet them, for the men were greatly ashamed, and the 198 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,839 Speaker 2: king said, remain in Jericho until your beards have grown, 199 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 2: and then return. Now. Don't miss the significance of this passage. First, 200 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 2: it tells us that David was primarily concerned with his men. 201 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 2: As a king, he could have focused first on the 202 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 2: disrespect shown to him by Hanoun. He could have immediately 203 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 2: departed to attack the Ammonites to punish them for their mockery. 204 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 2: But he went first to his men to care for 205 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 2: their needs and comfort them. Secondly, David went to them himself. 206 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:23,360 Speaker 2: A great leader is never above serving those who follow him. 207 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 2: Jesus gave us the best example of this, as he 208 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 2: washed his own disciples feet. David surely could have sent 209 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 2: someone else to reach his men, but he went to 210 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 2: see them himself. So, with the first priority handled, David 211 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 2: then turned to the Amonites, for their offense could not 212 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 2: be unanswered. David gathered his men with his faithful commander 213 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 2: joeab in charge. Joeb wisely was careful in his plan 214 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 2: of attack. He'd learned from David, a skillful and wise 215 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 2: military leader, and rather than rush into the war, Joab 216 00:13:56,120 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 2: surveyed the battlefield. He saw there were two fronts on 217 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 2: which to fight, so he prepared his men and they 218 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 2: resolved to fight as one unit, supporting each other. Where 219 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 2: any weakness arose. Joeb's men were strong and ready for battle, 220 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 2: and the enemy was quickly defeated and the Syrian mercenaries 221 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 2: driven off. When the Syrians realized they were in a 222 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 2: large fight, they gathered their allies, and this time David 223 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 2: himself led the Israelite army into battle. God, as he 224 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 2: had been doing since David rose to the throne, gave 225 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 2: David a convincing victory and the Syrians were defeated and 226 00:14:31,080 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 2: driven away, And rather than use this as an opportunity 227 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 2: to increase his territory and kill his enemies, David made 228 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 2: peace with the Syrians and their allies, who knew now 229 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 2: that David and God's people were not to be abused. 230 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 2: But as David's fame and power grew, a complacency began 231 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 2: to creep in, and with it, temptation was just around 232 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 2: the corner. We'll discover the tragic consequences of that in 233 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 2: our next reading. Dear God, we thank you for today's 234 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 2: passage on survance leadership. Help us always be willing to 235 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 2: serve those around us and to help those that we 236 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 2: lead and love. May we show kindness even to our enemies, 237 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 2: as Jesus taught us, and it is in his name 238 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 2: that we pray. Amen. Thank you for listening to today's 239 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 2: Bible in a Year podcast. I hope you are enjoying 240 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 2: it as much as i am. This is Pastor Jack 241 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 2: Graham from Dallas, Texas. 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