Sunday Service #65 1 Kings 14-16 By Josh Monday

have MDMP twenty two and Angela Kelly. Thank you. If you guys are listening to this now, if you guys could go back to Wednesday Service check it out if you evern't listened to it already, and maybe you shoot a comment there if you can. And then last week on Sunday Service also we had just three comments. We had Whiskers White, MBMP twenty two and Angela Kelly. So yeah, we don't have as many comments as we've been having.

So if you guys could please leave some emojis, some comments, whatever you can do, it'll just help shoot the show up the algorithm, which we definitely need that we can get the show out there to as many people as possible. So this week we're going to be in one Kings fourteen. So I've had a pretty interesting week. Let me tell

you guys a little story about something how great God is. Okay, I told you guys last week about some issues of I was having at my job and the court the current job I have, So I was like, you know what. I came home and there was a job available at a place called Rubadeaux Water, right, So I was like, Wow, that's a place that my friend works. That's a place I've always wanted to work at. So as soon as I have an issue at my job, God blessed me

with the job opening. So I thought out application with the intention to maybe if I get the interview, hopefully I can work production over there, which is what I do now in water instead of doing service crew. Because I'm forty two now, you know, and I got the muscle still, But do I really want to be digging trenches and sitting in the middle of the street kind of you know, fixing leaks and fixing water mains. So I kind of had this little doubt in my heart.

I was like, you know what, I don't know if I can make that move, if I'm to be in the service crew. But I definitely would do it if I could be in production. So I go to turn in some samples into a place called clinical. It's like a it's a laboratory, right, turning into monthy well samples and treatment samples. And I put these samples on the on the table, right, and I start taking them out.

I'm taking pictures of them, and you know, before I turn him in, and I see this silhouette behind me, a silhouette of somebody in a in a dark blue uniform and I know that rubadaut water. Actually where's those uniforms? So I go and I was like, you know what I need to h I need to uh. I need to talk to this guy man for sure. So I turned around, Hey, how's it going. His name is ha Zeus. I'm like, what's up, brother, how you doing man? Heyesus j E s U s right. So I see that.

I know his name is not Jesus, but it's a Zeus, same as Jesus. Right. So I was like, I was like, oh man, I was like, this is a divine moment. And you know, because I meet him and I talked to him and he says, you know what, I'm the lead operator in production. I said, you know what, dude, I just filled out application for your company, and I've been doing production for seven years now, been i'll call

for seven years. Told him everything, all the things that I do, and the guy said, you know what, I need someone just like you man in production. I was like, oh my gosh, God is so great. And my name is Joshua, right, so josh Monday, but Joshua right. So he looks at my tag and says, hey, my name might be a Zeus, which is Jesus, but your name is Joshua. So when Hebrew are in English, you know your name is Jesus as well. I'm like, oh, I you're right, bro. I started laughing, kind of having fun

time with him. But man, God placed that gentleman there, and literally, I've been turning in samples at this clinical laboratory for seven years and I have never met this guy. He's the lead production operator at the place I'm I just filled the application out for and I just literally was talking to God about Lord, I want to do production over there, like cause I ask my friend that's a utility supervisor there, and he was like, hey, man, they'll probably have you do service for like two or

three years and then they'll get you in production. So it'll take a while. So I was having my doubts, you know, as a Christian man, you know, or Christian woman. Even though you know that God has your back, God's sovereignty, you knows all the stuff that God is doing, and you know that, you know, I try to do my best to always represent the Lord, you still have these little doubts in your head where you're like, you know what, man, I'm like, you know what, Maybe God wants to test me.

Maybe he wants me to go into service, you know, for a little bit, and it kind of work my way back up. You know, maybe I need that that that push, that drive. I don't know whatever, Maybe that's what he wants. But literally right behind me is the lead production operator that is. And you know what he told me. He said, listen, I know you're gonna interview. I will put in a good word for you. And I also have my friend Marcos that I got a job at my job. He said, he's gonna put in

good word for me. So I just want to tell you how great God is. God is, like I got you, relax, brud, let me take the will you know, because I'm you know, as human beings which had a doubt and have this this going on, that going on even even me, you know, and God just slaps you in the face with happiness. Let me give you some pure joy. When I walked out of that place, you don't even know. Right before I walked out, I opened the door. I said, Hezeus, will you do me a favor and putt a good word

for me? He said, I will definitely put a good order for you, and I'll tell him that I want you. And I was like, I shut the door. I was like, what, I'm walking to the car with the samples with a big smile on my face. And I called my wife right away and said, this is how great God is. You know, anytime a moment like that happens, you got to just give it up to the Lord because it's all glory to God. He literally put me in that exact position, at that exact moment to put me what

at ease? Okay, put me at ease. Don't be worried about all this stuff I got you, bro. The birds don't be worried about getting fed, do they. You shouldn't be worried about getting fed, you know, And just amazing. That's what happened in my life just recently. I'll keep you guys posting on what happens, whether I get the job or not. Obviously I'm going to get the job. That's what's going to happen. I'm saying it right now.

I know the Lord's got my back, so all right, And if I don't get the job, doesn't mean the Lord does not my back. It just means it wasn't meant for me, you know. But I feel like it's a divine appointment. The Lord put that production operator behind me, that lead production operator, for a reason for sure. So anyways, let's go ahead and get into First Kings fourteen without further ado, and let me just read off the intro.

First Kings fourteen depicts a series of prophetic warnings and the subsequent downfall of the two Kings, Jerebohama of Israel and Raya Baoham of Judah. The chapter presents a strong narrative on the consequences of sin, especially idolatry, and highlights

the firm, non wavering sovereignty of God. All right, so we're gonna have We're gonna be going through two kings, Okay, so let's make sure we pull up our teaching points there we got fourteen feet okay, cool, all right, let me let me go ahead and pull up one kings fourteen and yeah. I was listening to this with my daughters before I put them to sleep. I got blessed this week and didn't have any extra podcasts besides, you know, Sunday service, Wednesday service, so I got to put my

daughters to sleep. It's such a blessing. But we were listening to fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, so all right, So this is fourteen and this is the judgment on the house of Jared Bohm. At the time of Abishah, the son of Jaredbone became sick, and Jeed Boham said to his life wife, please arise and disguise yourself that they may not recognize you as the wife of Jeredbohm, and go to Shiloh. Indeed a Hiashah, the prophet is there who told me that I would be king over this.

Over this people, also take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what you what will become of the child. And Jereboam's wife did so, and she arose and went to Shiloh and came to the house of ajah Uh. But Aijah could not see, for his eyes were glazed by reason of his age. Now the Lord said to Ajah, here's the wife of Jereboam coming to ask you something

about her son, for he is sick. Thus thus and thus you shall say to her, for it will be when she comes in that she will pretend to be another woman. All right, So we see what's going on here. So you know, he said he did tell his wife to disguise herself. And you know, the guy's a prophet, right, So even though he can't see, and you know, I'm sure that Jereboam is aware that Aaijah can't see. You know,

his eyes are glazed over because of age. So that's why he's trying to send his wife over to probably go over there and kind of in disguise. But the Lord said to Ia all this the wife of Jereboam right, come in to ask something about her son, for he is sick. Right, So let's go ahead and see what happens here. So and we're gonna be one kings fourteen verse six. And it was so when Isaijah heard the sound of her footsteps, and she came through the door.

He said, come in, wife of Jeroboam, Why do you pretend to be another person, For I have not sent For I have been sent to you with bad news. Go tell Jeroboon, Thus says the Lord God of Israel, because I exalted you from among the people and made you ruler over my people of Israel, and tore the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it to you. And yet you have not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments and who followed me with his heart, and do only what is right in

my eyes. But you have done more evil than all who before you, For you have gone and made yourself other gods and molded images to provoke me to anger and cast me behind your back. Let me stop there real quick, all right? So you see that he you know, do you remember when he created instead of he want He didn't want these. He didn't want the people to go to the temple and go worship because he didn't want a revolt to happen. So he created too memory.

He created these idols and everything to make sure that the people don't go worship over there. So let's go. Let's talk about this real quick. So Jerrebohm's idolatry. Jereboam, the first king of the Northern Kingdom of Issuel, led the people into idology by setting up golden calfs and Bethel and Dan. That's what I was talking about, golden calfs, right, two idols. This act was a direct violation of God's commandments demonstrated a lack of trust in God's provision and protection.

So Jeroboam's idolatry. Jeroboam, the son of Nibat was the first king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel following the division of united monarchy after the reign of Solomon. His rise to power was prophesied by the prophet Ahijah, who foretold that Jeroboam would rule over ten of the twelve tribes of Israel first kings eleven twenty nine through thirty one.

Despite the divine appointment, Jeroboam's reign is marked by significant religious apostasy, which had lasting consequences for the Northern Kingdom, establishing establishment of idolatry. Upon ascending to the throne, Jeroboam faced the challenge of maintaining the loyalty of his subjects,

who were accustomed to worshiping in Jerusalem. Fearing that continued pilgrimages to the Temple in Jerusalem would lead the people to revert their allegiance to Raa Boham King of Judah, Jeroboam divice a plan to establish alternative centers of worship within his own territory. He set up two golden calfs, placing one in Bethel and the other in Dan, and proclaimed, here are your gods of Israel, who brought you up

out of the line of Egypt. This act was a direct violation of the First and Second Commandments, which prohibit the worship of other gods and making of graven images Exodus twenty, verses three through four. So in addition the golden calves, Jereboam Institute was a new religious calendar, establishing a festival of the fifteenth day of the eighth month, similar to the feast of Tabernacles in Judah, but of his own devising one Kings twelve or thirty two through

thirty three. He also appointed priests from among all the people rather than from the Levites. So I'm kind of going over this so that you guys understand what's going on here and why God is talking to him like this, right, and for those that maybe didn't join us last week. He also appointed priests from all the people rather than from the Levites, further deviating from the divinely ordained religious order. So you can only have priests from the Levites and

that's it, okay. You can't just go and have anybody become a priest, and that's what he was doing. So two golden calfs A no no. Starting a different festival A no no. Also trying to establish the priesthood through all the different tribes instead of just the Levites, A no no. Okay, So what else do we have? Prophetic

prophetic condemnation. Jerbom's idology was met with prophetic condemnation. A man from God, Judah, was sent to Bethel to prophesy against the altar Jerbom had erected, declaring that the future king Josiah Wou would desecrate one Kings thirteen one through two, which we talked about last week. This prophecy was accompanied by a sign the altar was split apart and ashes poured out. Despite these warnings, Jerobohm did not repent in

his ways. So the consequences I don't want to do any I don't want to do any spoiler alerts, okay, because the consequences happened in one Kings fifteen thirty four and then sixteen through twenty six, so I don't want to talk about those at this moment. We'll talk about the legacy. Gebuines action are often cited as a cautionary tale of the dangers of compromising true worship for political

expedtacy exst X like expedite, but it's expedacy. His idolatry not only led to his own kingdom astray, but also incurage divine judgment. As we're told by the prophets, the legacy of Gerbum's idolatry serves as a reminder of the importance of fidelity to God's commandments and peros of leading others into sin. Okay. So that's very important for me to bring up. And then now we're going to talk about the prophecy against Jeroboam in verse ten. Let's go

ahead and start first Kings fourteen, verse ten. So now that we kind of went back and kind of went over all that, now you know why God is saying this stuff, okay, So verse tennis is therefore behold, I will bring disaster on the house of Jeroboam, and I will cut off Jeroboam every male in Israel bond and free. And I will take away the remnant of the house of Jereboam. As one takes away, takes away, refuse until it is all gone. Because one takes away, refuse until

it's all gone. The dogs shall eat whatever whoever belongs to Jeroboam and dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the field. For the Lord has spoken a rise. Therefore, go into your own house when your feet into the city, and

shall die. When your feet into the city. The child shall die, and all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he is the only one of Jeroboam who shall come to the grave, because in him there has found something good toward the Lord, God of Israel. In the house of Jereboam. Ah man very sad. It's hard to hear that, because I know that Jeroboam is bad. But you know, when you lose the sun, I lost his son. It's very sad. So this one is prophecy

against Jeroboam. The prophet Ahiajah delivered a message from God foretelling that there's being read. As I'm reading it, it shoots all the way to the top. I apologize, guys, Let me get back down to my teaching points. Okay. Prophecy against Jeroboam. The prophet Ahiajah delivered a message from God foretelling the destruction of Jeroboam's house due to his

sins one Kings fourteen, Verses ten to eleven. The prophecy underscores the certainty of God's judgment against underrepentant unrepentant sin, and the prophecy against Jeroboam is a significant event in the Biblical narrative, highlighting the consequences of idolatry and disobedience to God. Jereboam, the first king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel after the division of the United Monarchy, is

a central figure in this account. His reign is marked by a departure from worship of Yahweh, leading to divine judgment pronounced through prophet We kind of already went through a lot of this. The prophecy against Jereboam serves as a stark reminder of the seriousness of idolatry and the importantness the importance of faithfulness to God's commandments. Jereboam's actions set a pattern of disobedience that plagued the Northern Kingdom

throughout its history. The narrative underscores the principle that leadership carries significant responsibility and deviation from God's ways lead to dire consequences. The fulfillment of the prophecy through Josiah Reform and Tewond Kings twenty three, verse fifteen through thirty further illustrates God's sovereignty and the certainty of his word. And then the death of Jereboam's son and one Kings fourteen

twelve through thirteen. The illness and subsequent death of Jerebom son iba Yah served as a sign of God's displeasure with Jerebom's reign. Despite the child's innocence, his death was the consequence of his father's actions. Wow, and then so the illness Yeah, so the death of Jerobom's son. The death of Jerrebom Son is a significant event recorded in the Old Testament, significantly in First Kings fourteen, verses one

through eighteen. This narrative not only highlights his personal tragedy, within the royal family of Israel's first king of divided Northern Kingdom, but also serves as a divine message concerning the consequences of Jerobom's actions and the spiritual state of Israel. Jerebom, the son of Nebat, was the first. Oh yeah, we already talked about that. The illness of Abaijah. Oh yeah, it's not. Yeah, Abijah is the son falling ill and distress.

Jerebom sends his wife to the prophet, which we talked about. Jerebohm instructs his wife to disguise herself, perhaps to avoid recognition. Yes, he had previously for a toold Okay, okay, all right, so I don't want to give any spoiler alerts either. So let's go back out and then we will talk. We'll start reading in verse fourteen, so we'll do fourteen through seventeen, and then we'll go back to my notes

First Kings fourteen, Verse fourteen. Moreover, the Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jerebone. This is the day, what even now, for the Lord will strike Israel as a

reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from the good land which you have given, which he gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their wooden images, provoking the Lord to anger, and he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who sinned, and who made Israel sin.

Then Jereboam's wife arose, departed and came to Tisra. When she came into the threshold of the house, the child died and they buried him in all Israel mourned for him according to the word of the Lord, which she spoke through his servant Ahijah the prophet. So his son passed away. Wow. And then there's a judgment also that's talked about here, right. So the chapter concludes with a broader judgment on Israel, indicating that the nation's sin would

lead to eventual exile. This highlights the collective responsibility of the people to follow God's laws. So you notice that that are not following God's laws. So there's a judgment on Israel from the Lord. The concept of judgment on Israel is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible, reflecting the covenant relationship between God and his chosen people. This judgement is often betrayed. His divine response, excuse me, guys, I

started the podcast a little late tonight. So if you see me yawning, I do it at a friend come visit me from high school. Really cool guy, Now I haven't seen in a while. So he stayed till about nine thirty and I didn't get to start the podcast till a little bit late. So sorry, Sorry about the on. So we were talking about the concept of judgment on Israel, right, So yeah, there's a ton of stuff on this, so

I'll just read it real quick. So the Old Testament context and the Old Testament, the judgment on Israel is frequently depicted through the voices of the prophets, who served as God's messengers. The prophets warned Israel of impending judgment due to their sins and called for repentance. One of the earliest instances of judgment is found in the Book of Judges, where Israel repeatedly falls into sin, leading to

oppression by surrounding nations. Judges two verses eleven through fifteen states and the Israelites did evil in the side of the Lord and served all the bails. So the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he handed them over to raiders who plundered them. And then the division of the United Monarchy into the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Judah further illustrates the theme of judgment. The Northern Kingdom in particular, faced severe judgment due to its persistent

idolatry and rejection of God's commandments. The prophet Hoseiah, for example, speaks on Israel's unfaithfulness and resulting judgment. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, because they have rejected knowledge. I also will reject you as my priests. And then the fall of Samaria seven twenty two BC to the Assyrian Empire marked a significant moment for the judgment of the Northern Kingdom. The biblical narrative attributes this downfall to

Israel's continuous rebellion against God. Second Kings seventeen verses seven through eighteen mentions this and then we also have Judah. The Southern Kingdom also faced judgment, culminating in the Babylonian exile in five eighty six BC. Thehet Jeremiah warned this impending judgment, urging the people to turn back to God Jeremiah twenty five, verse eight through eleven, okay, and the New Testament. The theme of judgment on Israel is revisited,

particularly on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Jesus often addressed the spiritual state of Israel, calling for repentance and mourning of judgment. In Matthew twenty three thirty seven through thirty eight, Jesus laminates over Jerusalem, saying, Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who sent her? Often, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, But you

are unwilling. Look, your house is left to desolate. Wow. I apologize that was a loud ding. My friend Patrick was saying, thank you for the recommendation for the food. Yes, very good place, enjoy Sorry about that. Guys. Hey, I'm not a full time podcaster. I have a life outside of this, so sometimes it happens anyways. Yes, perfect, So we got that, Jerusalem. Look at your house has left

you desolate? Okay. So the theologic logical implications of this, the judgment on Israel serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God. It underscores the importance of faithfulness to God's covenant and the consequences of turning away from His commandments. Throughout scripture, however,

judgment is not the final word. The prophets also speak of restoration and hope, pointing to the future where God will renew his covenant with Israel and bring about redemption through the Promised Messiah. The apostle Paul in Romans eleven twenty five through twenty seven speaks of a future restoration for Israel. I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brother, so that you will not be conceited.

A hardened in part has come to Israel until the full number of the gentiles has come in, and so all Israel will be saved. As it is written, the Deliverer will come from Zion. He will remove godliness godlessness from Jacob, and this my covenant with them will take away their sins. Okay, that's what it says here in Romans eleven five through twenty seven. Okay, so perfect, some good stuff, and we finished all the way to eighteen. Next up is going to be the death of Jared bone.

Let me just go ahead and so and uh, we'll just sum up the chapters. Okay, are the verses here. So one Kings fourteen one through seventeen is about King jerrebohms felt attempt to get a hopeful word for his son Abijah by sending his disguised wife to the prophet Ahijah, who through old and blind, though old and blind, delivers a harsh prophecy of doom for jereboms family and king him due to his idolatry and turning Israel away from

God's showing. God sees through all deception and that sin brings unavoidable consequences, even as a small flicker of good in Jereboham's heart is noted but overwhelmed by his persistent evil. And then we talked about jereboam sin. He established idolatrists, golden calfs and bethel Dan leading to idole worship of false God's major sin in God's Covenant. And then his six son Abijah fell ill those disguised and deception where his wife was trying to disguise herself. God sees through it.

God reveals the true truth of Ahijah, who despite his blindness, knows his wife's identity and the king's wicked heart. Then the prophecy of judgment which he talked about, Ahijah declares God will cut off Jereboam's family and scatter Israel, echoing previous mornings about Abijah's death serving as an immediate sign.

And then when the wife crosses the threshold of Turza, her son dies, symbolizing the inescapable consequences of crossing the line of disobedience and the finality of God's judgment on Jereboam's house man. What are some of the key core themes of this chapter? God's unfailing knowledge. God sees past human disguises and knows the true state of the heart, making deception futile. Also, consequences of idolatry is another main one. Jereboam sins led directly to the downfall of his dynasty,

illustrating the national sin brings national ruin. We need to understand that in America for sure, warning to leaders. The story serves as a warning to civil leaders about the dangers of ungodliness and abandoning God's commands. That's happening all throughout different governments right now. Right Sovereignty of God is another one. God's judgment is inevitable, but his covenant faithfulness also endures, offering hope beyond individual dynasties. Okay, so very important.

So we went through and now we're going to talk about Jeroboam's death. Okay, So one Kings fourteen, verse nineteen. Now, the rest of the acts of Jerobon, how he made war, and how he reigned. Indeed, they are written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. The period that Jerobon reigned was twenty two years, so he rested with his father's Then Nadab his son, reigned in his place. Then Nadab his son reigned in his place. Now we're going to talk about ree Bom his reign

in Judah. And Rea Bam, the son of Solomon, reigned in Judah. Reabohm was forty one years of old when he became king. He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chose out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother's name was Namah and Ammonitis. Now Judah did evil in the side of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins, which they committed more than all

that their fathers had done. For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and wooden images on every high hill, under every green tree, And there were also perverted persons in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord had cast

out before the children of Israel. It happened in the fifth year of King Raye Bone that Chishak, king of Egypt, came against Jerusalem, and he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house. He took away everything. He also took away all the gold shields which Solomon had made. Then King Raya Bone made bronze shields in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard,

who guarded the doorway of the king's house. And wherever the king entered the house of the Lord, the guards carried them then brought them back into the guardroom. Now the rest of the acts of ree Bohm and all that he did, are they written in the book? Are they not written in the book of Chronicles? And the kings of Judah and there was war between ree Boham and Jerebim all their day. So ree Boham rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the

city of David. His mother's name was Namah the Ammonitis, then Abaijam. This his son reigned in his place Bijam. Wow, that's crazy that he named his son of a Baijam. And then also, I'm mistaken. Jered BOM's son was also named Abaijam, right, a Baijah. Sorry, Jerobom's son was named was Abaija and a bai Jam is the son of Rae Bohm, so that you don't get it, and Jereboam and Raye Bohm, while that's pretty crazy that their names

are very similar as well. All right, so let's go ahead and look into what's going on here and twenty one through thirty one so we have it describes the failure of king Roboam and Judah, highlighting his his and his people's idolatry, bail worship Ammonite influences his mother Nama, and turning from God, leading to divine judgment like Egypt's Shishak plundering Jerusalem's treasures, emphasizing that turning away from the Lord brings poverty, sin, and judgment, contrasting with the lasting

faithfulness of Jesus Christ. Key themes and meanings Raye Boham's apostasy. Raya Boham, Solomon's son allowed and participated in idolatry, as practices high places, male prostitutes and asher polls, and Jerusalem is city God chose, provoking him to jealousy. The negative influence came from his mother. His Ammonite mother Nama, is mentioned in highlight foreign influence in idolatry, showing how a mother's character impacts her son and nation. What's the consequences

of the sin? Judas turning to false gods and abandoning God led to weakness and poverty, culminating and Chishak of Egypt taking the temple's gold, showing sin strips away God's blessings and then no substitute for God. This passage underscore is that no rituals, temple, or idols can substitute for true worship and obedience to Yahweh, a lesson both Israel Jereboehm and judah Rea Boham failed to learn. Contrasts with Christ.

The failures of these kings point to the need for a perfect, faithful king, Jesus Christ, who offers true leadership, holiness, and a kingdom built in grace. So kind of culminating these passages, the passage serves as a warning about leadership failing God, the persuasive nature of sin, and the devastating consequences of idolatry, while simultaneously pointing towards the ultimate hope in Christ's perfect kingship and the power of his transforming grace. Perfect.

So now we're going to be in chapter fifteen, and let me go over some practical applications, one of them to be guard against idolatry. Evaluate your life for any modern day idols that may be taking presidents over Your relationship with God. Prioritize worship and obedience to Him above all else. Next, heed God's warnings. Be attentive to the

warnings and guidance provided in scripture. God's word is a lamp to your feet and a light on your path, as Psalms one nineteen one oh five says, for sure, man, there's stark warnings in the Bible about so many different sins that we want to make sure we stay away from, you know, sexual morality, adultery, there's slander, murder, stealing, all these different things, right, covetousness, all there's so many different things that can name off, you know, and we need

to be attentive to the warnings and guidance provided in scripture. So we need to be attentive to all these men, and let God's word be a lamp to our feet. Consider the impact of your actions. Recognize that your choices can have lasting effects on your family and community. Strive to live a life that honors God and sets a positive example for others. All right, Amen, seek repentance and restoration. If you find yourself straying from God's commandments, seek his

forgiveness and restoration. God is merciful and desires a relationship with his people. Amen. All right, So let's go ahead and check out some additional scriptures that connect We have Exodus twenty three through four. Let's go ahead and go there, Exodus twenty three through four. I'll go there on here, Okay. Exodus twenty it says you shall not you shall have no other gods before me, And then verse four says you shall not make yourselves. You shall not make for

yourselves a carved image. Excuse me, any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water underneath the earth. You shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For either Lord your God am a jealous god, visiting the inquiry of the fathers upon the children of the third and fourth generations of those hate me, but showing mercy to the thousands, to those who love me, and keep my commandments? All right? And did I do? I

read five as well? But yeah, just so we know we get the point. Next one is going to be Deuteronomy twenty eight, verse fifteen through twenty. The blessings and the curse is associated with obedience and disobedience to God's laws. Why is it important to read those well? Because it goes along exactly with this chapter. So we're going to

go fifteen. But I shall come to pass if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God to observe carefully to all his commandments and his statutes, which I command you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you. Sixteen curse shall you be in your city and curse shall you be in your country. Curse shall be your basket and your kneading bull. Curse shall be the fruit of your body, and the produce of your land, the increase of your cattle on the

offspring of your flocks. Curse shall be when you come in, and curse shall be when you go out. The Lord will send you on cursing, confusion, and rebuke, and all that you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed, and until you perish quickly because of the wickedness of your doings in which you have forsaken me. I mean, guys, that's I need to read that type of stuff to you and to myself because we need to understand how

serious God is right. And then another one that called for repentance and God's promised to heal the land is in second Chronicles seven, verse fourteen. Let's go there real quick. Second Chronicles seven, verse fourteen. Okay, this one says, if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, and I will give, then I will hear from heaven and will and will forgive their sin

and heal their land. Okay, then we have Romans six twenty three the consequences of sin and the gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ. The wages of sin is death is definitely Roman six twenty three. But let's go ahead and read it word for words, so I don't butcher any of it. A Roman six twenty three. Romans six twenty three for the wages of sin is death. But the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord, Amen to that. There we go, guys,

we went through chapter fourteen. Now we're going to be in chapter fifteen. We'll do a quick introduction to chapter fifteen, real quick, let me find it. Where are you at? Where you at? But yeah, it might have passed it out lots of notes, guys, that's what it takes to do these. Okay, here we go. Found it one. Kings fifteen provides an insightful narrative of the historical reigns of

several kings in Judah and Israel. This chapter highlights the constant battle between adherence to God's laws and succumbing to idolatry and sin. It paints a vivid picture of struggle for power. The consequences of spiritual negligence and the importance of repentance. Okay, that's all important stuff, So all right, let me go to my teaching points. All right, Abaijam's reign is what we're going to.

and his heart as was the heart of his father David. Nevertheless, for David's sake, the Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem by setting up his son after him, by establishing Jerusalem. Because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, ended turned aside from anything, because David was right in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn aside from anything that he commanded all in the days of his life, except in the matter of your Riah the Hittite. And there was war between

ray Boham and Jerebom all the days of his life. Now, the rest of the acts of Abaijam and all that he did are not written in the book of chronicles? Are they not written in the book of chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abaijam and Jereboam. So Abaijam rested with his father's and they buried him in the city of David. Then Asaw the

son reigned in his place. So obviously we're gonna get a lot more detail in chronicles, right, That's why I keeps saying that is it not written in the book of chronicles. So we're gonna get a little like a microscope placed on these kings in chronicles. So basically, you know, just to sum up Kings fifteen one through eight highlights our unfaithful reign of Abaijam Abaijah Bijam, king of Judah, who followed his father's Ray of Bohm's sinful path despite

having a chance to lead righteously. Yet God preserved the Davidic line for David's sake and promised future hope, contrasting Abijam's flawed heart with David's devotion and foreshadowing the need for a truly ideal king Jesus Christ who fulfills God's law perfectly. It's a lesson and compromise faith in consequences of idolatry and God's enduring covenant despite human failures and in Abijam's reign, Abaija reigned over Judah for three years, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord

as his ancestor David was. He walked in all the sins of his father had committed before him, and his heart was not fully devoted to the Lord his God as the heart of his forefather. David obey God's faithfulness to David in a First King's fifteen to four, despite Abaizm's un faith when as God maintained the Dividic line for the sake of David. Nevertheless, for the sake of David, the Lord as God gave him a lamp and Jerusalem by raising up his son to succeed him, making them Jerusalems,

making Jerusalem strong so in. Abijah was also known as Abaijam is also known as Abaijah, was the son of Raye Boham and the grandson of Solomon. He reigned as the King of Judah for a brief period following the division of United Monarchy of Israel. His reign is documented in the Biblical books of First Kings and Second Chronicles, providing insights into his leadership, religious practices, and military engagements.

Biblical account in First Kings fifteen one through eight we already went through, but in Second Chronicles thirteen one through twenty two, the Chronicle provides a more detailed account of Abiaza's reign, particularly focusing on the conflict with Jerboahm, the King of Israel. Abaijam assembled an army of four hundred thousand choice men, while Jeroboam encountered with eight hundred thousand

valiant warriors. Before the battle, Isam stood on the mount zeramiem Zammarim and addressed Jereboam and all Israel, reminding them that the Lord's covenant with David and condemning their idolagy and rebellion Abaijum, deceived declared that God was with Judah, as evidenced by the presence of his priest and the proper worship practices. He urged Israel not to fight against

the Lord, the God of their fathers. Despite being outnumbered, Abijam's forces were victorious because they relied on their Lord, relied on the Lord, the God of their ancestors. The battle resulted in a significant defeat for Jeroboam, with then five hundred thousand of his men falling in battle. This victory solidified Abaijam's rule and weakened Jereboam's power. Wow Abaizum's reign is marked by continuation of religious practice established by

his father, Ray of Bohm. The high places, sacred stones, and Asherah polls remained, indicating that the people of Judah continued to engage in idolatious practices. Despite this, the lord's covenant with David provided a measure of stability and continue continuity. Continuity for Abizam's reign legacy. Abison's rain was relatively short, lasting only three years. He was succeeded by his son Isijah, who would go on to implement significant religious reforms in Judah.

The biblical narrative highlights the contrast between Abizam's half hearted devotion and wholehearted commitment to his ancestor David, despite his failings. A Bijm's victory over Jereboeham and the persevertion of his lineage underscores the enduring nature of God's promises to David. Good stuff, there's a lot of good information there. God's

faithfulness to David. We already know what's up with that. Ah, yep, we don't need to go into that first Kings, And when you go all the way back down, So we're to our teaching points here. Next is going to be Isiah that we're going to talk about. So what are

some of the key themes in one through eight? Though he reigned briefly, Abijon walked in all his father's sins, particularly the idolatry, turning away from God's showing your heart not wholly devoted to the Lord, David's legacy and God's promise we spoke about already, the ideal versus the real. Abaizam's reign shows the failure of human kings, even David's descendants, to perfectly fulfill God's law highlighting the need for an ultimate, perfect king, which I talked about a little bit ago.

Warning against idolatry, the passage warns against the corruption of false religion and compromises that lead people away from God, contrasting Abijam's shallow faith with David's enduring commitment. Influence of fathers that illustrates how father's sins and lifestyles significantly impact their children. With the Bijon inheriting ray Boham's cardiac condition of not seeking the Lord, says precept Austin, I don't even know who that is, but anyways, all right, that's it.

So we got one kings fifteen nine through twenty four. Now let's talk about our assaw reign and Judah for about an hour. In so in the twelfth year of Jereboam, this is going to be in verse nine. In the twelfth year of Jereboam, King of Israel, Asaw became king over Judah and he reigned forty one years in Jerusalem.

His grandmother's name was Maka, the granddaughter of Absalom. Asau did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did his father David, and he banished the perverted persons from the land and removed all the idols that his father had made. Also, he removed Makaw, his grandmother, from being queen mother because she had made an obscene image of Astrah, and Asa cut down her obscene image and burnt by the brook caudron. But the high places

were not removed. Nonetheless, nevertheless, ASA's heart was loyal to the Lord all his days. He also brought into the house of the Lord the things which his father had dedicated and the things which he himself had dedicated, silver and gold and utensils. All right, well, perfect, let's see what we have here. We got So's reform. So yeah, we have We'll stop there real quick. So ASA's reform. Asa Absalom's son ragned for forty one years and did what was right in the sight of the right, in

the eyes of the Lord. Alsa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, and his father David had done so in his reform. Also, the third King of Judah, the son of Baijah, is noted as the religious reforms and efforts to restore the worship of Yahweh and the kingdom. His reign, which lasted forty one years, is documented in so. He ran from nine to eleven to eight seventy BC, and is documented in First Kings fifteen nine through twenty four and also in Second Chronicles

fourteen through sixteen. Excuse me i Saw reforms are significantly significant in the Bible narrative, as they reflect a return to the covenantial faithfulness and rejection of idolatry. Upon ascending to the throne, Aisha initiated series of religious reforms aimed at purifying the worship practices of Judah. The Biblical count and Second Chronicles fourteen two through five states Aisha did what was good and right in the eyes of the

Lord is God. He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the asher polls. He commanded Judah to seek the Lord and for God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. Ashah's reform included the removal of pagan altars high places which the sights of idle worship. He destroyed the sacred pillars of astra polls, which were associated with Canaanite fertility deities.

By doing so, Asha sought to eliminate the synchronistic Synchristic syncretistic practices and had infiltrated Judah Judeo worship. In addition to purshing idolatry, Asha led a covenantal renewing among the people, and Second Chronicles fifteen eight through fifteen describes how Aesha, encouraged by the prophet prophecy of Isaiah, son of Odd, gathered the people of Jerusalem and renewed their commitment to

the Lord. The assembly offered sacrifices and entered into a covenant to seek the Lord with all their heart and soul. The texts emphasized the seriousness of his commitment. They took a note to the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting trumpets and rams and horns, and all Judah rejoiced over the oath they had sworn with all their heart and sought with them their soul. And he is found by them. So the Lord gave him rest on every side.

So that's in Second Chronicles fifteen fourteenth through fifteen. See how it kind of puts a microscope on Ash's reign, So we can kind of see that Asha's reform were not met without opposition, As Grandmother Makaw held a position of influence as the Queen Mother and was a prompt proponent of idol worship. Asa deposed her from her position, and she had made a repulsive astraaull poll, which he cut down and burned in the Kidron Valley one Kings fifteen,

verse thirteen. His legacy, Ashall's reign is remembered for his initial fervor in returning Judah to the worship of Yahweh and eradication of idolatry. His reforms set a precedent for future kings and highlighted the importance of covenantial faithfulness. However, his later reliance on political alliances serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers forsaking trust in God. Forsaking trust

in God. Asia's life and reforms are a testament to the complexities of leadership and the ongoing struggle to maintain spiritual integrity and the face of external and internal challenges. Ain't that true, man? Man that's hard to do, and especially him as king. There the ongoing struggle to maintain spiritual integrity and the face of external and internal challenges. So true, removal of idolatry, we're kind of seeing that

it says also took significant steps. In one Kings fifteen, verse twelve, which we just read about, also took significant steps to remove idolatry from Judah, demonstrating his commitment to God. He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his father's has made. Removal of idolatry is a reoccurring theme throughout the Bible, reflecting

God's desire for his people to worship him alone. Idolatry, the worship of false gods, or the veneration of images, is consistently condemned in the scripture as a violation of the First and second commandments, which is Exodus twenty verse three through four, which we just read. For the additional

scriptures last chapter right. The Bible records numerous instances where God's commands the eradication of the idolaters practices, and the destruction of idols, emphasizing the importance of idols, the importance of destruction of idols emphasizing the importance of exclusive devotion to Him. So the spiritual implications the removal idolatry is not merely a physical act, but also a spiritual one idolatry represents a heart turned away from God, and its

removal signifies repentance and a return to faithfulness. Colossians three, verse five urges believers to put to death or for the components of their earthy nature sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. This passage highlights that idolatry can manifest in various forms, including materialism and covetousness.

The call to remove idolatry is a call to purity and holiness, reflecting God's desire for his people to be set apart from him, set apart not from him, set up part for him. Jeez wow, let's see throughout scripture, the removal idolatry is a necessary step in restoring a right relationship with God and experiencing his blessings. Okay, so important, and we have yep, all right, We'll go ahead and continue reading, and we'll read six through twenty four, sixteen

through twenty four. Now, there was a war between Assah and Bashah, king of Israel. In their days. Bashah, king of Israel, came up against Judah and built Ramah that he might let none go out or come to Asah, King of Judah. Then Asah took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house,

and delivered them into the hand of the servants. And King Asaw sent them to Ben Hadid, the son of Tiburin, the son of Hazoin, king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying, let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you a present of silver and gold. Come and break your treaty with Bashah, King of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me. So Ben Hadad heated King a Saw and sent the captains of his armies

against the cities of Israel. He attacked Azan, dan Abel, Beth, Makaw, and all chin Rath with the land of Nephtali. Now it happened when Bashaw heard it that he stopped building Rama and remained in Terza. Then King Asaw made a proclamation throughout all Judah, none was exempted, and they took away the stones of timber and rama which Bashah had used for building, and with them King Asaw built Ghibba a,

Benjamin and Mizpah. The rest of all the acts of Usaw, all his might, all that he did in the cities which he built, were all not written in the book of Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet and Nassaw rested with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of David. His father. Then Jehoseph fat his son reigned in his place. Here

we go again. We gotta talk do that Jehoseph fat one again kind of the same name that we had before. Some of these names are very hard to pronounce, all right, So let's go ahead and see what's going on here. So we got Asau's covenant with ben Hadid. Assaw made a treaty with ben Hadid of Aram to secure his kingdom, showing both political and acume and a reliance on human alliances. Asaw, the third King of Judah, reigned approximately nine to eleven

to eight seventy BC. He is noted for his religious reformed efforts. Okay, the covenant between Asaw and Ben Hadid is detailed in one Kings fifteen sixteen through twenty two, and also Second Chronicles sixteen one through six based in aggression from Bashah, King of Israel, who fortified Remah to control access to Judah. Saalsa on an alliance with Ben Hadid.

A Sau sense silver and gold from the treasures of the Lord's Temple and the royal Palace to Ben Hadid, requesting that he break his treaty with bashal to and attack Israel. This strategic move was intended to relieve the pressure on Judah by diverting Israel's military focus. Okay, what's the consequences? The immediate consequence of Ashah's covenant with a

successful diversion of Israel's threat. However, the long term spiritual consequence was a misopportunity to demonstrate faith in God's deliverance. Assau's reliance on Ben Hadid is seen as a turning point in his reign, leading to a period of spiritual decline. The Bible recounts that Ashaw's years later was marked by illness and refusal to seek the Lord's help, as noted in Second Chronicles sixteen twelve through thirteen Lessons and Reflections.

Assa's covenant with Ben Hadid serves as a cash andary tale about the dangers of relying in relying on human alliances at the expenses of faith in God. It highlights the importance of seeking divine guidance in times of crisis and the potential spiritual costs of pragmatic decisions that compromise one's reliance on the Lord. The narrative invites believers to examine their own lives for a raise where they may be tempted to trust in worldly solutions rather than in

God's provision and protection. Very important, So all right, and let me just highlight this, so I make sure no

where I'm at. In One Kings fifteen nine through twenty four, which you just read through, it describes King I saw as judas generally good reign marked by significant religious reforms, removing idols and prompting true worship, but also a critical failure in trusting God's God during war instead bribing Syria against Israel, revealing that even good care have flaws, highlighting that limits of human reform, and foreshadowing Christ's perfect restoration.

What are some of his good deeds? Asad did what was right in the eyes of the Lord Verse eleven by removing foreign altars, smashing sacred stones, cutting down asheroth poles, and commanding Judah to obey God's laws, bringing peace and building cities. He removed his own grandmother, which we talked about Mikaw for making an obscene image of Aserah, showing deep commitment to removing idolatry even from his family partiality.

He left the high places and authorized worship spots and intact, showing a limit to his reforms as human efforts can fully change hearts. And then during the conflict the war with Bashah, King Bashah of the Israel fortified Raman to stop people from going to Judah, leading to ongoing conflict. Instead of trusting in God, Ashah used temple silver and gold to bribe King ben Hadid of Syria to attack Israel, breaking his treaty with Israel and forcing Bashah to retreat

from Rama. Spiritual lesson. The act of unbelief revealed a reliance on human power instead of divine promise, every occurring theme in Israel's history, and a warning against mixed carnal policy and faith. Man, that thing went right to the top, Sorry, guys, Right as I was in the middle of reading so instead of divine promise to recurring theme in Israel's history and warning against mixing carnal policy with faith, partial victory

has saw success. He retook Rama and used its fortifications to strengthen Judah, but his reliance on human help marred is otherwise good reign, showing that even faithful king's falter what's the overall meaning? Example of mixed with righteousness also shows that true devotion, heart wholly true to the Lord can coexist with significant faith and judgment, foreshadowing Christ His reforms through though imperfect, point toward Christ, the perfect King

who brings complete spiritual restoration and true worship. Amen to that. Excuse me I got warning against unbelief. The passage warns against turning the worldly solutions of foreign alliances instead of fully trusting in God in times of danger. Perfect all right, So now we have another king that we're going to talk about. It is going to be Nadab his reign in Israel. Now, Nadab, the son of Jereboam became king over Israel in the second year of Asa, King of Judah,

and he reigned over Israel two years. And he did evil in the side of the Lord and walked in the way of his father and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin. Then Bashah, son of a Hajah of the house of Ishakar, conspired against him, and Bashah killed him in Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. While the Dab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. Bashah killed him in the third year of Usaw king

of Judah, and reigned in his place. And it was so when he became king that he killed all the house of Jereboam. He did not leave to Jeroboah anyone that breathed until he had destroyed them, according to the word of the Lord which had been spoken by his servant Ahijah the Shilanite, because of the sins of Jeroboam which he had sinned, and by which he had made against Israel sin, because of his provocation with which he

had provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger. Now the rest of the acts of Nadab and all that he did, were all written in the book of Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. And there was war between Asaw and Bashah, King of Israel, all their days. Okay,

so that's to thirty two, right. So in a brief description of this, it describes the brief sinful reign of King Nadab of Israel, Jerebom's son, who continued his father's idolatry, leading to his assassination by Bashah, fulfilling God's prophecy to wipe out Jereboam's entire household due to their persistent evil highlight and the severe consequences of ungodly leadership and persistent

sin in the Northern Kingdom. Sinful reign, Nadab ruled over Israel for two years, repeating his father Jereboam sin setting up golden calves and causing Israel to sin, showing a continuation of spiritual rebellion, conspiracy, and assassination. Bashah, a military leader aplotted against Nadab while they were besieging the Philistine city of gibbethon killing the da and seizing the throne,

fulfilling the prophecy. Butshaw then exterminated all of Jerebones's failing, fulfilling the prophecy given by Ajah the Prophet in One Kings fourteen ten through eleven, which you talked about last chapter, right, demonstrating God's judgment of jerrebones House by leading Israeling to send the psychlists in the passage shows a reoccurring pattern. Sinful leadership leads to national apostasy, divine judgment, and further instability,

as Bashawa himself continued in Jereboam's evil ways. Broader significance Consequences of disobedience. It underscores that persistent disobedience to God brings severe consequences, not just for leaders, but for an entire nation. God's sovereignty despite human treachery, God's purposes prevail as his warnings and judgments are carried out through seemingly

human actions. Impact of leadership. It emphasises how unfaithful leaders corrupt the spiritual direction of the people, creating a downward spiral of sin. Okay, definitely, let's go ahead and continue. Now, let's talk about Bashaw's reign in Israel and the third year of Asa, King of Judah. Bashaw, the son of Ahijah became king over all Israel and Turzal and reigned

twenty four years. He did evil in the side of the Lord and walked in the way of Jereboam and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin okay. So Bashaw became the king of Israel, succeeding Jereboam's line, but continued the same Adula church practices by maintaining Jereboam's golden calves, thus walking in the way of Jereboam and

doing evil. That's why it says he did evil in the side of the Lord, highlighting persistent spiritual decline of divine judgment despite leaders changing a warning about leader's lasting impact and the need for true worship. Bashaw took the throne by fate by force killing Jeroboam's son Naydav, but instead of reforming, he cemented his power by continuing the

very sins of his predecessor, Jereboam. So the crucial phrase walking in the way of Jereboam meaning Bashaw followed Jeroboam's pattern of idolatry, specifically the worship of the golden calf set up in Bethel and Dan, which kept people from true worship in Jerusalem. Persistent idolatry. It shows that core problem wasn't just Jereboam, but a national turning away from God, a pattern which continued despite new rulers demonstrating a deep

seated spiritual issue divine judgment. The repetition of sin brings judgment as God holds every ruler accountable, leading to instability in Israel's kingdom seen in the later chapters where Bashaw's family is also destroyed. Wow, and then in essence, the passage serves as a stark morning about leadership rooted in idolatry and devastating cycle of spiritual rebellion in Israel. Even as God's judgment unfolds. You think that they would learn

to not continue the idolatry, you know, but they don't learn. Okay, cool, We're done with chapter fifteen. Let's go over some practical applications. Evaluate your heart. Reflect on whether your heart is fully devoted to God as David's was, or if there are areas where you are following in following in the sins of previous generations. Yeah, is there anything that your dad did or that you're you know, is there any sin

that's that's following you? You know, like some people have the sin of alcoholism, right, so their dad was a drinker, so then you become a drinker, you know, because and they say it even goes in the you know, it becomes it goes in the blood. Even like that's something that I think that you can inherit I you know. And it also it's a pattern that you can inherit.

You know, if your dad comes home from work every day, or came home from work every day and he always had to pop up in a beer, I deserve it. I can drink when I want to drink. And then maybe on the weekends when he's watching football, he was drinking or maybe drinking all the time. I mean a lot of people they end up following that pattern. You know.

If your dad was into watching pornography, you know, and he had those magazines on the table, the Playboy and Penthouse magazines on the table all the time, and you're growing up as a kid and you're looking at those at too early of an age, then you can you can start having an addiction to pornography or lust or sin, that kind of sin, you know. So that's another way so evaluate yourself on that marijuana, cocaine, meth and fat methmphetamines,

any kind of drugs like that, hard drugs. Sometimes your family might be into that, right and then you you end up taking that on as well. Like I was into cocaine at first, and I even got into drugs too, you know, the hard drugs between the age of eighteen to twenty four. You know that that area my life and that's something that my family did. You know. I even did cocaine with my dad before. So yeah, so that's something that you know, it can follow you from

previous generations. I'm sure there's a lot more, you know, Yeah, like whenever a family is is you know, has issues with like pedophilia, you know, like we're you know, like we're an uncle or aunt or somebody else like does something to a kid. You know. Like that kind of thing is also another thing that follows you through generations and it causes so many issues. Like my family had

that of that in my family too, you know. Like also mental illness is another thing that kind of follows you know, like there's some schizophrenia on my mom's side, and and you know there's there's some stuff on my dad's side, a lot of addiction on my dad's side, and you know what I mean, like all that stuff comes sometimes there's you know, previous generations that that have mental illness. And I'm not saying that mental illness is a sin, you know, it's it might be something that

just comes naturally. But I'm just saying there's stuff that kind of can can you can kind of get from previous generations that could cause some issues in the future. Right, So, so reflect on whether your heart is fully devoted to God as David's was, or other areas where you were following following into sins of previous generations. That's something that's very important. Legacy of faithfulness. Consider the legacy you are leaving for future generations. Are you setting an example of

faithful to God? So important? It's very important. So to raise your kids, show them the Word of God, and try to show them how a Christian should be living right, Definitely do that. It's very important remove idols. Identify and remove any idols in your life that may be hindering your relationship with God, just as us I'll remove physical idols from Judah. That's very important. There could be a lot of things that can become idols, Okay, So I mean a ton of things. So we talked about lust

and all this other things that can become idols. Your cell phone, always talk about that, TV sports, stars on TV music, some kind of music that you might love, stars that you might like to watch on movies. And there's a ton of things that could become idol. Other gods, witchcraft, sorcery, pharmaceutica, drugs, alcohol,

so many things can become idols. Okay, remove them. Trust in God, while strategic alliances can be beneficial, Ensure that your ultimate trusts and reliance are on God rather than human solutions. Very important. Okay, so perfect. So we went over practical applications. Now let's talk about connections to additional scriptures. So we have Psalm seventy eight. Let's go to that real quick, man. I used to don't do podcasts this late. Gotta make sure I might start doing podcasts in the morning.

Pretty soon, we'll see, because you get the best of me in the morning. Real Because in the morning when I wake up, I'll be a little tired. But it's a little it's harder to push through, like to late at night. Okay, Psalm seventy eight, Verse seventy. He also chose David his servant and took him for the sheep

folds from following the us that had young. He brought him to shepherd Jacob his people in Israel his inheritance, so he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands. This reflects on David's shepherding heart and leadership, which God honored. Also, Second Chronicles fourteen through sixteen, it provides Asha's reign. I mean, we can look that real quick because we're going to

be in chronicles soon. So what we're in Second Chronicles fourteen? Oh yeah, yeah, that's going to be chapter fourteen all the way through six I'm not going to read those. It provides a parallel account of our Shaw's reign, according to offering additional insights into his reforms and challenges. We kind of went over that when we were talking about teaching points. I didn't read. We didn't read the whole chapter,

all both chapter, all three chapters. But it's okay. I thought it was going to be fourteen through sixteen, but it's actually chapter fourteen through chapter sixteen. I'm not gonna read through the whole thing. We kind of read a lot about USA's raid. Matthew six thirty three is another one. Let me just go ahead and pull up Matthew six

verse thirty three. Okay, here we go, it says, but seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, that all things shall be added to you, and encourage us seeking first the Kingdom of God, aligning with Ishah's efforts to prioritize God in his reign. All right, very smart. As soon as you take the rain boom, take all the idolatry away and all this stuff, and then leading

Israel back to the Lord. That's what you do, right there, That's what And it also says in Matthew six thirty four, therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow worry about its own things, sufficient for the day of its own trouble. All right, Yeah, that's very important. So perfect, So we kind of went over those. Now let's go to chapter sixteen and let me find the introduction so we can

go over that before we start. So first, King's sixteen chronicles a turbulent time in the history of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, marked by political instability, frequent changes of power, and a continuous cycle of sinful leadership. This chapter underlines the devastating consequences of idolatry, offering a stark reminder of God's judgment and the fulfillment of his prophetic words. Perfect, let me just pull up the teaching points here, and let me go ahead and pull up this year. So

we got what one through seven? Man, this thing jumps up in the very top. Let's put that right there. Perfect, all right. Now, let's go ahead and go to sixteen here, all right, so one kings sixteen. We already did the intro. So now let's go ahead and read chapters. We'll just read verses one through four, which is the downfall of Bashah, and then then we'll get into Ela after that. So we'll read, actually, we'll read one through seven and then

we'll yeah, we'll do one through seven. We'll do that. Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu, the son of Hanani, against Bashaw, saying, much as lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over my people Israel, and you walked in the way of Jereboam and made my people Israel sin to provoke me to anger with their sins. Surely I will take away the posterity of Bashah and the posterity of his house, and I will make your house like the house of Jereboam.

The son of Nabat the dogs will eat whoever belongs to Bashah, and the dies in the city, and the birds of the air shall eat whoever dies in the fields. Now, the rest of the acts of Bashah, what he did and his might are not written in the are they not written in the book of Chronicles and the kings of Israel. So Bashaw rested with his fathers and was buried in Tisrah. Then Ellah the son his son, reigned

in his place all right. And also the word of the Lord came by the prophet Jehu, the son of Hanani, against Bashah and his house because of all the evil that he did in the side of the Lord and provoking him to anger with the works of his hands in being like the house of Jereboam, because he killed them. So the downfall of Bashaw. But Shaw's reign is marked by evil in the sight of the Lord, as he follows in the sinful ways of Jereboam. God sends the

prophet Jehu to pronounce judgment in Bashaw's house. So Bashaw, son of Ahijah, was the third king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, reigning from approximately nine oh nine to eight eighty six BC. So I like to tell you guys a little background. His rise to power and subsequent downfall are chronicled in the biblical books of First Kings and Second Chronicles, but Shaw's reign is marked by his assertion of the throne, his continued idolatry, and prophetic judgment

pronounce against him rise to power. Bashaw came to the power by assassinating the dab the son of Jeroboam, during a military campaign against the Philistine city, which we read about in One Kings fourteen ten through eleven and also in First Kings fifteen twenty seven through thirty. Bashaw reigned for twenty four years in Tesrah, continuing the idolatrous practice of his predecessors. Despite his violent rise to power, Bashaw did not turn away from the sins of Jerobohm, which

included leading Israel and idolater by worshiping golden calves. The prophet Jehu, son of Hanani, was sent by God to pronounce judgment against Bashaw. Jehu's prophecy declared because Bishaw walked in the ways of Jereboam and lened Israel and descend his house would suffer the same fate. At Jereboam's first Kings sixteen verse two, and also First Kings sixteen three through four and then his legacy. Bashaw's downfall serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of leading God's people

and dessin and the certainty of divine retribution. His reign threw politically stable, though politically stable, was spirracy bankrupt, and his failure to heed the warnings of his prophets led to the obliteration of his dynasty. The narrative Bashaw's Rise and follows a testament to justice of God and the importance of faithful leadership in importance with his commandments. Okay, very important, So let's go ahead, and so eight through ten,

which we haven't read yet. Cool, let's go ahead and do a We'll read about onet King sixteen one through seven describes God's judgment of King Bashah of Israel, prophesized by Jehu, the son of Hanani, because Baishaw repeated Jereboam's sins, leading to the complete destruction of his dynasty, married Jeroboam's fate and the pacific specific punishment being that his family members would be eaten by dogs and birds, filling God's word despite Bashaw's own violent rise to power. What are

some of the key meanings? God holds rulers accountable for their sins, not just the people. Bashah he over though he overthrew Jereboam continued the calf worship in idolatry, thus incurring the same judgment. And then there was the prophecy of Jehu. The son Hamnani against Bashaw serves as a clear example of God's word rebellious regrets Bashaw's actions. Rebellion

begets rebellion. Rebellion begats rebellion. Bashaw's actions, including his violent overthrow of Nadab, Jerebom's son and his own idolatry, demonstrates a cycle of sin and instability in Israel, and instruments of judgment are still judged. But Shaw was used by God and to end Jeroboam's line, but this didn't excuse Bashaw's own evil. Being a tool of judgment doesn't absolve

one of personal sin. The consequences of idolatry. The passage shows that worthless idols provoke God's anger, leading to national downfall and family destruction, and then sovereignty of God. The narrative emphasizes God's control over nations, and he orchestrates the rise and fall of kings and dynasties. In summary, God's message to Bishaw was clear because he followed jerre Bohm's path of idola chain provoke God his entire household will

be utterly destroyed, just as Jeroboams was. This prophecy was carried out by Zimril, filling the judgment against Bashaw after his death, illustrating that God's judgment is fair, precise, and inevitable for persistent sin. All right, that's a pretty good explanation of the of that little portion right there. Great teaching points there for these chapters. Now we have el Jah's reign in Israel in chapter eight or verse eight, not chapter eight, I'm sorry, verse eight. So we got

first king sixteen verse eight. In the twenty sixth year of Assau, King of Judah, Illah, the son of Bashah, became king over Israel and reigned two years in terza Now with servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him as he was in Terzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Azrah stewart of his house in Terzah, and Zimri went in and struck him and killed him in the twenty seventh year of Assau King of Judah and reigned in his place. Wow, so we have a

little short reign there for chapter eight through ten. Illah, Bashaw's son reigned only two years before being assassinated by Zimri one of his officials while he was drunk. Stay soberminded, guys, all right. Illah, the son of Bashah, was the fourth

king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. His reign was recorded in the First Book of Kings, specifically in Onet King sixteen six through fourteen a. Law's rule was brief, lasting only two years around eight eighty six to eight eighty five BC, and was marked by instability and moral decline, reflecting the spiritual and political turmoil at the time. Laws ascending to the throne followed by the death of his father, Bashaw had been established his dynasty by overthrowing the previous

king Dna Dab and exterminating the house of Jereboam. Bashaw's reign was characterized by continued idolatry and opposition to the prophetic word of the Lord, which ultimately led to divine judgment against the house. As recorded in One King sixteen three through four, the Lord declared through the prophet Jefu that Bashaw's house would suffer the same fate as Jereboam's. So now I will consume Bashah and his house, and I will overcome your house like Jereboam. All right, we

already talked about that. What is the theological implications it saw? His short reign serves as a poignant reminder of the consequences of turning away from the Lord and his commandments. The narrative of Allah's el haas Allaw's rule and demise illustrates the biblical principle and leadership without adherence to God's covenant leads to chaos and destruction. The account of Allow reflects the broader theme of divine sovereignty and justice and

the biblical narrative. Despite the political machinations and human failings, God's purpose and judgments prevailed demonstrate his control over the affairs of nations and leaders Allows reign, though brief, in the testament of enduring truth, and the Lord of Pold's kings and kingdoms accountable to his righteous standards. Okay, I really don't need to go too crazy into that, all right,

Let's continue verse eleven. Now, it came to pass when he began to reign, as soon as he was seated in his throne, that he killed all the household of Bishah. He did not leave one male, neither of his relatives

nor his friends. Thus Zimbi rod all the household of Bashah, according to the word of the Lord, which he spoke against Bashah by Jehu, the prophet for all the sins of Bashan and the sins of the Law was his son, by which they had sinned, and by which they had made Israel sin, and provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols. So you see what's going

on there, right, And let's continue. It says. Now the rest of the acts of the law and all that he did, are they not written in the book of Chronicles in the King of Israel. Okay, So in eight through fourteen it describes the violent end of Bashaw's dynasty in Israel, as his drunken son in law is assassinated by his chariot commander Zimri, fulfilling a prophecy of judgment

against Bashah for the leading Israel and idolatry. Zimri then kills all of Bashaw's male relatives, eradicating the family as foretold by the prophet Jeehuh, highlighting themes of divine justice, the fleeting nature of wicked rule and the consequences of sin, and some of the key events that happened here which we kind of went through. He Law became king of Israel, but his reign is short, lasting only two years. Zimri, an official in charge of allows chariots plots against him.

That was an assassination. Zimri murders of Law while he was drunk at the home of the palace administ administrator of Tizra Turza, purge of the dynasty. Upon taking the throne, Zimri immediately kills every male member of Bashaw's family, including relatives and friends, to secure his power. And that was a fulfillment of prophecy in fet King sixteen three through four by Jehu. The prophet Jehu right, God's judgment against Bashaw for leading people into idolatry bail worship is carried

out through Zimri's treachery cycle of sin and violence. This illustrates the reoccurring pattern of rebellion, violence, and short lived dynasties in the Northern king Him of Israel, and Law's death while drunk serves as a stark warning against drunkenness, making him vulnerable to attack. Remember, I was trying to say that we've got to stay sober minded, right, and then the pastors emphasized that worshiping idols worthless vanities brings ruin,

not help to those who follow them. Even wicked rulers like Zimri are used by God to execute his purpose and fulfill his word. All right, now we're going to read chapter fifteen through twenty. It's Zimri reigns in Israel and the twentieth year of Asa, King of Judah. Zimri had reigned in Turza seven days, and the people were encamped against Gilverthon, which belonged to the Philistines. Now, the people who were encamped heard it said Zimri has conspired

and also killed the king. So all Israel made Amri the commander of the army king over Israel that day and camp. Then Amri and all Israel with him went

up to Gibbethon and they besieged Turza. And it happened when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he had went into the citadel of the king's house and burned the king's house down upon himself with fire and died because of the sins which he had committed, and doing evil in the sight of the Lord, and walking in the way of Jerebone, and in a sin which

he had committed to make Israel sin. Now the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the book of chronicles of the Kings of Israel. And it's cool because you notice that it says, is it not written in chronicles? And we actually have chronicles. We got first and second chronicles we're going to go over. I really appreciate that because sometimes it'll say, is it not written the Book of Jasher.

Sometimes it'll say, is it not written in the there's another one where it's like the War of the Kings, which we don't have that one. The Book of Jasher we have, but some people say it's like most mostly the Book of Joshua, but some of it has been added, you know. So my whole point to that is, at least we have the chronicles. You know, we have chronicles. We have first and second chronicles in the Bible, which will go over after we go over Second Kings, which

is amazing. I really love that. So all right, let's go over my teaching points on Zimri's seven day reign. Zimri reign is the shortest, lasting only seven days. His actions led to his own demise as he sets the place on fire and dies in the flames. Wow. Zimri was the king of Israel, whose brief rame is recording the First Book of Kings. He was a commander of half the chariots under King Ellah Elah, the son of Bashah, who ruled over the northern kingdom, which we already know about.

We already know about his ascension to the throne. It was marked by treachery and bloodshed upon season that throne. Zimbri immediately said about externally the entire house of Bashah. We already read about that. Zimri's action were driven by a desire to secure his position eliminate any potential claim as to the throne, which was a prophesized by Jehu. And then Zimri's brief and tumultious reign serves as a

cautionary tale of perils of ambition unchecked by righteousness. His action fulfilled the divine judgment against the House of Bashaw get his own demise with swift and anogamous. The narrative of Zimri underscores the biblical theme that those who lead Israel are accountable to God and that the Lord Jesup prevails over human schemes and ambitions. And then in twenty one through twenty six we're going to read next, which

will be Ari's reign in Israel. So basically, in fifteen through twenty to sum it up, it describes the brief, violent and ultimately self destructive seven day reign of Zimri, who unsurped the throne by assassinated King of Law, which we talked about, but was besis seized by the army, leading him to burn himself in the palace in a fury suicide. Fiery suicide highlighting Israel's descent into chaos idolatry following jerebom Sin and God's judgment on wicked leaders, setting

the stage for Amri's rise. So we already kind of went over all that we don't really need to get too deep into it. In essence, the passage shows how Zimbre's ambition and evil led to his rapid downfall, fitting into a larger biblical narrative of corrupt kings in Israel facing divine justice. Divine Justice'll just put it there, all right. So now we're going to go with Omri's rise to power. Omri reigns in Israel. So we're going to read twenty

one through twenty eight. Now, then the people of Israel were divided into two parts. Half of the people followed Tibney the son of Gennath, to make him king, and half followed Amri. But the people who followed Amri prevailed over the people who followed Tibney, the son of Gannath. So Tibney died and Omni reigned. Omri reigned in the thirty first year of Asaw, King of Judah. Amri became

king over Israel and reigned twelve years six years. He reigned in Turzau, and he brought the Hill of Samaria from Shamar over two talents of silver, and then he built on the hill. He called the name of the city which he built Samaria, and after the name of Shamar, owner of the hill. Amri did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all who were before him. For he walked in all the ways of Jerebo and the Senator bat and in his sin which he had made Israel sin, provoking the Lord God of

Israel to anger with their idols. Now the rest of the acts of Omis which he did, and the might that he showed, are they not written in the book of Chronicles of the King of Israel. So Omni rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. Then Ahab, his son, reigned in his place, Ahab Okay. So Omni's rise to power Omnia commander of the armory, becomes army,

becomes king over a powerful power struggle. He establishes the city of Samaria and continues his sinful ways of jarrebom So let's go ahead and read about so Amria is significant figure in the history of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Is best known for his role as the sixth King of Israel and the founder of the Amri dynasty. His ascent to power is a pivotal moment in the Bible

and narrative, marked by political intrigue and military proudness. Omni's rise to power occurred during a tumultuous period in the history of Israel's tumultuous period in Israel's history following the reign of King Llah, the son of Bashah, reigned over Israel for two years before being assassinated by Zimri, one of the military commanders. This act of treasury set off a chain of events that would eventually lead to Amri's kingship.

Amri's initial challenge was to consolidate his power against Zimri, who had taken refuge in the royal Palace of Terzah, and a desperate act, Zimri set the palace on fire, which we already know about in One King sixteen eighteen. Despite Zimri's death, Amri's path to the undispeeded kingship was not without further conflict. Tibney, the son of Gannath, emerged as a rival claimant to the throne, leading to a division among the people of Israel. The ensuing civil war

between the factions of Omni and Timri lasted several years. Ultimately, Amri's forces prevailed and Tibney died, leaving Amri as the uncontested ruler of Israel. Amri's reign which lasted twelve years, is not as a political economic achievements as a will spiritual stortcomings as well as spiritual shortcomings. He established Samaria as the new capital of Israel, a strategic move that

fortified his kingdom's defenses and centralized his administration. The Biblical narrative in First King sixteen twenty four records he brought the Hill of Samaria from Shemar. He bought the Hill of Samaria from Samar for two talents of silver and built a city on the hill, naming Samaria after Shamar, the owner of the hill. Amri's political acumen extended beyond the borders of Israel. He was forced forge alliance with

neighborhood nations. However, his reign is also marked by continuous idology doctor's practice, as he drew the ire of the Biblical writers. First King sixteen twenty five through twenty six said, but army did evel on the side of the Lord. Amri's legacy is further cemented by his son Ahab, who who succeeded him and became one of the most infamous

kings of Israel. Despite the spiritual failings of his reign, Amri's political, military accomplishes laid the groundwork for the Amrid dynasty, which I continued to shape the history of Israel for years to come. All right, perfect, let's go back and

next we'll have a we'll talk about Ahab's evil rain. Okay. So, to sum up Verses twenty one through twenty eight, it describes the determinate rise of Omri to Israel's throne after Zimri's brief reign, marked by a civil strife of Tivney, established a new dynasty, finding the capital of Samaria and also deepening Israel's sin an idolatry. Say in the stage for his weakness of his son Ahab's rule and highlighting themes of political instability, divine judgment on sin, and silical

nature of rebellion against God and Israel. The political chaos and division. After zim reburned himself in the palace, Israel split, with house supporting Amri, the other Tibney Amory's faction. One. We kind of went over that. Already his dynasty lasted twelve years. We went over that as well. He's strategically built a city of Samaria, which became a key capital

the deepening idolatry. It said that Amri did evil in the side of the Lord more than all before him, following Jereboam's sins and introducing bail worship, further provoking God's anger and then a transition of sin and power. Armory died and was buried in Samaria, succeeded by his son Ahab. This passage emphasizes the continuous cycle of wicked leadership and turning from God, setting the stage for even more infamous reign of Ahab, the conflict with Elijah and the conflict

with Elijah. What the What's the significance of this chapter warnings against idolatry. The passage serves as a biblical warning about the spiritual decline and consequences of abandoning God and false gods bail a cycle of sin. It shows the reoccurring pattern of Israel's unfaithfulness, where each new king often brings greater sin, leading to God's judgment. The foundation of

Ahab's reign. Amri's wickedness and establishment of Samaria directly led to Ahab's reign, which becomes a focal point for prophetic confirmation, particularly with Elijah. All right, now, we're gonna go ahead and talk about Now we're going to talk about Ahab's reign in Israel in the thirty eight year. In the thirty eighth year of Asa, king of Judah A had the son of Amri became king over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel and Samaria twenty

two years. Now, Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the side of the Lord more than all who were before him. And it came to pass as though it had been tribal, a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jerrebo and the senator bat that he took as his wife, Jezebel. We know this story right, and the daughter Ethobal, king of the Sedonians. And he went and served Bail and worshiped him. Then he set up an altar for Bail in the Temple of Bail, which he had built in Samaria. Then Ahab

had a wooden image. Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him. In his days. Heal of Bethel built Jericho. He laid his foundations with Abraham the firstborm Abiram, the firstborn and his youngest son, Segel wait Segeb. He set up his gates according to the word of the Lord, which he had spoken through Joshua, the son of None. So it's Ahab's evil rain, which

I think is more described in in chronicles which we'll read. Ahab, Omri's son is described as doing more evil in the eyes of the Lord than all those before him. He marries Jezebel and introduces beil worship to Israel, provoking to Lord's anger. Let's get a little deeper into Ahab. Ahab the son of Omri, was the sixth that was the seventh seventh king of Israel and reign from approximate only

eight seventy four to eight fifty three BC. His reign is notably marked by his departure from the worship of Yahweh, leading israel ent idolatry and moral decline. Ahab's account is primarily recorded in the Books of First Kings and Second Chronicles. The background and ascension to the throne. Ahab succeeded his father, Omri, who had established a powerful dynasty in Israel. Amri's reign was characterized by political stability and economic prosperity, but also

perpetrated worship of foreign gods. Ahab inherited a kingdom that was strong in the world. He terms for spiritual compromise married to Jezebel a pivotal moment. A pivotal moment in Ahab's reign was his marriage to Jezebel, the daughter of Ethebal, the king of Sidonians. This alliance has brought worship of Bail and Astot into Israel, as Jezebel was a fervent devotee to the Canaanite deities. The Bible records Ahab, son of Omri, did evil in the side of the Lord

more than all who were before him. Jezebel's influence over Ahab was profound, leading him further away from the worship of Yahweh. Under Ahab's rule, the worship of Bel became widespread. He erected an altar for Bail in the Temple of Bel when he built in then he built in Samaria one King sixteen thirty two. This act of idolatry was a direct violation of the first Commandment, which forbids the worship of other gods. Ahabs holdong one second guess something

thing was bugging me there we go sorry. The act of Idolatr was a direct violation of the First Commandment, which forbids the worship of other gods. Ahabs Rerain is characterized by a systematic attempt to replace the worship of Yahweh with that of Bel, leading to a spiritual crisis in Israel, and then he has a conflict with Elijah. Ahab's Reran is marked by his conflict with the prophet Elijah, who emerged as a stauch opponent of bail worship. Eliza's

prophetic ministry was a direct challenge that Ahab's apostasy. One of the most dramatic confrontations occurred at Mount Carmel, where Elijah challenged the prophets of Bel to contest to demonstrate the power of the True God. The Lord answered Elijah's prayer with fire from heaven, which people are probably very familiar with. It's in one Kings eighteen twenty through thirty nine, and then another very powerful which I don't want to

give you guys spoiler alerts. But Ahab's moral feelings of further illustrate in the account of NBA's Vineyard, which is a very popular story too. I don't want to get too much into that, because we're going to talk about that later. Judgment and death is recorded in One Kings twenty two thirty four through thirty seven. Okay, we'll talk about that later. Ahab's reign is remembered as one of

the most evil in the history of Israel. His promotion of idolatry and his moral failures had lasting consequences for the nation. The Bible summarizes his reign with the words there's no one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the side of the Lord, incited by his wife Jezebel. First King's twentyone twenty five. Ahab's legacy serves as a cautionary tale of the dangers of idolatry and the influence of ungodly alliances. Let me check something real quick.

I want to see how we're gonna be talking about Elijah next. Oh man, Okay, Elija is going to be next. Let's go back to sixteen. We finished, We're at the very bottom, right, okay, so perfect, all right, let's go back. Okay, So we'll kind of we'll talk about twenty nine through thirty four, which you just read so describes King Ahab's extreme wickedness, marrying the Phoenician princess Jezebel, imparting bail worship including temples, altars, and astrop poles, and provoking God more

than any king before him. Why, Also noting the fulfillment of Joshua's curse on Jericho when he rebuilt it, losing his sons as prophesied commemorates highlights the passage as a warning about spiritual influence Jezebel, the escalation of sin and faithfulness of God's judgment Jericho, The importance of legacy, showing Ahab's reign as a new low in Israel's idolatry leading to prophetic confirmation. Key themes of commentary points Ahabs escalating

an evil. Ahab surpassed all previous kings by not just following Jereboam's sin, but actively embracing foreign gods, especially bail, due to his marriage to Jezebel, a high priestess of Bail from Tiree. Jezebel's influence. The marriage brought Phoenician Balism worship of the fertility god Malcourt into Israel, promoting idolatry and association associated practices like temple prostitution, which were an

abomination to the Lord God's anger and judgment. Ahab's actions, including building a bail templed astrot pull, deeply provoked the God of Israel, setting the state for a major prophetic conflicts, particularly with Elijah, and then fulfillment a prophecy Jericho. This section concludes with Heil the Bethel rebuilding Jericho exactly as Joshua had cursed, losing his firstborn Abraham and youngest Segom segob sons as foundations and gates were laid, demonstrating God's

word is always true. Spiritual legacy, the passage serves as a cautionary tale about who you follow and mary as they significantly shaped one's life and actions, and highlights how individual choices create a lasting legacy, good or bad for future generations deeper meanings. Bail worship was tied to agricultural fertility and sexualized worship, contrasting sharply with Israel's covenant with the One True God. Notes the One True God, Yeah,

and then God's faithfulness. The Jericho's story shows God's unwavering commitment to his warnings even centuries later, while also exposing the presumption as defiance of those who ignore His word. All right, So yes, good stuff, man, great stuff. So yeah, we finished chapter sixteen. So next week we're going to be talking about Elijah. So it's going to be really awesome. So make sure you guys tune in next week. Good stuff there. So we'll go over some practical applications before

we wrap up. The importance of godly leadership. Leaders have a profound impact on the spiritual direction of the nation. We can stop the screen share here. The importance of godly leadership. Leaders have a profound impact on the spiritual direction of the nation. We should pray for and support leaders who seek to honor God. Also, consequences of sin. The repeated pattern of sin and judgment in this chapter reminds us that turning away from God leads to destruction.

We must strive to live in obedience to God's commands. The influence of relationships. Ahab's marriage to Jezebel led him further anto idolatry. We should be mindful of the influences in our in our lives and choose relationships that encourage us in our faith. Yes, Amen, unequally yoked, always talk about it. You know, if you're unequally yoked. Then you're

gonna have an uphill battle, all right. And the consequences of sin is you know, repeated pattern of sin is it's I know, it's hard for some people like get you know, we get stuck in this or we go back to our old vomit. It's like a dog going back to his old vomit and eating it. That's kind of what it's about. When you when you have repeated pattern of sin, and it's it's very tough, you know, but there's ways to overcome it. You know. You gotta

you gotta read the word. You got to use the word against the devil, and you got to make sure that you are using that the tools that are provided for you in the Word of God. Okay, Next we're going to be going over additional scriptures that connect. We have Proverbs twenty nine, verse two. When the righteousness flourished, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule the people grown. This verse highlights the impact of leadership on a nation.

And then one Timothy two, verse one through two. It says, first of all, then I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions on thanksgivings be offered for everyone for kings and all those in authorities, so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity, godless godliness and dignity. And then Psalms one one through two Blesses the man who does not walk in the council of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of my But his delight is in

the law of the Lord. On the law he meditates day and night. Okay, we got to make sure, yes, yes, yes, yes, So all right, so that's it. So thank you guys so much for tuning in. We just finished chapter sixteen, so next week would be we're gonna be in chapter seventeen. So if you guys could please leave comments below on Spotify like you guys have been doing so graciously. You guys have been leaving so many comments, but lately the comments have kind of been, you know, not as many.

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