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Speaker 1: Saith the Lord thoughts of peace and not of evil,

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Speaker 1: to give you an expected end. Jeremiah twenty nine eleven. Lord,

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Speaker 1: your word says you know the plans you have for me.

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Speaker 1: You have great plans in store for me. You have

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Speaker 1: great things for my future. I am filled with hope

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Speaker 1: when I remember that you are the designer, because your

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Speaker 1: inspiration and creativity, and wisdom and insight are unparalleled. Your

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Speaker 1: things well, and you love me. I know I can

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Speaker 1: come to you with anything that concerns me. Father, Please

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Speaker 1: keep my eyes on you to day. Guide me into

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Speaker 1: all truth. Reveal your mysteries to me. Give me new

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Speaker 1: will for me. Help me to speak words of life,

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Speaker 1: words of redemption and restoration, words of healing. Help me

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Speaker 1: to appreciate the strengths and abilities you've given me. Let

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Speaker 1: me make the most of all my resources in grateful

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Speaker 1: service to you. Thank you for leading me to new heights,

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Speaker 1: new territories, new victories. Protect me from any dangers. Build

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Speaker 1: your kingdom through me. Be glorified in my life to day.

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Speaker 1: It's in Jesus name that I pray.

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Speaker 2: Amen.

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Speaker 5: Hi, I'm doctor Tony Evans, your host for Heroes in

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Speaker 5: the Bible. If you've enjoyed this podcast so far, please

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Speaker 5: share with your family and friends and help us spread

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Speaker 5: God's word. Welcome to the epic adventure of David, a

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Speaker 5: story of honor, battle, jealousy, darkness, friendship, love, scandal, and murder.

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Speaker 5: While most people know of David the myth, few know

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Speaker 5: about David the man. In this episode, we will get

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Speaker 5: a grand view of the king's faith. We get to

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Speaker 5: intimate conversations David has with God. We also get to

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Speaker 5: see him leading the people in praise while also learning

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Speaker 5: some hard lessons about God's holiness. This is one of

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Speaker 5: my favorite episodes because we get a more extensive look

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Speaker 5: at God's interaction with David. Before he has been a

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Speaker 5: figure to speak in some small burst and move behind

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Speaker 5: the scenes. This episode places God as a prominent character.

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Speaker 5: More than that, God is the warrior and king. In

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Speaker 5: this episode, you will be amazed to witness God lead

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Speaker 5: a battle, lead a worship session, and lead the decisions

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Speaker 5: of the king. David is like us in this episode,

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Speaker 5: simply watching God in amazement. This episode also introduces some

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Speaker 5: inner conflict in doubt. It's a healthy thing to struggle

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Speaker 5: David has some lower moments of doubt. He questions God's

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Speaker 5: David lays out a great example for us in this episode.

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Speaker 5: He models what it is like to struggle through doubt,

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Speaker 5: the beginning of mankind, and David is being roped into

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Speaker 5: Here is episode twenty two, The Worshipful Warrior.

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Speaker 2: Prelude to Chapter twenty two. Bezilel was the finest craftsman

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Speaker 2: Armies of the Lord were too overwhelming, breaking through each

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Speaker 2: slay us Ah. There were aspects of God's character that

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00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:09,720
Speaker 2: David could not quite comprehend, seem in the small contradictions

432
00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:13,480
Speaker 2: added up to larger questions. At night, David would often

433
00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:17,240
Speaker 2: consider the depth nuance to the nature of God. How

434
00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:20,760
Speaker 2: someone from whom all life flows can also administer the

435
00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,840
Speaker 2: touch of death. There was an unsearchable and unknowable quality

436
00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:29,119
Speaker 2: to God that David found both frustrating and beautiful, as

437
00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:31,560
Speaker 2: David thought about these things. He heard a knock at

438
00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,960
Speaker 2: his door. A servant entered in and bowed his head.

439
00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,520
Speaker 8: My King, I have news from the house of obed Edom.

440
00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:42,439
Speaker 2: David's stomach churned. He turned to his servant inside. What

441
00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,520
Speaker 2: has happened, he asked, in a frightened tone. Were one

442
00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,679
Speaker 2: of his sons struck down for polishing it?

443
00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:51,480
Speaker 8: No, my lord, on the contrary, it seems as though

444
00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:54,040
Speaker 8: in the past three months obed Edom and all his

445
00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:55,760
Speaker 8: household have been abundantly blessed.

446
00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,960
Speaker 2: David perked up and gestured for the servant to continue.

447
00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:03,240
Speaker 8: Apparently, his daughters have found godly husbands, his cattle have

448
00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:07,440
Speaker 8: produced offspring in great numbers, and his wealth has increased tenfold.

449
00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,360
Speaker 8: I even hear his eldest son is expecting another son,

450
00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:12,640
Speaker 8: making that six grandchildren.

451
00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,520
Speaker 2: The servant stepped forward, seeing that David's mind was clearly racing.

452
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,000
Speaker 8: If I may, my Lord, I would venture to say

453
00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:22,880
Speaker 8: that his household has been blessed because the ark resides

454
00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:26,679
Speaker 8: in his home. The Lord has clearly shown him grace.

455
00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:31,200
Speaker 2: The servant then bowed his head and left. David redirected

456
00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:34,480
Speaker 2: his gaze back to the fires. The flame swayed from

457
00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:37,399
Speaker 2: the breeze blowing in from the window. He shook his

458
00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:39,880
Speaker 2: head again and ran his hands through his curls.

459
00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,200
Speaker 3: Shall I finish when I started?

460
00:27:42,240 --> 00:27:42,440
Speaker 5: Then?

461
00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:46,480
Speaker 2: He asked, with a sigh, will you bless me? David

462
00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,199
Speaker 2: contemplated the Lord and his favor on the household of

463
00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,960
Speaker 2: obed Edom. There was no pomp and procession, and no

464
00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:56,320
Speaker 2: golden cart to carry the ark. It simply resided in

465
00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:59,320
Speaker 2: a humble and loving home. Yet the Lord saw fit

466
00:27:59,400 --> 00:28:03,159
Speaker 2: to bless him. David considered this more and picked up

467
00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,720
Speaker 2: his lyre. He began to strum a new tune, one

468
00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:10,639
Speaker 2: of consideration and humility. He hummed to himself and plucked.

469
00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:15,040
Speaker 2: Soon he began to sing. Words came to him like

470
00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,280
Speaker 2: a trickling stream of water from a deep well.

471
00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:24,399
Speaker 3: Lord, I have given up my pride an arrogance. I

472
00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:30,840
Speaker 3: shall not set my mind on matters too lofty for me. Instead,

473
00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:35,639
Speaker 3: I am content and at peace. As a child lies

474
00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:41,120
Speaker 3: quietly in his mother's arms. My heart is quiet within me.

475
00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:49,200
Speaker 3: Oh Israel, Oh Israel, Oh Israel. Trust in the Lord

476
00:28:49,840 --> 00:28:51,120
Speaker 3: now and forever.

477
00:28:51,800 --> 00:28:53,959
Speaker 2: David knew that a part of being in a relationship

478
00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:56,840
Speaker 2: with his God meant to struggle and to war with

479
00:28:56,920 --> 00:29:00,760
Speaker 2: one's own perceptions of him. David did not shy away

480
00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:04,480
Speaker 2: from the hard thoughts. Yet, in his searching he realized

481
00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,920
Speaker 2: the error of his ways before the Lord did not

482
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,560
Speaker 2: require lavish parades of riches and opulence. He did not

483
00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,480
Speaker 2: delight in the vain and repetitious songs of the masses.

484
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:20,240
Speaker 2: He desired humble, honest, and reverent praise. David had made

485
00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,600
Speaker 2: the mistake of carrying the Lord on a new cart

486
00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:26,560
Speaker 2: arrayed with signs of affluence. The death of uzs A

487
00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,600
Speaker 2: was a picture of the casualties created when a king

488
00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:31,840
Speaker 2: seeks to use God as a show for the people.

489
00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,280
Speaker 2: David continued to sing the song he had just written.

490
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:39,719
Speaker 2: He still did not quite understand the depths of God's character. However,

491
00:29:39,760 --> 00:29:43,320
Speaker 2: he had settled on one thing. Pride and arrogance would

492
00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:48,080
Speaker 2: never lead to any answers. The next day, David gathered

493
00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:50,320
Speaker 2: a small group of levites to carry the Ark of

494
00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,800
Speaker 2: God from the house of Obadiedam to the city of Jerusalem.

495
00:29:54,200 --> 00:29:56,480
Speaker 2: David did not wear his royal robes, nor did he

496
00:29:56,520 --> 00:29:59,600
Speaker 2: walk ahead on horseback with his shimmering armor. He wore

497
00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,560
Speaker 2: a linin effort, like the rest of the priests. He

498
00:30:02,680 --> 00:30:05,480
Speaker 2: wasn't adorned like a king, nor did he carry himself

499
00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:10,440
Speaker 2: like one. Instead, he worshiped exuberantly. Every six paces the

500
00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,760
Speaker 2: priests would take with the ark, they would make a

501
00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:16,360
Speaker 2: sacrifice to the Lord. David would follow in songs of

502
00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:20,120
Speaker 2: praise and dancing. It was a humble procession of pure

503
00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:24,280
Speaker 2: and humble praise. As they approached the city gates, David

504
00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:26,920
Speaker 2: had his men below their trumpets and signal the arrival

505
00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,880
Speaker 2: of the ark. The people bowed as it entered the city.

506
00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:34,760
Speaker 2: People's hearts welled up with joy, fear, awe, and worship.

507
00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:37,800
Speaker 2: They shouted as it entered the heart of the city.

508
00:30:38,360 --> 00:30:41,160
Speaker 2: They worshiped the coming of a new age, an age

509
00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:45,480
Speaker 2: of devotion to their God. Before, other gods and idols

510
00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:48,720
Speaker 2: had tugged at their hearts and tempted them. However, now

511
00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,560
Speaker 2: that David was their king, they saw an example of

512
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:53,880
Speaker 2: what it means to follow after the heart of God.

513
00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:59,400
Speaker 2: Not all, however, were impressed. Watching from her bedroom window

514
00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:04,080
Speaker 2: was David's wife and daughter of Saul. She crossed her

515
00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,400
Speaker 2: arms and scoffed at the king. Look at him, she

516
00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:08,480
Speaker 2: said to her servants.

517
00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:11,440
Speaker 9: Look at him. Dressed in a lowly garb of a

518
00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:12,640
Speaker 9: common town priest.

519
00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,960
Speaker 2: She sneered at the very sight of him. She watched

520
00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:19,360
Speaker 2: David enter the palace courtyard, leaping and dancing before the Lord.

521
00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:23,160
Speaker 2: She hated him. Sure she had loved him before, but

522
00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:26,400
Speaker 2: things had changed. She fell in love with the brave,

523
00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:29,680
Speaker 2: young warrior who slew Goliath. She did not know he

524
00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,560
Speaker 2: would turn into some half breed between peasants and king.

525
00:31:33,400 --> 00:31:36,520
Speaker 2: The way he freely expressed his emotions and danced without

526
00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:39,480
Speaker 2: a care to who was watching made her royal blood boil.

527
00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:42,760
Speaker 9: My father would never have done such a thing, so

528
00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,800
Speaker 9: unbecoming of a king, to frolic like a little girl

529
00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,200
Speaker 9: in front of his subjects embarrassing.

530
00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:52,000
Speaker 2: David knelt on the ground with a hammer, driving a

531
00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,560
Speaker 2: stake into the dirt, propping up the tent for the

532
00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,680
Speaker 2: ark would reside. He put his hands on his waist

533
00:31:57,760 --> 00:32:00,560
Speaker 2: and looked up. The tent was large and in the

534
00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:03,400
Speaker 2: center of the city for all to pass by. The

535
00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,320
Speaker 2: Levites would care for the sacred sight and ensure the

536
00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:10,200
Speaker 2: ark was taken care of. There they offered burnt offerings

537
00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:13,200
Speaker 2: and peace offerings before the Lord. There was a sense

538
00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:16,960
Speaker 2: of nostalgia for the people of Israel. They remembered stories

539
00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:20,320
Speaker 2: passed down from generation to generation of the Tabernacle of

540
00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:23,800
Speaker 2: God and the tent of Meeting. They thought of Moses

541
00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:27,320
Speaker 2: and the Israelites leaving Egypt in search of God's promised land.

542
00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:31,480
Speaker 2: Now Here in the land promised to their ancestors, they

543
00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:35,400
Speaker 2: worshiped the God who delivered them. It was a euphoric experience,

544
00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:40,080
Speaker 2: one that David did not take for granted. David gestured

545
00:32:40,080 --> 00:32:41,200
Speaker 2: for his servant to come near.

546
00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:45,040
Speaker 3: Tell the royal servants to prepare enough bread and raisin

547
00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:48,840
Speaker 3: cakes and portions of meat for the entire multitude. Make

548
00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:50,960
Speaker 3: enough for men, women and children.

549
00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:53,600
Speaker 2: The servant's eyes widened as he looked back of the

550
00:32:53,640 --> 00:32:57,000
Speaker 2: amount of people lacing the city streets. Yet David was

551
00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:58,440
Speaker 2: emphatic about blessing them.

552
00:32:58,800 --> 00:33:02,640
Speaker 3: Give enough for everyone to enjoy themselves, take great care

553
00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:04,760
Speaker 3: that the poor get a meal as well.

554
00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:08,760
Speaker 2: David smiled and patted the servant on the back. The

555
00:33:08,840 --> 00:33:11,360
Speaker 2: young men bowed and went back to the household of David.

556
00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:14,840
Speaker 2: There all the men and women of the house worked

557
00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:18,760
Speaker 2: tirelessly to prepare enough food for the masses. David stepped

558
00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:21,440
Speaker 2: in and helped us well, rolling up his sleeves and

559
00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:24,800
Speaker 2: kneading the dough for cakes. As their king began to

560
00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:27,280
Speaker 2: laugh and sing as he worked, the anxiety of the

561
00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:31,160
Speaker 2: servants began to lift. He brought a levity to the room,

562
00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:34,440
Speaker 2: and soon they were working fast enough to feed thousands.

563
00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:39,600
Speaker 2: After distributing the food to his subjects, David returned home

564
00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:42,560
Speaker 2: to bless his own household. He came into the warm

565
00:33:42,560 --> 00:33:45,400
Speaker 2: embrace of his children. They laughed in the plot of

566
00:33:45,440 --> 00:33:47,760
Speaker 2: as he brought out of warm cakes for them to eat.

567
00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:52,120
Speaker 2: He kissed them and brought them in clothes. David's wives, children,

568
00:33:52,120 --> 00:33:55,520
Speaker 2: and close friends enjoyed a feast together, basking in the

569
00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:58,720
Speaker 2: joy of the Lord. However, the brightness in the room

570
00:33:58,960 --> 00:34:03,480
Speaker 2: soon turned dark as may Call walked in. David had Calib,

571
00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:06,440
Speaker 2: the son he had with Amigail, in his lap. He

572
00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:09,120
Speaker 2: was telling stories of the ark and the faithfulness of God,

573
00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:11,760
Speaker 2: when they call loomed over him with a judgmental glare.

574
00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:15,239
Speaker 2: David had Calib leave his lap and shoot him off

575
00:34:15,239 --> 00:34:17,640
Speaker 2: to play with the others. He looked up to his

576
00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:21,640
Speaker 2: wife and smiled, what troubles you, my wife? This is

577
00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:25,280
Speaker 2: a joyous occasion, and yet you stand here with weight

578
00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:29,040
Speaker 2: holding down your smile. May Caaul dismissed him with a

579
00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:29,840
Speaker 2: wave of her hand.

580
00:34:30,920 --> 00:34:33,760
Speaker 9: I was just considering how the King of Israel honored

581
00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:38,560
Speaker 9: himself today, uncovering himself from his royal robes like a commoner.

582
00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,400
Speaker 9: You should be ashamed of yourself.

583
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:45,360
Speaker 2: Ashamed to laugh and sing with my brothers and sisters

584
00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:49,320
Speaker 2: and the Lord. David asked, why why would I be ashamed?

585
00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:54,040
Speaker 9: They are your servants, not royalty. You walked among them

586
00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:57,560
Speaker 9: like you were one of them, shamelessly dancing before them.

587
00:34:58,080 --> 00:34:59,319
Speaker 9: It was disgusting.

588
00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:02,520
Speaker 2: Stood to his feet and looked his wife in the eyes.

589
00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:05,920
Speaker 2: He was not harsh, nor was he sharp in his reply.

590
00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:10,680
Speaker 3: Micaul, I was before the Lord dancing and singing his

591
00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:14,160
Speaker 3: praises among the people. He is no crime.

592
00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:17,000
Speaker 9: My father would never have done such a thing.

593
00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:19,959
Speaker 2: She replied, hoping to get her rise out of David.

594
00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:24,400
Speaker 2: That is true, David said. He looked down for a moment,

595
00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:26,040
Speaker 2: considering what to say next.

596
00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:32,040
Speaker 3: However, the Lord chose me above your father and above

597
00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:36,600
Speaker 3: his household. He appointed me as the leader of Israel

598
00:35:37,120 --> 00:35:42,040
Speaker 3: and king to the people of God. I will celebrate

599
00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:45,120
Speaker 3: before the Lord in the way that I am called to.

600
00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:50,799
Speaker 3: I will make myself even more undignified than this, and

601
00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:53,760
Speaker 3: be despised in your eyes. If it means the Lord

602
00:35:53,920 --> 00:35:54,680
Speaker 3: is glad with me.

603
00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:57,640
Speaker 9: You made quite a show of yourself, David.

604
00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:01,439
Speaker 3: May Call said, oh no, my love, it was no show.

605
00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:07,160
Speaker 3: The show I put on before turned into a tragedy.

606
00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:14,440
Speaker 3: This was me being humbled before the Lord. I removed

607
00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:17,960
Speaker 3: my royal rogues because it is he who is king,

608
00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:25,399
Speaker 3: not I. Today was about him, not me. I celebrated

609
00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:28,880
Speaker 3: as one of the people today, one of the many

610
00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:30,520
Speaker 3: children of God.

611
00:36:31,400 --> 00:36:34,520
Speaker 2: May Call teemed with anger. She had no reply that

612
00:36:34,640 --> 00:36:38,600
Speaker 2: was worth speaking. She sulked and crossed her arms. David

613
00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:41,680
Speaker 2: could sense her anger. He gently grabbed her shoulders and

614
00:36:41,719 --> 00:36:42,279
Speaker 2: looked at her.

615
00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:45,799
Speaker 3: If it is a matter of embarrassment for you and

616
00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:50,880
Speaker 3: me being exposed before your female servants, rest assured, I

617
00:36:50,960 --> 00:36:55,280
Speaker 3: will be more careful. I will hold you in honor.

618
00:36:56,400 --> 00:36:59,440
Speaker 3: May Call left huffing an anger. Yet David could not

619
00:36:59,480 --> 00:37:02,239
Speaker 3: hold it again. He knew that she had not had

620
00:37:02,239 --> 00:37:05,280
Speaker 3: an easy life. Her father and brothers had been killed,

621
00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:07,480
Speaker 3: and she had been taken back from the husband she

622
00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:11,680
Speaker 3: had for many years. Her bitterness was against God, not David,

623
00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:15,000
Speaker 3: Yet she saw fit to scorn him for those who

624
00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:17,680
Speaker 3: are bitter at God, often lash out at the faithful.

625
00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:23,240
Speaker 3: David arose before the sun. The next morning. The fog

626
00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:26,600
Speaker 3: rested low on the gardens outside David's home. He walked

627
00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:29,400
Speaker 3: among the trees, breathing in the crisp morning air and

628
00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:33,480
Speaker 3: listening to the birds begin their songs. Creation was awakening,

629
00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,799
Speaker 3: and every moment leading up to sunrise was filled with

630
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:40,719
Speaker 3: tranquil beauty. David looked back at his garden, then at

631
00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:44,000
Speaker 3: his house, built from cedar and stone. He tilted his head,

632
00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:48,279
Speaker 3: observing the craftsmanship of his home. It was a beautiful estate,

633
00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:51,240
Speaker 3: fit for a king. He then looked to the roads

634
00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:54,359
Speaker 3: outside his home. Down the road was the tent where

635
00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:57,439
Speaker 3: the Ark of the Covenant lay. He could not help

636
00:37:57,440 --> 00:37:59,560
Speaker 3: but feel a slight pang of conviction that he was

637
00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:02,759
Speaker 3: able to reside in such a magnificent place while the

638
00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:05,800
Speaker 3: Ark dwelled in a tent. As the king thought of

639
00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:09,040
Speaker 3: these things, he spotted the prophet Nathan walking among the

640
00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:12,520
Speaker 3: olive trees. Nathan was a dear and beloved member of

641
00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:15,799
Speaker 3: the household of David. He offered insight into the heart

642
00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:18,560
Speaker 3: of God and clarity to the chaos. David often found

643
00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:22,800
Speaker 3: himself surrounded by the sun peaked slightly above the horizon,

644
00:38:23,040 --> 00:38:27,480
Speaker 3: splashing the flowers below with vibrant color. David smiled at

645
00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:30,480
Speaker 3: the sight and made his way closer to the prophet.

646
00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,800
Speaker 3: Nathan walked slowly with his hands behind his back, soaking

647
00:38:34,840 --> 00:38:38,279
Speaker 3: in the first morning light. Nathan was old enough to

648
00:38:38,280 --> 00:38:41,560
Speaker 3: be David's father, but held the youthful energy of a

649
00:38:41,640 --> 00:38:47,160
Speaker 3: much younger man. David respected him in every way. Good morning, Nathan.

650
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:50,440
Speaker 2: The king said. The prophet bowed his head and smiled

651
00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:55,399
Speaker 2: at the king. Good morning, my young king, to what

652
00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:58,160
Speaker 2: do I owe the pleasure of your company?

653
00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:01,960
Speaker 3: This morning? I was considering my home here.

654
00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:05,120
Speaker 2: David said, nodding to the large house behind the garden.

655
00:39:05,600 --> 00:39:09,720
Speaker 2: What do you make of it? It is a fine palace,

656
00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:13,600
Speaker 2: fit for a fine king. Nathan said, it is a

657
00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:18,120
Speaker 2: fine palace. Hiram, the King of Tire, sent cedar and

658
00:39:18,280 --> 00:39:23,160
Speaker 2: stone to construct it. He also sent his finest craftsman

659
00:39:23,280 --> 00:39:26,600
Speaker 2: to make it. David said, with a frown. If it

660
00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:31,719
Speaker 2: pleases you so much, then why are you downcast? The

661
00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:34,880
Speaker 2: old prophet asked, I dwell in a house of cedar

662
00:39:35,520 --> 00:39:39,360
Speaker 2: and fine stone. I dine in the hall with precious

663
00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:43,680
Speaker 2: furs and pottery on the walls. My fireplace is made

664
00:39:43,719 --> 00:39:48,000
Speaker 2: from riverstone. Yet the ark of God dwells in a

665
00:39:48,120 --> 00:39:54,160
Speaker 2: simple tent. The very symbol of God's presence resides in

666
00:39:54,160 --> 00:39:59,600
Speaker 2: a small shelter while I sleep in luxury. It isn't right.

667
00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:03,600
Speaker 2: Nathan smiled at the young king. He was pleased to

668
00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:06,720
Speaker 2: hear David's heart and knew the Lord was pleased as well.

669
00:40:07,520 --> 00:40:10,160
Speaker 2: Nathan put a hand on his shoulder and said, it

670
00:40:10,280 --> 00:40:13,760
Speaker 2: is clear that the desires of your heart a cure.

671
00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:18,560
Speaker 2: Go do all that you desire, who the Lord is

672
00:40:18,640 --> 00:40:21,680
Speaker 2: with you. Although David did not need the permission of Nathan,

673
00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:25,719
Speaker 2: he felt a sense of validation from him. Nathan was

674
00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:29,520
Speaker 2: precious to him and a very wise soul. The king

675
00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:32,840
Speaker 2: smiled and departed, eager to begin plans for creating a

676
00:40:32,920 --> 00:40:36,080
Speaker 2: home for the Lord to dwell, a palace for all

677
00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:40,760
Speaker 2: to come in worship, a temple. Nathan watched David depart,

678
00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:44,120
Speaker 2: then went his own way. He walked among the garden

679
00:40:44,160 --> 00:40:46,799
Speaker 2: and prayed to the Lord. He remained there all day,

680
00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:50,839
Speaker 2: seeking God and inquiring of his will. As the day

681
00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:54,719
Speaker 2: turned to night, Nathan felt the prompting of God. His

682
00:40:54,880 --> 00:40:58,799
Speaker 2: voice spoke clearly and without mistake. The old prophet's heart

683
00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:00,640
Speaker 2: began to pound as he listened to the voice of

684
00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:04,759
Speaker 2: the Creator. Early the next morning, Nathan ran out to

685
00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:07,920
Speaker 2: the garden to find David. He was in the same place,

686
00:41:08,239 --> 00:41:12,160
Speaker 2: sulking in the peace of the morning. My King, Nathan proclaimed,

687
00:41:12,360 --> 00:41:14,800
Speaker 2: A word has been given to me from the Lord.

688
00:41:15,280 --> 00:41:18,160
Speaker 2: David grew nervous. He did not want to assume the

689
00:41:18,200 --> 00:41:20,520
Speaker 2: word would be a good one. Perhaps there was a

690
00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:23,400
Speaker 2: warning or a rebuke. Is it about the temple I

691
00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:27,800
Speaker 2: desire to make have I erred in my desire. Nathan

692
00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:31,960
Speaker 2: shook his head and said, thus says the Lord to you, David,

693
00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:35,719
Speaker 2: son of Jesse, would you build me a house to

694
00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:39,959
Speaker 2: dwell in. I have not lived in a house since

695
00:41:39,960 --> 00:41:42,680
Speaker 2: to day. I brought the people of Israel out of Egypt.

696
00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:46,959
Speaker 2: I have chosen to meet with people in a tent.

697
00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:51,680
Speaker 2: I have moved with the people of Israel throughout the generations.

698
00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:56,640
Speaker 2: I spoke to Moses, I spoke to Erin, and I

699
00:41:56,719 --> 00:42:00,080
Speaker 2: spoke to the judges of Israel. Never once did I

700
00:42:00,120 --> 00:42:02,880
Speaker 2: ask them to build me a house of cedar, and

701
00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:05,840
Speaker 2: I shall not ask you to either.

702
00:42:06,719 --> 00:42:07,359
Speaker 3: I took you.

703
00:42:07,440 --> 00:42:11,920
Speaker 2: From the pasture to the throne, from leading sheep to

704
00:42:12,080 --> 00:42:16,160
Speaker 2: leading my people Israel. I have been with you wherever

705
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:21,000
Speaker 2: you went, and destroyed whatever enemy seeks to harm you. David,

706
00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:26,440
Speaker 2: I will make your name great throughout the ages, but

707
00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:29,120
Speaker 2: the name of all the great ones of the earth

708
00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:35,480
Speaker 2: all shall remember you. Although you will not be the

709
00:42:35,520 --> 00:42:39,520
Speaker 2: one to build me my house, I will appoint a

710
00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:44,160
Speaker 2: place for my people and plant them in an imperishable nation.

711
00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:48,160
Speaker 2: Violence will not afflict them. I will give you.

712
00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:52,160
Speaker 3: Rest from all your enemies, and I will make you

713
00:42:52,239 --> 00:42:56,040
Speaker 3: a house that will last far beyond your own life.

714
00:42:56,760 --> 00:42:59,840
Speaker 3: When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with

715
00:43:00,160 --> 00:43:04,960
Speaker 3: your fathers, I will raise an offspring after you, a

716
00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:10,279
Speaker 3: king unlike the world has ever seen. I will establish

717
00:43:10,320 --> 00:43:15,080
Speaker 3: the kingdom of this descendant. He shall build a house

718
00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:19,719
Speaker 3: from my name, and I will establish the throne of

719
00:43:19,760 --> 00:43:24,520
Speaker 3: his kingdom forever. I will be to him a father,

720
00:43:24,800 --> 00:43:29,880
Speaker 3: and he shall be my son. He will endure the

721
00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:35,120
Speaker 3: rod and stripes of men, but my steadfast love will

722
00:43:35,160 --> 00:43:40,920
Speaker 3: not depart from him. His house, built by your descendant

723
00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:46,960
Speaker 3: shall be everlasting. David sat back for a moment, dwelling

724
00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:50,239
Speaker 3: on what this prophecy might mean. There would be no

725
00:43:50,360 --> 00:43:53,000
Speaker 3: way for his mind to fully comprehend what the Lord

726
00:43:53,040 --> 00:43:56,400
Speaker 3: had just promised. He was being brought into a plan

727
00:43:56,520 --> 00:43:59,680
Speaker 3: that was ordained since the beginning of time. Through the

728
00:43:59,719 --> 00:44:03,359
Speaker 3: line of David, a descendant would be born a king.

729
00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:07,080
Speaker 3: This king would build a new kingdom and be blessed

730
00:44:07,080 --> 00:44:10,400
Speaker 3: by God. He would be the very dwelling of God

731
00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:14,280
Speaker 3: on earth, God incarnate Jesus Christ.

732
00:44:18,120 --> 00:44:22,279
Speaker 5: This was definitely one of our longer but more rich episodes.

733
00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:27,440
Speaker 5: Filled with battle, music, doubt, prophecy, and marital strife. This

734
00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:31,200
Speaker 5: episode has almost everything, and it gives us a deeper

735
00:44:31,239 --> 00:44:34,840
Speaker 5: look into the character of God. Let's talk about a

736
00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:39,000
Speaker 5: few things together. The prelude featured a man named Besilau,

737
00:44:39,719 --> 00:44:43,160
Speaker 5: the craftsman who constructed the Ark of the Covenant. As

738
00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:45,640
Speaker 5: you just heard, the ark was a key element in

739
00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:49,600
Speaker 5: this episode, representing the manifest presence in favor of God.

740
00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:53,080
Speaker 5: The ark is a reminder that God is with his people,

741
00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:57,440
Speaker 5: and we definitely got that sense in this episode. God

742
00:44:57,560 --> 00:45:01,120
Speaker 5: seemed to be more personally involved in the details of

743
00:45:01,239 --> 00:45:05,520
Speaker 5: David's decisions and exploits. This is perhaps the most important

744
00:45:05,520 --> 00:45:08,680
Speaker 5: theme in scripture, not just the story of David. God

745
00:45:08,719 --> 00:45:11,560
Speaker 5: wants to be among his people. He wants to dwell

746
00:45:11,600 --> 00:45:14,960
Speaker 5: with his children, guiding and protecting them. He began in

747
00:45:15,000 --> 00:45:17,759
Speaker 5: the garden with Adam and Eve. Then he was with

748
00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:21,560
Speaker 5: the family of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. After them, he

749
00:45:21,719 --> 00:45:24,120
Speaker 5: was with the twelve tribes of Israel in Egypt and

750
00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:28,000
Speaker 5: the wilderness. He dwelled among them in the Tabernacle. It

751
00:45:28,040 --> 00:45:31,840
Speaker 5: has always been God's desire to dwell among his people.

752
00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:35,359
Speaker 5: After the Ark, it will be the temple in Jerusalem.

753
00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:39,640
Speaker 5: After the Temple would come Jesus. Jesus is also called Emmanuel,

754
00:45:39,680 --> 00:45:42,719
Speaker 5: which means God with us. This is not just his

755
00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:46,839
Speaker 5: title but his mission. God wants to be with us,

756
00:45:47,239 --> 00:45:50,880
Speaker 5: and he is continually making a way. God is clearly

757
00:45:50,880 --> 00:45:53,840
Speaker 5: with David in this episode. One of the more compelling

758
00:45:53,880 --> 00:45:58,120
Speaker 5: examples was the forest. He strictly instructed David not to

759
00:45:58,200 --> 00:46:01,719
Speaker 5: march against the Philistines. Rather, he was told to wait

760
00:46:01,800 --> 00:46:04,880
Speaker 5: for the sound of marching. This was a brilliant scene

761
00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:08,520
Speaker 5: where David watched God go before him to fight the Philistines.

762
00:46:09,120 --> 00:46:12,080
Speaker 5: God took command and did most of the work, and

763
00:46:12,280 --> 00:46:15,040
Speaker 5: all David had to do was step into the victory

764
00:46:15,160 --> 00:46:18,480
Speaker 5: set before him. Is this something you have considered in

765
00:46:18,520 --> 00:46:21,799
Speaker 5: your own life? We serve a God of victory. He

766
00:46:21,880 --> 00:46:24,920
Speaker 5: has gone before you to wage war against the insecurities

767
00:46:24,960 --> 00:46:28,799
Speaker 5: and sin that shackle you. God makes his presence known

768
00:46:28,840 --> 00:46:32,520
Speaker 5: in this episode. He established that he was the commander

769
00:46:32,719 --> 00:46:35,840
Speaker 5: who prevailed against the enemy, and he was the king

770
00:46:36,080 --> 00:46:40,920
Speaker 5: who presided over the kingdom. David acknowledged that God alone

771
00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:44,000
Speaker 5: is king and he is a servant. He listened intently

772
00:46:44,040 --> 00:46:47,759
Speaker 5: to God's voice in this episode, which brings up another

773
00:46:47,840 --> 00:46:53,080
Speaker 5: theme listening. God is always speaking. He speaks through his word,

774
00:46:53,680 --> 00:46:57,399
Speaker 5: the wisdom of trusted counselors, life events, and the inner

775
00:46:57,480 --> 00:47:00,520
Speaker 5: voice of his spirit. Whether God is speaking or not

776
00:47:00,760 --> 00:47:04,680
Speaker 5: isn't the issue? Are we listening to his voice? Are

777
00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:07,920
Speaker 5: we attuned to his movement? And will do we tune

778
00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:10,279
Speaker 5: out the sound of the world so we can hear him?

779
00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:13,760
Speaker 5: David does, and he is able to get answers even

780
00:47:13,800 --> 00:47:18,040
Speaker 5: when it's difficult. This story was not just sunshine and rainbows.

781
00:47:18,560 --> 00:47:22,640
Speaker 5: There was some hard concepts to wrestle with. In David's excitement,

782
00:47:22,960 --> 00:47:26,360
Speaker 5: he inappropriately paraded the ark of the Covenant. He dagged

783
00:47:26,360 --> 00:47:28,400
Speaker 5: it up on a cart and showed it off without

784
00:47:28,440 --> 00:47:31,480
Speaker 5: regard to the law of Moses. The new cart was

785
00:47:31,520 --> 00:47:35,400
Speaker 5: shimmering with fine jewels and silver. It was a finally

786
00:47:35,480 --> 00:47:39,200
Speaker 5: constructed vessel, but still not what the Lord had desired.

787
00:47:39,600 --> 00:47:42,879
Speaker 5: With all of David's enthusiasm to honor God, he had

788
00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:45,920
Speaker 5: neglected to pay attention to the details of his word.

789
00:47:46,200 --> 00:47:49,560
Speaker 5: Uza became a victim of David's poor judgment and was

790
00:47:49,640 --> 00:47:52,560
Speaker 5: instantly killed when he touched the art. This began a

791
00:47:52,600 --> 00:47:56,560
Speaker 5: strange cycle of thought for David. God's acts came as

792
00:47:56,560 --> 00:47:59,800
Speaker 5: a shock to him and shook up his preconceived notions

793
00:47:59,840 --> 00:48:03,439
Speaker 5: of God. David has certainly seen God's wrath come upon

794
00:48:03,480 --> 00:48:07,800
Speaker 5: his enemies, but never his own priest. This event caused

795
00:48:07,800 --> 00:48:10,440
Speaker 5: a stir in the King's heart, and he was forced

796
00:48:10,520 --> 00:48:14,080
Speaker 5: to wrestle with doubt. I want to make something abundantly clear.

797
00:48:14,520 --> 00:48:17,520
Speaker 5: This doubt that David is feeling is not a bad thing.

798
00:48:18,200 --> 00:48:21,839
Speaker 5: God has just disrupted David's perception of him, and now

799
00:48:21,880 --> 00:48:25,759
Speaker 5: he is forced to refocus and ask deeper questions. This

800
00:48:25,960 --> 00:48:28,680
Speaker 5: is never a bad thing in our faith. Doubt is

801
00:48:28,719 --> 00:48:31,399
Speaker 5: not the enemy of faith. God wants us to bring

802
00:48:31,480 --> 00:48:35,640
Speaker 5: him our questions, concerns, doubts, and burdens. A man or

803
00:48:35,640 --> 00:48:37,960
Speaker 5: woman who has not wrestled with their faith has clearly

804
00:48:38,280 --> 00:48:41,960
Speaker 5: never honestly struggled with God. As David presses in and

805
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:45,560
Speaker 5: gives the Lord his feelings of uncertainty, God meets him.

806
00:48:46,000 --> 00:48:49,600
Speaker 5: David realizes what he did wrong. He realizes that he

807
00:48:49,760 --> 00:48:53,560
Speaker 5: neglected to humble himself. God is personal, but he is

808
00:48:53,640 --> 00:48:57,520
Speaker 5: also holy. God is kind, but he is also dangerous.

809
00:48:58,080 --> 00:49:01,360
Speaker 5: May we never fool ourselves into Yet, in God's mighty power,

810
00:49:01,840 --> 00:49:06,080
Speaker 5: he is worthy of our reverence, respect, and repentance. David

811
00:49:06,160 --> 00:49:10,080
Speaker 5: wrestled with his feelings and doubts, and God met him. However,

812
00:49:10,520 --> 00:49:13,520
Speaker 5: not all his questions were answered. This is a very

813
00:49:13,520 --> 00:49:17,520
Speaker 5: important thing for us to consider. David was reminded that

814
00:49:17,600 --> 00:49:21,279
Speaker 5: there was an inseearchable and unknowable quality to God that

815
00:49:21,400 --> 00:49:25,480
Speaker 5: David found both frustrating and enticing. A God that can

816
00:49:25,520 --> 00:49:28,719
Speaker 5: be fully understood is not worthy of our worship. If

817
00:49:28,800 --> 00:49:31,919
Speaker 5: there is a creator of the universe by whom all

818
00:49:31,960 --> 00:49:35,680
Speaker 5: realities emanates, then it stands to reason that he can't

819
00:49:35,719 --> 00:49:39,600
Speaker 5: be fully understood. God makes himself known and available through

820
00:49:39,600 --> 00:49:43,360
Speaker 5: his word, but he cannot be fully comprehended. God is

821
00:49:43,400 --> 00:49:47,919
Speaker 5: someone to be continually experienced and discovered, not totally figured out.

822
00:49:48,360 --> 00:49:51,040
Speaker 5: We will spend all of eternity peeling back the layers

823
00:49:51,080 --> 00:49:55,240
Speaker 5: of his character and glory. David received the answers God

824
00:49:55,280 --> 00:49:58,359
Speaker 5: gave him, and he has peace, even though there are

825
00:49:58,400 --> 00:50:03,360
Speaker 5: still questions. When we have doubts, uncertainty, and philosophical wonderings,

826
00:50:03,719 --> 00:50:06,720
Speaker 5: it is important for us to have humility. We should

827
00:50:06,760 --> 00:50:09,920
Speaker 5: never be so prideful to think we can understand everything

828
00:50:09,960 --> 00:50:14,120
Speaker 5: about God. After David calms his soul before the Lord,

829
00:50:14,560 --> 00:50:17,640
Speaker 5: he writes Psalm one point thirty one, which many scholars

830
00:50:17,640 --> 00:50:21,880
Speaker 5: believe David wrote after this crisis of faith, Lord, I

831
00:50:21,880 --> 00:50:24,600
Speaker 5: have given up my pride and arrogance. I shall not

832
00:50:24,760 --> 00:50:28,200
Speaker 5: set my mind on matters too lofty for me. Instead,

833
00:50:28,239 --> 00:50:31,640
Speaker 5: I am content at peace. As a child lies quietly

834
00:50:31,920 --> 00:50:35,040
Speaker 5: in his mother's arms. My heart is quiet within me.

835
00:50:35,680 --> 00:50:39,360
Speaker 5: Oh Israel, Oh Israel, Oh Israel. Trust in the Lord

836
00:50:39,480 --> 00:50:43,759
Speaker 5: now and forever. David takes off his royal robes and

837
00:50:43,840 --> 00:50:48,080
Speaker 5: wears a humble ephod. They ditch the golden wagon and

838
00:50:48,160 --> 00:50:52,040
Speaker 5: the priest to humbly carry the art to Jerusalem. The

839
00:50:52,080 --> 00:50:55,960
Speaker 5: people still cheer, but it isn't an opulent parade. It's

840
00:50:56,000 --> 00:50:58,440
Speaker 5: more of a worship service led by King David to

841
00:50:58,440 --> 00:51:03,160
Speaker 5: glorify the Lord. David gets down in the dirt, helps

842
00:51:03,160 --> 00:51:06,040
Speaker 5: pitch the tent, and rolls up his sleeves to help

843
00:51:06,080 --> 00:51:10,200
Speaker 5: cook celebratory cakes. David has humbled himself as a servant

844
00:51:10,280 --> 00:51:13,200
Speaker 5: to the people in ways nobody has seen a king do.

845
00:51:14,080 --> 00:51:16,360
Speaker 5: He is a primary example of what it means to

846
00:51:16,400 --> 00:51:19,839
Speaker 5: be a servant leader. Jesus, hundreds of years later, would

847
00:51:19,920 --> 00:51:23,440
Speaker 5: also serve his people humbly. God esteems the lowli and

848
00:51:23,480 --> 00:51:27,080
Speaker 5: gives grace to the humble. The scene with David feeding

849
00:51:27,120 --> 00:51:31,240
Speaker 5: his citizens is supposed to be contrasted with Saul's early reign,

850
00:51:31,680 --> 00:51:34,279
Speaker 5: when he refused to let the people eat until the

851
00:51:34,320 --> 00:51:38,799
Speaker 5: Philistines were defeated. David genuinely cares about his people enough

852
00:51:38,840 --> 00:51:43,240
Speaker 5: to discard the traditional separation between king and subject. In fact,

853
00:51:43,719 --> 00:51:48,239
Speaker 5: David reversed those roles and served them. Maybe get theological

854
00:51:48,280 --> 00:51:50,799
Speaker 5: together for a moment. I think it is important to

855
00:51:50,840 --> 00:51:54,400
Speaker 5: mention how unique the Bible is compared to other religious texts.

856
00:51:54,719 --> 00:51:57,360
Speaker 5: In Genesis, we are told that God made men and

857
00:51:57,440 --> 00:52:01,560
Speaker 5: women in his image. You were an ancient reader, you

858
00:52:01,560 --> 00:52:05,319
Speaker 5: would be dumbfounded at this idea. Why Because the term

859
00:52:05,360 --> 00:52:09,200
Speaker 5: image of God was a title solely reserved for kings.

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Speaker 5: To say that all men and women were created in

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Speaker 5: the image of God was to say that everyone is

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Speaker 5: worthy of the same dignity and honor. Kings were given

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Speaker 5: in the Asian world that was unheard of. In fact,

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Speaker 5: in our time that is unheard of. This concept gave

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Speaker 5: birth to what we know today as human rights. Thomas

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Speaker 5: Jefferson famously said that all men are created equal, that

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Speaker 5: they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights,

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Speaker 5: that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Speaker 5: Genesis was the oldest recorded iteration of that concept. So

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Speaker 5: when Jesus served people and treated everyone with dignity, he

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Speaker 5: was expressing God's heart that everyone is worthy of dignity, honor,

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Speaker 5: and respect. Kings are no greater than their subjects. Michael

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Speaker 5: David's wife held a more traditional view and loathed him

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Speaker 5: for stooping so low. She represents the world's view of

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Speaker 5: leadership and nobility. She thinks king should live above their

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Speaker 5: subjects and not among them. But remember God dwelt among

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Speaker 5: us instead of living above us. The episode ended with

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Speaker 5: a bright and beautiful idea from David. He wanted to

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Speaker 5: build God a temple. He saw his immaculate palace and

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Speaker 5: thought it sinful that he would have something so beautiful.

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Speaker 5: While God remained in a tent. As nice as the

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Speaker 5: sentiment was, God had different plans. We end the episode

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Speaker 5: with a prophecy and a promise from God. David, I

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Speaker 5: will make your name great throughout the ages, like the

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Speaker 5: name of all the great ones of the earth. All

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Speaker 5: shall remember you. When your days are fulfilled and you

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Speaker 5: lie down with your fathers, I will raise and offspring

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Speaker 5: after you a king unlike the world has ever seen.

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Speaker 5: I will establish the kingdom of this descendant. He shall

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Speaker 5: build a house for my name and establish the throne

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Speaker 5: of his kingdom forever. I will be to him a father,

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Speaker 5: and he shall be my son. He will endure the

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Speaker 5: rod and stripes of men, but my steadfast love will

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Speaker 5: not depart from him. His house built by your descendant

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Speaker 5: shall be everlasting. The readers of the time are supposed

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Speaker 5: will build a temple for the Lord. But he isn't.

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Speaker 5: God is talking about a descendant of David that will

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Speaker 5: establish the kingdom of God in every heart. He will

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Speaker 5: make a house for God's name, But that house will

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Speaker 5: be in the heart of every man and woman who

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Speaker 5: trust him. This promised descendant is Jesus Christ. I enjoy

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Speaker 5: this time with you. Join me next time as we

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Speaker 5: meet a new character who has been hidden from David's sight.

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Speaker 5: He is a direct link to the heart of David

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Speaker 5: and the lineage of Saul. Get ready for episode twenty three,

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Speaker 5: Strength and Love. Thanks again for listening. For more inspiring stories,

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Speaker 5: daily prayers and wisdom to last the life time, go

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Speaker 5: to pray dot com. And to expand your heroes in

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Speaker 5: the Bible journey, download the Heroes of the Faith devotional

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Speaker 5: at Tonyevans dot org. Forward Slash Heroes. Share this podcast

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Speaker 5: with a family member or friend and help us spread

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Speaker 5: God's word. God bless