Sunday Service #64 1 Kings 11-13 By Josh Monday

a blessing. And I just want to first start out by giving some shout outs from everybody in last week on Sunday Service that commented, so MDMP twenty two, I appreciate you commenting j Con forty four to twenty. I appreciate you. I'm glad I found my teaching points as well. My brother Angela Kelly, thank you so much for commenting on Sunday Service. Great episode. Thank you, I really appreciate you.

All Glory to God on that. And then on Wednesday Service we had four people comment Melanie, Melanie, I almost pronounce your name wrong too, besides a Macedonia. I'm so sorry. Please forgive me I apologize. I pronounced it wrong. It happens, you know, I kept saying Macedonia instead of Macedonia, and I think it got to your OCD. I guess he said, so yeah, no worries. I apologize. I try to do my best to listen to pastors preach on the different subjects and I should have caught that. I just kept

on kept on pronouncing it wrong. And I do apologize. Be another great study my cup runner over Aamen, awesome j con once again, thank you and Happy Turkey Day. Brother. Yes, today is literally Thanksgiving, so it's eight forty at night. My kids went to sleep a little bit early, and I had the opportunity to maybe do a show tomorrow night instead. But the thing about it is is I have I have a show Saturday morning on John Pounders. I don't know if you guys know he is from

He's the co host of Midnight Ride. I'll be doing a show on with him on biblical cosmology, on on his new big podcast that he has going on. So what a blessing. Another update I have is I just jumped on Apollo the Originals podcast. He's he's got he's another big show and I did it like a full Nephelene breakdown, and also did a breakdown of the difference between like Lucifer and Satan, like are they the same biblically? Why are they the same? Or are they not the same?

You know, and tune in to find out. It's a pretty interesting episode. But let me find out what John Pounders is show. It's called It's called Pounder's Quest on YouTube. Okay, I'll be there on I'll be on there on Friday morning or Saturday morning zero five thirty. I don't know if he does a premiere or what his his what his deal is, but I definitely want to have you guys tune into that if you can. Also, guys, my YouTube has been still stagnant, you know, not a lot

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have the time, check out my YouTube. But it's Thanksgiving, so let let's say a little preederal quick for everybody that's listening before we start. So, Father God, in the name of Jesus, we appreciate every single thing we have.

You know, we are so blessed to have a roof over our heads and also the jobs that we have, the kids that we have, the parents that we have still alive and the ones that passed away, you know, just for blessing us with everything that we have, you know, the water that we drink, the food that we eat,

and we are blessed. We are so blessed. I see, you know, I've seen some people the other day I saw that documentary, Lord, you know, I watched on people that are living in tunnels underneath Las Vegas, you know, and just struggling, and they're scared for their lives and don't and they don't have they lost their ideas, they don't even have jobs, they have no way of you know, feeling like they're lost, you know. And I know that feeling of feeling lost, and and a lot of people

that are listening right now know that feeling of feeling lost. Lord, But we're thankful that we have been found by you. And what an amazing, beautiful thing. Lord. You pulled me out of the gutters of doing harmful things to my body by drinking and doing drugs and chasing women and

all the stupid stuff that I used to do. And you took a wrench like me, Lord, and you saved me and everyone that's listening, I'm sure they have a testimony as well, Lord, And and I'm sure that a lot of people that are listening are so thankful for what you have done for each and every one of us.

And to the atheists that don't believe you know, that are on the fence that may be listening to this right now, to the people that are in the esoteric and New Age that may be listening to this right now, understand that the Lord can help you and assist you. You know, all you got to do is lay everything down at the altar, you know, pray to God and just let him know that you want to accept Jesus in your heart and that you believe that Jesus is your Lord and Savior, that he died on the cross

for you and rose again after three days. Believe that with your heart and say it out loud, and you will be saved. But you have to understand that you got to continue to read the Bible to build faith and a lot of things. But Lord, I'm not speaking to the audience so much. I am in prayer right now, but I just want people to understand what's going on.

But I do appreciate God everything you do. And people that are listening that are atheists, like I said, Lord, please touch their hearts and show them that you are real. And we just want to thank you Lord. This is Thanksgiving, and this is we don't care about all the rubbish that America tries to push on us about Thanksgiving. We just want to give thanks to you, Lord, for everything that you've given to us and Jesus, you gave it all up just to come down and die on the

cross for us. You know, you gave it all up. You went from being rich to poor, as it says in Second Corinthians. You know, you went from you know, you stripped your godhood just to come down and feel the emotions that we feel. Lord, we just thank you. Thankful for that. Lord, So thank you very much. And I also want to ask Lord that you assist me in, you know, my any situation that I have going on.

You know what I have going on with my work and certain things that I have going on, and also everybody that's listening, you know these certain things that all these people have. I know you have a lot to do, Lord, a lot of duties to do. But we're thankful for you always assist this and helping us. Thank you. We love you and Jesus name Amen. So thank you, guys. I just wanted to do that because it is literally Thanksgiving today and I'm spending it with you. Guys. What

a blessing. So let's go ahead and share the screen and pull it up. Yeah, so we are on First Kings, Chapter eleven, okay, guys, and this is gonna be you know, Solomon is mainly who we talk about in chapter eleven, and I just want to go to my notes really quick, guys. Let me do that so that way I am set from ten to eleven. Perfect. There we are, yep, all right, perfect. We're gonna be talking about Solomon's foreign wives as many foreign wives. Okay, let me just start out with the

First King's eleven intro. First Kings eleven presents the downfall of King Solomon, who, despite his wisdom so it combs to the allure of foreign God's due to the influence of his wives, not wife but wives plural. His disobedience provokes God's anger, leading to prophecies of Israel's division and the rise of adversaries against Solomon. The chapter ends with Solomon's death and the ascension of his son ray Yoboam. Okay,

we gotta ray A Baum. I want to make sure I'm pronouncing things correctly on here, because man, sometimes I mess that up. But I will do my very best, you know, please give me grace. So let me just pull up this teaching point here of that properly prepared, and also my other note section here properly prepared. All right, First Kings chapter eleven, perfect, All right, guys, thank you so much for your patience and your grace, and we are now going to start First Kings Chapter eleven, Verse one,

Solomon's heart turns from the Lord. Verse one says, but King Solomon loved many foreign women as well as the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sedonians, and Hittites, from the nations of whom the Lord had said to the children of Issual, you shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts from their gods, turn away your hearts after their gods. Solomon clung to these in love. Okay,

let's stop right there. We have the Moabites and Ammonites. We remember who they came from, right, They came from Lot. And when he brought his two daughters out of sodomingam Or, they went up to the mountains because they didn't want to go be seen. In what happened, Their dad drunk and they both became pregnant. One of the daughters had the Mobites, the other had the Ammonites, not the Amorites, but the Ammonites, Okay, not to be mistaken for that,

that is how they were born. Okay. So then next we have the Edamites, which are eat them right, and that actually is going to be coming from if I'm not mistaken Esau. Okay, eat them. Let's see, eat them South traditionally believed to be Okay, so a member of the ancient people living in Edom, a region south of the Dead Sea, and Biblical times traditionally believed to be descended from Esau. Okay, just so we know that. And then also we have the Sidonians, which I have to

look that up. The Sidonians. Wow, And I didn't really plan on looking all these up. But since I know the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Etomites, maybe we want to know who the Sidonians are. Who are the sedon I want to see who they come from. Sidonians in the Bible, Sidon in the Bible. Okay, So the Sidonians were the inhabitants of the ancient Sedon, a seaport of the Mediterranean Sea,

and the modern Lebanon. Okay. Sidonians often depiccause of people who worship pagan deities, most notably Bail and Astaroth okay. So that's what that was the important part, Okay. So we have that they we have them most notably, most notably worshiping bail and Astaroth okay, Astoroth okay. So we want to make sure that we know that that's that's one of the reasons why. And then the Hittites, which we've talked about many times, I just want to get there.

Biblical Hittites are spelled Hithites were a group of people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible under the names children of Heth, who was the son of Canaan, all right, so, and native of Heath they are. They are described several times as living in the near Canaan between the time of Abraham and the time of Ezra, so it's between two thousand BC and fifteen hundred BC, returned to the Jews

from babylon exile. Their ancestor is Heth, so that way we know that that's why they're called also spelled the Heathites. The Hittites are also spelled the Heathites, so that way you guys can understand. And they're also as you as you could tell, they are actually Canaanites, right, So they're children of Heath, right, so who was the son of Canaan? So that is why God would be saying this to them. Who you want to find out who they're Who the

Hittites worshiped. Let's see see what God they worship in the Bible.

said to the children is what you shall not intermarry with. Right, So that's that's there. Who they who God did not want them to intermarry with, obviously because they're worshiping other gods, right, and they don't come from their line. So it says despite God's clear instruction, That's what it says. In my notes Solomon took many for wives, who led them to

worship other gods. Solomon, however, loved many foreign women from the nations from which God had told them told the Israelites, you must not intermarry with them, because you will surely turn your hearts from their gods. All right, and Solomon's disobedience, Solomon has sentered from the throne the commandments and warnings. Solomon's disobedience. Despite his initial faithfulness, Solomon's heart turned away from the Lord in his later years. The primary cause

of his disobedience was his marriages to foreign women. So that's the primary cause of his disobearance, disobedience, which is contrary to his command. King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women, which you just read about. You must not intermarry. Yes, Solomon's marriages led to idolatry, as he built high places for gods for his wife, such as Astrooth, Shamash, and Moloch, which you're going to read about right now. So let me just go ahead and dig into that. I don't

want to get too deep into it. Let's continue to read all right. Now, we're going to be on first Kings eleven, verse three. If you're following along, and he had seven hundred wives princesses and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned away his heart. For it was so when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his god, as was the heart of his father David. From Solomon went from Astaroth, the goddess of

the Sedonians. After mil Com and abomination of the Ammonites. Solomon did evil in the sight of the Lord and did not fully follow the lords as did his father David. Then Solomon built a high place for Chamash, the abomination of Moab, on the hill that was east of Jerusalem, and for Moloch, the abomination of the people of Amen. And he did likewise for all of his foreign wives, who burn incense and sacrifice to their gods. So there's a big warning in the Bible to not marry someone

that you're not equally yoked with. Okay, a lot of people do that, and I try to tell people that if you're not equally yoked, then you've got to make sure that you don't marry that person, or it's going

to be an uphill battle for you. Okay, if you're a Christian man and you you're going let's say you're in high school and you meet this beautiful girl that's Muslim, right, you know there's gonna be I'm not saying that you shouldn't do what you want to do and if you're falling, if you fall in love with somebody, I'm not trying

to control who you fall in love with anything. I'm telling you that you gotta be careful unless that that woman's is gonna convert to Christianity, unless she falls so much in love with you that you can kind of plan a seed and then God wants to assist them to turn to Christianity. But if you keep let's say it's so becomes someone's Muslim and you're Christian, for example. Or let's say somebody is Jehovah's witness and you're you're a regular Christian. Or you have someone that's Mormon and

you're Jehovah's witness and you're like, I'm in love. Though, You've got to be so careful because you're going to fall into a you could fall into a major trap, you know. Uh. Solomon, for example, God is saying not to intermarry with these women, don't do it. And Solomon's like, oh, he went ahead, and he's, uh, you know, he's deep

with these these women. And what's happening is they're having him worship these false gods, these Astoross and mill Comes and you know, and Bales and all these other uh, false gods. And uh that's because he's in love with these women and they're able to seduce you into doing these things. And saying that women are bad and that women also try to seduce you into worshiping their gods. What I'm saying is, when you're in love with somebody, it's hard for you not to want to please them.

Like me, I'm a people pleaser, right, So I'm the type of person that's a people pleaser, like you know I,

Uh so, I guess I would be. I could probably get taken advantage advantage of easily because I'm always nice and I always want to people treat people nicely, and I always get people to benefit the doubt, and and that that kind of thing can happen where you get people to benefit the doubt and then you're you're very nice to them, and then uh, they start slipping in these false gods, and if you're a people pleaser, sometimes

you can fall for that. Not saying that everybody will, but it's an uphill battle because you don't want to be teaching your children Muslim teachings. You don't want to be teaching your children, you know, Mormonism or Jehovah's Witness teachings. You want to be teaching people the Word of God. Right, you want to tea be teaching your children, sorry, the Word of God. And you want you want to make sure that your wife is equally yoked with you. So if you're young and you haven't met a wife yet,

make sure that you learn a lesson from this. If you're listening to this right now, learn a lesson from what King Solomon did. And obviously don't have many wives either, only have one wife. Okay, it's my pole point is this is what happens though, when you are marrying women that are not equally yoked with you. It's an uphill

battle and it's very hard to change someone's mind. And if they're unequally yoked with you and you start off on the wrong foot, then it's very hard for you to gain momentum because a lot of the times their parents are a big influence on them. And if their parents our Jove is Witness or Mormons or Muslim or let's say, if you're a Christian and then your wife is Catholic, their parents have a big they might have a big influence in their religious life, you know. And

what happens is they're not going to believe you. They're going to believe their parents, and then their parents it's gonna start causing a big conflict with you. So just be careful with that, if that makes sense. But soet, I'm gonna go ahead and check out my notes here. We finished all the way to verse eight, so I have something on first Kings eleven six. Okay, the consequences of idolatry. Solomon's heart turned away from the Lord, leading to the worship of false God. So Solomon did evil

on the side of the Lord. Unlike his father David, he did not follow the Lord completely. The consequences of idolatry is what I want to talk about. Okay. Idolatry, the worship of idols, or the elevation of anything above God, is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible, consistently depicted as a grave sin, with severe consequences. The Bible warns against idolatry and illustrates its destructive effects on the individuals and

nations and the Old Testament. And the Old Testament, idology is frequently addressed as a violation for the first two commandments given to Moses. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make one yourself an idol Exodus twenty three through four three and four. The Israelites, chosen as God's people, were repeatedly admonished to avoid the

practices of surrounding nations, which often included idle worship. Despite these warnings, the Israelites frequently fell into idology, leading to dire consequences. One of the most notable instances of idology is worship of the golden calf, has described in Exodus thirty two. Why Moses on malt Sini received the law that Israelites constructed a golden calf and worshiped it, provoking

God's wrath. As a result, about three hundred I'm sorry, excuse me, about three thousand men fell by the sword, and a plague struck to people Exodus thirty two, verse thirty eight, and verse thirty five. So they got struck by the sword in verse twenty eight, and they got struck by the plague in verse thirty five. The Book of Judges further illustrates the cynical parle, the cynical pattern,

silical pattern of by doolage, and its consequences. The Israelites repeatedly turned to the gods of the Canaanites, leading to oppression by foreign powers. Judges two, verses twelve to fourteen states, they forsook, They forsook the Lord, the god of their fathers, who brought them out of Egypt. They followed and worshiped various gods of the people around them. They provoked the Lord to anger, so we handed them over to the

raiders who plundered them. The prophets also spoke vehemently against idolatry. Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, among others, warned of the impeding judgment due to the people's unfaithfulness. Jeremiah two eleven through thirteen states, has a nation ever changed its gods though they had not gods at all? But my people have exchanged their glory of useless idols. Be appalled at this, Oh, heavens, and shruddered with people with great horror, declaring the Lord,

for my people have committed two evils. They have forsaken me the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own assistance broken and cisterns that cannot hold water. Okay, So I'm going over this because it's very it's very very important for us to understand this as well, that God hates idolatry. God hates the worship of other gods. And when you invite these people into your life, if you marry in or marry with somebody that does not worship the same God that we worship, what happens is

God does not like it. Okay, He doesn't want you to marry someone like that, So you got to be very careful. I understand that the conditions to get married nowadays is not so much like who you worship, or you know, what religion you are, or do you believe the Bible or not. It's like not a condition that we have normally here in America. And it's not like condition that I had when I first met my wife. You know, I told her I was a Christian, you know,

and at the time, obviously I was. I believe that Jesus is my Lord and Savior, but I was not following him. I was all over the place, right. But the thing is now as a man, you know, I'm forty two years old, So I am trying to tell you guys, just give you guys advice because sometimes these might be I don't know what age bracket of people that are listening to this show, but some of you might not be married yet. Some of you may be

married right now, and some may be divorced. So the ones that are divorced need to take heed to stories like this, so we understand. Because idolatry is it's when you have idle worship in you. Like some people have, like really deep idle worship. It's very hard to pull them out of that. And I know that people would say, well, what do you mean idle worship? I mean, who's worshiping idols? Nowadays? They don't have Well, I mean if you go you

go to some churches, there's idols all over the place. Okay, idols everywhere. And also every single day that we jump on our cell phones, we're holding an idol in our hand. It's called the cell phone. Every time we turn on the TV and we're watching sports for you know, ten hours a day that there's an idol right there. We definitely give ourselves over to idols. But specifically, the Bible is speaking about worshiping other gods, and God doesn't like it.

So if you are marrying somebody that worships another God, you're going to have an uphill battle trying to get them to believe in the God of the Bible. Okay, the one that we believe in. Okay, yahweh believing in Jesus, our Lord and Savior, and believing in the Holy Spirit. Okay. So I just want to let you guys know that I'm just going to read a little bit more of these notes real quick, kind of show you a little bit what the New Testament says about idolatry, and then

we'll go ahead and get back to these verses. Okay, we'll jump to verse nine. It says in the New Testament, idolatry is expanded beyond the worship of physical idols to include any form of covetousness or placing anything above God I just talked about now with the cell phones, right The apostle Paul warns the Early Church against idolatry, emphasizing the incompatibility within the Christian faith, and one Corinthians ten, verse fourteen, Paul advises, therefore, my beloved flee from idolatry,

Run from idolatry, okay. Paul further explains that spiritual implications of idolatry and Romans one through twenty three, for although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave him thanks to him. But they became feudle, and they're thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. Although they claim to be wise, they became fools in exchange the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man, and birds and animals and reptiles. All right, so what

are the eternal consequences of this? The eternal consequences also emphasize and idolatry has seen in the rejection of God's rightful place in one's life. The New Testament warns idolatrys will not inherit the kingdom of God. One Corinthians six nine through ten. This underscores the seriousness to which idolatry is viewed in the Biblical narrative, serving as a cautionary teal for believers to remain faithful to God alone. That's why I'm telling you guys about this because it is

vastly important. Okay, and then we're gonna go ahead and read nine through twelve thirteen, and then I have some more notes for you guys. Right, So now we're back to the Bible. Now, first Kings eleven, verse nine. So the Lord became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice. Okay, let's stop real quick. If the if the if? Yahweh okay. If God appeared to you twice once in a dream and then I don't know

if the other one was in a dream. But God does say in numbers twelve verses fourth th eight that I appear to prophets and visions and in dreams. Okay, he appeared to Solomon twice. Solomon asked him for wisdom. God blessed him with wisdom. So there's actually a physical relationship happening. David, his dad knew God. He walked with God. He was a man after his own, so he knows that God is real for sure. He's not like us. But we're praying to God. You know, we never see God. Ever,

he hasn't appeared to us. But we're like, you know, we'll believe in God without seeing him, like Jesus says, we're blessed because we've never seen him. But this guy, Solomon, he said that the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared to him not once but twice. Okay, he knows that God is real for sure, So you know that that that would probably make God even more infuriated. Because God blessed him with wisdom which attracted these women to him. Okay,

the pharaoh's daughter was attracted to him. Well, the pharaoh married him, married, you know, Solomon and his daughter kind of gave his daughter to him. But these women are attracted him because of his knowledge. Just like shebas, She was like, wow, your wisdom is true. So the wisdom is given to him by God. Right, all glory to God. But then all of a sudden, he's turning against the Lord and he knows that God is real. So it's

an even bigger problem. Let's continue verse ten. And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods. But he did not keep what the Lord had commanded. Therefore, the Lord said to Solomon, because you have done this and have not kept my covenant my statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. Nevertheless, I will do it in your days for the sake of your father, David. I will tear

it out of the hands of your son. However, I will not tear it away from the whole kingdom. I will give one tribe to your son, for the sake of my servant, David, and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen. Right, so you see what's going on there. So it's God's judgment. As a result of Solomon's unfaithfulness, God declared that the kingdom would be torn from him since you have not kept my covenant and statues. Is what it says. And we'll talk and then you

know God's judgment. You see it throughout the Bible. You know in the Old Testament. You see that the flood narrative in Genesis sixt' nine illustrates God's judgment on the corrupt world. Then we have Genesis nineteen, which is going to be soda migamorro. Then we have Exodus seven, verse twelve demonstrates God's power and judgment against Pharaoh's hard heart, ultimately leading to the liberation of the Israelites. Then we

have Deuteronomy twenty eight fifteen. But if you do not obey the Lord God carefully following all his commandments and statues I'm giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you. Then there's prophetic warnings like Isaiah one, verses eighteen through twenty. Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord. Through your sins that are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow. And though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

If you are willing and obedience, you will eat the best of the land. But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword. From the mouth of the Lord has spoken. Also we have New Testament revelations. Matthew twenty five thirty one through thirty three states, when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on the glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered together before him. He will separate the people from one another, as he separated

sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. We have Romans ten twelve, ten through twelve if you want to check that one out. We also have Romans two, verse six if you want to check that out. And then also the Book of Revelation provides a vivid depiction of the final judgment where the dead are judge according to

their works. Revelation twenty eleven through fifteen. Okay, the conclusion, God's judgment serves as a reminder of his sovereignty, the moral order of the universe or the realm, or whatever you want to say it. It calls individuals to repentance and faith, offering both a warning to the unrepentant and assurance to those who trust in his promises. Okay, so God's judgment is all throughout the Bible, even more examples.

But I just wanted to give you a few there of God's judgment, and that's what's happening to Solomon right here at this moment. So let's go over a couple things real fast. So the meaning of one Kings eleven one through thirteen is that King Solomon's excessive love for foreign wives leads to idolatry, turning his heart away from God despite prior warnings. The act of unfaithfulness broke the covenant with God and resulted in divine punishment which we

talked about. God declared the king would be taken from his family, though a remnant would remain for his son to rule. Because of King David, the passage serves as a warning about how a single sin can lead to great apostasy and corruption in one's division. Idolatry through marriage, which we just read about. Okay, Solomon married seven hundred foreign instanses and took three hundred concubines, which was forbidden by God's law because those women worshiped other gods. Broken covenant.

His wives turned his heart away from God, and he began to worship foreign deities like we spoke about ast ofth Milcomb and Moloch. This was a direct violation of the covenant made with his father, David. What's the consequences of said? God became angry with Solomon because he did not let the Lord, did not keep the Lord's commands. God declared that he would tear the kingdom away from Solomon's family. Because of God's promise that David the kingdom

was not taken from Solomon during his lifetime. Instead, the split was prophesied to happen to his sons and one tribe to remained for him out of respect for David. And then the escalationists in Solomon's actions show how sin can escalate from toleration to justification to eventually the greater and more intense sin, illustrating the slippery slope of idolatry and corrupting nature of sin. And then what's a warning

to readers? Written during the Babylonian exile, this passage was a stark reminder to the Israelite of their current suffering was a direct consequence of the unfaithfulness of their kings, particularly Solomon, which led the kingdom's downfall and their exile. It highlights that judgment comes from people, comes when people turn their hearts from the Lord. Now, let's check out verses eleven or actually fourteen, I'm sorry, fourteen, this is the first kings eleven. Verse fourteen is what I mean.

Adversaries of Solomon. And let me just check what who am I gonna be at with my teaching points here? We're gonna have okay, So the Rise of adversaries here, okay, adversaries of Solomon. This is verse fourteen. Now okay, Now the lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the edom Mite. He was a descendant of the king of Edom. For it happened when David was in Edom and Joe abb the commander of the army, had gone up to bury the slane, after he had killed every male of Edom.

Because for six months Joe remained in there with all Israel, until he had cut down every male of Edom. Then had Dad fled to go to Egypt. He had certain Edomites in his father's servants with them. Her dad was still a little child. Then they rose from Midian and came to Puran, and they took men with them from Puran and came to Egypt to Pharaohs, to Pharaoh, King of Egypt, who gave him a house, apportioned food for him,

and gave him land. And his dad found great favor in the side of Pharaos, so that he gave him his wife, the sister of his own wife. That his sister, the sister of Queen top Penis, top Penis, top Pens. I don't know how to say it, THHPS it's a Topens, I guess it would be. Then the sister of Topens bore him Jenobath, his son whom top weaned in Pharaoh's house, and jena Bath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh. All right, So the rise of adversaries is

what this whole portion is about. And it says that God raised up adversaries against Solomon as a consequence for his disobedience. The Lord raised up against Solomon and adversary hadid the Edomite from the royal line of edom And just let you guys know, King Herod where to see he's an Edomite. Oh, all right, so he becomes there is a royal line in from the Edomites. Okay, Old Testament concept. Yeah, we don't really need to read, Okay, so I'll just write. I'll just give you guys some

theological implications for the rise of adversaries. The rise of adversaries of the Biblical narrative underscores the reality of spiritual warfare and the necessity of reliance on God's strength and guidance. Believers are called to remain steadfast and faith trusting in God's sovereignty and an ultimate victory over all adversaries. The presence of adversaries serves as a reminder of the fallen state of the world and the ongoing battle between the

Kingdom of God and the forces of darkness. Do you understand the spiritual battle that Solomon was in. Wow, he's building He's going to the highest mountain and building altars for these women. He's going through a massive spiritual battle. He's got seven hundred princesses and three hundred concubines. That's a huge spiritual battle he's going through because he's inviting all of this, all of the sin into his life. You know, he's not being faithful to one woman and

just staying with one woman. Can you imagine how Solomon would have been if he would have had one amazing wife that was just there for him during his kingship, and that he was depending on her, she was depending on him, and he was just leading. No, It's like he almost had too much money, too much time on his hands, having all these wives like crazy and all of them. I mean, he's juggling all these women and all this stuff, and you know he's got a gold

statues everywhere. You can imagine, you know, the materialism. They just kicked in with this guy. And you know, And am I saying that I would be any different? I have no idea. I'm not judging him. All I'm telling you is because I don't know. I have no idea how it is when you have all this money and all that stuff. You know what I mean, I don't

I have no clue. But in all this wisdom, you know, but he should have used that wisdom to see to make better decisions because he made some major major issues, you know, walking away from the Lord. Now that part I know I wouldn't do because I'm not doing it now. I'm not walking away from the Lord. I'm staying with the Lord. So let's see what it says here. So so we read the Rise of the Adversaries. There, let's go in and continue. We're going to be in One

Kings eleven, verse twenty one. So when had Dad heard in Egypt that David rested with his fathers, and that Joe had, the commander of the army, was dead. Had Dad said to Pharaoh, let me depart, that I may go to my own country. The Pharaoh said to him, but when have you lacked with me? But what have you lacked with me that suddenly you seek to go to your own country. And he answered nothing, but do

let me go anyway. And God raised up another adversary against him, res On, the son of Ilidad, who had fled from this lord from his lord, had Accyser. Had Dad is their had Dad is our king of Zoba. So he gathered men to him and became captain over a band of the raiders. When David killed those Sabah and they went to Damascus, and dwelt there and reigned in Damascus. He was an adversary of Israel all the days of Solomon. Besides the trouble that had Dad caused.

He adorned Israel and reigned over Syria. Okay, so we went through, Yeah, we went through fourteen through twenty five. And the main me for this is that God raised up adversaries against Solomon as a consequence of his disobedience, particularly his idology and turning away from God. The passage introduces two men as adversaries, Hadad the Edomite and Raison of Syria, who served as divine instruments to bring about God's promise judgment and ultimately contributed to the future division

of the Kingdom. The core messages that obedience leads to peace and blessings, while disobedience invites opposition. Very important for us to understand. Let's read a little bit about Hadad the Edomite, a prince of Edom, escaped the masacre of his people by job and was taken to Egypt. There he was cared for and given a wife by Pharaoh,

which we talked about. After hearing of David and Joab's death, he returned to Edom to reclaim his throne, become a persistent adversary to Solomon, representing an unresolved long standing attention between Israel and Edom or Jacob and Esau. That's crazy, right because Edomites are from Esau, and then Israel obviously is Jacob very interesting. Rason of Syria Rizon had been a captain under the king of Zabah. Fled after David's conquest.

He gathered abandoned men to control of Damascus and became an adversary to Solomon, ruling in Aram and opposing Israel. The third adversary is introduced later in One Kings eleven and is within Israel itself, and it's Jerrebohm. He rebelled against Solomon after being told by a prophet that he would rule over ten of the twelve tribes. So what the what can we get out of this lesson? What's the lesson we should learn out of these? Well, divine consequences.

God uses human human actions, even those that seem like political opposition, to carry out his will and discipline his people. The adversaries were raised up as a direct response to Solomon's and faithfulness. What else do we have? Covenancial relationships? The passage reflects the Biblical principle of covenant, where obedience is met with blessing and disobedience with consequences. Danger of prosperity.

I kind of touched on that right now. Solomon's story serves as a warning against the danger of prosperity, as the king, after being blessed abundantly, become complacent in turn to foreign gods. That's what I'm saying. You got too much time when it has too much money, too much material possessions, too many women. Yeah, you're doing too much personal responsibility. The passage emphasizes that God's judgment as a result of individual choices, and that our actions have consequences

that can affect future generations. Let's go ahead and continue, and let's read about Jeroboam, the one I just talked about right there, jered Boom, Jereboam's rebellion. Then Solomon's servant, Jereboam, the son of Nabat and Ephraimite from Zereda, whose mother's name was Ziah, a widow who also rebelled against the king. And this is what caused him to rebel against the king. Solomon had built Milo and repaired the damages of the

city of David. His father. The man Jereboom was a mighty man of valor, and a mighty man is Gabriem, So that's interesting, and Solomon might and Solomon, seeing that the young man was industrious, made him the officer over all the labor force of the House of Joseph. Do

you guys remember the labor forces. Now, it came to time when Jerreboom went out to Jerusalem that the prophet Ahijah, the Chilian knite Shiloh Knight met him on the way, and he had clothed himself with a new garment, and the two were alone in the field, and a hijab took hold of a new garment that was on him and tore it into twelve pieces, and he said to Jereboam, take yourself ten pieces. For thus says the Lord, the

God of Israel. Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of a Solomon and give ten tribes

to you. But he shall have one tribe for the sake of my servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen out of the tribes of Israel, because they have forsaken me and worshiped Astaroth, the goddess of the Citians, Chamosh, the god of the Mohabites, and milk them, the God of the people of Amen, and have not walked in my ways, and do what is right in my eyes, and keep my statutes and

my judgments, as did his father David. However, I will take the whole kingdom out of his hand, because I have made him ruler of all days of his life for the sake of my servant David, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments of my statutes. See, keeping his commandments and his statutes is vastly important. Okay, David kept him even though he did make mistakes. Obviously, David did he kept repenting and going back to the Lord.

Let's continue verse thirty five. But I will take but I will take the kingdom out of my son's hand and give it to you ten tribes, and to his son I will give one tribe. And my servant David may always have a lamp before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for myself, to put my name over there. So I will take you, and you shall reign over all your heart desires, and you shall be king over Israel. Then it shall be my statue

of my commandments, as my servant David did. I will be with you and build you an enduring house as I built for David, and will give Israel to you. And I will afflict the descendants of David because of this, but not forever. Solomon therefore sought to kill Jerebaren, but Jeremom arose and fled to Egypt to Sishak, king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. Wow, A lot going on here, right, So what's the meaning that we just read of First Kings eleven twenty sixty forty.

Is that God angry with King Solomon for his idology declares that the kingdom will be split after his death and given to his servant Jerobom, which the pphet the prophet Ahijah meets Jerebom tears a cloak into ten pieces. As we already talked about, is presented as a consequence for Solomon's disobedience to God, which said to the kingdom being divided and Jerobom fleeing to Egypt and escape Solomon's

wrath until Solomon's death. Right, so we got what's some key points for us to take divine punishment for Solomon's disobedience. The passage is a direct result of Solomon turning away from God by worshiping foreign gods through his many wives. Kingdom split. God announces that after Solomon's death, the kingdom will be divided. Jeroboam is promised to rule over ten tribes,

while Solomon will rule over one tribe of Judah. Right, a Haijah prophet serves as God's messenger to Jerobom, giving him the prophecy about becoming king over the ten tribes. Jerebom was initially an official under Solomon. After receiving the prophecy, Solomon learns about it and seeks to kill him. And then obviously Jerebom was fleeing, was fleeing for his life to Egypt. And then what are the long term consequences?

This prophecy directly says with the future division of the United Kingdom of Israel into the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah, which happens after Solomon's death, which we're about to read right now, So let's get into it first. Kings eleven, verse forty one. Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, that all he did and his wisdom are that they are not written in the Book of Acts of Solomon. And the period that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years,

So he reigned for forty years, Okay. Then Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, his father in Relboam his son reigned in his place. Now now the rest okay, So let's just see, Solomon sought to kill Drum. That's all. That's all we hear.

And then it says, now the rest of the acts of Solomon, all that he did and his wisdom are they not written in the Book of Acts of Solomon, and the period that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years and Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, his father in rare Baum. His son reigned in his place. Okay, So Kings doesn't tell us whether Solomon repented and went back to the Lord or that the Lord still loves Solomon,

or he doesn't say anything like that. So we will learn some more stuff in first Chronicles, and we also let's see the acts of the Book of Acts of Solomon. Okay, books Acts of Solomon, Acts of Solomon. I don't know, Yeah, I just don't know. So Solomon is lost texts Okay, So the Book of Acts of Solomon. I just want to tell you guys this because you know it says

it right. There is a lost text referred to in one Kings fourteen forty one, which reads, and the rest of the acts of Solomon, and and all that he did and his wisdom that are not written in the Book of are they not written in the Book of

Acts of Solomon. So in Second Chronicles nine nine thirty one, the names of the writers of the royal household recorded are given the history of Nathan the prophet, the prophecy of Haishah the Shunite, the vision of Ido the seer concerning Jerebum, the son of Nebat, the prophet in Nijah who played the role of the secretary of administrative office with King Solomon, was authored. He has authored this book. This book is reference as the prophecy of Eliza and

she Knit the biblical prophets. Edo was the author of other lost texts. The Geneva Bible editor suggested that the lost it was lost during the exile of Babylon. The text is also referred to as the Book of the Annals of Solomon. Wow, very interesting. I just think it's important. I mean, it would be nice to read that. You know, it's a lost text, but maybe it does say something

about Solomon, you know, coming back to the Lord. It's just you know, we read, we'll get to these books, you know, Ecclesiastes, Songs of Solomon, stuff like that, and we'll see kind of where he was at. You know. Obviously in Ecclesiastes he seemed to kind of lean towards that all this stuff that I've done is just worthless, and that worship the Lord is way more important. So it just seems in Ecclesiastes that he does, but we

just don't get it here in King. So when we get to those points, when we read Chronicles and we read, you know, these different books of the Bible, I have a better idea of what happened to Solomon. You know, did he come back to the Lord? Did the Lord forgive him? You know, it's just it's kind of it's pretty deep in the hole. He's got three hundred wives and three hundred concubinings, seven hundred princesses. I think it's kind of like, WHOA, what's going on? He's pretty deep

in the whole. But I don't know what ends up happening with them. But the definitely we just read right now with the Death of Solomon at summarizes Solomon's reign, noting that it lasted forty years as well as documented in the in the Lost Books of a Book of Acts of Solomon, who ended and ended with his death and burial in the city of David, with the son

reybum succeeding him. The verses conclude the narrative of Solomon's life, highlighting both his great achievements and his ultimate spiritual decline due to his foreign wives would serve as a warning about the dangers of prosperity and temptation. Very important stuff. I don't really want to don't really need to read any more about that. It was really just three verses there. So now we're going to get into chapter twelve. But first let's go over some practical applications. First would be

guard your heart. Be vigilant in regarding your heart against influences that can lead you away from God. Regularly evaluate relationship and commitments to ensure that they align with God's will. Amen. Obedient to God's word is another one. Prioritize obedience to God's commands, understanding that His instructions are for our protection and blessing. Amen. Repentance and restoration. If you find yourself straying, remind remember that God is merciful and ready to forgive.

Turn back to Him with the repentant heart. The importance also the importance of God, the influence around yourself with people who encourage your faith and he help you stay committed to God. Uh. That's the last one on the practical applications, but it's vastly important. Do you have people around you that will help you stay committed to God. Right, There's people that I talk to that are in podcasting, and you know, like even like Biblical Hitment I was on.

His name is Steven. He's the host of that show. You know, people like him or people like j T follows j C and all these other podcasters man that are following the Lord and and uh Keith from Reality Saves Jesus Saves. There's a lot of people that are brothers that I Raoul from Fundamental Podcast, a lot of brothers in Christ that are podcasting and doing their thing. You know. John Pounders, he's another one Midnight Ride his partner there. Uh. You know, there's a ton of podcasts

that are doing their thing, you know. And Apollo is another one, this gentleman that was just on his show. He's doing his thing for the Lord, you know. And there's a lot of podcasts out there doing their things. So it's important to have God the influence, surround yourself with people who encourage your faith and help you stay committed to God. This podcast right right here, this Bible study we're doing, it'll help you stay committed to God. Right,

It's very important. So yes, blessings right there. That's going to be practical applications. And literally we took one hour to go over one chapter, but there's a lot to it. There's forty three verses here, so there was a lot to go over. And Guys, I get long winded with some of the notes that I have, but I think it's vastly important for us to understand some of the stuff that I'm going over and not to just breeze over. We got to understand what's happening. So let's go over

some additional scriptures that can we have. First one, sorry, I'm there, we go. You are here now. Deuteronomy seventeen, verse seven. He must not take many wise for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold. Deuteronomy seventeen, verse seven, seventeen seventeen. Not seven seventeen seventeen. Deuteronomy seventeen seventeen. Let's look that up real quick, because Deuteronomy seventeen, verse seventeen

he talks about principles governing kings. We'll start at sixteen. It says, but he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses. For the Lord has said to you, you shall not return that way again. Neither shall he multiply wise for himself, let his heart turn away, nor shall he greatly multiplies silver and gold for himself. Wow. Yes, Wow. When you come to the land which the Lord God has given you,

it possessed it, I will say the king over me. Oh, I see, I see. He's given warnings about the king that you shouldn't do. And then we got Proverbs four, verse twenty three, which is written by Solomon, Proverbs, Wow, guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flows springs of life. Okay, next one is gonna be James one fourteen and fifteen. But each one is tempted when his own evil desires. By his own evil desires, he

has lured away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is full grown, gives birth to death. Okay, very important, So yeah, very good stuff. Yeah, good stuff. I enjoyed that. I enjoyed that a lot. I literally love doing Bible studies on my day off. I'm gonna switch, I'm gonna switch doing Sunday Monday service. Monday service. My last name is

Monday Wednesday service. I'm gonna literally switch it to doing it on probably Saturday nights now because it just really everything flows way better way nicer. I feel a lot better when I do the Bible study when I have the day off, so soon that'll happen. That way, I could do my very best for you guys and pronounce words correctly at least Macedonia. Well, am I thinking mah Sedonia? It's an easy one to say too. All right, all right, all right, let's see, let's see. I want to just

go over intro to chapter twelve real quick. Where are you at here? You excuse me? First? King's Chapter twelve captures a crucial moment in Israel's history, the division of the kingdom. After Solomon's death, his son Raa Bauham ascends to the throne, but as arrogance and a failure to heed wise counsel lead to a nation's schism, Jerobo, once in exile, emerges as the leader of the northern tribe's further division, furthering the division by establishing false worship to

consolidate his power. I am all right, let's see Jeroboam reb Boham. Okay, we got Reb Boham as well that we're going to talk about. Let me just get to my teaching points, all right, Guys, get a drink here one Kings twelve and ray Baoham rab Boam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem. This is a first Kings twelve, verse one, Sorry, guys. And ray Bauham went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. So what happened? Then Jereboam, the

son of the Bat heard it. He was still in Egypt, for he had fled from the presence of King Solomon and had been dwelling in Egypt. And they sent him, and they sent and called him. Then Jereboam, the whole assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rae Baoham, saying, your father made you our yoke heavy. Now therefore lightened the burdensome service of your father on this heavy yoke which you put on us, and we will serve you. So we said to them to depart for three days,

then come back to me. And the people departed. Then King Rae Baoham consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon, which he still lived while he still lived, and he said, how do you advise me to answer these people? Well, let me put this right here real quick. Sorry, guys, give me ones. I want to make sure, okay. And he spoke to them saying, if you will be my servant to these people today and serve them, answer them, and speak the good words to the servant forever? Okay,

how do you advise me to answer these people? Is what he says, King ray Boham to the elders, and they spoke to him saying in verse seven, if you will be a servant to those people today and serve them and answer them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever. So let's go ahead and stop there real quick. So ray Boham's inheritance Raboum inherits the throne from Solomon, but his leadership is

immediately tested. Rae Boham went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king one kings twelve to one, and Raeboam, the son of Solomon and grandson of David, inherited a kingdom marked by both grandeur and impending division. His inheritance was not merely a matter of wealth and territory, but also spiritual and political responsibility. As the first king of a divided kingdom of Judah, Raeboham reigned is pivotal and understanding the trajectity trajectory of Israel's history.

Reaboham was born in the Davidic line, a lineage that carried a divine promise of it everlasting kingdom. The promise is rooting and rooted in God's covenant with David, as recorded in Two Samuel seven verses twelve through sixteen, where God assures David that his throne will be established forever. Raa Boham's inherance therefore was not a physical kingdom, but also a spiritual legacy tied to God's covenant covenanial faithfulness,

Solomon's legacy. Ray Boham's father, Solomon, left behind the renowned wealth. We already know about his legacy. We don't need to talk about that. We just finished with his death. Ray baoham ascension to the throne is chronicled in First Kings twelve and Second Chronicles verse ten. Upon Solomon's death, Ray Boham traveled to Shechem with all Israel had gathered to

make him king. The people led to Jeroboam, which we're going to talk about, okay, so, legacy and lessons ray Bohma's he serves as a pugnent reminder of responsibilities accompanied by divine blessings. His reign illustrates the consequences of forsaking God's commandments and the importance of wise and godly counsel. Ray Bohm's account is a testament to God's faithfulness to

his covenant, even admits human failure and division. Okay, so, And then in One Kings twelve, verse four, the people of Israel, led by Jeroboam, requests that Rae Boham lighten the heavy burdens imposed by Solomon. Your father made our yoke heavy. Now therefore light in the harsh labor and heavy yoke your father imposed on us, and will serve you. And then in six to eleven, which were not there yet, So let me just put a mark there. Let's continue in eight, we'll read all the way to eleven. He

but he rejected the advice. We're in One Kings twelve verse eight. Now, but he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him, and he said to them, what advice would you give? How should we answer the people who have spoken to me, saying,

lighten the yoke which your father put on us. Then the young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, thus you should speak to these people who have spoken to you by saying, your father made our yoke heavy, but you made it lighter on us. Thus you shall say to them, my little fingers shall be thicker than my father's waist. And now, whereas my father put a heavy yoak on you, I will add to your yoke. My father chastened to you with whips,

but I will chasten you with scourges. So let's stop there real quick. So what is scorges? Some of you might know what scorges are and the Bible, scorge can refer to a literal whip used for punishment, or more figuratively, to a plague, a calamity, or a source of great suffering. The word comes from Latin for a whip with thongs, which is used to inflict severe pain and the Old Testament. A tool for punishment is scorge was a whip, often with multiple thongs. Okay, so it's not just a regular whip.

It's a whip with multiple thongs, sometimes with metal and bone attached, used to inflict severe pain during corporal punishment. That's why it's it. So it's not just a whip that He's not just a whip that he's talking about here, it's actually a scorge, which is like a whip with looks like it has things coming off it with mettle. So it's like even a deeper punishment. Okay. So you

see what happens. He's talking to the young men, you know, the prideful young men instead of the wisdom older men, and they're telling them to talk to these people, obviously in the wrong way. So let's check out what it says here. Ray Boom seeks counsel from two groups, the elders who serve Solomon and the young men who grew up with him. The elders advise them to serve the people and speak kindly to them, while the young men

suggest to increase their burdens. Okay. Seeking counsel is significant theme in the Bible, emphasizing the importance of wisdom, guidance, and discernment in the life of a believer. The scriptures provide numerous examples and teachings on the value of seeking advice from God, wise individuals and the community of faith. Solomon himself, in Proverbs eleven fourteen states, for lack of guidance, a nation fall fails. Nation falls, but many counselors there

is deliverance, okay. And then Proverbs fifteen twenty two says plans fall for lack of counsel, but with many advisors they succeed all right. Isaiah ninety six refers to the Messiah as the wonderful counselor, indicating that Jesus Christ embodies perfect wisdom and guidance. Believers are encouraged to seek God's counsel through prayer and the study of his word. James one to five says, if anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reapproach, and

will be given to him. So human counsel is important, while divine counsel is paramount. The Bible acknowledges the role of human advisors. Moses, for instance, receives wise counsel from his father and Jethro, who advised him to delegate responsibilities to capable men. And then we have Acts fifteen. The early Church sought counsel from the apostles and elders and Russeom to resolve the doctrinal dispute, demonstrating the importance of

collective discernment. Sometimes you might not be You might have good discernment, but might not have discernment on a certain thing, where your brothers in Christ will have it and they'll correct you, which is very important. And then Solomon again and characteristic of wise counsel, and Solomon and thirteen Proverbs thirteen, verse twenty walk with the wise and become wise, for

a companion of fools suffers harm. Then Psalms one through two contrasts the counsel of the wicked with delighting in the law of the Lord, indicating the true counsel is rooted in scripture. What's the conclusion, well, Seeking counsel is a vital practice for believers, encompassing both divine guidance and the wisdom of godly individuals. The Bible encourages a balanced approach value the insights of others, while ultimate relying on

God's perfect wisdom, right, guys. So that's very important, and let's go ahead and continue reading. We're going to be going all the way to verse twenty four. Now, okay, hold on, we're going to see the kingdom divided here. Okay, we'll actually read from twelve to fifteen here, and then I have a little something on Rae Boham's decision here. But so Jeroboam and all the people came to ree Boam the third day, as the king had directed, saying,

come back to me the third day. Then the king answered the people roughly and rejected the advice that the elders had given him, and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young man, saying, my father made your yoke heavy, but I will make your yoke. My father chasten you with whips, but I'll chasten you

with scorches scurgeous. So the king did not listen to the people, for the turn of events was from the Lord that he might fulfill his word which the Lord had spoken to Ajah the Shilah knit to Jeroboem the son of the Bat. All right, let's stop there real quick. So ignoring the elders counsel. Ray Boham followed the advice of the young men. So ray Bahamas decision, Ray Bahama, the son of Solomon, grandson of David, as send to

the throne. Oh yeah, this is just going to be Rae Boham rejected the council of the others in fall device to the young man. Okay, I don't really need to read about that, because we're gonna see about that. So that's a little portion I was going to read. But it's fine. Let's continue to uh sixteen through twenty four.

Let's do that now. When all Israel saw that David did not listen to them, the people answered the king, sorry, I said, David, didn't I Now, When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, what share have we? And David, we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, o Israel, now see your own house, so David. So Israel departed from their tents. But ree Boham reignited

over the children of Israel. But Raye Boham reigned over the children of Israel, who dwelt in the cities of Judah. The king Rae Boam sent Adam, who was in charge of the revenue, but all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore, King Raboam mounted his chariots to haste to flee to Jerusalem. So Israel has been in

rebellion against the House of David to this day. Now it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him and called him to the congregation and made him king over all Israel. There was none who followed the House of David, but

the tribe of Judah only. And when Rae Boham came to Jerusalem, he assembled all the House of Judah with the tribe of Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors to fight against the House of Israel, that he might restore the kingdom of rae Boam, the

son of Solomon. But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying, speak to Rae Boam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all the house of Judah and Benjamin to the the rest of the people, saying, thus says the Lord, you shall not go up nor fight against your brethren, the children of Israel, that every man returned to his house, for this thing is from me. Therefore they obeyed the word of the Lord and turned back according to the word of God. All right, so

we see what's going on there. We have the kingdom divided. The result of ree Boham's decision is the division of the Kingdom and the Israel and Judah. So Israel has been taken in rebellion against the House of David to this day, is what it's said there. Right. So the division of the united Monarchy of Israel and the two separate kingdoms known as the Kingdom of Israel Northern Kingdom and the Kingdom of Judah Southern Kingdom, marks a significant

period in Biblical history. This division occurred with the reign of King Solomon around nine thirty BC and is a pivotal event that shaped the narrative of the Hebrew scriptures. Very interesting. Okay, guys, excuse me. We know the biblical background, iscle background because we just read through it. The division under Solomon's death Ray of Bohm. That's part of the division the Northern Kingdom Southern Kingdom. I don't really need

to go over that. What is the theological significance. The division of the kingdom is a testament to the consequences of disobedience to God's covenant. It highlights the importance of faithful leadership and the dangers of idolatry and syncretism. The divided kingdom period also sets the stage for the prophetic literature, which emphasizes themes of judgment, repentance, and the hope of restoration.

The promise of a future united kingdom under the Messiah remains a central hope in the Biblical narrative, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the Son of David. Awesome, all right, so let me just go over some key points here. So in First Kings twelve or one through twenty four, what's the meaning of all this? B Boem's fullest decision to reject the elders advice and follow the counselor of younger men leads to the northern ten tribes

evolting against him. The people's request to light in the heavy burden which we read about imposed by Solomon has met with a threat of even a harsher rule, resulting the rejection of ray Baham. In the division of the kingdom. The chapter ends with the northern tribes rebelling against Jereboam, who was prophesied to become king of those tribes. Let's see, yep, and ray Boham takes the throne. After Solomon's death, is son ray Baum goes to Checkhem to be crowned king

over all tribes of Israel. All right. The king seeks advice, which we already talked about the others device is rejected. Let's see if there's anything else we could tell. Yeah, we kind of already went through most of that, so let's see, that's thirteen. We don't want to go to thirteen yet. All right, let's go back up to my notes here and we'll stay right there. Verse Kings twelve, verse twenty five. Let's do that. Okay, Let's go ahead and read twenty five all the way to thirty three

one Kings twelve, verse twenty five. Then Jeroboam built Schecham in the mountains of Ephrium, and dwelt there. Also, he went out from there and built Peniel. And Jeroboam said in his heart, now the kingdom may returned to the House of David. If these people go up after to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem. Then the heart of his people were turned back from their lord, rae Bouam, King of Judah. Then they will kill me and go back to Raeboam, King of Judah.

Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold and said to the people, is it too much for you to go up to Jerusalem? Here are your gods o Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt. And he set one in Bethel and the other in Dan. Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the before the one as far as Dan. He made shrines on the high places, and made priests

of every class of people who were not sons of Levi. Okay, we kind of see what's happening here, right, So he makes two calves first of all, and the people follow and listen, and they and they they, they end up worshiping him, right. And it says this became a sin that people went to worship before the one as far as Dan. He made shrines on high places. You see how they do that. They always go up to high places, right, That's because that's where the spiritual host of wickedness are located.

It's talked about in Ephesian six, verses ten through twelve. Spiritual host of wickedness in heavenly places. What is that talking about? Well, I've gone over it several times. I'm sure you guys have heard me talk about this. But between Earth and where God's throne is located, however far away that is. If you believe in a globe and

the universe model, then obviously it's pretty far away. But it seems like these spiritual battles are happening in heavenly places, not where God's strone is located, obviously, so not in the third Heaven, somewhere in the second Heaven. If you believe in a flat Earth with God's firmament above the God's Stone above the firmament, then you know between Earth and Heaven in that area is where the spiritual battles

are happening, right where the stars are located. That's why it says that their spiritual host of wickedness in heavenly places right not on earthly places only, but in heavenly places as well. And that's why in the Book of Daniels you see when when this angels come in to answer this prayer. He said, he has to fight against

the Prince of Persia. Where he's fighting them between Earth and where heaven, where God's Stone is located, which is the second heaven is where they're fighting, right, it'd be the first heaven. I'm sorry, second heaven is going to be the firmament. So first heaven would be where the moon, sun of the star located. And you see that there's battles happening where he had to call Michael. The Arkans would come in a system. Boom. Now we can get

down and answered Daniel's prayer. Very very interesting. Okay, So we have a lot going on here and very interesting stuff. So let's go ahead and continue. In verse thirty two, Jerre Boham ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and offered sacrifices on the altar. So he did at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and at Bethel he installed the priest of the high places which

he had made. And so he made offerings on the altar which he had made at Bethel on the fifteenth day of the eighteenth month, in the month which he had devised his own heart, he ordained a feast for the children of visual and offered sacrifices on the altar and burned incense. He's creating his own religion. Okay, he's creating his own religion here, not following God at all. Or did he receive the information that he's gonna be ruled over these ten tribes? Well, he received him from

God's prophet, right, so he receives it. He receives it from God's profit. Let me see, I forgot the prophet's name. Sorry, what is it? A? It's a car or something? What is the prophet's name? It's not very important, but it's just Solomon's foreign wise or is the death of Solomon? Where is care chaer bone? But termal Rosna fled to Egypt. If you listen to the command look at my ways. Yeah, I think it's a or something. I don't remember how

to pronounce the prophet's name. But it's kind of interesting because he says, if you listen to all my commands, you walk in my ways and do right in my sight to order my commandments. As my servant David did then I will be with you, and I will build a lasting dynasty as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you. Because of this, I will humble David's descendants, but not forever, is what he's saying to Jeroboam, right, And Okay, it's Ajah. That's that's the

guy's name, Okay. In chapter eleven, I just want to tell you, guys that because if you notice, look what he does. Jeroboam's man, the gold calfs and all this other stuff that he did. So let's let's let's find out the meaning of this of one Kings twelve versus twenty five through thirty three. Is that King Jeroboam established

a counterfeit religion. That's what I'm saying. He created his own religion out of fear and political convenience to keep the northern Kingdom of Israel from reuniting with the southern Kingdom of Judah. He built two golden calfs to worship as gods, placed him in Bethale and Den to serve as the local worship centers, appointed priests from outside the

tribe of Levi, and created a new feast day. This act of idolatry is a central theme of the book, marking the spiritual downfall of the Northern Kingdom and setting a precedent for future kings to follow. So Jeroboem had fear that his people continue to travel with Jerusalem for worship, they would eventually be turned their allegiance to the House

of David and his rival Raya Bohm. But the thing is, he should have went to God, and he should have spoke to God about it and asked, maybe ask God, ask the Lord through the prophet, like, is it okay if I make a tabernacle here? I know you have you know, I know you have the temple there? Can I make a tabernacle here for the people so that you know they don't get attack going over there or whatever. He could have asked the Lord that, but he didn't.

He jumped to conclusions, didn't wait on the Lord, and that's what happens. He created his own religion because he was scared had fear. Obviously, fear doesn't come from well, you need to fear the Lord like God. But he's having fear over something like a situation, a human situation. If he would have went to God with that information, then maybe God would have said you know it's not going to happen. Don't worry. I told you what's going to happen if you, if you obey me and obedient

to me, it says creation of golden calves. To prevent this, he created two golden calves, claiming that they were the gods that had brought Israel out of Egypt. This was a direct rebellion against God and a deliberate imitation of Aaron's Golden Calf incident. He set up the calves in Bethel and Dan, the northern and southern ends of his kingdom,

to create covenant alternative worship centers for the people. And then also he appointed priests from from other tribes, any tribe right, just as the Levites has got had ordained for their serving ties to his established religious system. This is crazy that he just he created his own religion here. He also instituted a feast day in the in the eighth month, mimicking the feast of Judah, which further submitted

the new separate religious practices of Israel. Jeroboam's actions repeatedly called the sins of Jeroboam, and they led to the entire Northern kingdom in idology for generations became an lasting, prominent example of spiritual compromise and rebellion against God. All right, Yes, we are done with that chapter. And you see what happens when man creates their own religion. It happens a lot, even in Christianity. Right, we see it with a lot

of different, uh, some different denominations. All right, I'm just I'm not going to point it out here. You guys could read between the lines. I know you guys probably know about most of them. Seek whise, Okay, practical applications for this chapter. We're done with chapter twelve. Seek wise counsel before making significant decisions. Seek advice from those with experience and wisdom. Consider the consequences. Understand that decisions, especially

in leadership, have far reaching consequences. Number four. Third, I'm sorry, Number three, serve others. Leadership should be characterized by service and humility, not by harshness and pride. Next, listen to the people. Effective leaders listen to the needs and concerns of those they lead. All right, so that is one, two, three, four practical applications. Now let's go ahead and check out some additional scriptures that connect. We have Proverbs eleven, verse

four or there is no guidance. A people fall, people falls, but in the abundance of counselors there is safety. And then James one to five, which is very simi to the additional scripture we had before. It says, if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generos generously to all without reapproach, and it will be given to him. And then we have Matthew twenty verse

twenty six through twenty eight. Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first, must be your slave, just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. Right. So that is the additional scriptures we have. Will jump to chapter thirteen. We have probably like a good thirty minutes or so, probably twenty five minutes or so, twenty

five or thirty minutes. I don't even know when we started, actually, because I jump right into this, I'm so excited to get it started. But we'll do our very best to try to get through chapter thirteen. Let me just go over the introduction first Kings. Thirteen presents an intriguing narrative around prophecy, obedience to God's commands, and the consequences of disobedience.

As a captivating tale of two prophets and a king unfolds, we learned vital lessons about the absolute importance of abiding by God's word and the disastrous result of straying from his instructions. Let's go ahead and jump down to teaching points. All right, let's jump over to divine commission. Oh, all right, So let's go ahead and jump to one Kings thirteen,

verse one, the message of the Man of God. And behold, a man of God went to Judah to Bethel by the word of the Lord, and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. Then he cried out against the altar by the word of the Lord, and said, o alter altar. Thus says the Lord, behold, a child Josiah by name shall be born to the House of David, And on you he shall sacrifice the priest of high places who burn incense on you, and men's bones shall

be burned on you. And he gave a sign the same day, saying, this is the sign which the Lord has spoken. Surely the altar shall split apart, and the ashes shall be poured out. So when it came to pass, when King Jeroboah heard the saying of the Man of God, who cried out against the altar of Bethel, then he stretched out his hand from the altar, saying, arrest him. Then his hand which he stretched out toward him, withered, so that he could not pull it back to himself.

The altar also was split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the Man of God had given by the word of the Lord. Then the kingus answered and said to the Man of God, please entreat the favor of the Lord, your God, and pray for me that I may be restored to me. So the Man of God entered the and treated the Lord, and the King's hand were restored to him. He became

as before. Then the King said to the Man of God, come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you reward. But the Man of God said to the King, if you were to give me half your house, I would not go with you, and I would not go in with you, nor would I eat bread nor drink water in this place. For so if it was commanded me by by the word of the Lord, saying you shall not eat bread, nor drink water, nor return

by the same way you came. So he went another way, and he did not return by the way he came to Bethel. Okay, so we have a divine commission here. The man of God is sent by the Lord to deliver a message against the altar of Bethel. Dimasion in God's authority over false worship, and what is divine commission well. Divine commission refers to the thord of mandate given by God to individuals or groups to carry out specific task

or missions according to his divine will and purpose. The concept is deeply rooted in Biblical narrative, where God calls and empowers his servants to fulfill his plans on the earth. The notion of a divine commission underscores the sovereignty of God in direct human affairs and the responsibility of commission commission to act in obedience in faith. For example, Moses.

One of the most prominent examples of divine commission is the calling of Moses in Exodus three, verse ten, where God commissions Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. And then we have profits. The prophets over Israel were often commissioned by God to deliver his message to the people is Isaiah's commission is vividly described in Isaiah six, verse eight, where he responds to God's call. Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, whom shall I send?

Who will go for us? And I said, here I am, here, am I send me? Similarly Jeremiah's commission in Jeremiah one, verse five, where he says, before I have formed you in the womb, I knew you before you were born. I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations. That's amazing. And then we have the

great commission. The most significant divine commission is in Matthew twenty eight, verse eighteen through twenty, where Jesus commands all authority in heaven on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And I surely am with you always

to the very end of this age. And then Paul the Apostle, Paul's conversion and commission are pivotal spread for the Gospel to the Gentiles in Acts nine, verse fifteen. Characteristics of divine commission divine authority. A divine commission is initiated by God, who possesses ultimate authority, empowerment. God often often provides necessary empowerment, guidance, and resources to fulfill the commission. This is evident and the promises of the Holy Spirit

to disciples and Acts one, verse eight. Obedience and faith. The response to a divine commission requires obedience and faith. The commissioned must trust in God's plan and timing, as seen by the lives and figures of Abraham, who obeyed and went even though he did not know where he was going Hebrews eleven, verse eight. Purpose and mission. A divine commission is purposeful, often aimed that advances in God's kingdom, proclaiming his word and delivering his people that aligns with

God's redemptive plan for humanity. In summary, a divine commission is a profound and sacred calling that reflects God's active involvement in the world and his desire to work through his chosen servants. Is accompanied accomplish his divine purposes. All Right, Son in verses three and five, we have immediate fulfillment. The prophecy includes a sign that the altar will be split apart, which occurs immediately, affirming the authority of the message.

And then we have King Jerebom's reaction. Jerebom's initial response with this hostill but he quickly shifts to seek in favor when his hand is paralyzed. You see, he will hostility boom, your fingers paralyzed. And now all of a sudden you're showing power, showing the power of God over human authority. But then you start, you know, immediately showing favor to the person because you're having this paralyzation of

his finger. And then seven through nineteen, which we haven't read yet, we'll go over, but so verses one through ten. The meaning of this is the confrontation between a prophet sent by God and King Jeroboam, who had set up an idol in Bethel. The prophet announces that a future king named Josiah will destroy Jeroboam's altar, and a sign that this prophecy is true is given. When Jeroboam tries to arrest the prophet, his hand withers and the alter

miraculously torn apart. This passage demonstrates God's judgment of idolatry and prophetic words power. I also highlighting the importance of obedience God's commands even when they are difficult. Excuse me. Prophecy against Idolatry. A prophet from Judah, set by God,

prophesies against Jeroboam's false altar in Bethel. His prophecy foretells a future king what's the miraculous sign To prove his message, The prophet provides a sign Jereboam's outstretch chans will be withered and then restored after the prophet prays for him. This sign is quickly fulfilled when the altar also being torn apart. As a demonstration of God's power. You see Jereboam's response, which we went over lessons of obedience. A key takeaway is the importance of absolute obedience to God's

direct command. The prophet was forbidden to eat or drink with anyone in Bethel, a command he must not violate despite Jeroboam's invitation. This sets up a later part of the story where a false prophet lies to the man of God, tempting him to disobey God and then contrasts with false religion. The passage highlights the contrast between true worship of God and Judah and the false man made religion in the northern kingdom of it Is, which could not produce a prophet of its own. Let's go ahead

and continue and read verse eleven. Now we're going to be in one kings thirteen. Verse eleven. Now an old prophet dwelt in Bethel, and his sons came and told them all the works that the Man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words which he had spoken to the king. And their father said to him, Ted said to him which way did he go? For his sons had seen which way the Man of God went, who came from Judah. Then he said to his son, sattled the donkey for me.

So they settled the donkey for him, and he wrote on it and went after the Man of God and found him sitting under an oak. And then he said to him, are you the Man of God who came from Judah? And he said I am. Then he said to him, come home with me and eat bread. And he said, I cannot return with you, nor go with you. Neither can I eat bread nor drink water with you

in this place. I have been told by the word of the Lord, you shall not eat bread, nor drink drink water there, nor return by going the way you came. He said to him, I am too, I too, am a prophet as you are, And an angel spoke to me by the word of the Lord, saying, bring him back to your house, that he may eat or drink water. He's lying to him. Just let you guys know. Okay. It says he was lying to him, So he went back with him and ate bread in his house and

drink water. Oh man, wow, okay, so very interesting here what happened? And we will stop there real quick. It says obedience and temptation. The man of God initially obeys God's command not to eat or drink in Bethel, but later succumbs the deception by an old prophet, highlighting the danger of false counsel. Wow. So yeah, very interesting. But

let's go ahead and see what happens here. To leave you guys in suspense for too long and go too much into my notes, we'll do consequences of disobedience after we get through. Twenty four says, now, what happened is they sat at the table. The word of the Lord came to the prophet who had brought him back, and he cried out to the man of God who came from Judas, saying, thus says the Lord, because you have disobeyed the word of the Lord and have not kept

the commandment which the Lord God commanded you. But you came back ate bread and drank water in the place in which the Lord said to you, eat no bread or drink no water. Your corpse shall not come to the tomb of your father's Wow. So it was after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk, that he sattled the donkey for him, the prophet whom he had brought back. When he was gone, a lion met him on the road and killed him. And the corpse of his torrent was thrown on the road, and the

donkey stood by it. The lion also stood by the corpse. And there men passed by and saw the corpse thrown on the road and the lion standing by the corpse. Then when they went and told it in the city, there were the old prophet dwelt. Okay, that's uh, that's gonna be twenty four Okay, let's go ahead and stop there, because that's a lot of stuff that just happened right there.

So consequence of disobedience. The man of God faces death as a consequence of his disobedience, illustrating the seriousness of it trying to God's instruction. So, guys, if God spoke to you as a prophet, and you know that God is real, because God is literally speaking to you, then you got to be careful. You should have went to God first, if before making the If he said that if you had to test the angels, you got to test the people if they try to tell you something

like that. But it says here the theme of disobedience and its consequence is a reoccurring motif throughout the Bible, illustrating the gravity of turning away from God's commandments and the inevitable repercussions that follow. From the earliest chapters of Genesis to the prophetic warnings teaches the New Testament, the Bible writes numerous examples of teachings on the consequences of disobedience. Adam and Eve, the Israelites in the Wilderness numbers fourteen.

Adam and Eve Genesis three the Israelites in the Wilderness numbers fourteen, King Saul and Verse Samuel, verse fifteen. Prophetic warnings. The prophets frequently warned Israel and Judah about the consequences of disobedience Jeremiah's warning in Jeremiah twenty five. We have Ezekiel's message in Ezekiel eighteen, where he emphasizes the personal responsibility and consequences of individual disobedience, specifically in Ezekiel eighteen thirty.

Then we have New Testament teachings. The New Testament continues to address the consequences of disobedience. Okay, hold on optimized, Oh my battery, Okay, I see sorry, all right. Jesus's teachings. In Matthew seven, Jesus warns about the consequences of not following his teachings and the parable of the wise and

foolish builders. In Matthew seven six through twenty seven. We also a pours that Paul's ex exhortation in Romans six, specifically in Romans six twenty three for the wages of sin his death, But the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Then we have the Hebrews warnings. In Hebrew too. The Book of Hebrew warns against the neglecting salvation and consequences of drifting away from

the faith. The Bible consistently, consistently underscores the seriousness of disobeyance to God, illustrating through historical accounts, prophetic warnings, and apostolic teachings that such accents lead to both temporal and eternal consequences. Okay, and that's what happened right here. This is a physical consequence that happened to this man, where the lion ate his body so that he cannot when he his corbs cannot go back to his father's Is

what it was? Okay? So yes, next we are going to be in first Kings thirteen, will go twenty six all the way through thirty four. Now, when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, is it the man of God who who was disobedient to the word of the Lord. Therefore the Lord has delivered him to the lion which has torn him and killed him, according to the word of God of the Lord which has spoken to him. And he spoke to his son, saying, saddle the donkey for me.

So he saddled it then he went and found his corpse thrown on the road, and the donkey and the lion standing by the corpse. The lion had not eaten the corpse, nor torn the donkey. And the prophet took up the corpse of the Man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. And so the old prophet came to the city to mourn and to bury him. Then he laid the corpse to his own tomb,

and they mourned over him, saying, alas my brother. So it was after he had buried him that he spoke with the son, saying, when I am dead, then bury me in the tomb where the Man of God is buried. Lay my bones beside his bones. For the saying which he cried out to the word of the Lord, against the altar of Bethel and against all the shrines of high places which are the cities of Samaria, will surely

come to pass. After this event, Jeroboam did not turn away his evil, did not turn from his evil ways. But again he made priests from every other class of people for the high places. Whoever wished he consecrated him and became one of the priests in the high places, and this thing was sin in the house of Jereboam, so as to exterminate and destroy it from the face of the earth. That's the end of the chapter. So we have let's see what what do these chapters mean?

You know, what does this mean? This thirteen versus fourteen or eleven through thirty four Its centers on themes of obedience idolatry in God's judgment. A prophet from Judah is sent to prophesy against Jeroboam's idol idolatry idolatrous altar in Bethel, but he is later deceived by an old lying prophet

and disobeys God's command not to eat or drink there consequence. Consequently, the young prophet is killed by a lion, demonstrating that God holds everyone, including his own messengers, accountable for disobedience by Jereboam continues in his sin, leading to the destruction of his house. What are some of the key events

prophecy against idolatry. The passage begins with a prophet from Judah delivering God's message against King Jeroboam's unauthorized worship at the altar in Bethel, which was filled with idolatry as practices. This demonstrates God's disapproval of Jereboam's rebellion, and then God gives a young prophet a specific command not to eat or drink in Bethel and return by a different route. He initially obeys, even after performing a miracle to confirm

his prophecy. An old prophet from Bethel, motivated by his desire to hear about the new prophet's experience, lies to the young prophet, claiming to be that claiming an angel told him to invite him to eat. The young prophet gives into the lie, breaks God's command, and eats with the old prophet. As a result, he is killed by a lion on his way home, which we read about right now right God's persistent judgment on Jeredbom. The paste concludes by showing that Jared Boehm does not repent after

his initial encounter. He continues to make priest for the high places and becomes a systematic sin that will ultimately to the destruction of his house. This highlights the king's stubborn refusal to change his evil ways. The old prophet's actions shows the severity of the young prophet's sin and God's judgment. He takes the body, mourns, and asks to be buried with the Young Prophet, signifying his belief in the Young Prophet's message and God's judgment on Idolatres. Okay,

so very important there. Well, that's a whole bunch of information that we went over and we we will now we finish the chapter, chapter thirteen. So let's go ahead and talk about some practical applications here. Discernment and obedience always verify that guidance aligns with God's word, even when it comes from seemingly credible sources. Right, Definitely, you definitely want to verify that guidance aligns with God's word. Somebody might tell you something that the Bible says this, and

that's why it's great to know your Bible. You know, it's very important to know your Bible. Discernment and obedience is critical in our Christian life, right. It involves the ability to perceive and understand God's will and to act accordingly.

The concept is deeply rooted in Scripture and is essential for living life as that is pleasing to guid So we got to understand discernment in obedience, right, So that's why it's vital to know God's word because if somebody tells you something that, oh, it's it's in God's word, you need to ask them, is it in God's word? What's the chapter of verse none? They might tell you, well, it's in Joshure chapter three, Like, hey, well Joshure, you know that's a extra biblical text. But where's it at

in the canon Bible, you know? Or whatever? You never know, man, some people will say whatever. So they might tell you, well, it's in Thomas and that's a gnostic text, So i't tell me where it is in the actual Bible, the Bible. Right. So that's why it's really good to know God's word because then people can't pull the wool over your eyes, and the devil can't pull the wool over your eyes either or use people to pull the wool over your eyes. Right.

So next up we have faithfulness to God's commands. Prioritize obedience to God over human persuasion or convenience. Faithfulness to God's commands. It is very important prioritize obedience to God over human persuasion or convenience. Yes, yes, definitely very important. And faithfulness to God's commands as a central theme in the Bible, reflected in the relationship between God and his people. It is the steadfast adherence to the laws and decrees

set forth by God, demonstrating loyalty, trust, and obedience. This concept is woven through both the Old and New Testament, emphasizing the importance of living a life that honors God through obedience. That's what that means, faithfulness to God's commands. Right. Next, awareness of spiritual warfare recognize that spiritual deception can come from unexpected places and be prepared to stand firm in

the truth. So awareness of spiritual warfare refers to the recognition understanding of the ongoing battle between the forces of good and evil as described in the Bible. This concept comes is the belief that spiritual forces influenced the physical world, and that Christians are called to be vigilant and prepared to engage in this battle through faith, through prayer and

application of biblical principles. And obviously we you know with the spiritual warfare is highly spoke about in Ephesians six, verses ten through twenty. We know about this, talked about it a lot. The full armor of God all those verses. Right, the belt of the belt of truth or breastplate of righteous is the gospel, peace of footwear, the shield of faith, the humble of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit,

which is the Word of God. We got to understand all that right, and then spiritual warfare is also talked about in Daniel ten. The Bible has numerous examples of spiritual warfare in the Old Testament Daniel's persistent prayer and fasting and Daniel ten resulting in an angelic in invention and revelation illustrating the unseen battle and the heavenly realms, which I just spoke about a little bit ago. That's

it's very important for us to understand. That's why we don't even know what God is doing for us sometimes because there's a spiritual battle happening in the heavenly realm and we're over here like thinking, now, God's not helping me out right now or worre's God been? I haven't Like God is right there, He's helping you. He's sending

his angels, they're fighting battles for you right now. And the New Testament Jesus temptation in the wilderness in Matthew four, verses one through eleven is another spiritual battle we need to understand. It demonstrates his victory over Satan through the use of what scripture Deuteronomy is what he's quoting there highlight in the power of God's word and spiritual conflict. Also, you know, in spiritual warfare, we have the enemy's tactics and first Peter verse five eight and mourns be sober

minded and alert your adversary. The devil prows like a roaring lion, seeking some of the devour, So be sober minded and alert. I'll ask you guys a question. How many of you guys have made massive mistakes when you're drunk? How many people make massive mistakes when they'redrunk. Maybe not you guys, but what do you see Have you guys

ever watched like episodes of cops. You see that people when they're drunk, they're beating their wives, or their their wives are beating the husband because they're they're having a drunken fit, you know. And maybe people are coming down from drugs or they're on drugs and they do things that they would never do, you know, as like people are doing fraud, or people are stealing from Walmart, or people are stealing copper, or people are stealing guns, or

people are breaking into houses or breaking into homes. Why because they're not sober minded and you know, they're on drugs and it's causing them to want those drugs so bad that they'll break into homes. So be sober minded and alert, because when you're not sober minded, then the devil's going to be able to prowl like a prowl like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. So if you're not sober minded and you're not alert, then the devil's going to come and devour you, right, So you

got to be careful. This is just concerning spiritual warfare. These are just things that were in here. Spiritual warfare is assured through Jesus Christ and Colossness two verse fifteen, and having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle to them, triumphing over them by the Cross. Believers are called to stand firm and this victory, relying on the power of the Holy Spirit and the authority

of Christ to overcome the enemy. So when it comes to spiritual warfare, awareness of spiritual warfare calls for a proactive and disciplined spiritual life. This includes regular engagement with scripture, a committed prayer life, participation in community of believers, and a lifestyle that reflects the righteousness and truth of the Gospel. By cultivating these practices, Christians can remain vigilant and equipped

to face the spiritual challenges of their daily life. Sorry, I went so deep into that, but I think it's important when it comes to spiritual warfare, repentance, and restoration. When we falter, seek God's forgiveness and strive to return to his path. That's the fourth one of the practical applications. Now, let's go over some additional scriptures that connect to these. This chapter, we have Deuteronomy thirteen verses one through four.

Let's go over. Go ahead and read that real quick. Deuteronomy. There we go. We're going to be thirteen verses one through four. It says punishment of apostates. If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign of the wonder comes to pass of which he spoke to you, saying, let us go after other gods which you have not known, and let us serve them.

You shall not listen to the words of that prophet or the dreamer of dreams, For the Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with your soul. You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him, and keep his commandments and obey his voice. You shall serve him and hold fast to him. But the prophet, okay, so yeah, that's a very important. We noticed that the

prophet of God did not do that. He didn't see God right, and the guy lied to him and he didn't know, so he might have been tested and he didn't pass the test, and he saw what happened. Galatians one eight through nine, eight and nine. I'm sorry, let's check that one out. Galatians one eight and nine. Let's see. It says, but even if we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel to you that we have.

But even if we, but even if we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel to you than what we have preach to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before. So now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you, then that what you have received will let him be accursed. Okay, so very important, very important. So Paul warns against accepting any gospel contrary to what has been preached. We're enforcing the importance of adhering to true doctrine. Then we have

Matthew seven fifteen through twenty. Let's go ahead and pull that one out real quick. Another one that connects to this additional scripture that connects Matthew seven fifteen through twenty. It says, beware of false prophets who come to you in cheaps clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can any battery bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore, by their fruits you will know them. Right then, so we are done with chapter thirteen. Next week we will be into chapter fourteen. All right, thank you guys, and I think that was awesome. I really appreciate you guys. Tuning in it's only ten thirty five right now, so that's a good time. You know. I'm not exhausted. I

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the show is if I advertise it. And this is the way I'm doing it. So let's go ahead and end this in prayer. So, Father God, in the name of Jesus, thank you so much for this glorious time to be able to read your word of God. Lord, Thank you for everybody that's listening, and everybody, like I said, it's thanksgiving. Lord, we want to give thanks to you

for everything you've done for us. I kind of gave you a prayer in the beginning of this episode, but to end it, we just want to say, Lord, we help us and assist us to stay away from my dolatry and to worship you Lord, and to follow your commandments. Lord. Please thank you, and we really love you and we appreciate you. Please forgive us for all the sins we commit in the past, the future, in the present. We're here for you. We're here to do your work and

your will, so assist us with that. Thank you, We love you in Jesus name. Amen. All right, thank you guys for tuning in. I really appreciate you. This is Sunday service and we will see you on Wednesday service coming up here. Thank you and God bless you.