Sunday Service #53 1 Samuel 29-31 2 Samuel 1-2 By Josh Monday

First Samuel twenty nine this week. Before we start, I always like to give shout outs to those that commented on Spotify, and I have a few people to shout out from last week. We have Brad Gillis, Thank you, brother. Appreciate you, Whiskers White, I appreciate you always commenting on here and on my podcast as well. And then Brad you as well. Thank you. B I am enjoying the story of Yes God bless you too. I really appreciate you.

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Samuel first, Samuel. So we're gonna be you know, these stories. Just let you guys, know that at the end here there's not as much commentary. There'll be a little stuff I could kind of get into, but most of it is gonna be a storyline. Okay. So but there's also there's all there's some good stuff that you can kind of learn in here. Okay, So let me go back to my notes and just let you guys know. I

did hop on a big show. It's called Apollo the Original on YouTube, and I did a show on biblical cosmology and it's doing, you know, really well and praise God. You know, I kind of prayed to God and said, Lord, kind of open up the floodgates, Lord, and let's let's let's get out there more. And and I'm i mean,

like God answers the prayer. You know, I got invited for something else that's in the works that that may be like really big where I'm defending Christianity, not going to mention it yet until it happens, but you know, something that could be really big. So when you ask God to open up the floodgates, He's going to open. But you have to make sure that you're ready and that you will commit and have integrity when you ask

for something. So that's what I will do. Since I asked God that she's kind of opening up some doors very fast, like literally in three days after I asked him to do that, like the opportunities started popping up that just came out of nowhere. And I do believe it's divine. I believe God is involved, and it's awesome. So anyways, I try to stay true to him and as much as I can, and I try to stay true to you guys as much as I can, and I try to stay true to his words. So it's

really a blessing. And this is not boasting or bragging about for myself. This is boasting and bragging and all glory to God, you know. So He's just amazing and he's doing things right now that is awesome. And before we start, also, I just want to you know, Charlie Kirk just got killed, right and assassinated basically in front of everybody. That just happened a few days ago, and my spirit was hurting, you know. And I'm a big conspiracy theorist, okay, especially when it comes to false flags

and when it comes to even the school shootings. I really really like to dig deep into these things and see what is going on. And I have seen a lot of interesting things. Maybe people some people kind of giving the sign to shoot. Maybe not. Maybe he's just giving signs to the other security guard. There's been a lot of things out there, so I won't really mention it too much until I get the full story. But I suggest definitely guys to pray for him. His family.

His dad was like super heartbroken. I mean, he has a wife, he has kids. He's kind of out there, even whether you agree with him or not, you know, with all of the stuff that he talks about. He was representing the Christian community, and he was quoting scripture and he was out there debating people and just talking about what he believes in. We have freedom of speech.

I fought for that in the military, and I don't believe that we should be targeted in any way, and I don't think it's right for someone to do that. And I don't I don't believe it was just a lone gunman that's a transgender or something. I don't know what they're going to try to push, but all I got to say is this one in particular, not because oh it's Charlie Kirk, but just because for some reason. It's just my spirit was was was broken. You know,

for a few days, I felt really really bad. So anyways, let's go ahead and dig into the word. I just want you guys to definitely pray for his family, and if it is some false flag or whatever, then just pray for him, because that's what we're called to do. But let me just go ahead and start first Samuel twenty nine. First Samuel twenty nine. I'm gonna go ahead and go with the intro. First, the Philistines reject David. The chapter reminds us of the intercessories of God's providence.

How can we use even the suspicion or the suspicion and prejudice of others to bring about his divine plan. In this instance, God intervened to save David from a potential disaster, demonstrating that his deliverance can come from unexpected sources. Okay, so that is the intro for chapter twenty nine, and we're going to go ahead and go one through three, and then I'll go ahead and I have a little bit of notes for that. So let's start first Samuel

twenty nine, Verse one. This is the Philistines reject David. Then the Philistines gathered together all their armies at Apex, and the Israelites encamped by a fountain which is in Jezreel, and the lords of the Philistines passed in review by hundreds and by thousands, but David and his men passed in review at the rear with a Kish. Then the princes of the Philistines said, what are these Hebrews doing? And Akish said to the princes of Philistines, is this

not David? The servant is Saul King of Israel, who has been with me these days, in these years, and to this day, I have found no fault in him since he defected to me. So Akish is defending David. But what's happening is the Philistines are starting to realize, like, why did he defect? First of all, and we have him in the back, in the rear, and we're marching, and at any time his six hundred men and him can just attack us. So they're starting to get a

little paranoid, all right. So Keish is the one that was saying that David can can be with him, and he was, and he's kind of here's you know, he's kind of defending him here, letting him know that he has found no fault in David since he defected to me. And I think I told you guys last episode last Sunday Service that David he had two wives, right, and he kind of wanted to settle down a little bit. I think he wanted to be with the Philistines because he knew that Saul would not try to come and

attack him. He got married to two wives, and I believe that he wanted to just compromise but be comfortable, if that makes sense. He's been on the run for like eight years from Saul or ten years, and all this stuff is happening, and I think he just kind of wanted to settle down for a bit, and that's what was going on on. And now the Philistines are kind of looking back whether they're marching, and they're kind of saying, who are these guys and what why are

they behind us? And then they're like, you know, they're kind of realizing, like, hey, maybe David might be a spy. You know, they're kind of getting a little bit paranoid. Here. Let's see what my notes say real quick. Actually, let's go ahead and continue. We'll continue, and we'll finish verse four through five. First Samuel twenty nine, Verse four says, but the princes of the Philistines were angry with him.

So the princes of the Philistines said to him, make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place where you have appointed for him, And do not let him go down with us to battle, lest the battle he become our adversary. For with what could he reconcile himself to this master, to his master, if not with the heads of these men? Is this not David, of whom they sang one another dances saying Saul has

slain his thousands and David is ten thousands. So not only are they a little bit paranoid, but you know, this is like ten years after he slayed Goliath. I think eight or nine years after he slayed Goliath. Okay, so they're remembering that song. That song wast have been popular because they brought that song up. Did you guys remember back when David killed Goliath and then he started and then Saul started using David for the battles, and

the Lord was helping David be victorious. They started the women started singing that song Saul has slain his thousands. That is ten thousands, right, showing that David is more powerful than Saul when it comes to battle. He didn't like that, but let me go ahead and check the notes and see what I have here. David's dilemma, It says David, who had sought refuge with the Philistines, finds himself in a precarious position as the Philistine commanders question

his loyalty. But the Philistine commanders were angry with the Kish and said send the men back that he may return to the place he assigned him. He must not go with us into battle, or he will turn against us during the fighting. So they're kind of, like I said,

they got a little paranoia going on here. And David's dilemma refers to the moral and spiritual challenges faced by King David, a central figure in the Old Testament, particularly during the events surrounding his sin with Bathsheba and the subsequent fallout. So there's that, and then also there's other things that have to do with David's dilemma, and one of them would have would be this with the Philistines.

So I don't really want to get too there's too many spoiler alerts in this portion of notes that I don't want to say yet. Okay, So, okay, all right, I think this is a little further. Okay, let's go ahead and continue. We're going to be in first Samuel

twenty nine, verse six. Then Akish called David and said to him, surely, as the lord lives, you have been upright, and you're going out, and you're coming in with me in the and the army is good in my sight, for to this day I have not found evil in you, since the day of you coming to me. Nevertheless, the lords do not favor you. Therefore, return now and go in peace, that you may not displease the lords of

the Philistines. So Akish knows that he's kind of in trouble for bringing David and all his men and the Hebrews. So he's letting David know, have not found fault in you. We're good. But hey, I need you to go back because I don't want you to displease the lords or like the princes of the Philistines. So David said to Akish, but I have but what have I done, and to

this day what have you found in your servant? As long as I have been with you, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the King. So let's go back to my notes here. We're in verse nine. Next, it says a keise trust in David. Akeish, the Philistine King expresses the trust in David, saying, I have found no fault in you from the day you come to me until today. This highlights the integrity and character of David even in foreign lands. And Akeisha

has definitely had trust in David. So I think it's pretty interesting. And we're going to be seeing God's sovereignty here. Despite the rejection, God's hand and evidence of protecting David from fighting against his own people, Israel. The situation underscores God's ability to orchestrate events in his purpose. So you see, David was going to be going with them to go fight against the Israelites. So God sovereignty, you see it.

That's why it says that despite the rejection, God's hand is evident in protecting David from finding against his own people. You see God's sovereignty involved here, right, And it says this situation is underscores God's ability to orchestrate events for his purpose. Right, So let's go ahead and continue. Now we're in First Samuel twenty nine, verse nine. Then Nakisha answered and said to David, I know that you are good in the sight of an angel of God. I know that you are good in my sight as an

angel of God. Nevertheless, the princes of the Philistines have said he shall not go up with us to battle. Now, therefore, rise up early in the morning with your master servants who have come with you. And as soon as you are up early in the morning and have light, depart. So David and his men rose early to depart in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines, and the Philistines went up to Jezreel. So that's the end of chapter twenty nine. These are very short and

very quick. Okay, so I do have some notes here, but we want to make sure that we want to make sure that we have that, just to let you know that it might be quick. We'll probably do twenty nine thirty thirty one, and then we'll get into Second Samuel one, probably in two because these chapters are very short and they go pretty quick, and like I said, not as much commentary needed on these. Let's go ahead

and go to We'll start at first Samuel thirty. But first, before we do that, let me just go ahead and go over the role in fear and distrust. So the Philistine commander's fear of David turning against them reveals how fear can cloud judgment and lead to distrust even when there is no evidence of wrongdoing. Okay, So the practical applications for this chapter trust in God's plan when faced with rejection or misunderstanding. Trust that God is working behind

the scenes for your good and his glory. That's a great point. You know. Sometimes we may be thinking like, hey, oh man, that's a missed opportunity right there, or I should have been with that person, or I should have stayed with that person, or I should I mean, I wish I was still friends with that person. But sometimes God is in the background, working behind the scenes for the good and for his glory, and you don't know

what is going on. Like I said, I mean, there's things going on in the spiritual that we might not be able to see. There might be an angel, you know, wrestling with the demon because the demon's trying to get you. And there's all these things happen in the spiritual and you're sitting here in the physical going. How come God's

not helping me? And God is like literally like sending an angel to fight against the demon or fallen angel, whatever's coming after you, whatever the principalities of evil are, you know. I mean, we got to understand that that stuff is happening, and we're sitting here like, Lord, I just need your help. I've been waiting and He's actually helped you right then, at that very moment, and you just don't see it. So definitely trust that God is

working behind the scenes for good and if for his glory. Okay, next one is maintain integrity like David, strive to maintain integrity and faithfulness even when others doubt your intentions. David could have reacted in a different way. He could have said, Oh, they think that I'm gonna go and fight them now, huh, all right, well I'm gonna go fight them now because I got my six hundred men. I'm gonna attack the

Philistines right now with my men. And he could have took it the wrong way, you know, but instead he was still he didn't react the way that he reacted before. He more said that he respected it and didn't and didn't go back and take take out aggression with violence. He respected King Akish. You know, next one is discernment and relationships. Be discerning in your relationship and alliances. Understand that not everyone will see your heart or intentions clearly.

Discernment in relationships is a very big thing. Some people are there to drain you. And it's definitely true that misery enjoys company because there's a lot of people that are going through misery and what they want to do is they want to physically drain you. As well as Christians, we should be there for people. Okay, we should definitely be there for people, and we should definitely pray for

people and we should assist them. So for me in my situation, you know, I'm putting myself out there as reading the Bible, I'm also putting myself out there God's word, leading people to Jesus, leading people to God Holy Spirit. You know, just I really I try to I'm putting myself out there. So I do have a lot of people that hit me up that need help, and you know, they ask me questions and that's I'm putting myself in

that position. But I do have discernment in relationships because I got to draw the line at some point, you know, some time, some people might be maybe not trying to be friends with me because they want to be cool and like, you know, and they need help. Some people might want to try to be friends with me because they don't like the fact that I'm a Christian and they want to try to take away whatever is going

on with me, you know. So, and I'm always happy to be nice to everybody, you know, and I try to treat people with respect always. But yeah, you definitely need discerming your relationship, especially with relationships and your your personal life. Online relationships are different in your personal life. It could get weird, you know, and some people could be telling you like, hey, bro, you know it's been

a long time. Remember you always hung out, you know, we always we always had fun do Let's let's do like old times. Man, let's let's go out with a bang and let's go drink, or let's go party, let's go do this, let's go womenize, or let's go and then you're like, oh, man, I'm not really down with that anymore. Then they keep telling you, telling well, I'm not going to do the womenizing. I'm not going to

do anything like that. But I will go have a drink with you, and then all of a sudden your compromise. You know. So sometimes you got to have discernment in relationships because some people they don't have the same moral compass as you, and they do not have the same integrity as you. So you got to be careful who you hang out with because they could drag you down. And you know, you can be like, oh, I have a couple of beers with you, and then all of a sudden you drink two or three beers and then

you drive home. Do you why? I mean it could change your entire life, you know, or God forbid you drink a couple of beers, three or four beers with that person who haven't hung out with them a while, and he's the one that told you to come out, and then you end up getting into accident and hurting somebody, you know. So discerned relationship is so important. Responding to rejection. Learn to respond to rejection with grace, knowing that God

may be using it to redirect your path. When do we ever think when we get rejected or deal with rejection, that God is using it to redirect our path? Most people do not think like that. So it's a great way of thinking, and I think it's a great way to apply to your life. Some people, rejection happens and then all of a sudden they're like, oh, it's the end of the world. You know, my life is done.

And it's like God could be redirecting your path to meet somebody so much better for you, or you know, or maybe like a job that's so much better for you that's going to come. You know. I've talked to some people that have told me, man that I've been trying to get this job. Bro, i just want to become this whatever, you know. I want to become security guard, I want to become a law enforcement or police officer. I want to do this, and I've been trying. I've

been trying, and I just can't get in. And then all of a sudden they become something else and they ended up loving the job that they got that they never even knew they wanted. You know, So sometimes God is you know, you got to respond to rejection with grace, humility, and integrity and also know that maybe some maybe God is trying to redirect your path into a place that is better for you as an individual. All right, So

let me just go to some connecting scriptures. We have a Romans eight twenty eight, and we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are a called according to his purpose. This reassures us of God's sovereign plan, even in challenging circumstances. Amen. Romans eight twenty eight. And then we have Psalms thirty seven, verse five through six. Commit your way to the Lord, trusts in him, and he will do it. He will

bring forth your righteous like the dawn. You're justice like the noonday sun. This passage echoes the call to trust in God's vindication. Amen. The other one is Proverbs three, verses five through six, which is lean on on your own understanding. We've gone over that verse several times, but it's all right. It is trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean out on your own understanding and all your ways. Acknowledge him, and he will make

your path straight. This verse encourages us to trust God's guidance as see excuse me in David's life. Sorry, I had I had spaghetti today and it's a oh man, it's kind of acidic, so it's causing some issues. With me with the hiccupping, But let me get to okay, what's going on? Trying to get to the okay, trying to get to the introduction to for Samuel thirty. Sorry, guys, apologize, what is going on? For Samuel thirty, Let's do it? Okay? I finally got too all right, there we go. David

destroys the Amalekites. Is what the title is. Verse Samuel thirty illustrates that even in the most hopeless circumstances, faith and seeking God's guidance can lead to restoration and victory. It demonstrates David's exceptional leadership, fair mindedness, fair mindedness, and generosity as he not only recovers all but also shares the spoils equally and sends gifts to his allies. So there we go. We have Verse Samuel thirty, Verse one,

David's conflict with the Amalekites. So now it happened when David and his men came to zig Lag on the third day that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Zicklag attacked Zicklag and burned it with fire, and it taken captive the women and those who were there from small to great and they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way. So David and his men came to the city and there it was burned with fire, and their wives, their sons, and their

daughters had been taken captive. Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept until they had no power to weep. And David's two wives, Ahanium and Jezraelites, and Abigail the widow Okay, I'm sorry, Anehem of the the Jezreelites and Abigail the widow of the Baal the Carmelite, had been taken captive. Now David was greatly distressed for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of this people was grieved, and every

man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord, his God. So David's family and his men's family were back in Zicklag. Why these people were going with the Philistines and they're going out to battle and fighting and doing all the stuff they were doing. So what happened is there the town got invaded by the Amalekites and the Amalekites are the ones that that Saul was supposed to take out. Okay, God said to wipe them out, and he didn't wipe them out fully,

and what happened. They're still dealing with this to this day. Okay. So in my notes it says David's distress and leadership. When David and his men came to Zicklag, they found it destroyed by fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. Despite his own grief, David steps up as a leader, showing the importance of leadership in times of crisis. All right, So David is going to step up.

He's a great leader. The Lord is with him. So that's what makes him a great leader, is him leaning on not on his own understanding as a Proverbs three, verse five through six says, so if I dig a little deeper. David the Second of Israel is a central theme central figure in the Bible, known for his profound faith,

military proudness, and complete complex personal life. His journey from shepherd boy to king is marked by moments of deep distress and exemplary leadership, which is intricately woven into the narrative of the Old Testament. Okay, so it's and it's displayed throughout Samuel. We've kind of already gone through a lot of it already, we're already to chapter thirty already, and then seeking guidance, God's guidance. But David found strength in the Lord his God. First Samuel thirty, verse six.

That's what it says here. It says, now, David was greatly distressed for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of the people was grieved every man, and for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. You see how he goes to the Lord to get strength, and that's awesome. That's why I think he's a great leader and seeking God's guidance.

So let's dig a little deeper into that. Seeking God's guidance is a fundamental aspect of the Christian faith, reflecting a believer's desire to align their life with God's will and wisdom. The Bible provides numerous examples and teaching teachings on how to seek a divine direction, emphasizing prayer, scripture, and the counsel of the Holy Spirit. We talked about

biblical foundations for this. Proverbs five three through six, we kind of went over trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean out on her own understanding, and all your ways acknowledge him. He will make your paths straight. In the New Testament we have James one to five, which encourages believers to seek wisdom from God. Now, if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and will be

given to him. This verse assures Christians that God is willing to provide guidance generously to those who earnestly seek it. Prayer as a means of seeking guidance. Prayers a primary means through which believers seek God's guidance. Jesus himself modeled this in his earthly ministry and Luke six verses twelve through thirteen. Before choosing his twelve apostles, Jesus spent the night in prayer. In those days, Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in

prayer to God. When daylight came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he designated as apostles. The apostle. Paul also emphasizes the role of prayer and seeking divine direction in Philippians four six through seven, for he writes, be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, presenter request to God, and the peace of God will surpass all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ. Okay, so

the conclusion the conclusion has not provided. The Principle's outline above demonstrates the multifaceted approach to seeking God's guidance, emphasizing trust, prayer, scripture, the Holy Spirit, and wise counsel. These elements work together to help believers discern and follow God's will in their lives. Okay, So I think that's just something we need to understand. There's a lot of good stuff in there for us

to understand when we're seeking God's guidance. Okay, So let's go ahead, and all right, cool, I have verse eight here, So all right, we're gonna go first. Samuel thirty verse seven, and David said to Abbathar, the priest am Alec's son, please bring the ethod here to me. And Abathar brought the epowd to David. So David inquired to the Lord, saying, shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them? And he answered him, pursue, for you shall surely overtake them

without fail recover all. So let's see, it's kind of interesting that he asked for the epod. So he goes to the priest, bring the epod here to me, and Abathar brought the epod to David. So David inquired the Lord, So does David need the e fod for him to be able to speak to the Lord? You know, I mean, that's really just we should we should really look into that because I think that's very interesting the way that that those events just went down, because the e fod

is going to be just so you guys know. The epod was a sacred, elaborate garment worn by the high priest, described in Exodus as a tunic made of gold, blue, purple scarlet, fine linen, with shoulder straps and onyx stones bearing the names of the tribes of Israel. It also represented a form of divination, as it supported the breastplate containing the urim and do him for seeking God's guidance. Interesting outside the high priests vestment a simple linen ephod

of the High priest. Investment. A simple linen ephod was worn by Samuel and David, symbolizing participation in worship. Additionally, the term could refer to an idol, such as Gideon's ephod, which became a source of idolatrous worship. Wow, so it looks like David had more like a small ethod. But he didn't wear the actual ethought of the high priest

until this. You know, that's what he would do. He went to the high priest, bring the epod here to me, which is the main ethot that the high priest wore, and he put it on. And I guess it's like a form of divination from able to speak to God. So David inquired to the Lord, saying, shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them? And he answered him, pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover.

All very interesting, So let's check this out. So in my notes it says David inquired to the Lord, should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them? And the Lord told them, pursue them, for you will surely overtake them, rescue the captives. This demonstrates the importance of seeking God's will before taking action. That's the reason why that sounded different than what I read is because you know, obviously

it's from a different translation. But instead of saying it says we cover all captives, this says we cover all all right. So oops, let me go back. Didn't mean to click that. I just want to do that so I don't lose the spot. So divine direction, what is that? Divine direction refers to the guidance and leadership provided by God to individuals or groups, often through the Holy Spirit, scripture, prayer,

and circumstances. It is the process by which God reveals his will and purpose, leading believers and their decisions and life paths. Okay, just want to go over that before we continue. And now I'm gonna be on verse number nine. We're gonna be in First Samuel thirty, verse nine. Let's go ahead and read. So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook besor where those stayed, Breasort, where those stayed

who were left behind. But David pursued he and four hundred men for two hundred stayed behind, who were so weary that they could not cross the brook Besor, and they found then they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water, and they gave him a piece of cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. So when he had eaten, his strength came back to him, for he had eaten no bread,

no drunk water for three days and three nights. Wow that David said to him, to whom do you belong and where are you from? And he said, I am a young man from Egypt, servant of Amalekite, of an Amalekite, and my master left me behind because three days ago I fell sick. We made an invasion of the southern area of the Cherry Writes, and in the territory that belongs to Judah, in the southern area of Caleb, and we burned Ziglag with fire. And David said to him,

can you take me to this troop? So we said, swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this troop. So he was like a slave to them, right, and they were his master. So he was sick and ill, and they were just like, hey, you know what, you can't keep up, I'm just going to leave you here. So this guy was like all right, didn't eat for three days, three knights, and looks like he was just on his

very last limb. That's why when they fed him, they had to wait for him to kind of come back to be able to speak, right, So they probably let him rest up and then then he was able to speak. He doesn't want to go back with the Amalekites. He says, swear to you by God, and that they were accumulate delivering in the hands of my master. He's going to take him to this to the troop, so let's see

what it says here. And then when we had brought him down there, they were spread out over all the land, eating and drinking, dancing because of all the great spoil which they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. So they're sitting there, eating, drinking, partying. Uh, thinking that they got away with it. They got a whole bunch of captives they're thinking, all right, we're good,

we went in there and burned that city down. They don't even have they don't even have any males or anybody that's gonna come and attack us in any way, because uh, they had nobody. That's what they're thinking. They're they're not knowing that David was in the and all the men were off hanging out with the Philistines when they should have been back at home with their wives and kind of protecting that area. Then David attacked them

from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man of them escaped except four hundred young men who rode on camels and fled. I'm sure that you better hold onto those camels, because I'm sure they're not easy to ride. You're probably hitting them like, oh go, and then you to hold on to the camels. I bet you was tough to hold onto those things unless they had a real good you know, unless they had

them set up kind of like a horse. So David recovered all that the Malachites had carried away, and David rescued his two wives, and nothing of theirs was lacking either small or great sons or daughters, spoil or anything they had taken from them. David recovered all like God said, right, then David took all the flocks and herds that they had driven before those other livestock has said, that is David's spoil. All right, So let's stop there real quick.

And in my notes it says restoration and justice. David recovered everything the Amalachites had taken, including his two wives and first Samuel thirty verse eighteen. God's promise of restoration is fulfilled, showing his faithfulness and justice. Okay, so restoration and justice in the Bible. In the Biblical context, restoration refers to the act of God bringing his people back to a state of spiritual, physical, or communal wholeness after

a period of loss, exile, or judgment. The theme of restoration is prevalent throughout scripture, highlighting God's redemptive plan for humanity and his desire to renew and restore his creation. All Right, and justice in the Bible is rooted in the character of God, who is described as just and righteous, and involves the fair and equitable treatment of individuals, the upholding of moral and legal standards, and the protection of

the vulnerable. Biblical justice is not merely pure but restorative, seeking to bring about right relationships between individuals and communities. I just wanted to go over those two definitions right there, and we'll go ahead and continue. We're going to be into verse twenty one, all right. So verse twenty one, it says for Samuel thirty verse twenty one, Now David came to the two hundred men who had been so weird that they could not follow David, whom they also

had made a stay at the brook Besor. They went out to meet David and met the people who were with him, And David came near to the people, he greeted them. Then all the wicked and worthless men of those who went with David answered and said, because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except for every man's wife, children, that they may lead them away

and depart. But David said, my brethren, you shall not do so with the Lord what the Lord has given us, who has preserved us and delivered into our hand the troop that came against us. For he will heed you in this matter. But as his part is who goes down to battle, so shall his be who stays by the supplies, they shall share alike. So it was from the day forward, from that day forward, he made a statute and an ordinance of Israel to this day. Very

interesting there, so we'll pause there. Generosity and fairness. David's decision to share the plunder equally among his men included those who stayed behind, teaches us about fairness and generosity. David isn't to share the plunder equally among his men, including those who stayed behind, teaches us about fairness and generosity. So we got generosity and fairness. Generosity is a virtue highly esteemed in the Bible, reflecting the character of God

in his abundance towards of grace towards humanity. Is the act of giving freely and selflessly, often beyond what is required or expected. The Bible presents generosity as a fundamental aspect of a righteous life, encouraging believers to emulate God's own generosity. Fair fairness, or justice is another key Biblical principle, closely related to righteousness and integrity, and involves treating others

equitively and making decisions that are impartial and just. The Bible portrays God as the ultimate judge who embodies perfect fairness and causes people to reflect his justice and their dealings with others. Okay, So I just want to go over those two definitions, and we will go ahead and continue to read. Where we are going to be in

first Samuel thirty, verse twenty six. Now, when David came to Ziglag, he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, here's a present for you from the spoil the enemies of the Lord.

To those who were in Bethel, those who were in Ramoth of the south, those who were in Jatier, those who were in Error, those who were in sip sip Moth, those who were in Estomia, those who were in Rachel, those who are in the cities of the Germalites, those who are in the cities of the Kennites, those who are in Humrah, those who are in Cherishan, and those who are in attack, those who are in Hebron, and those and to all the places that David and his

men are accustomed to robe. Okay, so accustomed to robe, there we go. So that is the end of for Samuel thirty. And like we always do, we're going to go over some practical applications. One of them is turned to God in crisis. When faced with overwhelming situations, seek strength and guidance from God rather than relying so on your own understanding. That's definitely similar to Proverbs three verses

five through six. Right, lead with integrity in times of trouble, step up as a leader, showing courage and integrity, just as David did. Also, how does David have integrity? Well, he learned it from the Lord. So what does David do? David, he seeks the Lord. When he's doing well and he has integrity and he's leading with integrity, he seeks God's guidance and then God will guide him to victory. But when he's not seeking God and he's leaning on his

own understanding, what do you see? You see David running in ready to do something that is acting on his own emotion and not acting on what he's supposed to do spiritually, which I'm not saying I don't do, or anybody that's listening doesn't do. Obviously we do, you know, so, But yeah, that's when he's leading. The best is when he relies on God and he's seeking God's will, which is the next thing. Actually, it says seek God's will

before making decisions, especially in difficult times. Inquire of the Lord and seek his direction. And if you're in a situation, the way that you seek his direction, you obviously pray to him and ask for his direction. But also you find an example in the Bible and you find out how he wants you to handle it biblically, and then you handle it biblically. Okay, that's how you do it

with integrity, and you're seeking God's will? Is there an answer to every single thing that you're going through in the Bible, most of the things that you're going to go through, is there's going to be an answer in the Bible. Okay, pray to God that he shows you the answer, and you know you can look it up. And whatever you're going through, I know that God will one hundred percent be able to help you. Trust in God's restoration, have faith that God can restore what has

been lost and bring justice to situations of wrongdoing. Yes, when someone does you wrong right, God can definitely bring justice. And they're gonna get dealt with one way or another, Okay, if they haven't, if they don't get dealt with here on earth. They will definitely get dealt with when they're being judged, if it is depending on the wrongdoing or depending if they never repent. Okay, that's not up to

you to make them repent. It's only up to you to forgive, pray for them, and know that God will take justice in his hands. You don't need to take it in yours. Practice generosity, Be fair and generous with the blessings God provides, recognizing the contributions of all involved. Practice generosity. I think I read a verse the other day where it says something like, I don't remember what it was. My aunt she sends me a verse a day, and I don't always remember what the verses. But let

me see if I can look it up. Yes, the poor man cried, and the Lord heard. I don't know where it is when the this says, for he shall deliver the needy. When he crieth the poor, also that him no helper. The poor man cried, and the lord heard him. Know who's stopped with the ears? Oh, that's what I think. It's Proverbs twenty one, verse thirteen. Who stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself. But shall not be heard. So

that's the King James version. It's Proverbs twenty one, verse thirteen. I something my aunt sent it to me, and I don't know I even thought, Oh yeah, practice generosity Proverbs twenty one. Look what this says. This is like right in the gut for those that are spiritually hidden the gut. Proverbs twenty one, verse thirteen. Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and

not be heard. So when the poor needs help, needs assistance, and you shut your ears to them, you're also going to cry and not be heard. So sometime you're going to be in need and the Lord's not going to help you because when that person needed help, you didn't help them. Okay, So we need to practice generosity, be fair,

and generesis with the blessings God provides. Because obviously, man, I mean, you see us even in America compared to other countries, and not saying that everybody's in the best position, but there's a lot of us that are doing way better. We have full plates of food all the time, We got water at any given moment, clean water. You know, we don't have to walk a mile to get clean water, and then come back and forth. And there's a lot of things that we need to appreciate, right, So practice

generosity and assist people that need help. Don't let people walk all over you or take advantage of you. But when the poor needs help, do your best to try to help them. Okay, all right? Next up, we have connections to additional scriptures. We have Psalms eighteen, verse two. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. This verse echoes David's reliance on God's and on God

for strength. And then Galatians six, verse nine, let us not grow weary and well doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up encouragement to preserve in doing good. All right, awesome, So let's now go to first Samuel thirty one. We'll do the intro and let me go there real quick. Now you remember where he went to go see that witch in verse twenty eight, what does he tell Saul? She told him that he is going to die the

next day? I remember. So let's go ahead and see what happens to Saul here Saul Saul's overthrow and death. First Samuel thirty one narrates a tragic and sobering lesson on the dire consequences of disobedience to God and the brevity of earthly power. Despite his tragic ends, saul story also sheds light on the power of respect and honor for the dead displayed by the men of Japis Giliad.

Even in death and defeat, dignity is preserved, offering us a profound message about the enduring values of compassion, respect, and humanity. All right, so we're gonna go ahead and check this out. Now, let me pull up my notes because I definitely have some notes here. So just want to let you guys know before we start. Saul reigned for twenty five years. Okay, So Saul had twenty five years to get it right with God. God was gracious, Okay, God gave him a chance. David had a few chances

to kill Saul, and David didn't do it right. David knew that Saul was still the Lord's annoyeded twenty five years for Saul to get it right. He didn't get it right, and he definitely there was a lot of disobedience and things that he did and kept on trying to chase David kept on trying to kill him. He went to the witch to try to get guidance, brought Samuel up. Samuel told him, you know, let's go back

there real quick. Sam could assault consults a medium which he had kicked all the mediums out of the city when he was walking with God. And Samuel said, so, why do you ask me, seeing the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy? And the Lord this is first Samuel twenty eight, verse sixteen. Then Samuel said, why do you ask me, seeing that the Lord has departed from you and has become your enemy? And the Lord has done for himself as he spoke to me.

For the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David, because you did not obey the voice of the Lord nor execute his fierce wrath upon the Amelek the Malachites. Therefore, the Lord has done this thing to you this day. Moreover, the Lord will also deliver Israel with you into the hand of the Philistines. At tomorrow you and your sons will be with me. The Lord were also delivered the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines. Okay,

Now what'll we see. Now we see first Samuel thirty one. Let's see what happens the tragic end of Saul and his sons. Now, the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. Then the Philistines forwarded hard after Saul and his sons, and the Philistines killed Jonathan. And that's you know, Jonathan was somebody that I really, I really liked, you know, in the Bible. I like the way he

handled situations. I liked now the fact that he didn't never judge David. He always knew that David was after God's own heart, and him and David got along. They were like brothers. But Jonathan had to stay true to his father, right, So when his father wanted to go went to battle, Jatan was by his side. And we have the Philistines killing Jonathan, abindanandab abinadab Abinadab and mal Kashua Saul's sons. So all of Saul's sons right here

are slain. The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him and he was severely wounded by the archers so at this point he's got an archer that probably just shot got him. We'll say they hit him in the shoulder wherever it hit him, probably not a deathly blow, but he's severely wounded, right, so he's probably just laying there. Then Saul said to his armor bearer, draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest the uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me. But his

armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore, Saul took a sword and fell on it. And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him. So Saul, his three sons, his armor, and all his men died together that same day. Wow, how terrible. And so I don't know historically how people know this or what's up with this part right here, But this is something that I heard from a pastor that when I was studying

chapter thirty one. And what he said is, Saul doesn't die at the hounds of a Philistine. He dies at the hands of an Amalekite. So let me see how I could if I could get any Saul dies from According to first Samuel, Saul Committ's wife. In contrast, Second Samuel Malakite claiming to have killed Saul, but he was like the lion for gain favor with David. Oh oh. Okay, So in Second Samuel one records of a Malakite claiming to have killed Saul. Oh, well, maybe that was the

Amalakai was the one that shot the arrow. Okay. So we'll see in Second Samuel. But I just thought it was interesting because I want to read for you guys First Samuel fifteen because of what happened in the prior chapter, which is in thirty. And then also if this Amalakite did kill Saul, even though it's saying that right here that he did it, maybe Malaki was one of the

ones that shot the arrow. I don't know what it is, but when we get to Second Samuel, i'll break it down for you, and which will probably be uh, we'll probably get to it today, so let me get there. But yeah, so let me just go ahead and look at my notes real quick and go over a few things before I get into First Amuel fifteen to show

you guys about the Amalekites, the battle and the defeat. Now, the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain at Moult Gilboa. The israelites defeat highlights the consequences of Saul's disobedience and the absence of God's favor Saul's death so Saul took his own sword and fell on it. That's in First

Samuel thirty four to four. Saul's suicide is a tragic end for a king who was once chosen by God, illustrating that despair that comes from a life lived apart from God's will. So since the Bible says this, I don't believe that Amalakite did kill Saul, so he has to be lying. That's true, because it's saying that Saul fill on his own sword. Here Saul's death, Let's see what it says in my The Philistines, long standing enemies of Israel, engaged in a battle with the Israelites on

Malt Gilboa. The conflict was fierce, and the Israelites were overwhelmed by a Philistine forces. As a battle intensified, the Philipstein's pressed hard against Saul and his sons. The Borean Standard Bible recounts the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinda dab and mal Kishua mal Kashua, Saul's wounded and suicide. At the battle Rates, Saul found himself in a dire situation. The archers targeted

him and he was critically wounded. Fearing capture and humiliation at the hands of the uncircumcised Philistine, Saul made a desperate decision. He instructed his armor bearer to kill him, but the armor bearer, paralyzed by fear, refused consequently took his own life by falling on his own sword. The BSB states, so Saul took his own sword and fell

on it. So what I want to tell you, guys is this battle that was about to occur, is when he went to that woman, okay, and he tried to get her to bring Samuel up right because the Philistines were lined up for battle. So Saul had no other choices, like I need to go, And he acquired with the median and she brought Samuel up. And we know what happened. But I think it's kind of fascinating, you know, But what's the theological implications? So we have Saul's death is

often viewed through the lens of divine judgment. His reign, which began with promise was married, was marred by disobedience and a failure to fully submit to God's commands the prophet Saul. Samuel had previously declared the Saul. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king. Saul's demise service as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's will. The death of Saul and his sons marked the end of

his dynasty and the beginning of David's rise to power. David, who had been anointed by Samuel as the future king, being mourned the loss of Saul and Jonathan, composing a laminate that expresses deep sorrows and respect for the fallen king and his beloved friend. We're going to see that in second Samuel won seventeen through twenty seven. Saul's death, while tragic, set the state for the establishment of a new era in Israel's history under David's leadership. Yes, so

let's go ahead and go back. And then the death of Saul's sons, the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons were. You know, the loss of his sons, include beloved David,

underscores the far reaching impact of Saul's failures. We haven't read verse nine yet, so before we continue, I want to go back to first Samuel fifteen, and we're going to read this whole entire one through eleven here, okay, On Samuel fifteen one through eleven, Samuel also said to Saul, the Lord sent me to annoint you king over his people over Israel. Therefore he'd the voice of the words of the Lord. Thus says the Lord of Host, I will punish Amelek for what he did to Israel. What

did he do? He ambushed him. He ambushed him on the way that he came from the Egypt. Now go and attack Amelek and utterly destroy all they have, and do not spare them, but kill both men and women, infant and nursing child, ox and sheep, camel and donkey. So Saul gathered the people together, number them into them two hundred thousand foot soldiers and ten thousand men of Judah. And Saul came to a city of Amelek and lay

in wait in the valley. Then Saul said to the Kenites, go depart, get down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them, For you showed kindness to all children of Israel when they came out of Egypt. So the Kinnites departed from among the Amalekites, and Saul attacked the Amalekites from have a law all the way to Shure, which is east of Egypt. He also took a gag king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the

people at the edge of the sword. But Saul and the people spared a dog, and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and they were unwilling to utterly destroy them. But everything despised, despised and worthless they utterly destroyed. Now the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, where he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments.

And they grieved Samuel, and he cried out to the Lord all night. That is one of the main points where he made a massive mistake, where God told him to commanded him to do something, and he failed because of pride and because of greed. Okay, this is very being very greedy, and God says, I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king. Okay, So yes, God, through the prophet Samuel, commanded Saul to completely destroyed the Amalekites as a divine punishment for their past opposition to

the Israelites. However, Saul disobeyed by sparing King Agag and the best livestock. Right so the command Samuel delivered the message from the Lord to Saul, stating that it was time to settle accounts with the Amalekites for their actions when Israel left Egypt. Scope The command was utterly was to utterly destroy the Amalekite nation, including the men, women, children, all their possessions, the sheep, the cattle and donkeys. Saul's actions. Saul assembled his army went down to the town of

the Malakites. Before the battle, Saul warned the Knites who lived, you know what we already just we already heard, and then incomplete destruction. Saul in his army defeated the Malakites, but they spared King Agog. He kept the best of the sheep goats and the other livestock. Samuel rebuke. Samuel confronted Saul with disobedience rejection of kingship. Because Saul had rejected God's word, God rejected him as king. So yes, so when first Samuel thirty one, when they killed Saul,

they believe that God was stronger. Yes, that is definitely true. So that's something I have in my notes that when the Philistines triumphed over Saul back then they would think, well, where's the God of Israel. Where's Yahweh? Our God must be stronger because he allowed Saul to get killed. They don't know the backstory of what's going on, but because they killed the king of Israel, Yahweh will show them who's stronger. He's not going to allow anybody to think

that their God is stronger. And he definitely gets back to them in a brutal way. And let's go ahead and see how that is. And then I'll go into First Samuel five where they actually thought that the same thing. All right, So man, first Samuel thirty one, verse seven, And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those who were on the other side of the Jordans saw that the men of visual had fled and that Saul and his sons

were dead. They forsook the cities and fled, and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. So what happened the next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. They cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philisines to proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people. Then they put his armor in the temple of Astaroths, and they fastened his body to the wall

of beth Shan. Now, when he hadn't the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilly had heard that the Philistine had done to Saul. All the valiant men arose, traveled all night and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of beth Shan. And they came to Jibesh and burned them there. And they took their bones and buried them under the tamrist tree of Jabesh and

fasted seven days. So, yeah, you see what happens there Okay, they ended up killing him, cut he gets head off, taking off his armor, and then hanging his body up in their temple, hanging his body and his sons up and the temple of Astoroth, they fastened his body to the wall. That's pretty brutal, you know, pretty brutal. And I'm sure they felt like they were they were showing Astaroth like, you know, their their their God, they're false God.

Like look what we did. So they posted them on the wall saying like, hey, we we took out Yahweh's king, you know. And these men and Jabishkilly had heard what the Philisies had done. They rushed in. They got there, they didn't even sleep. They traveled all night, and they got his body off, his waddy and his sons off the wall, burn them and bury the bones underneath the Tamis tree at Jibesti and fast for seven days. So

let's go ahead and check this out. So in the notes, it says they cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news of the temple of their idols and among their people. The Philistiness desecration of Saul's body symbolizes the humiliation of Israel and the consequences of forsaking God a right. The Philistines triumph. So the Philistines, an ancient people often depicted as adversaries of the Israelites and the

Old Testament, experienced several moments of triumph over Israel. These events are significant and biblical history, illustrating the consequences of Israel's disobedience to God and the subsequent deliverance through divine intervention. So it happens sometimes when they captured the Ark of

the Covenant, sampson downfall the defeat of King Saul. And so you're going to find that in first Samuel four, verses ten through eleven, Samuel's downfall would be Sampson's downfall is actually going to be in Judge sixteen twenty one, and then in obviously for Samuel thirty one, we have the recount of the defeat of Saul. The philistines triumphs over Israel serve as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. These events underscore the importance of

faithfulness and obedience to God's commandments. Despite their victories, the Philistine triumphs over temporary were temporary, as God's ultimately delivered Israel from their oppression through leaders like Samuel David and others who sought to restore the nation to righteousness legacy. The Philistines triumphs why momentary played a crucial role in

shaping the history and faith of Israel. If they are a testament of the sovereignty of God, who uses even the adversaries faced by his people to fulfill his divine purposes and bring about eventual deliverance and restoration. Okay, so next up the value of Jebeesk Gilead. At the all the valiant men rose up, traveled all night, and they took the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of best Sean, went to Jibesh and burned them. The men of Jebesh Gilead show respect and courage, honoring

Saul despite his failures. Right, so the value and Jebeesque. Gilead is a city located east of the Jordan River of the Territory of Gilead holds a significant place in the Biblical history due to its acts of valor and loyalty.

The city's inhabitants are noted for their courageous actions during critical Two critical moments in Israel's history, the rescue of Saul and his son's bodies are earlier involvement in the conflict with the tribe of Benjamin Jibbeesk Gilead first comes into pre eminence and the narrative found in Judges twenty one. I don't really want to go too much into all that. I just wanted to tell you guys about where it's

kind of located in a little history on them. So now we're complete with First Samuel thirty one, and that is the last chapter of for Samuel. So what I'll do is I'll get into the importance of obedience are I'm going to get into practical applications. And the first practical applications is the importance of obedience where it reflects on areas of your life where you may be resisting God's commands, seek His guidance and strive for obedience to

avoid the pitfalls and disobedience. So leadership and responsibility, Consider the influence you have in your family, workplace, and community. How can you lead a way that honors God to possibly impact those around you. Consider the influence you have in your family, workplace of community. Yes, and then how can you lead a that honors God and possibly impacts those around you? Think about that, and that's definitely something

we should be thinking about daily. I try to make an impat sorry, I'm falling out here dealing with failure. When faced with personal failures, turn on the turn to God for forgiveness and restoration rather than succumbing to despair. And then the next one is honoring others, like the men of Jabesh Gilead find ways to honor and respect others even when they have fallen short. And then we have additional scriptures. We have Fir Samuel fifteen twenty two

through twenty three, which we already talked about. I read it all the way, word for word for you already. Proverbs sixteen, verse eighteen Pride goes before destruction and the haughty spirit before a fall. This first connects to Paul Saul's downfall due to pride and disobedience, very very important. Tewond Samuel one eleven through twelve, David's lament for Saul and Jonathan showing respect and mourning for the fallen king

and his sons. We have Romans five, verse nineteen highlights the contrast between disobedience and obedience, pointing to the ultimate obedience of Christ. Okay, there we go, so we are complete. And the other part where the Philistines kind of I

talked to you guys about it earlier. The Philistine god Dagon fell down and was broken in the Temple of Astod in First Samuel five, first falling with its head and then hands broken off by the Ark of God and recounted at for Samuel five, when the Philistines placed the arc when they had captured the Israelites beside Dagon. The idol fell forward the next morning and they found it on the ground with its head and hands severed, a divine act demonstrating the supreme power of the True

God over false gods. Okay, so that is a moment where they were trying to take the Arc of God and trying to show that they had more power, right, So I just kind of want to go over that and give me one sec for okay, perfect, So I just want to go over a quick intro for Second Samuel before we start, and then I will give you

an intro on Second Samuel chapter one. So Second Samuel narrates King David's triumphs, the covenant God made with him, and the tragic consequences of his sin and his family's failures. Illustrating themes of leadership, God's faithfulness despite human imperfection, and

the long long term impact of choices. The book highlights David's deep faith and repentance, also showing how his seriousness leads led to sin with the way how his serious sins led to sorrow and division within his house and kingdom, ultimately foreshadowing Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of God's eternal

promise to David. Keith themes David's reign. The book focuses on David's forty year reign as Israel's second king, chronicling his military proudness, his statues as the greatest of Israel's psalmists, and his profound faith in God. God's covenant a central theme in the everlasting covenant that God made with David, promising that his lineage would rule perpetually, a promise ultimately

fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Consequences of sin. Despite David's greatness, the book reveals his severe sins, particularly with Balshbathsheba, and the tragic lasting consequences that followed for his family and kingdom, showing that sin brings sorrow and alters the course of lives, leadership, and choices. Second Samuel explores the nature of good leadership, the significance of David's choices, and how God uses both successes and failures to accomplish his purpose and prepare his

people David's ascension. After Saul's death, David is anointed king and begins his reign, but a division in the kingdom continues until he fully unifies the tribe. God's Covenant. The prophet Nathan delivers God's message that David's lineage will to do it forever. God's sin and repentance. David commits adultry with Bathsheba. We're going to see that later. I don't

want to give any spoiler alerts. Absalom's rebellion David's son, and we're going to see some rebellion from Absalom, David's son, and we're going to see what happens civil war and the tragic outcomes for David's family. It's really interesting and yeah, perfect, that's I think that's a nice and for Second Samuel. Chapter two, let's look at an intro for Second Samuel,

verse chapter one. David Song for Saul and Jonathan. Second Samuel one serves as a poignant reminder of respect for authority, integrity, integrity, and that depth of human capassion. Despite Saul's efforts to kill him, David chooses to honor and mourn Saul's death, embodying a significant level of integrity and maturity. This chapter calls us to recognize the sacredness of all human life, urging us to respect and love one another even in

the face of enmity and conflict. So perfect, Now we're going to be in Second Samuel and verse one, let's go there real quick. Second Samuel, chapter one, verse one, the report of Saul's death. Second Samuel one, Verse one. Now but came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David stayed two days in Ziglag. On the third day, behold, it happened that a man came from Saul's camp with

his closed torn and dust on his head. So what was when he came and David to David that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself, probably like uh, prostrated. I think has probably used the restroom on himself. I think that's what that means. Let's see what that means. We're gonna go to and sorry, I don't know exactly what that means. I just I believe that's what it means. Let's see second Samuel that he fell to the earth and did senens. Does that mean this closed torn to

bow down before superior homage. It says fell to the ground and prostrated himself. I thought that was used to rest on himself. But I think I might have that word wrong. I think it means to worship himself toward the ground Genesis. That's let's see where it says here worshiped. Okay, I guess he fell down to the ground and worshiped is basically what it means, or bowed down in respect. Sorry, guys,

I had that word wrong. It's actually saha to bow down, fell to the ground and bowed down or prostrated himself, meaning he prostrated himself to bow down to prostrate oneself yep, before superior homage before God and worshiped before false gods before an angel. He so this is more updoing it and prostrate oneself is before superior homads, so it is to bow down. Excuse me, guys that I made a

mistake on that, But give me one. It looks like I have a little bit of notes for this, It says, despite Saul's relentless pursuit to kill him, David morn Saul's death, demonstrating the profound respect of God's anointed. Then David took his own clothes. Oh that's gonna be in Second Samuel one eleven, not one one. Let's go out and continue. Second Samuel one, verse three says and David said to him, where have you come from? So we said to him, I have escaped from the camp of Israel. Then David

said to him, how did this matter go? Please tell me, And he answered, the people fled from the battle. Many of the people are falling and dead, and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead. Also, I'm sure that was like a huge blow to David, you know. So David said to the young man who told him, how did you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead? And the young man told him said, as I happened

by chance to be on Mount Gilboa. There was Saul leaning on his spear, and indeed the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. And when he looked behind him, he saw me and called him, and I answered, here I am, And he said to me, who are you? So I answered, I am an Amalekite. And he said to me again, please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me. For my life still remains in me. So I stood over him and killed them, because I was sure that he could not live after

he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord. Wow. Very interesting the Amalekites report, And that's verse fourteen. So it says therefore David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and so did all the men who were with him, and they mourned and wept and fastened until fastened it until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel,

because they had fallen by the sword. So I'm sure David obviously see he felt some type of way about Jonathan dying that probably really really crushed him and that probably really hurt him Saul as well. You know, I'm David. You know, he had a few opportunities to take Saul out, you know, so I'm sure that he had felt bad. That's why they mourned and they wept, especially for all the people that died in Israel as well. There's a

lot going on here, Jonathan. Though that probably hurt David probably the most, but he probably was still hurting that Saul died as well. And then David said to the young man who told them, where are you from? And he answered, I am the son of an alien and a malachite. So David said to him, how was it? How was it you were not afraid to put forth your hand to destroy the Lord's anointed. Then David called one of the young men and said, go near and execute him, and he struck him so that he died.

So David said to him, your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying and I have killed the Lord's anointed. Okay, So even though the guy is probably lying, he probably did take his crown and all that stuff and gave it to David, and he probably thought he was doing right by going to David and giving him the crown and saying, here you go, my lord. And David is like, oh,

you kill the Lord's anointed. Okay. It says your blood is on your own head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying I've killed the Lord's annoyed. Okay, So let's go ahead and read some of my notes on this portion. The Amalakite, who claims to have killed Saul, expects a reward, but David's response highlights the sanctity of God's annoyed. Why were you not afraid to lift your hand against destroy the Lord's annoyed. It's what he asked him.

So let's go ahead and look a little deeper into the Amalekite report. The Amalekite report is a significant event recorded in the Old Testament subcifican the Book of Second Samuel, count occurs shortly after the death of King Saul, Israel's first monarch. Provides an insight into the transition of power to David, who is anointed by God to be the

next king of Israel. Scriptural reference, the primary passage is in Second Samuel I, Verses one through sixteen, which we just read this narrative follows the aftermath of the Battle of Mount Gilboa or Saul and his sons included Jonathan, were killed, and the Philistines we already know what the report says. We already know what David's reaction was. David orders the execution of the Amalekite, holding him accountable for

his own testimony of killing Saul. David's command, your blood will be on your own head because of your own mouth that's testified against you, which we just read, I killed the Lord's anointed, highlights the gravity of the Amalekite's action and words. This decision reflects David's adherence to divine justice and his unwavering respect for the Lord's anoided. You see what David had, He did have respect for that right. That's the Lord's anointed. The Lord chose him as king. Okay.

So the theological implications that Amalakites report and subsequent execution serves as appoignant reminder of the invitability of God's anointed and the importance of truthfulness. David's response exemplifies his commitment to God's authority and his understanding of kingship as a divine appointment rather than a mere political position. This narrative also foreshadows David's own ran characterized by a deep reverence

for God's will and the commitment to justice. The Amalekites were long standing enemies of Israel, known for their hostility and opposition to God's people. The presence of the Amalekite in this narrative adds to a later of complexity as it raises question about the veracity of his report and his motives. The conclud the account of the Amalaka Report is a multifaceted narrative that highlights themes of loyalty, justice,

and sanctify of God's anointed. It serves as a testament to David's character and his unwavering commitment to God's principles, set in the states for his future as king of Israel. And you see how he is a just king. Okay, he's already like pretty much. You see the way he's reacting. He's already taken control and has him slayd all right.

So I'm sure when David first got on the scene and was first asked to be king, and if something like this happened, then who knows if he would have this type of you know, he's learned now at this point how to lead, is what I mean. I don't think he had that type of leadership when he first came in, you as like a sheep herder. Now he's been leading men into battle and God has been with him. So you see that he's kind of been through trials, been through tribulation and all that. And what does that

produce his character? And that produces perseverance. We talked about this before right in Romans, and it produces integrity, and it also is producing some leadership skills that David probably wouldn't have had before. Now that he's been through these trials and tribulations, his leadership is brought up. God's been showing him and now he has some good leadership skills. So let's go ahead and continue and tewod Samuel one

verse seventeen. Then David laminated with his lamination over Saul and over Jonathan, his son, and he told them to teach the children of Judah the Song of the Bow. Indeed, it is written in the Book of Jasher. What they're pointing us to the book of Josher watch out. I'd have to see if this is word for word in the Book of joshure because some people say, well, the Book of Joshua is not the same book of Joshua

that David's talking about. The Book of josh is not the same book of Joshua that the Book of Joshua refers to. But look what it says here, right, So let's go ahead and read it. This is the children of Judah, the song of Bob. The beauty of Israel is slain on our high places. How the mighty have fallen. Tell it not in Gath, proclaim it not in the streets of ascalon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph old mountains of Gilboa.

Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, nor fields of offerings, For the shield of the Mighty has cast away there, the shield of sal not anoyeding with oil, for the blood of the slain from the fat of the Mighty. The bow of Jonathan did not turn back, and the sword of Salt did not return empty. And Saul and Jonathan were beloved and pleasant in their lives, and in the death of their they were not divided.

They were swifter than eagles, and they were stronger than lions, Oh daughters of Israel, weep over a Saul who clothed you in scarlet with luxury, who put ornaments of gold on your pair. How the mighty have fallen in the midst of battle. Jonathan was slain in your high places. I am distressed to you, my brother, Jonathan. You have been pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, surpassing the love of women. How the mighty have fallen

and the weapons of war perished? Okay, so very very interesting there, David's limited for Saul and Jonathan, david lament. David's lament is a heartful expression of grief and honor for both Soul and Jonathan, showcasing his deep bond with Jonathan and his respect for Saul's position. How the mighty have fallen in battle, Jonathan lies slain in your heights, is what it says here in the notes. Very interesting stuff and very interesting. How it points you to the

Book of Joshure That is really really interesting. And that's the second time in the Bible, in the Old Testament where it says is this not written in the Book of Jasher. So it says, indeed, is it written in the book of Josher. Okay, so that's the second time, just letting you guys know, what does that tell us? Well, if we need to find the real Book of Joshure, and I do believe that the Book of Jashure, we should read it. And this is not telling you that

the Book of Jasher is scripture. It's just saying that it's written in the Book of Joshure and they did read books back then, Okay, so it's pointing in to read it. So I kind of went over the Book of Joshure on some of my Genesis episodes. I didn't

go over all of it. But I'm going to tell you guys something, when I get done with reading through the Bible, all the way through the Bible, I will find a couple of books and we will go over them, Okay, one of them being the Book of Enoch, so that we could kind of go over that, and also we're going to go over the Book of Joshure and read that, and then I'll look into the Book of Jubileese kind of see what's going on with that. Maybe we can

have a little side study where we're doing extra biblical texts. Okay. So I'll do my very best to find some notes on it and some good study guides and we can go over it. I've already purchased my Book of Enoch study Guide for us to do that, and it's in the works. And I'm not trying to tell you, guys, hey, the Book of Knock is canon. I'm just telling you guys, will go over it and we'll kind of read some

in the future. Okay, we still got the Bible to get over and to read, so we'll continue with doing that and maybe it'll be like a little side study we do. But all right, perfect, So let's go over some practical applications that you could use in your life. Respect for authority. Even when the authority figures fail, we are called to respect their position as ordained by God.

Integrity in adversity. David's response to Saul's death teaches us to maintain integrity and honor even towards those who have wronged us. Very interesting that that David is like that. We are called to be like that now. Okay, so obviously Dave, Jesus wants us to pray for our enemies, right, and a lot of that is similar to what Jesus wants us to be like, you know, he wants us to maintain and take an honor, even towards those who have wronged us, or towards our enemies, grieving with hope.

David's lament shows us that is appropriate to grieve, but we do so with hope and trust in God's ultimate plan. Okay, next we have additional scriptures and Romans thirteen, verse one. Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. So that's an interesting thing. When we get to that, which we will in Wednesday's service, I'll go over my studies

on that. So I don't want to go over right now, but you know, once we get there, we'll go over it because I have I had somebody that wanted to debate me on that, and obviously there are a conspiracy theorists saying, hey, this part of the Bible I think was corrupted. So I was like, all right, well, let's let's do a little debate on it. And I prepared and the person didn't want a debate, so uh yeah,

we'll see. We'll get a when we get to Romans thirteen, I should have some really good stuff for you guys, it's coming soon Matthew five, verse forty four. But I tell you love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, just like I was saying with Matthew five forty four what Jesus says, First Thessalonians four, verse eleven, Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will grieve like

the rest who are without hope. So First Thessalonians four, verse thirteen. Okay, And can't wait to get to these parts of the you know, Second Thessalonians and some of the different parts of of the Bible. I love Romans. It's it's awesome. It's a very hard book to teach because it gets so deep and it takes a lot of studying. But I'm enjoying this Second Samuel. I'm loving this and also the First Samuel. It's been great so far. So all right, we're done with Second Samuel chapter one.

Let's go ahead and go to Second Samuel two. And we're gonna go with uh Second Samuel two. David annoyded this is gonna be the intro for Second Samuel chapter two. David Annoydy, King of Judah, Second Samuel tool alludes to the complex web of divine providence, human ambition, and the inevitable conflicts that ensure. It invites us to reflect on the essence of leadership and loyalty, the consequences of division, the importance of seeking divine guidance admits uncertainty, and the

face of division and conflict. May we seek God's wisdom, pursue justice, and strive for unity and peace. Okay, so let's go ahead and go there. Let me read second Samuel two, verse one. It happened after this that David inquired of the Lord, saying, shall I go up to any of the cities of Judah? And the Lord said to him, go up? And David said, where shall I go up? And he said to hebron all right, So once again you see what David's doing now David is now.

I don't see David putting on the ephod this time. I don't know how they don't mention that he put on the ethod when he acquired to the Lord this time, but he had to put it on that time. So very interesting. But it happened that David inquired to the Lord saying, shall I go up to the cities. Yeah, and he wants them to go to Hebron. Okay. So let's see what it says. And you see that he's asking God where he wants to go, and God gives

him an answer to Hebron. So it says, after this, David inquired to the Lord, should I go to the cities of Judah. The Lord answered and said, so I go, he said to Hebron. David's inquiry of the Lord before making decisions highlights the importance of seeking divide guidance. Do you see how he's going to the Lord and asking him what he should do, and then God has given him an answer and then he went ahead and did it. So right now, instead of Saul being the Lord's anointed,

David is the Lord's annoyed okay, because David is king. Okay, David is king. And the way that David hopefully is learning a lesson from Saul and he's he's keeping being a man after God's own heart right like they say he is. Now we're in second Samuel two, verse two. So David went up there and his two wives also Anaem the Jeralites Jesraelites, and Abigail, the widow of Nebal the Carmelite, and David brought up the men who were with him, every man with his household. So they dwelt

in the cities of Hebron. Then the men of Judah came, and they were annoyed, and they anoyed David, King over the House of Judah. And they told David saying, the men of Jebeesk Gilead were the ones who buried Saul. So David sent messengers to the men of Jebeesk Gilead and said to them, you are blessed of the Lord, for you have shown this kindness to your Lord to Saul and have buried him. And now may the Lord

show kindness and truth to you. I will also repay your kindness because you have done this thing that therefore, let your hands be strengthened and be valiant, for your master Saul is dead. And also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them. So wow, very interesting that David does that. So we'll stop at verse eight and we'll look into the notes. It says that the establishment of King of David's kingship, David is annointed king over the House of Judah. This marks the beginning of

his reign, fulfilling God's promise to him. And then it was pretty interesting what he did right there where he blessed the the men of Jabesh Gilead. All Right, that's real. That's really cool. How that, how that happened, How the lord ended up. It says in the now the lords show kindness in truth, you also repay your kindness. Because so because of the thing that they did, you know, that's that's pretty that's pretty cool that he'd up doing that. I think it's nice that he took care of them.

So now we're going to be in chapter eight, so we'll be in Second Samuel two, chapter eight. Uh. Before we do that, let me look at the establishment of David's kingship here, just a little deeper into that. I think that's important. The establishment of David's king ship marks the pivotal moment in history of Israel's transitioning from the period of Judges and the reign of Saul to the

United Monarchy under David. This event is chronicled primarily in the books of First Samuel, Second Samuel, and First Chronicles, and it holds significant theological historical importance. Anoying by Samuel David's journey of kingship begins with his annoying by the prophet Samuel. God rejects Saul as king due to his disobedience and destruct Samuel to annoy a new king and ont Samuel sixteen, verse seven. If you want to go

back to that, David and Saul. David's rise to preeminence is marked by his service in Saul's court, and his victory over Goliath earns him national acclaim. This is going to be demonstrated in respect for God's timing and authority. And First Samuel twenty four six, and also on Samuel twenty six nine. The death of Samuel and Jonathan. We just talked about that. The death of Samuel and his sons and First Samuel thirty one provides the way for

David's assent and to the throne. David mourns the death deeply compromised lamentation that highlights his respect and love for both Solo and Jonathan. David's annoying King of Judah and Second Samuel two verses one through four, And then we are going to get into some more. We'll get I don't want to ruin any things. I don't want to give you any spoiler alerts. Okay, we're going to get into the dividic Covenant and Second Samuel seven, verses twelve

through seventeen. I'm not going to talk about that portion. But all in all, the establishment of David's kingship is a testament of God's sovereign choice and faithfulness to his promise. David's reign is characterized by military victories, the expansion of Israel's territory, and the centralization of worship and Jerusalem, set in the stage for the future glory of Israel under Solomon. Okay,

so I just want to go over that. I think it's important, and then I will have I will start now in Second Samuel eight, Second Samuel two, verse eight. But Abner, the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took as A asbo Seth, the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim, and he made him king over Gilead, over the Asteites, over Jezreel, over Ephriem, and

over Benjamin, and over all Israel. Esbasheth, Sal's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel and reigned two years only The House of Judah followed David, and at that time David was king in Hebron over the House of Judah was seven years and six months. So we have some division in Israel, all right, So we have while David is annoyed king over Judah, Sal's son is made king over Israel by Abner. This division sets the stage for conflict and highlights the challenges of

divided loyalties. All right, we'll continue. I want to see what happens here. So we're going to be in Second Samuel two, verse twelve, when Abner, the son of Ner, and the servants of Eshberot, the son of Saul, went out from many m to Gibbeon, and joe Abb the son of Zira, and the servants of David went out and met them by the pool of Gibeon. They sat down, one on one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool. One on one side of the pool and the other on the other

side of the pool. And Abner said to Joab, let the young men now arise and complete compete before us. And Joab said, let them rise. Let them arise. So they arose and went over by number twelve from Benjamin, followers of Espes, the son of Saul, and twelve by the servants of David. Each one grasped his opponent by the head and thrust his sword at the opponent's side, and they fell down together. Therefore the place was called the field of the sharp Swords, which is in Gibeon.

So there was a very first battle that day, and Abner the men of Issual were beaten before the servants of David. Okay, so we have conflict and consequences. Okay, So the battle between the forces of David and s Bof leads to unnecessary bloodshed. This serves as a reminder of the destructive nature of division and conflict among God's people. So conflict in consequences. Conflict is a reoccurring theme that often leads to significant consequences, both for individuals and nations.

The Bible provides numerous accounts of conflict, ranging from personal disputes to large scale wars, and illustrates the spiritual, moral, and social repercussions that follow. All right, so don't want to get too much into that. But the conclusion, While the conflict is an inevitable part of the human experience, the Bible provides guidance on how to navigate and resolve disputes in a manner that honors God and promotes peace. The consequences of unresolved conflicts serve as the reminder of

the importance to seek God's wisdom and grace in all interactions. Okay, so let's go ahead and continue reading. We're in second Samuel two, verse eighteen. Now the three sons of zero were there, Jacob and Abashi and Ashall, And as Shall was the was fleet afoot, was fleet afoot as a wild gazelle. I guess he's fast right. So Ashall pursued Abner, and in going did not turn the right hand or the left from following Abner. Then Abner looked behind him and said, are you as Shall? He answered, I am?

And Abner said to him, turn aside to your right hand and to your left, and lay hold on one of the young men, and take his armor for yourself. But as Shall would not turn aside them following him, And Abner said to Ashall, turn aside from following me. Why should I Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I face your brother Joe. Ab However,

he refused to turn aside. Therefore, Abner struck him in the stomach with the blunt end of a spear, So the spear came out of his back, and he fell down and died on the spot. So it was that as many as the place where as Shawl fell down and died, stood still. Joe ab and actually pursued Abner, and the sun was going down when they came to the hill of a mall, which is before give by the road of wilderness of Gibeon. Now the children of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became a unit and

took their stand on top of a hill. Then Abner called to joeab and said, shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the latter end? How long will it be then until you tell the people to return for pursuing their brethren. And Joe ab said, as God lives. Unless you have spoken surely, then by my mourning of my people would have given up pursuing their brethren. So Joe Ab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still and did

not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore. Then Abner and his men went on all night through the plane crossed over the Jordan and went through the Bythron, and then they came to Mahemium. So joe Ab returned after pursuing Abner, and they had gathered all the people together. There were missing in david servants, nineteen men in Ashall, but the servants of David had struck down of Benjamin and Abner's men three hundred and sixty men who died.

And they look up to Ashall and buried him in the Father's tomb which is in Bethlehem. And Joeab and his men when all night and they came to Hebron at daybreak. Very very interesting, Okay, I wanted to just breathe that whole part because it's I don't want to stop, and that whole portion right there is just a whole portion that I wanted you guys to kind of see that there's conflict and consequences, you know, the battle of

forces David and Eshbald, you know, very interesting stuff. So we're done with chapter two, all right, And some practical applications seek God's guidance. Like David, we should seek God's direction in our decisions, especially in leadership roles, unity among believers strive for unity within the Body of Christ, avoiding divisions that can lead to conflict and hinder God's work. So be careful of divisions that lead to conflict, yes, and hinder God's work. I agree with that trust in

God's timing. David's patience and waiting for God's timing to become king is a lesson in trusting God's plan over our lives. Resolve conflicts peacefully. The conflict between David and ishbel forces reminds us to pursue peace and reconciliation in our relationships instead of always having war. You know, definitely, peace is easier to handle and better to handle, so there's no death. Some additional scriptures would be Psalms one thirty three, verse one, Behold how good and how pleasant

it is when brothers live together in harmony. This verse highlights the blessings of unity among God's people. James one, verse five. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. This encourages us to seek God's wisdom and decision making. Okay, same thing that David is doing. He sees God's wisdom before he acts, right,

I think that's vastly important. So a next one would be Proverbs three, verses five through six, which we've gone over. But it's a right trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean out on your own understanding and all your ways, acknowledge him, and he will make your pay. That's straight. This verse underscores the importance of seeking God's guidance, so right, so we need to understand that. And yes, so let me see how long the chapter three is,

because yeah, that's kind of a lot. Yeah, we have about five minutes left before it's two hours, so I think we'll probably stop there. So we'll stop there and make sure. I think that's good. I think that's good, so let me just stop the screen share. So yeah, very good study. I really appreciate you guys. Appreciate you

guys sticking around. I I will be ready next week with some great information and hopefully I'll be able to confirm where I'm going to be going and what I'm gonna be doing as far as what God's going to be doing in my life and maybe having me do you know, as far as what I think the Lord has planned for me and we'll see if I actually if they get back to me and let me know whether I could be doing this event, that'll be great.

But there's a lot of things in the works, and sometimes when you pray, like I said, your God is going to open up the floodgates when you ask, and like I said, I better be prepared. You know. I have another show coming up with this gentleman, Paul the Original. I think he's got he's got a pretty big platform, and he wants to do another show with me about secret societies in college and high school, which is something

I did do on Could Conspiracy. I did that on this channel, and I kind of refined it a little bit, kind of dug a little deeper, and I have some pretty good stuff. So that should be coming out, you know, in about a week or so. So I'll let you guys know when that show comes out, and if you guys could please go and watch it and comment. I see that a lot of people support me. I really appreciate it. I went to Apollo the Original on YouTube and they commented on the YouTube show that I did

a more biblical cosmology. There's a lot of people in there that I know that they'll let the message, which is really awesome, and I just want to shout everybody out and just say I appreciate all of you that did that. Anybody from this channel that listens on this show, if you went to there and you commented, I really appreciate it. I want to be on these, you know, all these little bigger shows, Joey, I could just spread the gospel more and lead more people to God, you know,

and to the Bible in the conspiracy community. So I always like to take the conspiracy show you how it relates to the Bible and bring people from the conspiracy world to Christianity. Right, we want to lead them to Christ, which let me see, let me do this real quick, right, lead them to Christ right there? So anyways, you can only see on the screen, sorry for those they can't

see on the screen. All I was doing I was to conspiracy on this side, and then I was pointing to Christianity or to christian and conspiracy, which I have behind me on my background. But anyways, thank you guys for tuning in. I really appreciate you. Like I always do, I like to end this in prayer, so let's do that. So Father God, in the name of Jesus, I pray Lord for a hedge of protection around all of us. Lord,

we need it right now. There's a seems like this there's going to be a push for a lot of division in the United States, in particular. I see there's a lot of division already in England right now between the people that live in England and the Muslims. And I see there's a lot of division happening in the United States, and I'm seeing that, you know, the left right divide is going to try to get pushed even deeper,

you know, which is just shameless. You know, we need to understand that the devil is in control of this division, and Lord, we need your help for people to realize that, so that they don't hate the people, they hate the sin, you know. So we just need to make sure that we help us to work together and help us to have a hedge of protection around us from people that are evil, these evil entities, the principalities of evil in high places, that are trying to do these evil things. Lord,

we need a hedge of protection around us. If it's your will, Lord, let it be done, you know, I mean, if we're supposed to have this happen, then hey, if you're will, let it be done. But if there's a way that you could supernaturally protect us, Lord, we just ask that you protect us, Lord from anything that's going down that's evil, because we see, even right in front of us, right in front of our eyes, we saw somebody get shot right in the neck, which is just terrible.

We pray for Charlie Kirk's family. We pray for his wife, or pray for his kids. We pray for his dad who's mourning, his mom, anybody that's mourning Charlie Kirk right now, we pray for all of them. And you know, we'll sort it out later on what's going on. But as of right now, Man, there's a lot happening. So Lord, just put a hedge of protection around us. And if war is what you want us to be in, you know, assist us, Lord, assist us to go to you for

your will. Lord. You know, I don't know if it's some kind of war or something that's supposed to happen, but help us Lord, help people to come to their senses. Please, thank you God, I love you, I appreciate you in Jesus' name. Amen, Thank you guys, yeah, and when I'm praying to God right now, I'm so torn in between what's happening, So I don't really know until I research more. But very sad. But thank you guys so much for

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