1 00:00:10,900 --> 00:00:14,100 Well, we've arrived the last chapter of our study in the book 2 00:00:14,100 --> 00:00:17,100 of 1st Samuel. And so I hope you have your 3 00:00:17,100 --> 00:00:22,800 Bibles because we are going to cover this verse by verse First 4 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:37,800 Samuel chapter 31. Last week, you and I received a 5 00:00:37,808 --> 00:00:43,600 glimpse of David's life. A final glimpse of his life in 6 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:49,700 this story and it was themed by repentance renewal restoration 7 00:00:50,100 --> 00:00:51,800 and that should encourage our hearts. 8 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:55,700 Because as we come to the close of this book, we know that David 9 00:00:55,700 --> 00:01:00,100 was fully restored in his walk with the Lord, But the holy 10 00:01:00,100 --> 00:01:04,500 spirit before the curtain completely Falls and the lights 11 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:09,900 turn off on this stage of this section of an epic, Redemptive 12 00:01:10,100 --> 00:01:13,800 portion of God's history and his work. 13 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:18,400 In the world, we are going to get a glimpse of Saul's final 14 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:22,000 moments of his life. Not in the same way of David 15 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,500 because David is going to be reintroduced to us and second 16 00:01:25,500 --> 00:01:27,600 Samuel, but that is not the case for Saul. 17 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,800 This chapter is where it all ends for the men. 18 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,900 This is where we will never see him again. 19 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:40,500 This is a detailed account of Saul the first king of Israel's 20 00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:45,700 death, And just like every other portion of scripture though it 21 00:01:45,700 --> 00:01:49,800 is a historical account, it still has so much to offer us 22 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,300 regarding our own walk with the Lord, especially the life of 23 00:01:53,300 --> 00:01:57,800 Saul who lacked that walk with the Lord and it should cause us 24 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:01,400 to cling to the Lord, all the more, when we see just what is 25 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:05,900 possible. When we turn away from God, when 26 00:02:05,900 --> 00:02:10,699 we walk away from our King and we choose to be Sovereign over 27 00:02:10,699 --> 00:02:14,600 our own lives. It is a very very dangerous 28 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,800 direction, that one would head in two. 29 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,800 But I think it's fitting that. As we as we close this book 30 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:25,800 tonight that we would just pray. Thank God and ask him to help us 31 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:29,600 in the remainder versus here and then trust that he will speak to 32 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,600 us as he has in the past few months. 33 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,800 Can we pray together? Let's pray. 34 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,500 God, we thank you for this book. Lord. 35 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:47,200 We are so prone to forget all that we hear even even by 36 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:51,400 tomorrow, we can forget what we hear but we ask that you would 37 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,300 be so gracious to us and that these things would be etched on 38 00:02:55,300 --> 00:02:58,800 our hearts. Lord, write them on the tablet 39 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,500 of our hearts. Let them be remembered. 40 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:05,000 Let them make such an impression on us that it would change the 41 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,200 course of Our Lives. Lord, we pray. 42 00:03:07,700 --> 00:03:10,300 Oh, how we need the presence of the Holy Spirit. 43 00:03:10,900 --> 00:03:15,800 How we need the power of God lord, we confess our weakness. 44 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,800 We confess that a church service can be so dead, they can be so 45 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:24,000 repulsive because it lacks your presence, Your Truth. 46 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,000 Your love in our hearts, Lord, breathe. 47 00:03:27,100 --> 00:03:30,400 He's on us, a fresh breath of God. 48 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,700 Breathe on us. You alone can make dry bones 49 00:03:33,700 --> 00:03:37,000 live again. You alone can bring a Reviving 50 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:40,100 to our hearts. You alone can ignite a fire in 51 00:03:40,100 --> 00:03:43,200 our bosom. And we just ask that your word 52 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,100 would do that. Because Jeremiah says, it is 53 00:03:45,100 --> 00:03:49,900 like a fire and Jeremiah says, it is like a hammer that smashes 54 00:03:49,900 --> 00:03:54,300 The Rock. Lord, we just pray that this 55 00:03:54,300 --> 00:04:00,100 Bible study would not become like an ordinary study, just a 56 00:04:00,108 --> 00:04:04,200 transfer of data, but no life Lord, let life be known here. 57 00:04:04,700 --> 00:04:08,300 We beg of you. We just pray that tonight would 58 00:04:08,300 --> 00:04:14,200 be a Monumental Not Just moment for this ministry but for our 59 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:17,600 own lives, only you can do it. Only, you can do it. 60 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,899 Lord, Jesus, in your name, we pray. 61 00:04:20,500 --> 00:04:25,600 Amen. Let's read verse 1. 62 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,100 Now, the Philistines were fighting against Israel and the 63 00:04:30,108 --> 00:04:33,200 men of Israel fled before the Philistines, and fell slain on 64 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:37,800 Mount gilboa and the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons and 65 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,700 the Philistines struck down Jonathan and have been a dab and 66 00:04:41,700 --> 00:04:46,300 malky schewe, the sons of Saul the battle pressed hard against 67 00:04:46,300 --> 00:04:49,400 Saul and The Archers found him and he was badly wounded by The 68 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:53,400 Archers, then saw said to his armor Bearer, draw your sword 69 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:58,200 and thrust me through with it. Less these Um, sighs come and 70 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,400 thrust me through and mistreat me. 71 00:05:01,300 --> 00:05:03,100 But his armor Bearer would not for he. 72 00:05:03,100 --> 00:05:08,500 Feared greatly there for Saul took his own sword and fell upon 73 00:05:08,500 --> 00:05:11,200 it. And when it's armour-bearer saw 74 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,100 that saw was dead. He also fell upon his sword and 75 00:05:14,100 --> 00:05:18,700 died with him. Thus Saw died and his three sons 76 00:05:18,700 --> 00:05:24,000 and his armor Bearer and all his men on the same day together. 77 00:05:26,300 --> 00:05:29,300 There's so much that will be said that could be said, I would 78 00:05:29,300 --> 00:05:32,600 tell you ahead of time that we may not be able to cover all 79 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,900 that these verses can offer and that is certainly true. 80 00:05:35,900 --> 00:05:38,500 When we revisit tax to the Holy Spirit, seems to bring new 81 00:05:38,500 --> 00:05:40,600 light. But look at verse one with me 82 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,000 very quickly. This is what I take out of it. 83 00:05:43,300 --> 00:05:46,000 When there's a summary of what's happening in this verse now, the 84 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:47,900 Philistines were fighting against Israel and the men of 85 00:05:47,907 --> 00:05:51,400 Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slain on 86 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,200 melt gilboa. The first thing that my mind 87 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:58,400 goes to and perhaps, Oops, your mind goes somewhere else is how 88 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,900 David was planning to be a part of this war. 89 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:07,300 It's almost Unthinkable that that righteous man was going to 90 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:10,800 participate in this battle against his own people, that 91 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:15,700 David was actually going to have blood on his hands because he 92 00:06:15,700 --> 00:06:18,000 would be associated with those who have killed the Lord's 93 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:21,000 anointed and his sons and the people of Israel all together. 94 00:06:21,300 --> 00:06:24,600 It's just a horrific thought, but you've heard it so many 95 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,000 times when we came to that study of where our hearts can take us, 96 00:06:28,500 --> 00:06:31,800 when we separate ourselves from God's Rule and law and his 97 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:35,600 spirit Control over us. We can we can do unspeakable 98 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,300 things. I can tell you that there are 99 00:06:38,308 --> 00:06:41,300 Christians who have done things, that even the world hasn't done 100 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:45,200 because they have left the comfort of the Holy Spirit and 101 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:49,300 his fear and even Paul have seen that. 102 00:06:49,300 --> 00:06:50,900 Remember, when Paul with the Corinthian Church? 103 00:06:50,900 --> 00:06:54,900 He says this is this is not even stuff that the world does in 1st 104 00:06:54,900 --> 00:06:56,600 Corinthians 5. He said, how are you guys even 105 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,900 tolerating this in the world were the world would blush at 106 00:06:59,900 --> 00:07:02,500 this? And so, when I look at this, I 107 00:07:02,500 --> 00:07:04,600 not only think of what David could have been doing. 108 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:08,000 I also think of God's mercy because the only reason why 109 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,200 David is not participating in this activity is because God 110 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:15,500 intervened with his love God. Providentially came in with his 111 00:07:15,500 --> 00:07:19,400 power and created a conflict so that when David was with the 112 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,200 Philistines, the leader says you gotta get out of here. 113 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:25,400 You have no right to be with us and you and I see it through the 114 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:30,400 lens of God's power and control. And we recognize that was God 115 00:07:30,500 --> 00:07:34,000 that That was the Lord, making sure that David would not move 116 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:41,700 forward in his sin and his sin. And you and I know something of 117 00:07:41,700 --> 00:07:45,700 God's mercy, the greatest manifestation of God's grace and 118 00:07:45,700 --> 00:07:48,700 our lives. The thing that has put a stop to 119 00:07:48,700 --> 00:07:53,000 us heading towards destruction on that Broad Road is the cross 120 00:07:53,000 --> 00:08:00,500 of Jesus Christ. And if we're thinking, what 121 00:08:00,500 --> 00:08:04,300 could have David done? If God had not intervened, what 122 00:08:04,300 --> 00:08:06,500 could have shame would he have brought to his name? 123 00:08:06,500 --> 00:08:08,600 What kind of what kind of consequences could have 124 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,200 resulted? If he had participated in this 125 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:13,000 war? Once you do something 126 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:16,600 devotional, and ask yourself, where do you think you would be 127 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,400 if you did not realize God's mercy in the cross of Jesus 128 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:22,700 Christ, have you ever thought about that? 129 00:08:24,900 --> 00:08:27,100 Have you ever thought where you would be right now on a Friday 130 00:08:27,100 --> 00:08:30,300 night? If Jesus Christ didn't change 131 00:08:30,300 --> 00:08:33,700 your heart. Have you ever thought where you 132 00:08:33,700 --> 00:08:35,799 would be, what kind of decisions you would be making? 133 00:08:35,799 --> 00:08:38,200 What kind of consequences you would be living with if Christ 134 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:41,299 did not come and flood your heart with the revelation of his 135 00:08:41,299 --> 00:08:45,400 love? I wonder My heart ever becomes 136 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,300 dull. I tend to think about it. 137 00:08:47,300 --> 00:08:49,000 Lord, where would I be right now? 138 00:08:49,100 --> 00:08:52,400 In this very moment this hour, what would I be thinking? 139 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,500 Who would be in my company? What would my decisions? 140 00:08:55,500 --> 00:08:58,000 Look like, what would what would my convictions be? 141 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,800 What kind of scars would I have inherited? 142 00:09:03,100 --> 00:09:06,000 And David, if you were to ask him, where would you be apart 143 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,600 from the grace of God? He would tell you, I probably 144 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:14,000 would have such a wretch of a testimony because I would have 145 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:18,600 been part of a great Act of treason and disgrace. 146 00:09:20,900 --> 00:09:25,200 And you, and I can think, and think often of how God's mercy 147 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:29,100 has saved us from, so much save this from so much. 148 00:09:30,500 --> 00:09:34,700 But we read here in verse 2, before we recognize that Saul 149 00:09:34,700 --> 00:09:38,500 and learn of his death, we are told that his sons have died. 150 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,900 Three of his sons have died. Jonathan have been a dab and 151 00:09:42,900 --> 00:09:46,300 malky schewe. Now here's the thing. 152 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:52,100 I can understand Saul dying. To be honest, I don't really 153 00:09:52,100 --> 00:09:55,500 have much issue with it. That man, had it coming. 154 00:09:56,700 --> 00:09:59,100 All the blood that he shed his have died. 155 00:09:59,900 --> 00:10:06,300 Three of his sons that seems just That seems right that 156 00:10:06,300 --> 00:10:10,900 punishment would come with no repentance after so many chances 157 00:10:10,900 --> 00:10:14,900 you still resist, this makes sense but my heart is a little 158 00:10:14,900 --> 00:10:18,200 honest with you and I maybe it's true and it resonates with your 159 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:22,600 own heart. Why his sons Why did they have 160 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,100 to die the same death as their father? 161 00:10:25,700 --> 00:10:28,600 Now we could take a further and say abinadab malky. 162 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:30,200 Sure, I don't know much about them. 163 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:34,000 I'm going to make the conclusion that they were and full 164 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,800 participation with their father that they were willing to join 165 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,100 him on his quest to hunt for an innocent man. 166 00:10:40,100 --> 00:10:44,300 The Lord's anointed in David and so they had that coming to your 167 00:10:44,300 --> 00:10:47,300 Allegiance is with evil. You'll inherit evil that just 168 00:10:47,300 --> 00:10:51,000 makes sense. But oh Jonathan Precious 169 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:55,500 Jonathan God-fearing. Jonathan humble, Jonathan. 170 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,400 How can this man be numbered among the transgressors? 171 00:11:00,300 --> 00:11:05,400 How can this man be found on the same Hill bloodied and bruised 172 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:11,300 and destroyed among the wicked? You know, what? 173 00:11:11,300 --> 00:11:15,600 Some people say, the popular interpretation of this. 174 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:22,600 Is that God for saw the trouble? That would come if Jonathan had 175 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:27,000 continued to live. In other words, there would have 176 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,900 been a potential division in Israel. 177 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:35,700 If Jonathan Saul's son continue to Live While David occupied the 178 00:11:35,708 --> 00:11:40,300 throne, perhaps there would have been a civil issue in Israel 179 00:11:40,500 --> 00:11:45,800 concerning who the true successor was And so God spared 180 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:49,400 much much, much trouble knowing ahead of time. 181 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:52,800 What was to come about? And so he removes Jonathan off 182 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:57,100 the scene in order that David's Journey not just to the throne 183 00:11:57,100 --> 00:12:00,900 but on the throne would be much easier and less turbulent. 184 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,300 That is the popular interpretation. 185 00:12:04,900 --> 00:12:07,600 I don't know if I can, I can lean towards that. 186 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:13,200 Why would that be the case? Maybe you agree with that and I 187 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:16,200 can give you at least two reasons why I don't number one 188 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:19,200 hasn't Jonathan already proven his loyalty. 189 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:23,000 If Jonathan really wanted to get rid of David, it was it was when 190 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,000 his dad was in power. No. 191 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:26,900 That's the time when you're going to do it. 192 00:12:26,900 --> 00:12:29,800 Now, when David becomes king and he has everybody on his side, 193 00:12:30,300 --> 00:12:34,300 you want to do it when it's in seed form that would make sense. 194 00:12:34,500 --> 00:12:38,500 But we see the exact opposite he humbles himself. 195 00:12:38,500 --> 00:12:40,400 He says, I want to be second in command. 196 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,100 I want to be by your side. I want to be your eighth. 197 00:12:42,100 --> 00:12:46,500 I recognize God's hand on your life makes sense, but there's 198 00:12:46,500 --> 00:12:49,200 even a second reason I believe and it's a very strong one if 199 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:52,500 God really. Lee wanted to eliminate the 200 00:12:52,500 --> 00:12:56,500 threats from Saul's line that potentially could cause issues 201 00:12:56,500 --> 00:12:58,700 down the road, with David being on the throne. 202 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,200 Then why didn't he take care of the other one? 203 00:13:03,700 --> 00:13:05,500 How many sons were killed in the battle? 204 00:13:07,700 --> 00:13:13,100 Is that all of Saul's Sons? Would you like to know the 205 00:13:13,100 --> 00:13:15,200 answer? It's in second. 206 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,900 Samuel chapter 2, just a few chapters to the right? 207 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:22,100 And notice what happens. In second Samuel chapter 2 verse 208 00:13:22,100 --> 00:13:25,600 8. But Abner, the son of nerve 209 00:13:25,700 --> 00:13:32,800 commander of Saul's Army, took ish bichette the son of Saul and 210 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:36,900 brought him over to Mahon Ian and made him King over Gilead, 211 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:39,500 and Ash rights and just real and Ephraim him and Benjamin and all 212 00:13:39,500 --> 00:13:43,400 Israel. So there was another son of Saul 213 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,800 who for whatever reason was not in battle on this particular day 214 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:52,000 and when Saul was eliminated Abner the commander of his army 215 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:56,200 took ishka chef and made him King over the remainder lands of 216 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,400 Israel. So hold on for a second. 217 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:02,400 If the popular interpretation is God wanted to remove the threats 218 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:05,400 and David's life, moving forward then he missed somebody. 219 00:14:06,700 --> 00:14:10,900 No. Maybe you agree, I don't know. 220 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:15,100 We can talk about it afterwards. So then why? 221 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:19,400 Why? Why did why did Jonathan died? 222 00:14:21,700 --> 00:14:25,000 Here's my answer. I don't know. 223 00:14:29,500 --> 00:14:32,100 You can appeal to mystery sometimes. 224 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:38,500 Because there are some things. That we just don't know. 225 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:43,200 And that troubles us especially when it comes to the righteous 226 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:47,100 suffering. When there is something that's 227 00:14:47,100 --> 00:14:51,100 premature concerning someone's life, whether its death or 228 00:14:51,100 --> 00:14:56,700 disease, or trauma, we wonder why a lot of things have 229 00:14:56,700 --> 00:14:59,600 explanation. You made sinful choices that led 230 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,200 to this. But when you have a man who had 231 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:07,900 moments where he showed greater Faith than even David, who is 232 00:15:07,900 --> 00:15:12,900 willing to risk so much to be associated with him to be taken 233 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:17,800 at such a young age at the prime of his life and let's take it 234 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:21,600 even further. I think David could have really 235 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,000 used Jonathan and his life moving forward. 236 00:15:25,100 --> 00:15:28,300 Jonathan offered so much to David and I'm sure he had so 237 00:15:28,300 --> 00:15:31,200 much yet to offer with all the challenges that lay ahead. 238 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:35,300 With all the Temptations that lie ahead, if he was able to 239 00:15:35,300 --> 00:15:38,500 speak into his ear at critical moments of his life, that 240 00:15:38,500 --> 00:15:42,000 changed his vision and gave him Faith. 241 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:46,000 Why would God removes somebody so precious and beneficial to a 242 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:51,300 man of God like David, Here's the here's the answer, I don't 243 00:15:51,300 --> 00:15:54,100 know. I don't know. 244 00:15:55,300 --> 00:15:58,000 And sometimes that's where we will find ourselves with, with 245 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:02,300 God's leadership in our lives or in other people's lives. 246 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:07,700 We're almost stunned. He was in the prime of his 247 00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:09,600 ministry. Why did God take him? 248 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,500 She was a mother of two young children. 249 00:16:13,500 --> 00:16:18,300 Why is she gone? Serving the lord with everything 250 00:16:18,300 --> 00:16:20,300 within them. This generation could have used 251 00:16:20,300 --> 00:16:25,400 that Voice, we just don't know and sometimes the scripture 252 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:30,500 gives us hints. Let's uh speak into God's mind 253 00:16:30,500 --> 00:16:32,600 to see that. He obviously knows something 254 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:37,300 that we do not and he calls us to just rest in the way he 255 00:16:37,300 --> 00:16:41,300 orchestrates. His people in this life, can I 256 00:16:41,300 --> 00:16:42,400 show you? One example of that. 257 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:46,600 It's a powerful portion of scripture that actually has 258 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:51,000 brought many answers to these conflicts in my own heart. 259 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,400 Not giving me the exact commentary on every particular 260 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,200 circumstance. But enough for me to say God, 261 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,300 you clearly know what's happening. 262 00:16:59,500 --> 00:17:02,100 And you are incredible in your dealings with, man. 263 00:17:02,300 --> 00:17:06,500 Even though it may, it may cause some friction to my faith. 264 00:17:07,700 --> 00:17:14,599 Isaiah chapter, 57. Take it to your to your heart 265 00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:19,500 and let it live there for the rest of your life and 57:10. 266 00:17:19,500 --> 00:17:23,900 And to look at this glorious Insight of how God deals with 267 00:17:23,900 --> 00:17:26,000 the righteous and mysterious ways. 268 00:17:26,099 --> 00:17:29,500 And yet at the same time, let's just get a little glimpse into 269 00:17:29,500 --> 00:17:32,700 the way he works. Notice what it said, in Isaiah 270 00:17:32,700 --> 00:17:38,300 57 verse 1, the righteous man perishes and no one lays it to 271 00:17:38,300 --> 00:17:41,100 heart, devout men are taken away. 272 00:17:41,300 --> 00:17:45,600 While no one understands for the righteous man is taken away from 273 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:49,500 what calamity. I like, how the King James puts 274 00:17:49,500 --> 00:17:51,700 it. That the righteous man is taken 275 00:17:51,700 --> 00:17:54,600 away from the evil to what to come. 276 00:17:57,700 --> 00:18:01,600 He enters into peace, they rest in their beds, who walk in there 277 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,300 uprightness. You understand what the Lord is 278 00:18:04,300 --> 00:18:09,100 saying here? We don't understand why devout 279 00:18:09,100 --> 00:18:11,000 men are taken away. We don't understand why the 280 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,300 righteous are taken away, the righteous and the land. 281 00:18:15,700 --> 00:18:17,800 And here's one reason, among a thousand. 282 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:23,000 For the righteous man is taken away from a future evil that 283 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,200 will come, and God wants to spare them from that suffering. 284 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:32,800 God does not want certain people to endorse certain kinds of 285 00:18:32,900 --> 00:18:38,300 Evil's whether it's societal or personal and so death for the 286 00:18:38,300 --> 00:18:42,700 righteous is a means to rescue them so that they can be 287 00:18:42,700 --> 00:18:46,100 protected from something that otherwise could have caused 288 00:18:46,100 --> 00:18:51,800 unnecessary harm or pain. That's just a drop in the 289 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:57,300 bucket. Of how God works in the lives of 290 00:18:57,300 --> 00:19:01,800 the righteous. So why did God take Jonathan? 291 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,700 I don't know. But all I do know according to a 292 00:19:05,700 --> 00:19:08,800 verse like this among many others is that there is 293 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:12,300 something very good that he has in mind for doing. 294 00:19:12,300 --> 00:19:15,800 So I hope that blesses your heart never forget that 295 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:20,400 scripture. And so three of his sons died. 296 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:24,400 Including Jonathan, it is tragic, but God is wise and he 297 00:19:24,408 --> 00:19:27,700 is still in control and he's still righteous and we read on 298 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:30,700 and what do we see that the battle pressed hard against 299 00:19:30,700 --> 00:19:32,500 Saul? And then in verse 4 we read 300 00:19:32,500 --> 00:19:35,300 something interesting. Saul said to his armor Bearer, 301 00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:38,400 draw your sword and thrust me through with it. 302 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,700 Leslie's uncircumcised, come and thrust me through and mistreat 303 00:19:41,700 --> 00:19:44,800 me. But he wouldn't do it. 304 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:48,200 He says he would not do it for he feared greatly. 305 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:54,800 And so just imagine this king with arrows in his body bleeding 306 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:58,600 knowing that he's going to die and so he calls upon his armor 307 00:19:58,600 --> 00:20:02,100 Bearer his assistant and he says, just finish me off. 308 00:20:03,100 --> 00:20:08,000 Rid me of the Earth, let me die. And there's some irony here. 309 00:20:08,700 --> 00:20:14,800 He would not touch him because he feared greatly and listen, 310 00:20:15,100 --> 00:20:19,300 the fear that this armor Bearer had this unnamed man was a 311 00:20:19,300 --> 00:20:24,500 righteous, holy fear. He would not touch Saul. 312 00:20:25,100 --> 00:20:27,400 Do you know how? I know that this was a good fear 313 00:20:27,700 --> 00:20:31,100 because when you go to chapter one of the next book, notice 314 00:20:31,100 --> 00:20:33,500 what David says? Because apparently, somebody did 315 00:20:33,500 --> 00:20:36,600 touch Saul. Somebody did do what this armor, 316 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:39,700 bear would not do and kill Saul, even though he was, and his 317 00:20:39,700 --> 00:20:44,300 dying moments and the News came to David and when David heard 318 00:20:44,300 --> 00:20:48,200 it, he condemned the man who did it by saying, what and first and 319 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:52,100 second Samuel 114. David said to him, how is it? 320 00:20:52,100 --> 00:20:54,100 You were not. Not Afraid. 321 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:58,600 Not afraid to put out your hand, to destroy the Lord's anointed 322 00:20:59,900 --> 00:21:02,300 He condemned it, he didn't commend him. 323 00:21:02,700 --> 00:21:06,000 He rebuked him. In fact, he had him executed and 324 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,900 so you take that truth with this armor bear and what he did not 325 00:21:08,900 --> 00:21:11,800 do and you realize that what he did was a very good thing, a 326 00:21:11,808 --> 00:21:16,400 very holy thing. And it's because he possesses 327 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:20,100 something that saw himself lacked a fear. 328 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:25,800 A holy righteous fear something that you've heard many times 329 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:29,300 from this pulpit. And here's just one example of 330 00:21:29,300 --> 00:21:34,000 how this fear, the sense of reverence, this awareness of 331 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,800 God's ability to hold us. Accountable for what we do, what 332 00:21:37,800 --> 00:21:42,100 we don't do it prevents you from moving forward and doing certain 333 00:21:42,100 --> 00:21:45,900 things. It paralyzes you in a holy way. 334 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:48,900 Wrong fear paralyzes, you from doing, right? 335 00:21:50,500 --> 00:21:51,700 Good. Holy fear. 336 00:21:51,700 --> 00:21:54,300 Paralyzes you from doing that. Which is wrong. 337 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:59,500 Do you understand it freezes you in that moment? 338 00:21:59,500 --> 00:22:03,000 And you realize, I can't move forward and makes makes your 339 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:05,400 feet as though. It was just swallowed with 340 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:08,000 cement and I can't keep going in this Direction. 341 00:22:08,100 --> 00:22:12,200 That's what that's what holy fear does and Saul act it his 342 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,800 whole life and because he lacked it, he had come to this moment 343 00:22:15,900 --> 00:22:20,500 where he's asking, somebody to assist him in his suicide, If 344 00:22:20,500 --> 00:22:24,400 Saul had with this armor Bearer had, perhaps he would not be in 345 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:29,800 this desperate devastating situation asking to be helped to 346 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:35,300 kill himself. And so, this armour-bearer. 347 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:42,200 Is someone to be more noble and honored than this King? 348 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:46,100 He is more royalty than this leader. 349 00:22:46,700 --> 00:22:48,400 I don't care what kind of crown he was wearing. 350 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:49,500 I don't care what kind of Throne. 351 00:22:49,500 --> 00:22:52,700 He sits on this armor. Bear was more Rich, more 352 00:22:52,700 --> 00:22:58,600 prosperous, More Valiant and more strong than King Saul ever 353 00:22:58,600 --> 00:23:01,900 was, because he had something that King Saul never had a fear 354 00:23:01,900 --> 00:23:07,600 of God, fear of God. Get this fear, ask God to make 355 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:12,300 this fear real in you and you will see the great prevention 356 00:23:12,700 --> 00:23:14,400 and protection. That will come from. 357 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,700 It one that saw obviously did not have and it led him into 358 00:23:17,700 --> 00:23:21,100 great danger. But notice the motive of why 359 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:24,600 Saul is asking for this. This armor Bearer to slay him. 360 00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:29,100 He says, so that these uncircumcised come and thrust me 361 00:23:29,100 --> 00:23:31,200 through. I don't want them to mistreat 362 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:34,300 me. I don't want them to humiliate 363 00:23:34,300 --> 00:23:40,100 me and it makes you wonder if he remembered the days of Judges 364 00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:42,900 when when Samson was taken by the Philistines, and he was made 365 00:23:42,900 --> 00:23:45,400 a fool, he was turned into a clown. 366 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:53,200 Saul says, I would not have it. kill me, kill me so that they 367 00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:55,600 would not have a chance at me, but I think it's even more than 368 00:23:55,600 --> 00:24:03,900 that, so that The story would be told that I died in this way and 369 00:24:03,900 --> 00:24:06,200 not in a way that would humiliate my name. 370 00:24:08,300 --> 00:24:12,700 For the rest of History. Do you know what I see here? 371 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:20,200 Saw since we've known him except for the first few steps of his 372 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:24,900 rule as a king. Had a priority in life that 373 00:24:25,700 --> 00:24:29,500 superseded all other motives all other desires and that was this. 374 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:36,900 I want to win the honor of man. No matter what it costs me, I 375 00:24:36,900 --> 00:24:40,200 want people to love me. I want people to praise me. 376 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:46,700 I want people to adore me so much, so that, even if it costs 377 00:24:46,700 --> 00:24:49,200 me to displease God, I will do it. 378 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,400 And he has proven it in so many ways. 379 00:24:52,900 --> 00:24:56,600 He took the credit from his own son, Jonathan when he took over 380 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:01,000 a Garrison of the Philistines, he said Saul has done this move 381 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,800 forward and what happens Saul himself? 382 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:07,700 Elf creates a monument after a failed attempt to take over the 383 00:25:07,700 --> 00:25:11,000 amalekites. Move forward a little bit after 384 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:15,900 that when Samuel rebukes him and says you disobeyed God saw was 385 00:25:15,900 --> 00:25:18,300 not concerned by the fact that he sinned against God. 386 00:25:18,300 --> 00:25:21,300 He says, okay, okay, I sent but would you walk with me back? 387 00:25:21,300 --> 00:25:24,000 So that the elders and the rest of the people know that I still 388 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:27,000 have favor with you and favor with God though, he had 389 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,000 fractured his relationship with the Lord. 390 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:30,400 It wasn't about the relationship of the Lord. 391 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:33,300 It was my reputation, Samuel, please. 392 00:25:33,300 --> 00:25:36,700 Let's go to the house of God together so people don't think 393 00:25:36,700 --> 00:25:42,600 that you're angry with me. Saul spent years chasing a man 394 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,300 because they sang more about him than himself. 395 00:25:47,700 --> 00:25:53,500 And here's Saul listen to this. In his final moments of Life, 396 00:25:54,300 --> 00:25:58,400 what's rushing through his mind. I want to make sure that I die 397 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:03,800 with a certain dignity. What should have you been doing 398 00:26:03,900 --> 00:26:07,100 saw? Crying out to God. 399 00:26:07,100 --> 00:26:10,200 For Mercy, you're about to meet your maker. 400 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,400 And God was merciful enough to you to tell you prophetically 401 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,000 that you were going to die in this way. 402 00:26:16,200 --> 00:26:18,800 And yet, with all the heads up and all the warning, you were 403 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:22,900 still concerned about how your name will be treated, how your 404 00:26:22,900 --> 00:26:27,500 body will be handled, what kind of dignity you will die with. 405 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:34,600 So this man went to the Grave with this self-absorption, with 406 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:39,000 this longing for his legacy to be recognized in a certain way. 407 00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:46,300 And so severe was this. So cancerous was this desire, 408 00:26:46,300 --> 00:26:47,500 you know what he's willing to do? 409 00:26:47,700 --> 00:26:50,100 He's not now willing to kill a man like David, he's willing to 410 00:26:50,108 --> 00:26:55,200 kill himself. I'm willing to kill myself. 411 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,800 So that I can, I can leave behind a certain taste in 412 00:26:59,808 --> 00:27:03,500 people's mouths. You know, when I looked at this 413 00:27:04,100 --> 00:27:06,700 I thought it is no different today. 414 00:27:07,300 --> 00:27:12,900 The Great Lengths that people are willing to go to in order to 415 00:27:12,900 --> 00:27:17,800 win the approval of man. The praise of, man, the love of 416 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:22,700 man, the recognition of man. You know, we've come to a point 417 00:27:22,700 --> 00:27:25,300 in our society. That the things that go viral 418 00:27:25,300 --> 00:27:27,400 today are just people embarrassing themselves. 419 00:27:28,900 --> 00:27:32,100 The United recognize that things that are viral today, are not 420 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:35,300 talented things, they're not Noble things, they're not holy 421 00:27:35,300 --> 00:27:41,000 things, they're stupid things. And sometimes they destroy that 422 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,700 person's reputation, sometimes it destroys their own bodies. 423 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:48,500 The Great Lengths that people are willing to go to do you know 424 00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:52,100 that even suicide attempts, listen to how messed up. 425 00:27:52,100 --> 00:27:54,900 This, is that when people kill themselves they do it for 426 00:27:54,900 --> 00:27:58,900 attention. That they didn't get any 427 00:27:58,900 --> 00:28:00,100 recognition throughout their lives. 428 00:28:00,100 --> 00:28:03,200 So they think to themselves at least when I do this, I can get 429 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:06,800 some people to recognize my life and recognize me and to mourn 430 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,000 over me and to lament over me. So, I will kill myself. 431 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:16,600 And so I want to tell you today, that there is nothing. 432 00:28:17,700 --> 00:28:20,500 That I can think of apart from sin itself. 433 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:24,300 That is more deadly than to be dominated by this desire. 434 00:28:25,300 --> 00:28:28,300 Of people would just love me all that people would just recognize 435 00:28:28,300 --> 00:28:31,600 me. And I just need this attention. 436 00:28:32,300 --> 00:28:34,300 You headed for some dangerous decisions. 437 00:28:36,700 --> 00:28:39,500 This man went from willing to destroy his family, destroy 438 00:28:39,500 --> 00:28:43,400 David to, now willing to kill himself for the sake of not 439 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:45,800 being known as a failure. I don't want to read too much 440 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:50,100 into this but I'm wondering. Saul's calling. 441 00:28:50,100 --> 00:28:53,600 According to 1st, Samuel 9 was that he was anointed to take 442 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:56,100 care of the Philistines to get rid of them. 443 00:28:56,100 --> 00:28:58,100 That's exactly why he was anointed. 444 00:28:58,300 --> 00:29:00,600 And here he is being overtaken by the Philistines. 445 00:29:00,700 --> 00:29:03,800 He's a failure. He's a failure. 446 00:29:06,300 --> 00:29:09,700 And he rather be known as dying from his own man than dying from 447 00:29:09,700 --> 00:29:12,500 his enemies, the enemies that he was anointed to destroy. 448 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:17,300 But, no concern about eternity. No concern about meeting God. 449 00:29:17,300 --> 00:29:23,500 All these concern about is me, me me until his dying moments. 450 00:29:24,600 --> 00:29:28,200 If you and I think that it will take a deathbed for somebody to 451 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:31,200 truly repent. You're wrong. 452 00:29:32,900 --> 00:29:34,900 People will die with their pride. 453 00:29:35,900 --> 00:29:38,100 People will die with their love for money. 454 00:29:39,700 --> 00:29:44,800 People will die with their lust. People will die in their sin. 455 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:51,700 We scroll down and notice something in verse 6, thus all 456 00:29:51,700 --> 00:29:57,600 died and his three sons and his armor Bearer and all his men on 457 00:29:57,600 --> 00:30:03,600 the same day together. On the same day, saw his sons 458 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:10,800 and his army were annihilated And that's a very Grim picture. 459 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:14,000 But you know what? I see something quite amazing 460 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:17,400 about it all his men. And this is the beauty about 461 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,700 studying the Bible. This is the beauty about being 462 00:30:19,700 --> 00:30:23,600 familiar with the text because in your devotional time, you're 463 00:30:23,600 --> 00:30:26,300 not just getting something. In the immediate context, you're 464 00:30:26,300 --> 00:30:30,100 connecting true that you've gathered over the weeks and then 465 00:30:30,100 --> 00:30:32,100 you're able to come to certain Revelations. 466 00:30:32,300 --> 00:30:36,000 So here's an example of that, I read this the Saul died and his 467 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:39,400 three sons and his Armor Bearer and all his men. 468 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:43,900 And this thought comes to mind except 600 of them who were once 469 00:30:43,900 --> 00:30:48,700 pledged to him, but fled him and were now joined to David, 470 00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:53,700 Remember that man, that band of men, right? 471 00:30:53,700 --> 00:30:59,600 600 men who were once under, the rule of Saul, who decided this 472 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:03,200 man is not God's chosen one, he is God's chosen one. 473 00:31:03,300 --> 00:31:06,500 And so we will leave with our families to join and pledge our 474 00:31:06,500 --> 00:31:10,400 allegiance to him, no matter what it costs us and it cost 475 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:15,400 them a lot. For years, they went from cave 476 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:19,900 to Cave living in discomfort Misery, the fear of the unknown 477 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:22,700 for years. They didn't know what was going 478 00:31:22,700 --> 00:31:25,200 to happen. Next, there was challenging 479 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:27,000 circumstances, they didn't know how they were going to feed 480 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,900 their families. They didn't know where they were 481 00:31:28,900 --> 00:31:30,600 going to settle. They didn't know when this was 482 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:36,800 going to come to an end. and with all of that, when you look 483 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:40,500 at the end of the story, Was it worth it? 484 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:45,400 Was it worth it to disconnect from Saul and to choose David. 485 00:31:45,500 --> 00:31:48,300 And the answer is obviously to the same person. 486 00:31:48,300 --> 00:31:53,400 Yes. Because judgment came, and they 487 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,800 were rescued from that judgment because of one decision that 488 00:31:56,800 --> 00:32:01,300 they made years ago, we will side with David, the anointed 489 00:32:01,300 --> 00:32:06,700 one of God. And you're a believer that has 490 00:32:06,700 --> 00:32:08,800 pledged your allegiance to the anointed one of God. 491 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:13,000 Have you not? And the person of Jesus Christ. 492 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:18,900 And you and I even in the promised land America are still 493 00:32:18,900 --> 00:32:23,400 in a wilderness. And there is much trouble being 494 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:27,100 associated with this Jesus. It is unpopular at times. 495 00:32:27,100 --> 00:32:30,200 It is uncomfortable at times. It invites trials and 496 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,100 tribulations that perhaps you would have not walk through if 497 00:32:33,100 --> 00:32:37,200 you just lived for your little American dream and your nice 498 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:43,700 little stuff and your sin. But the same way that it was 499 00:32:43,700 --> 00:32:47,400 worth it for these men so shall it be with those who are under 500 00:32:47,400 --> 00:32:53,200 King Jesus Rule and Reign today? Because just around the corner, 501 00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:57,600 David is going to be exalted and he's going to sit upon a throne 502 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:02,200 and he will Usher in peace and security and surely, these men 503 00:33:02,300 --> 00:33:07,800 will know a certain reward for choosing to serve David when it 504 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:13,700 costs them so much. So now it's hard now, it's 505 00:33:13,700 --> 00:33:15,300 difficult. You have to put up with a lot, 506 00:33:15,300 --> 00:33:19,800 but what is this brief moment? It is literally a breath and 507 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:23,700 compared to Eternity and there is a time when Jesus will come 508 00:33:23,700 --> 00:33:28,000 and Rule and reign in this world and he will rid of Satan who has 509 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:32,700 been ruining this world as he's running this world and you and I 510 00:33:32,700 --> 00:33:37,800 will know a sigh of relief that will echo down into the ages and 511 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:42,700 we will I'm sure if our minds allow us to to think to 512 00:33:42,700 --> 00:33:44,800 ourselves. Why did We complain? 513 00:33:45,300 --> 00:33:50,100 Why did we Pat out though that I would have suffered more o that 514 00:33:50,100 --> 00:33:53,200 I would have sacrificed more and light of the glories that we are 515 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:55,600 enjoying today. We are not judged for all 516 00:33:55,600 --> 00:34:00,200 eternity. We are spared and not just spare 517 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:03,900 but we are enjoying the riches of Christ being exalted. 518 00:34:03,900 --> 00:34:08,100 Like these men will enjoy so much reward for choosing David 519 00:34:08,100 --> 00:34:14,000 and not being among those who were slain And so we see that. 520 00:34:14,000 --> 00:34:17,000 Yeah, all his men did. But there was a little Remnant, 521 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:19,699 a small little pocket of men who avoided it. 522 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:23,699 Who avoided it? Yes, a small little pocket. 523 00:34:23,699 --> 00:34:25,900 You know, the more I walk with Jesus, the more I realize how 524 00:34:25,900 --> 00:34:30,600 narrow the narrow road is man. It's really narrow more narrow 525 00:34:30,600 --> 00:34:35,500 than I thought when I start walking with Jesus, But what 526 00:34:35,500 --> 00:34:39,400 keeps a Believer walking when they feel their shoulders 527 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:43,100 rubbing against? The very narrowness of that 528 00:34:43,100 --> 00:34:45,600 path. What's to come? 529 00:34:46,900 --> 00:34:51,800 It'll be worth it when we see Jesus exalted. and so we see 530 00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:57,000 that in verse 7, We're not going to cover that men of Israel, 531 00:34:57,100 --> 00:34:59,700 fled certain men. Knowing what happened in the 532 00:34:59,700 --> 00:35:02,700 Philistines came and occupied certain regions, but look at 533 00:35:02,700 --> 00:35:06,600 verse 8, the next day, when the Philistines came to strip, the 534 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,300 slain, they found Saul and his three sons, fallen on Mal 535 00:35:09,300 --> 00:35:13,200 gilboa. So they cut off his head and 536 00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:16,300 stripped off his armor and sent Messengers throughout the land 537 00:35:16,300 --> 00:35:19,600 of the Philistines to carry the good news to the house of their 538 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:24,800 idols. And to the people, So, it's all 539 00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:26,800 you're worried about being mistreated. 540 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:32,300 They decapitated you and they're about to hang you like an 541 00:35:32,300 --> 00:35:37,900 ornament in their walls. But I looked at this, and a 542 00:35:37,900 --> 00:35:42,200 certain portion of its stood out to me in the King James and new 543 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:44,900 King. James, it doesn't say to carry 544 00:35:44,900 --> 00:35:46,700 the good news. It would just say to publish it, 545 00:35:46,700 --> 00:35:49,200 which is the same concept that he is to be in the nasb would 546 00:35:49,200 --> 00:35:51,400 say. They came to carry the good news 547 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:55,200 to the house of their idols. And to the people we killed saw, 548 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,400 we killed his sons. We got their King. 549 00:35:57,400 --> 00:36:01,300 We got their leader. And here's what came to mind 550 00:36:01,300 --> 00:36:06,500 when I read this today. What was good news for the 551 00:36:06,500 --> 00:36:08,700 enemies of God is bad news for the people of God. 552 00:36:11,100 --> 00:36:13,100 What was good news for the enemies of God. 553 00:36:14,700 --> 00:36:16,500 Is bad news for the people of God. 554 00:36:17,500 --> 00:36:22,800 Now flip it. it is often the case that what is good news, 555 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:29,100 what is good news for the people of God is seen as horrific news 556 00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:34,600 for those who are unbelieving and are enemies of God, And I 557 00:36:34,600 --> 00:36:38,000 can't think of a more relevant application to that principle 558 00:36:38,500 --> 00:36:44,100 than the recent leak. Of the document from the Supreme 559 00:36:44,100 --> 00:36:46,200 Court that is planning to overturn. 560 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:48,500 Roe v-- Wade. Me want to see how an Old 561 00:36:48,500 --> 00:36:51,700 Testament story can apply to today, there is one example. 562 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:56,600 Oh, do you think that Wicked people are some Fringe minority 563 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,900 that live and maximum security prisons. 564 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:03,100 Now all you got to do is just take a little peek into society 565 00:37:03,100 --> 00:37:07,200 itself and realize that people who have nice jobs and nice cars 566 00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:11,500 and nice little white picket homes are exploding with rage. 567 00:37:11,700 --> 00:37:14,500 Because they have just learned that, it's now, possible for 568 00:37:14,500 --> 00:37:17,600 them to not have the easy access to murder babies. 569 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:24,100 Like they would like to Evil. Is in your neighborhood. 570 00:37:26,100 --> 00:37:29,200 Wickedness is just around the corner. 571 00:37:31,700 --> 00:37:36,100 And you see it in the ancient times where he was good news to 572 00:37:36,100 --> 00:37:38,500 kill those who belong to the true. 573 00:37:38,500 --> 00:37:43,000 God, you and I are seeing it today and we will see it only 574 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:48,200 intensify in the days to come. But I want to tell you that this 575 00:37:48,200 --> 00:37:51,400 warped. Mentality is a result of the 576 00:37:51,400 --> 00:37:55,300 same result of what these men are doing, worshiping, false 577 00:37:55,300 --> 00:37:58,700 gods. In the form of idolatry or in 578 00:37:58,700 --> 00:38:03,200 the form of self worship. When you do that and you deviate 579 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:09,600 from the Lord, you inherit strange ways of thinking and you 580 00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:12,700 believe and fight for that, which is evil, and that which 581 00:38:12,700 --> 00:38:18,000 God condemns When this whole thing was really at its peak and 582 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,500 I'm sure it's going to revisit us when it really comes closer 583 00:38:20,500 --> 00:38:22,700 to the date where they're going to actually make this law. 584 00:38:23,400 --> 00:38:27,100 I thought to myself, all these people chanting, we must defend 585 00:38:27,100 --> 00:38:30,200 a woman's right to choose. I thought you couldn't Define a 586 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:33,400 woman. Oh no. 587 00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:37,100 But men have no right to weigh in on the abortion issue will? 588 00:38:37,100 --> 00:38:38,900 I thought men can now get pregnant. 589 00:38:41,500 --> 00:38:44,500 Well, you know, a fetus Is Not a Human Being, or really. 590 00:38:44,500 --> 00:38:46,700 So why is it that in many places? 591 00:38:46,700 --> 00:38:50,100 You can be prosecuted for double homicide if you kill a pregnant 592 00:38:50,100 --> 00:38:55,400 woman? This is the inconsistency, the 593 00:38:55,400 --> 00:38:59,100 self-sabotaging logic that a society inherits when they 594 00:38:59,100 --> 00:39:02,400 reject God. They can't even keep up with 595 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:06,800 themselves. And I'm telling you, if you 596 00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,700 think it's ridiculous today, it's only going to get crazier. 597 00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:14,400 It's only going to get more maniacal and evil and twisted, 598 00:39:14,400 --> 00:39:17,000 and warped. Let me give you an example. 599 00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:20,000 I want you to actually answer this question on What occasion 600 00:39:20,000 --> 00:39:21,500 would you give a gift to somebody? 601 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:33,700 Christmas birthday. Yeah, happy occasions for you 602 00:39:33,700 --> 00:39:36,200 Romantics when you just want to surprise your loved one and just 603 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:38,400 give something to show your appreciation, right? 604 00:39:39,700 --> 00:39:41,800 Have you ever thought about giving gifts to someone? 605 00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:44,200 Because to preachers died and they're happy that they don't 606 00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:45,400 have to hear your sermons anymore? 607 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:52,300 Some of you look stunned. I didn't just come up with that 608 00:39:52,300 --> 00:39:56,200 that's in the Bible. Yes, let me show you just an 609 00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:57,700 example of what we're headed towards you. 610 00:39:57,700 --> 00:39:59,000 Think we're living in evil days today. 611 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,000 Go to Revelation chapter 11, I want to show you something 612 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:05,200 that's quite astounding. In Revelation 11 verse 9. 613 00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:08,400 We read, if we read of these two witnesses that have unusual 614 00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:13,400 power and ability during the end times who will preach in a 615 00:40:13,408 --> 00:40:16,400 certain way and even perform certain Miracles that will be a 616 00:40:16,400 --> 00:40:21,400 testimony to a generation that the true God is, in fact alive 617 00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:23,500 and well. And he commands for your 618 00:40:23,500 --> 00:40:27,100 repentance and he calls for you to turn from your ways before 619 00:40:27,100 --> 00:40:30,600 it's too late but in God's. Perfect Sovereign plan. 620 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:35,500 He after their testimony is Pleat will allow Satan to kill 621 00:40:35,500 --> 00:40:38,100 these two witnesses and we're not going to cover who these 622 00:40:38,100 --> 00:40:40,300 Witnesses could be. There's a principle that we want 623 00:40:40,300 --> 00:40:43,500 to see here after these two witnesses are slain. 624 00:40:44,100 --> 00:40:48,200 Notice what happens in verse 9 of Revelation, 11 for three and 625 00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:52,100 a half days, some of the peoples and tribes and languages, and 626 00:40:52,100 --> 00:40:56,700 Nations will gaze at their dead bodies and refused to let them 627 00:40:56,700 --> 00:41:00,700 be placed in a tomb. It's why we got to read our 628 00:41:00,707 --> 00:41:04,300 Bibles slowly think about it, peoples and tribes, and 629 00:41:04,300 --> 00:41:07,400 languages, and Nations is that one nation or plural Nations. 630 00:41:09,100 --> 00:41:15,500 Can you explain how John? Just under a hundred years 631 00:41:15,500 --> 00:41:19,600 before Christ or after Christ. Saw something. 632 00:41:19,600 --> 00:41:23,900 Where Nations at the same time, we're able to look at one event 633 00:41:23,900 --> 00:41:27,600 in one part of the world and be able to simultaneously at the 634 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:30,700 same time, get a feed of what's Happening. 635 00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:36,600 Any idea. Yes, the very thing that's in 636 00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:42,500 your phone in some in our hands. And so, John even foresaw that 637 00:41:42,500 --> 00:41:45,900 there is going to be an ability for Nations and tribes and 638 00:41:45,900 --> 00:41:51,000 peoples to look at one event at the same time and and leading up 639 00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,200 to our day processing. What is John seeing and now it's 640 00:41:54,200 --> 00:42:01,100 like oh yeah, it's the iPhone. The Bible is amazing, isn't it? 641 00:42:02,100 --> 00:42:06,500 And verse 10 and those who dwell on the earth Will Rejoice over 642 00:42:06,500 --> 00:42:10,600 them and make Merry and exchanged presence because these 643 00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:14,300 two prophets have been a torment to those who dwell on the Earth. 644 00:42:15,400 --> 00:42:18,000 So not only are they going to broadcast it live? 645 00:42:18,200 --> 00:42:22,600 The people around the world were it's going to be so depraved, so 646 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:26,200 ugly. So dark that when these two holy 647 00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:30,000 righteous, men who will perform Miracles are finally dead, they 648 00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:34,000 will send gifts to each other as though it was Christmas. 649 00:42:37,000 --> 00:42:41,500 And I looked at that word torment, they were a torment to 650 00:42:41,500 --> 00:42:45,400 those who dwell on the earth and that were torment is not used 651 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:48,500 often in the Book of Revelation. And when I said, where else is 652 00:42:48,500 --> 00:42:51,700 tormented, use the exact same word, where is it used in the 653 00:42:51,700 --> 00:42:55,300 even in the original and I realized just three chapters 654 00:42:55,300 --> 00:42:58,500 later, you see it again and notice the context in which the 655 00:42:58,500 --> 00:43:02,000 same word torment is brought up when it speaks about hell. 656 00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:08,100 To those who take the mark of the beast, to those who worship 657 00:43:08,100 --> 00:43:11,100 the Antichrist and verse 10 of Revelation, 14. 658 00:43:11,100 --> 00:43:13,800 Look what the Bible says, he will also drink. 659 00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:17,600 This is the consequence that judgment the wine of God's Wrath 660 00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:22,700 poured, full strength into the cup of his anger and he will be 661 00:43:22,700 --> 00:43:27,000 tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the Holy 662 00:43:27,000 --> 00:43:30,800 Angels and in the presence of the Lamb, the same word torment, 663 00:43:31,300 --> 00:43:34,200 so make the connection. Check this out. 664 00:43:35,300 --> 00:43:40,600 The word used to describe the, the horrible pain and suffering, 665 00:43:41,100 --> 00:43:44,000 that will come upon those who reject Christ and embrace. 666 00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:48,100 The Antichrist is the very same word that is used to describe 667 00:43:48,100 --> 00:43:52,400 the reaction of those who hear the preaching of two Godly men. 668 00:43:54,200 --> 00:43:59,400 It was held to them. They don't want to hear the 669 00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:01,600 truth. They didn't want to hear that. 670 00:44:01,600 --> 00:44:04,300 They needed to repent. They didn't want to hear that. 671 00:44:04,300 --> 00:44:08,800 God was coming. And so it was held to their 672 00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:11,600 soul. The same way, it will be 673 00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:13,400 literal. Hell for those who reject 674 00:44:13,400 --> 00:44:15,100 Christ. Can you imagine that? 675 00:44:15,100 --> 00:44:20,300 Can you imagine being so depraved to be tormented by 676 00:44:20,300 --> 00:44:22,100 something that is happening right now? 677 00:44:23,700 --> 00:44:26,800 I've seen some really disappointed faces while 678 00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:30,100 preaching I've seen some but I've never seen somebody 679 00:44:30,100 --> 00:44:33,500 tormented. That day is coming. 680 00:44:34,600 --> 00:44:38,900 Consider that. And we scroll down here and are 681 00:44:38,900 --> 00:44:42,000 taxed as we close very briefly, very soon. 682 00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:46,600 Rather and verse 10, they put his armor in the temple of 683 00:44:46,600 --> 00:44:50,900 ashtaroth and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan. 684 00:44:51,700 --> 00:44:54,600 But when the inhabitants of Jabez Gilead heard what the 685 00:44:54,600 --> 00:44:58,200 Philistines had done to Saul all the Valiant men are rose and 686 00:44:58,200 --> 00:45:00,900 went all night and took the body of Saw and the bodies of his 687 00:45:00,900 --> 00:45:04,300 sons from the wall of Beth Chan and they came to jabish and 688 00:45:04,300 --> 00:45:05,800 burned them. They're the reason why they 689 00:45:05,800 --> 00:45:08,800 burned them. It's perhaps the stench. 690 00:45:09,900 --> 00:45:11,900 There were so decomposed, they were so rotting. 691 00:45:11,900 --> 00:45:14,400 That the best thing to do is to just burn them, it wasn't 692 00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:16,100 because that was their primary choice. 693 00:45:17,300 --> 00:45:21,400 Verse 13 and they took their bones and buried them under the 694 00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:24,900 tamarisk. Tree and jabish and fasted 7 695 00:45:24,900 --> 00:45:28,500 days. Look at verse 12. 696 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:37,100 All the Valiant men arose. Very dark chapter. 697 00:45:38,300 --> 00:45:43,700 I mean, it's ends the book in a low. but there's a glimmer of 698 00:45:43,700 --> 00:45:47,900 hope here and somebody made the wonderful observation, remember, 699 00:45:47,900 --> 00:45:53,500 Saul, the king died, all of Israel's Army vanquished, yet at 700 00:45:53,508 --> 00:45:58,000 the same time though, it seems such so despairing and so, 701 00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:04,300 Filled with hopelessness. God had a king ready to be 702 00:46:04,500 --> 00:46:07,200 exalted. He's waiting there. 703 00:46:07,800 --> 00:46:10,700 And so these men thought that they had the king and the 704 00:46:10,700 --> 00:46:16,900 kingdom, Destroyed and yet God and in a moment has another king 705 00:46:16,900 --> 00:46:21,000 ready to be raised up destroyed all the armies of Israel. 706 00:46:21,600 --> 00:46:24,500 Well looking for swallow, there are there are Valiant men still 707 00:46:24,500 --> 00:46:27,700 in Israel. And here's the point, God always 708 00:46:27,700 --> 00:46:34,600 has a people God always has a people listen. 709 00:46:35,100 --> 00:46:39,000 I don't know about you that bless me especially with the 710 00:46:39,008 --> 00:46:40,900 condition of the church in the west. 711 00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:44,500 When all we've been seeing is a highlight reel of failures in 712 00:46:44,500 --> 00:46:49,800 ministries, and administers always seen is one giant fall 713 00:46:49,800 --> 00:46:52,700 after the next, some, even questionable in their walk with 714 00:46:52,700 --> 00:46:56,400 the Lord to begin with. But who have a name big enough 715 00:46:56,500 --> 00:46:59,400 to cause the, the Philistines of Our Generation. 716 00:46:59,600 --> 00:47:03,100 To boast in their gods and boast in their way of life to say. 717 00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:05,500 This is what this is the failure that the people of God are we 718 00:47:05,500 --> 00:47:07,600 want nothing to do with them. They are weak. 719 00:47:07,700 --> 00:47:09,900 They can't even stay consistent with our own convictions. 720 00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:11,900 With all of that that's happening. 721 00:47:12,200 --> 00:47:16,200 God still has a people. God is still raising up faithful 722 00:47:16,600 --> 00:47:20,500 anointed leaders and God still has a remnant of valiant 723 00:47:20,500 --> 00:47:24,900 courageous God-fearing. People always throughout all of 724 00:47:24,900 --> 00:47:28,800 history that has always been the case, the choice you and I have 725 00:47:29,100 --> 00:47:32,400 is whether we Want to be a part of that or not, and we all have 726 00:47:32,400 --> 00:47:37,100 that choice. But here's my question, why the 727 00:47:37,100 --> 00:47:41,200 men of Jabez Gilead? Why did they honor Saul? 728 00:47:42,200 --> 00:47:46,200 Why did they show this? Great respect even risking their 729 00:47:46,200 --> 00:47:48,900 own lives to go into enemy territory and to try to pull 730 00:47:48,900 --> 00:47:51,700 down their bodies. Why any idea 731 00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:03,100 Very good. Lord. 732 00:48:03,100 --> 00:48:05,800 Did you hear the answer? This is not the first time that 733 00:48:05,800 --> 00:48:09,500 we see JBS Gilead. In fact, jabish Gilead. 734 00:48:09,500 --> 00:48:14,700 Is found just a few moments after Saul was truly anointed to 735 00:48:14,700 --> 00:48:17,400 be king. And that's in first Samuel, 11, 736 00:48:17,500 --> 00:48:19,400 and I want you to turn there very briefly, just to see what's 737 00:48:19,400 --> 00:48:24,300 happening there. And first Samuel 11, The 738 00:48:24,300 --> 00:48:28,700 ammonites threatened, a group of Israelites from jabish Gilead. 739 00:48:30,700 --> 00:48:32,500 In verse 1. Then the hash the am and I went 740 00:48:32,500 --> 00:48:35,700 up and besieged jabish Gilead and all the men of jabish. 741 00:48:35,700 --> 00:48:38,500 Said than the hash make a treaty with us, and we will serve you. 742 00:48:39,300 --> 00:48:42,000 But in the hash, the ammonites said to them on this condition, 743 00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:45,600 I will make a treaty with you that I gouge out all your right 744 00:48:45,600 --> 00:48:48,000 eyes and thus bring disgrace on all Israel. 745 00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:49,500 You want to make a deal, here's the deal. 746 00:48:49,500 --> 00:48:51,700 I won't kill you. Just let me make you all blind 747 00:48:51,800 --> 00:48:56,300 at least with half your vision. They bring this news to saw the 748 00:48:56,300 --> 00:48:59,900 spirit of God rushes upon Saul and he brings a mighty 749 00:48:59,900 --> 00:49:03,100 Deliverance for the citizens of Jabez Gilead. 750 00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:09,700 Years passed by saw looks a lot different than he did in first 751 00:49:09,700 --> 00:49:13,100 Samuel 11. And yet in his death. 752 00:49:14,200 --> 00:49:17,400 The citizens and the inhabitants of Jabez Gilead said he 753 00:49:17,400 --> 00:49:20,500 delivered us. We must honor him. 754 00:49:21,700 --> 00:49:26,200 We must respect him, he did something for us, we must do 755 00:49:26,200 --> 00:49:29,600 something for him. Now we can apply that principle 756 00:49:29,600 --> 00:49:34,300 in our need to honor on a horizontal level but what 757 00:49:34,300 --> 00:49:38,600 greater motivation than to realize, what we what we must 758 00:49:38,600 --> 00:49:42,300 give to Christ. We must give to him. 759 00:49:43,700 --> 00:49:48,800 He is not an imperfect King. He is not a sporadic King, he 760 00:49:48,800 --> 00:49:52,700 always is faithful. He doesn't just deliver us at 761 00:49:52,700 --> 00:49:57,300 one time, he continues to deliver us and save us and 762 00:49:57,300 --> 00:50:00,400 rescue us. And if that is the case, then 763 00:50:00,900 --> 00:50:03,400 should we not risk it all to honor him? 764 00:50:05,800 --> 00:50:07,600 Should we not? I remember when I first got 765 00:50:07,600 --> 00:50:11,800 saved. And we did some little thing at 766 00:50:11,800 --> 00:50:13,800 a church, a little skit. And they asked me to do as I 767 00:50:13,800 --> 00:50:14,900 can. Okay, I'll do it. 768 00:50:15,000 --> 00:50:19,400 So I just wanted to be nice. And they asked me to share a few 769 00:50:19,400 --> 00:50:22,800 lines at the end of The Skit. So I did and it was all about 770 00:50:22,800 --> 00:50:27,000 how Christ sacrificed for us and so I made the point if Christ 771 00:50:27,700 --> 00:50:30,400 had sacrificed so much for him for us. 772 00:50:30,700 --> 00:50:32,800 How much more should we sacrifice for him? 773 00:50:35,200 --> 00:50:35,900 Amen. Amen. 774 00:50:35,900 --> 00:50:37,500 Amen. Currents close. 775 00:50:37,500 --> 00:50:40,800 You know and then I guess somebody in the crowd didn't 776 00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:44,800 like what I said. And so they came up to me and 777 00:50:44,800 --> 00:50:49,800 they said You know, you said, if Christ sacrificed so much for 778 00:50:49,800 --> 00:50:53,100 us, what should we sacrifice for him? 779 00:50:53,300 --> 00:50:55,500 And he said, brother, Christ's sacrifice everything. 780 00:50:55,500 --> 00:50:57,200 We don't need to do anything for him. 781 00:51:00,200 --> 00:51:02,400 And I had so many questions in that moment. 782 00:51:03,800 --> 00:51:06,300 But I thought to myself, do you understand the depth of his 783 00:51:06,300 --> 00:51:10,700 sacrifice? Do you understand the depth of 784 00:51:10,707 --> 00:51:13,900 his sacrifice? Does it make you a mobile? 785 00:51:15,600 --> 00:51:19,100 Is that the Revelation that you have that it makes you just sit 786 00:51:19,100 --> 00:51:24,500 on your your hands? You see what Jeb has Gilly. 787 00:51:24,500 --> 00:51:31,900 I did this great campaign. To honoring Saul was all pumping 788 00:51:31,900 --> 00:51:35,200 from a heart filled with one thing and that's gratitude. 789 00:51:36,400 --> 00:51:41,400 And that is the greatest quality of service to Christ when it 790 00:51:41,700 --> 00:51:44,500 comes from the stream of Thanksgiving. 791 00:51:46,700 --> 00:51:51,100 If not you will burn yourself out, if not, you will easily 792 00:51:51,100 --> 00:51:56,200 fall into the pit of legalism. If what we're doing is not from 793 00:51:56,200 --> 00:51:58,800 the place of Thanksgiving them. Why are we doing it? 794 00:51:59,500 --> 00:52:02,700 Is it performance-based, is it? Because it's our duty? 795 00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:09,000 What everything that you and I do comes from gratitude and the 796 00:52:09,000 --> 00:52:11,800 depth of our gratitude comes from the depth of the revelation 797 00:52:11,800 --> 00:52:14,400 of what he's done and that will affect the depth of our service 798 00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:18,100 to him. So when somebody says something 799 00:52:18,100 --> 00:52:24,100 like that to me just I don't know what it was but Only thing 800 00:52:24,100 --> 00:52:26,300 I left from there was perhaps this man does not understand 801 00:52:26,300 --> 00:52:29,900 what Christ deserves. Yes, we don't work to save 802 00:52:29,900 --> 00:52:34,100 ourselves, that's that's basic. But what comes about in your 803 00:52:34,100 --> 00:52:37,700 life when you reflect on what he's done and what jabish Gilead 804 00:52:37,700 --> 00:52:41,000 is doing with something that happened years ago and you and I 805 00:52:41,100 --> 00:52:45,000 likewise do something today based on what happened, 2,000 806 00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:50,700 years ago, that affected you now that change you now, I would 807 00:52:50,700 --> 00:52:54,400 love to end there but there's a verse left and verse 13 and 808 00:52:54,400 --> 00:52:57,700 that's where I would like us to end and they took their bones 809 00:52:57,700 --> 00:52:59,300 and buried them under the tamarisk. 810 00:52:59,300 --> 00:53:03,100 Tree and jabish and fasted seven days. 811 00:53:03,100 --> 00:53:05,500 The Bible does not give details for no reason. 812 00:53:05,500 --> 00:53:09,800 Sometimes the Revelation is in the small minut details and 813 00:53:09,800 --> 00:53:11,900 here's the detail. Why do I need to know what kind 814 00:53:11,900 --> 00:53:18,800 of trees saw was buried under? Do you know why? 815 00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:23,500 Because this is not the first time that a tamarisk tree. 816 00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:26,800 Is mentioned alongside with Saul. 817 00:53:29,200 --> 00:53:32,800 And it's very significant to realize the last place where 818 00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:36,600 Saul is mentioned sitting under this kind of tree and connecting 819 00:53:36,600 --> 00:53:41,200 it with where he ends his life. The last time where Saul is seen 820 00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:45,600 with a tamarisk tree, is in 1st Samuel, 5:40, and that is the 821 00:53:45,800 --> 00:53:48,200 official. Last verse of this Bible study? 822 00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:53,800 When you go there, you'll notice something quite powerful. 22:6. 823 00:53:54,900 --> 00:53:58,300 Now Saul heard that David was discovered and the men who were 824 00:53:58,300 --> 00:54:01,600 with him saw was sitting at gibeah under the tamarisk tree 825 00:54:02,100 --> 00:54:05,300 on the height with his spear in his hand and all his servants 826 00:54:05,300 --> 00:54:07,300 were standing about him. Do you remember this study? 827 00:54:09,200 --> 00:54:13,300 Saul was at one of his greatest Heights or you can say greatest 828 00:54:13,300 --> 00:54:17,000 Lowe's. With his jealousy and his pride 829 00:54:17,000 --> 00:54:19,800 in his envy and here he is sitting underneath this tree 830 00:54:19,800 --> 00:54:25,300 with a spear in his hand. And he is so consumed with rage 831 00:54:25,300 --> 00:54:33,700 and so overwhelmed with evil that he even commands the priest 832 00:54:33,700 --> 00:54:36,400 from knob to be slaughtered because he thought that there 833 00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:39,500 were conspiring against him by helping David. 834 00:54:40,400 --> 00:54:44,400 And so this man who's sitting in this position of authority but 835 00:54:44,400 --> 00:54:47,700 not just Authority, who is sitting and using his authority 836 00:54:47,700 --> 00:54:50,600 to perform. Great evil to satisfy his pride 837 00:54:50,700 --> 00:54:52,700 to satisfy the lust of the flesh. 838 00:54:52,900 --> 00:54:56,100 Check this out. God has a, such a wonderful 839 00:54:56,100 --> 00:54:59,500 sense of humor. Kills him. 840 00:55:01,300 --> 00:55:07,300 And has him buried by the bones, under the same type of tree. 841 00:55:08,700 --> 00:55:10,200 And I think there's a statement there. 842 00:55:11,300 --> 00:55:17,200 And here's the statement. God knows how to Humble the 843 00:55:17,200 --> 00:55:23,700 proud. And the very same place, where 844 00:55:23,700 --> 00:55:28,600 you exercised, your evil and your sin, and thought that you 845 00:55:28,600 --> 00:55:31,200 were Untouchable and thought that you were surrounded by 846 00:55:31,200 --> 00:55:33,600 supporters and thought you had so much Authority. 847 00:55:34,400 --> 00:55:41,700 That very same place. Can become your grave, Listen, 848 00:55:41,700 --> 00:55:47,000 God knows how to Humble the proud and he can do it in very 849 00:55:47,000 --> 00:55:53,700 creative ways. And so he would not be known as 850 00:55:53,800 --> 00:55:56,400 the great commander, who sat under the tamarisk tree, he 851 00:55:56,400 --> 00:56:01,200 would be known as the man who was decapitated, brutalized who 852 00:56:01,200 --> 00:56:05,400 failed in his mission and was buried under the tamarisk tree. 853 00:56:08,000 --> 00:56:12,600 May God help us finish? Well, May God help us finish? 854 00:56:12,600 --> 00:56:17,000 Well, I don't want to just start really well. 855 00:56:17,000 --> 00:56:20,800 I want to finish well. I want to finish with on or not 856 00:56:20,800 --> 00:56:24,400 before men. I want to finish with with God's 857 00:56:24,400 --> 00:56:29,100 Commendation in my life. What use is it what use is it if 858 00:56:29,100 --> 00:56:33,300 men right about you or praise you who cares? 859 00:56:34,100 --> 00:56:37,000 But to know that we bring a smile to his face face because 860 00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:39,600 no matter what's all new in his life, no matter what kind of 861 00:56:39,600 --> 00:56:43,000 satisfaction that he would enjoy with the moments that he 862 00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:44,700 received some kind of recognition. 863 00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:48,800 All of that would fade as he stood before the glory of God. 864 00:56:48,900 --> 00:56:53,200 God. So keep that in mind as we end 865 00:56:53,200 --> 00:56:56,300 this book, what better way of ending it with the thought of 866 00:56:56,300 --> 00:57:00,100 Lord, help me finish. Well, And please, if you are 867 00:57:00,100 --> 00:57:04,400 sitting in a position like Saul was at one point where you think 868 00:57:04,400 --> 00:57:08,400 you can hold onto your sin and cos more sin. 869 00:57:09,700 --> 00:57:12,100 And entertain it with no Consequence. 870 00:57:12,700 --> 00:57:15,500 The Lord is so merciful, he will get your attention. 871 00:57:15,700 --> 00:57:17,500 He will let you experience his Mercy. 872 00:57:17,800 --> 00:57:19,900 He will wake you up with his goodness. 873 00:57:20,100 --> 00:57:22,700 All these things will come about but there comes a point where he 874 00:57:22,700 --> 00:57:26,300 says enough is enough. Have to put an end to this. 875 00:57:27,400 --> 00:57:30,600 And he did it with Saul and what awaits us. 876 00:57:32,000 --> 00:57:34,000 What awaits us saw was the big problem, right? 877 00:57:34,000 --> 00:57:35,600 He's out of the way, he's out of the way. 878 00:57:35,600 --> 00:57:37,900 It's done. Now, it's just going to be a 879 00:57:37,908 --> 00:57:40,300 Utopia and Israel. No, no. 880 00:57:40,600 --> 00:57:44,100 We have a whole nother book with a brand new challenges with 881 00:57:44,100 --> 00:57:46,100 brand new Revelations that come with it. 882 00:57:46,800 --> 00:57:48,700 Let's just ask the Lord to help us. 883 00:57:58,500 --> 00:58:00,800 Lord, we thank you for this study. 884 00:58:02,900 --> 00:58:05,200 And we asked you from the bottom of our hearts. 885 00:58:05,200 --> 00:58:08,800 Oh God. Please, please help us live for 886 00:58:08,800 --> 00:58:12,700 you, right? Thank you. 887 00:58:12,700 --> 00:58:15,200 Lord, that you still have a Remnant, thank you, Lord, that 888 00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:19,100 you still have a plan that in these dark days, Laura things 889 00:58:19,100 --> 00:58:22,800 are still under your control. Lord, we just ask that in these 890 00:58:22,800 --> 00:58:25,900 times, we would be found among those who are courageous and 891 00:58:25,900 --> 00:58:30,700 faithful unto you. Although we thank you for Jesus. 892 00:58:31,800 --> 00:58:38,400 We choose to live for him now before Heaven, before painless 893 00:58:38,400 --> 00:58:41,900 existence, before glories, that will in rapturous Lord, when 894 00:58:41,900 --> 00:58:46,400 it's difficult when it's hard, when it's challenging, we choose 895 00:58:46,400 --> 00:58:49,100 to pledge our allegiance to the Lord Jesus Christ. 896 00:58:50,500 --> 00:58:53,400 And even if it's a small number or God, we still want to be in 897 00:58:53,400 --> 00:58:57,400 that number. Lord, let these truths change 898 00:58:57,400 --> 00:59:02,100 us, and Lord, prepare us for this next study, be with us as 899 00:59:02,100 --> 00:59:05,300 you've been with us, in 1st Samuel in Jesus mighty name we 900 00:59:05,300 --> 00:59:07,600 pray, amen. Amen. 901 00:59:07,900 --> 00:59:11,400 Even before we sing, here's, there's benefit to this from 902 00:59:11,400 --> 00:59:16,000 time to time. Sometimes, I don't want us to 903 00:59:16,000 --> 00:59:19,900 just go with the routine because we go on autopilot mode, just, 904 00:59:20,300 --> 00:59:22,000 just where you're sitting right now. 905 00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:25,500 As we end this book, Reflect on all that you've heard in the 906 00:59:25,500 --> 00:59:27,900 past few weeks and months. I know it can be overwhelming to 907 00:59:27,900 --> 00:59:31,400 think about but just something that you maybe even just from 908 00:59:31,400 --> 00:59:35,200 today. Apply it and then bring it 909 00:59:35,200 --> 00:59:36,700 before the Lord, and just speak to the Lord. 910 00:59:36,700 --> 00:59:39,000 And just, we'll just spend a few moments doing that. 911 00:59:39,000 --> 00:59:41,100 Lord. I believe you're the same God 912 00:59:41,100 --> 00:59:43,500 that, I, that I just heard about and Lord, I'm just asking you to 913 00:59:43,500 --> 00:59:47,400 do a work in my heart. And even if your dull and even 914 00:59:47,400 --> 00:59:49,900 if you were distracted, this entire Bible study, which is 915 00:59:49,900 --> 00:59:54,100 very possible. Tell him tell him to help you 916 00:59:54,500 --> 00:59:56,100 tell him to rescue from that place. 917 00:59:56,700 --> 00:59:59,200 After that, we will fellowship and we will laugh and we will 918 00:59:59,200 --> 01:00:01,800 enjoy ourselves, but just in this moment between you and God 919 01:00:02,300 --> 01:00:04,800 and just if you guys can play softly, just something softly, 920 01:00:04,800 --> 01:00:07,500 just even the guitar and then we will sing together and then we 921 01:00:07,500 --> 01:00:10,600 will move forward, okay? Just fellowship with the Lord.