1 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,600 In this book. And this is our third time in 2 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,400 this chapter, and it will be the final time before we move on. 3 00:00:19,100 --> 00:00:24,300 Because being the lengthy chapter that it is, Chapter 3 4 00:00:24,300 --> 00:00:28,000 will demand from us more time and attention but if if we are 5 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,600 patient and if we give the necessary attention to these 6 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:35,000 verses, then we will not be disappointed with the discipline 7 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,900 of meditation. My we want to see all that God 8 00:00:37,900 --> 00:00:40,500 has to say and even when we think we're doing all that we 9 00:00:40,500 --> 00:00:44,200 can, they're still yet more to know in the very verses that we 10 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:49,000 try to cover completely. So as we come to second, Samuel, 11 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,000 chapter 3, scroll down with your finger, with me to verse 31, 12 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:55,100 that is where we stopped And that is where we will continue. 13 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:58,900 And if you take a quick glance, what you'll see is that the rest 14 00:00:58,900 --> 00:01:01,300 of our study in this chapter will only cover eight verses. 15 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:08,600 And in these eight verses is really one scene, one main idea 16 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:13,700 and it is David who is the main subject of our study in the past 17 00:01:13,700 --> 00:01:15,500 few weeks and will be for the next few months. 18 00:01:15,900 --> 00:01:19,300 David mourning. The death of a particular 19 00:01:19,300 --> 00:01:23,600 person, namely Abner the son of nerve. 20 00:01:24,100 --> 00:01:30,400 Now, as a recap Abner was the commander of Saul's Army who 21 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:35,500 then was The Mastermind of Using up one of Saul's Sons ishka Chef 22 00:01:35,900 --> 00:01:40,800 to be a rival King to the davidic Dynasty, and Juan the 23 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:46,100 Affinity of a majority of the tribes, keeping David at just 24 00:01:46,100 --> 00:01:49,200 being the king over the tribe of Judah. 25 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:54,800 Now, after several years have gone by Abner desires, now, to 26 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,900 move over and put his Allegiance with David and attempts to do 27 00:01:58,900 --> 00:02:02,300 so. But within that attempt and with 28 00:02:02,300 --> 00:02:06,900 that A small spark of Peace. It was quickly, snuffed out by 29 00:02:06,900 --> 00:02:10,100 joab, who is the commander not of Saul's Army. 30 00:02:10,100 --> 00:02:15,300 But if David's Army, who with cold-blooded intention murders, 31 00:02:15,300 --> 00:02:20,200 Abner takes his life away from him as an act of Vengeance. 32 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:25,300 Because Abner in self-defense, in an act of war, in a context 33 00:02:25,300 --> 00:02:29,300 of battle kills joab's, brother, a Sahel. 34 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,500 I hope we're all in line here, right? 35 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:37,300 Now, what we are left with is after David has heard, the news 36 00:02:37,500 --> 00:02:40,900 of Abner's death, we will now see what will transpire. 37 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,200 Because apart, from the obvious reason why this is so atrocious, 38 00:02:46,100 --> 00:02:50,300 the death of Abner by the hands of someone in David's Camp has 39 00:02:50,300 --> 00:02:54,800 potential ramifications for the development of David's 40 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:59,800 government in Israel, is that understood this is, is not going 41 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:04,500 to look good for David's reputation as He is attempting 42 00:03:04,700 --> 00:03:08,200 to win the hearts of the nation, so that they would recognize him 43 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:11,500 as who he truly is the called one of God to be king. 44 00:03:12,300 --> 00:03:15,200 Now, David has been trusting, God up to this point. 45 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:18,900 He's not trying to coerce or manipulator set up campaigns to 46 00:03:18,900 --> 00:03:21,500 try to win votes. He's completely resting in the 47 00:03:21,500 --> 00:03:23,700 Lord. But what happens here, naturally 48 00:03:23,700 --> 00:03:27,300 causes a grief and concern and David because someone from his 49 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:31,100 own ranks that something evil And how is this going to look in 50 00:03:31,100 --> 00:03:35,300 the eyes of the people of Israel who have heard that David was to 51 00:03:35,300 --> 00:03:37,700 be anointed king and Luna and their hearts believe he was 52 00:03:37,700 --> 00:03:39,800 supposed to be king. Well that's what we're going to 53 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:41,600 see. And let's read the first four 54 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:47,000 verses together in verse 31, then David said to joab and to 55 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:50,500 all the people who were with him, tear your clothes and put 56 00:03:50,500 --> 00:03:55,500 on sackcloth and mourn before Abner, and King David, follow 57 00:03:55,500 --> 00:03:59,900 the beer. They buried Abner at Hebron and 58 00:03:59,900 --> 00:04:04,100 the King lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner and 59 00:04:04,100 --> 00:04:08,500 all the people wept and the King lamented for Abner saying, 60 00:04:08,500 --> 00:04:12,000 should Abner died as a fool dies. 61 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:16,600 Your hands were not bound your feet were not fettered as one 62 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:21,100 Falls before the wicked you have fallen and all the people wept 63 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:26,000 again over him. Now, let's take this verse by 64 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:27,700 verse. When we go to verse 31 we have 65 00:04:27,700 --> 00:04:32,100 to understand that this was not the initial reaction of David. 66 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:36,400 When hearing the news of Abner's death, the initial response is 67 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,900 here in verse 28 to verse 29, look, what he says afterward 68 00:04:40,900 --> 00:04:44,600 when David heard of it he said I and my kingdom are forever 69 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,700 Guiltless before the Lord for the blood of Abner. 70 00:04:47,700 --> 00:04:51,700 The son of Nur may have fall upon the head of joy and upon 71 00:04:51,700 --> 00:04:54,800 all his father's house and met the house of What never be 72 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:59,300 without one who has a discharge or is leprous or holds a spindle 73 00:04:59,300 --> 00:05:03,700 World falls by the sore or who lacks bread intense. 74 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:10,800 David not only condemns the actions of joab. 75 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:15,300 David goes beyond that and pronounces a curse upon him and 76 00:05:15,300 --> 00:05:19,300 his descendants. Now this is important because he 77 00:05:19,300 --> 00:05:23,000 is vocalizing that he is not connected to this. 78 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:26,000 The scheme. He is not connected to this 79 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,700 plot, he is separate. He knew nothing about it. 80 00:05:28,700 --> 00:05:31,200 He had nothing to do with it, and he wants to make sure that 81 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:35,400 people are aware that he has no relation to jobs hatred for 82 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,500 this. And now that may seem righteous 83 00:05:38,900 --> 00:05:42,000 that may seem admirably. But I want to tell you something 84 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:45,400 today that although David seems to be doing the right thing and 85 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,300 verbalizing. This he is not doing what he's 86 00:05:48,300 --> 00:05:54,400 supposed to be doing. And what way in other words, 87 00:05:54,400 --> 00:06:02,600 what should have David done? Consider his position and 88 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,000 consider the law of God. What should have David done? 89 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:15,400 Kill joab. That may sound shocking, right? 90 00:06:16,300 --> 00:06:19,400 It may sound shocking because we feel like this is unrelated to 91 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:22,100 the law is just. A story has to do with close 92 00:06:22,100 --> 00:06:24,600 relationships and people. We have to understand that there 93 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,800 is still the law of God that is supposed to be implemented. 94 00:06:29,500 --> 00:06:33,700 And the law is so clear and saying that if someone murder 95 00:06:33,700 --> 00:06:38,000 somebody with intent, they are to be killed. 96 00:06:38,100 --> 00:06:41,200 They are to have their life given for life that from a 97 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:44,900 Judicial standpoint, there should be Canning, if you are a 98 00:06:44,900 --> 00:06:49,100 murder, then you should also have your blood shed eye for an 99 00:06:49,100 --> 00:06:52,000 eye, tooth for a tooth life, for life. 100 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:58,900 And David does not execute this. David does not move forward with 101 00:06:58,900 --> 00:07:01,400 such a punishment for this crime. 102 00:07:01,900 --> 00:07:06,500 He hesitates, he does it. He doesn't do more than just 103 00:07:06,500 --> 00:07:08,800 give a slap on the wrist so to speak. 104 00:07:09,900 --> 00:07:11,900 But is there a time where David will do it? 105 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:14,500 Does anybody know the answer to that? 106 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:22,900 yes, when Very good. The answer to when job will pay 107 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:26,100 for his crime comes. Many years from this point and 108 00:07:26,100 --> 00:07:28,300 it is found in the book of First Kings chapter 2. 109 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:31,300 And I want you to see that with your own eyes and verse 5 of 110 00:07:31,300 --> 00:07:34,800 First, Kings chapter 2, when David is ready to rest with his 111 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,900 father's and his successor Solomon, his son is going to 112 00:07:37,907 --> 00:07:40,300 take his place. David give his different 113 00:07:40,300 --> 00:07:43,800 instructions to Solomon. One of them being you got to 114 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:47,500 deal with joab, you got to do something about this, man. 115 00:07:47,700 --> 00:07:50,800 Now, this is hard because Is he is a relative. 116 00:07:52,100 --> 00:07:56,200 And it's hard because it's also a complicated situation job was 117 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:01,100 a loyal and so many ways job stood by David and many 118 00:08:01,100 --> 00:08:04,600 difficult times. But in First Kings, chapter 2, 119 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:06,600 verse 5. Look what it says, moreover 120 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,800 David is speaking to Solomon. You also know what job the son 121 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,600 of Zechariah did to me, how he dealt with the two commanders of 122 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:17,200 the armies of Israel, Abner, the son of Nur and a Messiah, the 123 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:21,000 Son of Jetter whom he killed avenging and time of Peace for 124 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,400 blood. That have been shed in war and 125 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:27,100 putting the blood of War on the belt around his waist and on the 126 00:08:27,100 --> 00:08:30,600 sandals on his feet act. Therefore according to your 127 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:35,000 wisdom but do not let his grey head go down to sheol and peace. 128 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:45,600 This is, this is alarming. But the question is, why did 129 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:50,200 David wait so long? We can only speculate But what 130 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:56,000 we see here from these verses, is that because David waited, 131 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,700 what happened? What do we see there? 132 00:09:01,500 --> 00:09:03,800 He killed Abner, right? But did he kill somebody else? 133 00:09:04,300 --> 00:09:07,900 He did. He killed another of one of 134 00:09:07,900 --> 00:09:11,800 David's, Captain's down the road after our main text here, 135 00:09:12,900 --> 00:09:17,700 without Justice without explanation, just because he had 136 00:09:18,300 --> 00:09:23,000 this terrible murderous rage. And he was, he solve his 137 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:26,100 problems by removing people, from the scene, and the most 138 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:29,300 permanent way possible. And here's what we can take out 139 00:09:29,300 --> 00:09:31,900 of this job was the guilty one in both of these murders. 140 00:09:32,300 --> 00:09:35,200 But it makes you wonder what could have been prevented had 141 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:39,200 David had On what he was supposed to do much early on. 142 00:09:40,700 --> 00:09:47,500 when Abner situation suit, Now, this is just one of the many 143 00:09:47,500 --> 00:09:52,600 examples from the word of God. One illustration among hundreds. 144 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:57,400 You can say of how the Bible asks of us to take seriously 145 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:01,900 hammering the truth that you and I should never delay in our 146 00:10:01,900 --> 00:10:06,300 confrontation against sin whether it's in our own lives on 147 00:10:06,300 --> 00:10:12,500 somebody else's life you and I do great damage if we delay in 148 00:10:12,500 --> 00:10:17,500 our confrontation against sin And though, it's not explicitly 149 00:10:17,500 --> 00:10:20,100 clear. Why David waited to pass 150 00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:23,200 judgment on Joy. Why he waited for him to pass on 151 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,100 from this life and let Solomon kind of deal with it? 152 00:10:26,500 --> 00:10:29,400 The timing kind of makes it kind of makes it obvious. 153 00:10:29,700 --> 00:10:33,100 And I argue that the reason why David did not execute judgment 154 00:10:33,100 --> 00:10:36,500 upon job when he should have his because, although Joy of did 155 00:10:36,500 --> 00:10:39,400 something wrong. And so evil. 156 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:43,000 And cruel job was a really good Commander. 157 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:49,200 Joab contributed to much of the success of David and his 158 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:53,500 kingdom. And perhaps letting go of Joy, 159 00:10:54,000 --> 00:11:00,100 it's not the best plan for me. And if you think about it, that 160 00:11:00,100 --> 00:11:05,500 way, then David, even in his grieving here and chapter 3, 161 00:11:06,300 --> 00:11:12,300 David is guilty of favoritism. The kind of favoritism that 162 00:11:12,300 --> 00:11:16,900 doesn't deal with sin in a person's life because that 163 00:11:16,900 --> 00:11:19,900 person benefits Us in different ways. 164 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,600 And though, this is an extreme example, you can modernize that. 165 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:28,200 You can see it in so many ways in our own lives, when the 166 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:32,600 church has been called by Jesus, to confront sin and to maintain 167 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,800 the purity of the assembly in love and gentleness. 168 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,300 Yes. But also as one of the main 169 00:11:39,300 --> 00:11:43,000 things that the church is called to do and here's what's amazing, 170 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,700 you see it in different Church settings and different ways. 171 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:50,200 Unfortunately you have many leaders in churches who will not 172 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,400 deal. If the sin of a person because 173 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,300 they are one of the biggest givers in the church. 174 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,700 We don't want to lose his donations and so they can run 175 00:11:59,700 --> 00:12:02,000 amok, they can cause problems, they can be. 176 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:06,100 So obviously publicly in the world and and leaders will turn 177 00:12:06,100 --> 00:12:08,700 a blind eye or maybe somebody who occupies a certain position 178 00:12:08,700 --> 00:12:11,700 who exercise a certain gift from within. 179 00:12:11,700 --> 00:12:13,200 And if we lose them, we can lose this. 180 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:17,600 This will suffer, and they're blatantly in ungodliness and so 181 00:12:17,900 --> 00:12:20,200 we'll just we'll hush-hush. And we won't make a big deal of 182 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:24,000 it and let's just let it pass. Maybe we can make a more 183 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:29,400 relatable, how many of us have felt the tension, even 184 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:34,300 confronting a brother or sister, who is clearly in wrong serious, 185 00:12:34,300 --> 00:12:37,700 wrong compromising wrong because we don't want the relationship 186 00:12:37,700 --> 00:12:39,600 to be awkward. We don't want to create tension, 187 00:12:39,900 --> 00:12:42,900 we don't want it to affect our little web of relationships. 188 00:12:43,500 --> 00:12:47,400 When in fact, scripture says that faithful are the wounds of 189 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:51,300 a friend, right? And so, what we see here is a 190 00:12:51,308 --> 00:12:59,200 clear example. if we delay, if we turn a blind eye, And dealing 191 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,800 not just with our own sin, but those that God calls us to be 192 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,700 responsible for. Then we have to ask ourselves 193 00:13:04,700 --> 00:13:09,000 why, and, if David was honest here, yeah, he's verbally. 194 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:13,800 Slapping job on the wrist, but he's being kind of clever. 195 00:13:13,900 --> 00:13:18,500 He's doing enough to show people that he condemns, he condemns 196 00:13:18,500 --> 00:13:23,200 what happened, but not enough so that he wouldn't lose what job 197 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,800 had to offer. He really wanted to keep him and 198 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:28,300 this is, this is a disappointing. 199 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:32,500 In David's leadership. And because David allowed 200 00:13:32,500 --> 00:13:34,900 political motivation to enter in. 201 00:13:35,900 --> 00:13:39,200 It eclipsed, the spiritual standards that he was supposed 202 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:42,900 to live by and that happens all the time happens all the time. 203 00:13:43,700 --> 00:13:47,000 But if there's any place where we maintain God's righteousness 204 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,200 and dealing with people, it has to be the Church of Jesus 205 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:53,700 Christ. Has to be that no matter whether 206 00:13:53,700 --> 00:13:57,100 they are relatives, whether they are great contributions and 207 00:13:57,100 --> 00:14:01,400 different ways. God's primary call is for us to 208 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:05,500 trust and obey his standard of Holiness and righteousness. 209 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,400 Purity. And I hope you take that to 210 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:11,600 heart, that God give you an idea, the wisdom to know how to 211 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:18,300 deal with sin promptly lovingly carefully strategically less. 212 00:14:18,300 --> 00:14:21,500 We can cure more damage that could have been avoided. 213 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:23,900 See David? I just dealt with job early on. 214 00:14:24,700 --> 00:14:26,400 I'm a sucker could have been spared. 215 00:14:27,100 --> 00:14:29,100 So many issues could have been avoided. 216 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,500 He dealt with it but he dealt with it too late. 217 00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:34,600 Now we look at that. From David's perspective. 218 00:14:34,900 --> 00:14:37,100 What do you learn from? Joab's perspective in all of 219 00:14:37,100 --> 00:14:39,400 this when the fact that judgment came later on? 220 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,300 What do you see between this scene and the next scene in 221 00:14:42,300 --> 00:14:44,800 First Kings to? Here's what you see that jaw, 222 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:50,500 perhaps thought that because he avoided consequence with Abner's 223 00:14:50,500 --> 00:14:55,000 death, could it be that he was emboldened to actually take out 224 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:58,400 amasa thinking that he would not see consequences either very 225 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:02,900 strong possibility, And the picture there is this sinner 226 00:15:02,900 --> 00:15:06,300 who's emboldened to continue in their sin because they have 227 00:15:06,300 --> 00:15:10,300 evaded, apparently, the consequences of their actions. 228 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:15,600 But let Joy be a clear example that no matter what a person may 229 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:19,400 think he gets away with no matter what kind of status they 230 00:15:19,400 --> 00:15:24,300 have in society like job did in the Kingdom sin will catch up 231 00:15:24,300 --> 00:15:28,000 to. You sin will come with a with a 232 00:15:28,008 --> 00:15:32,000 receipt and say you owe me this. And that's exactly what happened 233 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,200 to job and take comfort. What happened to job will happen 234 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:38,200 with every high-ranking criminal and society. 235 00:15:38,300 --> 00:15:41,000 That thinks that they can bury the evidence and thinks that 236 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:44,500 they can pay off people, so that they are not reprimanded. 237 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,600 I want you to think about every corrupt politician that gets 238 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:51,700 away with their evil. There is a day coming when they 239 00:15:51,700 --> 00:15:53,900 will have to pay for every single thing that they thought 240 00:15:53,900 --> 00:15:56,800 they got away with. And I say, Amen to that. 241 00:15:57,100 --> 00:16:01,100 Because God is a just God. Now, what's incredible is not 242 00:16:01,100 --> 00:16:04,400 just the fact that joab eventually died. 243 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:08,300 It's in the manner that he died. That makes us even more scary. 244 00:16:08,500 --> 00:16:11,300 Scary in a good way scary in the fear of God. 245 00:16:11,300 --> 00:16:15,900 Way job did eventually die Solomon dealt with him. 246 00:16:15,900 --> 00:16:18,500 He obeyed his father and he says we will deal with joy of 247 00:16:18,500 --> 00:16:21,900 accordingly. Does anybody know how job died 248 00:16:21,900 --> 00:16:28,000 though? He died in a specific location, 249 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:31,300 and where job died is, actually, if you're still in First Kings 250 00:16:31,300 --> 00:16:35,300 chapter 2, scroll down to verse 28, and you'll see exactly the 251 00:16:35,300 --> 00:16:39,100 location and it is very telling, it's actually incredible. 252 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:47,100 He eventually hears the news that David called for his 253 00:16:47,100 --> 00:16:51,500 execution because of his past crimes and so he makes a run for 254 00:16:51,500 --> 00:16:52,900 it. And as you runs, he heads 255 00:16:52,900 --> 00:16:58,800 towards a specific place and where he goes Is here when the 256 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,600 news came to job, for job had supported adonijah. 257 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:05,700 Although he had not supported Absalom job fled to the tent of 258 00:17:05,700 --> 00:17:08,800 the Lord, and caught, hold of the horns of the altar. 259 00:17:11,500 --> 00:17:14,500 So remember the Tabernacle is the house of God at this time, 260 00:17:14,500 --> 00:17:19,700 the tent of meeting a transportable house of worship. 261 00:17:20,099 --> 00:17:22,599 The temple was not yet made because Solomon hadn't get to 262 00:17:22,599 --> 00:17:24,500 yet. But here's what job does. 263 00:17:24,500 --> 00:17:27,900 He hears the news Solomon has the right to come after you and 264 00:17:27,900 --> 00:17:31,400 he's coming after you. He flees to the tenth of the 265 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:33,700 Lord. He goes to the altar of 266 00:17:33,700 --> 00:17:37,300 sacrifice where had the horns on the Four Corners, so that the 267 00:17:37,300 --> 00:17:40,400 animal would be strapped down when it was being offered up to 268 00:17:40,408 --> 00:17:45,900 the Lord He leaps upon two of the horn and he holds on as 269 00:17:45,900 --> 00:17:47,700 though he was holding on for dear life. 270 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:54,000 Nothing in the Bible is by accident and so every single 271 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:58,300 detail warns us to say why am I question is? 272 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:02,600 Why why does job do this? Why does he go here? 273 00:18:02,700 --> 00:18:05,700 Why does he hold onto the horns of the altar, what is he 274 00:18:05,700 --> 00:18:07,800 thinking and doing so? Any ideas? 275 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:11,400 I'll give you a hint. The answer is in the Bible. 276 00:18:11,400 --> 00:18:14,300 It's not it's not just guessing. There's an actual answer in the 277 00:18:14,300 --> 00:18:20,200 scriptures. Okay, that's a good. 278 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,000 Guess he was hoping. Maybe there would be a 279 00:18:22,008 --> 00:18:23,700 sacrifice. That would be performed on his 280 00:18:23,700 --> 00:18:27,400 behalf. That's a very good guess but not 281 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:35,900 not quite Why would he run to the altar? 282 00:18:38,300 --> 00:18:40,800 Okay, there's a picture of receiving forgiveness there 283 00:18:40,800 --> 00:18:43,900 because that's what the altar symbolizes but that's symbolic I 284 00:18:43,900 --> 00:18:47,400 want to give you the clear reason why Joe I went to the 285 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,100 altar. You have to go to your Bibles 286 00:18:50,100 --> 00:18:53,900 though. Exodus 21 turn the pages of the 287 00:18:53,900 --> 00:18:58,200 Sacred texts to the Book of Exodus chapter 21 and I want you 288 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:02,700 to see one verse that gives a clear instruction about the 289 00:19:02,700 --> 00:19:07,400 sacredness of the Altar and what was supposed to happen at the 290 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:09,700 altar and what was not supposed to happen at the altar. 291 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:14,300 Exodus 21 you're there right now, scroll down to verse 14. 292 00:19:14,500 --> 00:19:16,900 And let me read it out loud to you Exodus 20. 293 00:19:16,900 --> 00:19:18,700 Our hope you brought your Bibles to Bible study. 294 00:19:20,300 --> 00:19:25,100 But if a man willfully attacks another to kill him by cunning, 295 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,900 you shall take him from my altar. 296 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:34,800 Isn't the Bible awesome? You shall take him from my altar 297 00:19:35,300 --> 00:19:41,400 that he may die. In other words, nobody can be 298 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:45,400 killed by The Altar. You can't desecrate it in that 299 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:47,600 way. You can't have anybody have 300 00:19:47,600 --> 00:19:52,500 their blood spilled here. And so if somebody fleas here, 301 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,100 They are to be removed from the altar so that they can be put to 302 00:19:57,100 --> 00:20:00,200 death properly. Here's what jobs thinking. 303 00:20:00,500 --> 00:20:04,100 If I hold on tight enough to the altar, they can't kill me here. 304 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:08,400 So I'm going to stay here as long as possible and make sure 305 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:12,900 that I let them know that God's law says I'm safe in this area. 306 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:19,600 Where did draw of kill Abner? Where did y'all kill Abner? 307 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:24,500 At the Gate of where the City of Refuge where Abner should have 308 00:20:24,500 --> 00:20:28,700 been? What safe. and joab attempts to 309 00:20:28,700 --> 00:20:31,600 flee to a place with unique boundaries, where he thought he 310 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:37,800 would be, what save Whatever a man Souls that he will also 311 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:42,900 reap. When joab killed Abner where he 312 00:20:42,900 --> 00:20:45,500 was supposed to be safe, according to the law of God. 313 00:20:46,500 --> 00:20:50,300 He pronounced his own judgment. And when he thought that he 314 00:20:50,300 --> 00:20:54,500 could be safe in the house of God by the altar of God, the 315 00:20:54,500 --> 00:20:56,400 same way that was not regarded for Abner. 316 00:20:56,400 --> 00:21:03,100 It was not regarded for him. God is very specific and he 317 00:21:03,100 --> 00:21:05,800 holds every detail in his record. 318 00:21:06,300 --> 00:21:09,100 He does not forget anything. I mean so much. 319 00:21:09,100 --> 00:21:11,800 So one of the scariest verses for me and we can be all scared 320 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:17,600 together, Is when Jesus says that every word, every single 321 00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,800 word that is spoken will be taken up into judgment every 322 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:22,800 word. Think about that. 323 00:21:23,900 --> 00:21:26,000 And so the Lord is very, very meticulous. 324 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,600 He's very careful. He is very upset, he's not 325 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:32,300 General, he's very, very, very specific and when it came to 326 00:21:32,300 --> 00:21:35,400 joab, he reached exactly what he sowed. 327 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:42,000 I find that fascinating about God, I thank God for the blood 328 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:46,600 of Jesus Christ, knowing this law job attempts to take refuge 329 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:50,300 in the house of God. But that, that is not accounted 330 00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:52,500 for by Solomon. And he's killed where he thought 331 00:21:52,500 --> 00:21:56,500 he would have Refuge come back to 1st Samuel. 332 00:21:56,500 --> 00:21:58,200 Rather second Samuel, chapter three. 333 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,700 Let's go to verse 32, we were in verse 31 that time. 334 00:22:04,300 --> 00:22:07,200 We re here they buried a beer at Hebron and the King. 335 00:22:07,200 --> 00:22:11,200 Lifted up his voice and wept. At the grave of Abner and all 336 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:14,300 the people wept and the King lamented for Abner saying, 337 00:22:14,300 --> 00:22:16,200 should Abner died as a fool dies. 338 00:22:16,400 --> 00:22:19,100 Your hands were not bound your feet were not fettered as one 339 00:22:19,100 --> 00:22:21,300 Falls before the wicked you have fallen. 340 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,600 Now, this is familiar because now David writes analogy, right? 341 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,100 He recites it and he proclaims it publicly. 342 00:22:27,100 --> 00:22:32,300 He's done this before with who Saul and Jonathan much shorter, 343 00:22:32,500 --> 00:22:36,000 but he's he has a goal with it. And the point is clear what he's 344 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:41,300 trying to tell people from his own heart is that I believe that 345 00:22:41,300 --> 00:22:45,900 Abner was innocent Abner, did not deserve to die in this way 346 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,600 though. He died as a fool fool, meaning 347 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,200 that a sinner who invites death, because of his sinful ways. 348 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,100 He did die as a fool, but he was not a criminal. 349 00:22:56,300 --> 00:22:58,300 Your hands were not bound. You weren't imprison. 350 00:22:58,300 --> 00:23:00,200 Your feet were not fettered. Didn't deserve this. 351 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,500 You weren't awaiting some kind of trial here. 352 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:07,300 You were deceived and you fell as a victim before wicked men. 353 00:23:07,500 --> 00:23:09,200 This is what he's trying to Proclaim. 354 00:23:09,500 --> 00:23:12,100 This is what he's trying to communicate to his audience. 355 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:16,700 And as much as what David is saying is true, should advertise 356 00:23:16,700 --> 00:23:19,100 a full dies. He did not deserve to die the 357 00:23:19,100 --> 00:23:22,300 way, a sinner deserves to die because of what they bring into 358 00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:25,100 their lives. And the way that they walk at 359 00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:28,500 the same time, I argue that though what David is saying is 360 00:23:28,500 --> 00:23:31,600 valid Abner, did die. Foolishly. 361 00:23:32,700 --> 00:23:37,300 She did. Where did after die again? 362 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:45,600 City of Refuge, right? That is the only mention between 363 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:50,300 Abner and the City of Refuge and it is quite tragic. 364 00:23:50,300 --> 00:23:55,000 That, that is so because Abner's relationship with the City of 365 00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,400 Refuge should have been much different than what it was 366 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:03,200 according to what we read a couple of weeks ago The 367 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:08,800 foolishness of Abner is that he refused to flee to the City of 368 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:12,200 Refuge the moment that he committed, an accidental, 369 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:18,300 killing his duty, according to the law was to waste no time and 370 00:24:18,300 --> 00:24:22,200 to make his way towards one of those cities and to take refuge 371 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:27,800 there, until he was declared innocent until the high priest 372 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:31,800 died, atoning for his departure and to his normal life. 373 00:24:32,700 --> 00:24:36,900 And he did not do that. And that is sad because there's 374 00:24:36,900 --> 00:24:40,900 a picture of something. When God gave his law to the 375 00:24:40,900 --> 00:24:44,600 Israelites about how they were to understand the City of 376 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:48,400 Refuge, he gave it with a certain urgency and I want you 377 00:24:48,408 --> 00:24:53,300 to see that go to numbers 35:15, there's a powerful word that the 378 00:24:53,300 --> 00:24:58,100 Lord uses about the manslayer who does accidentally murder 379 00:24:58,100 --> 00:25:02,300 somebody. And the numbers 3515. 380 00:25:02,300 --> 00:25:15,000 We see it so clear. God says, these six cities shall 381 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:18,800 be for refuge for the people of Israel and for the stranger, and 382 00:25:18,800 --> 00:25:22,600 for the sojourn among them. That anyone who kills any person 383 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,800 without a tent, May what flee there? 384 00:25:27,300 --> 00:25:31,200 Three times in this chapter and the portion which speaks about 385 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:34,500 the City of Refuge. God says, if somebody does this 386 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:39,600 there to flee to the City of Refuge, now that word flea is 387 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:44,500 the very same word used when Joseph fled, the scene after 388 00:25:44,500 --> 00:25:47,800 Potiphar's wife attempted to sleep with him. 389 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:51,600 When she grabbed a hold of His Garment, he fled that room. 390 00:25:52,900 --> 00:25:56,300 Now, when you understand that connection, it's hard to imagine 391 00:25:56,300 --> 00:25:59,900 that when God here says that the manslayer must flee that it's a 392 00:25:59,908 --> 00:26:03,500 casual stroll. Or something that you put in 393 00:26:03,500 --> 00:26:07,500 your calendar for a future time, it's urgent. 394 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:11,200 It's a median. It's top priority even though it 395 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:14,700 interrupts your schedule or your family life or whatever the case 396 00:26:14,700 --> 00:26:20,500 may be, you are to make this your top ambition immediately. 397 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:25,200 Flee their run their escape as soon as possible. 398 00:26:25,600 --> 00:26:29,400 That's God's tone when it comes to the Cities of Refuge and we 399 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:33,900 know what the Cities of Refuge represent Christ, salvation, and 400 00:26:33,900 --> 00:26:39,300 Jesus Christ. And that is why we try by God's 401 00:26:39,300 --> 00:26:41,500 help. Whenever we proclaim, the gospel 402 00:26:41,500 --> 00:26:45,300 from this Pulpit, that we Proclaim it with urgency. 403 00:26:46,300 --> 00:26:49,300 Jesus is not a suggestion for your life. 404 00:26:49,700 --> 00:26:54,500 He's the only solution. he is salvation you and I have to 405 00:26:54,508 --> 00:27:01,000 understand that when we present this truth, It's breaking news. 406 00:27:02,300 --> 00:27:05,500 Flee to Jesus. Run to Jesus. 407 00:27:05,700 --> 00:27:10,500 It's not just good news, it costs for a response upon 408 00:27:10,500 --> 00:27:13,400 hearing it whether it's your first time or the thousandth 409 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,600 time. If you have not answered the 909 410 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:20,400 x times before flee their that's God's heart beat. 411 00:27:20,900 --> 00:27:24,500 And this is what we see here. There's a hint here that the 412 00:27:24,500 --> 00:27:29,600 moment the gospel is in contact with a sinner Everything else 413 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,400 needs to be dropped in your life. 414 00:27:31,800 --> 00:27:34,100 That's what Jesus did with those three who came up and says, I 415 00:27:34,108 --> 00:27:36,600 want to follow you and they had all these other ideas. 416 00:27:36,700 --> 00:27:39,300 Well, I got to bury my father and can I do this for us? 417 00:27:39,300 --> 00:27:41,300 And he's like, you don't understand what it means to 418 00:27:41,300 --> 00:27:44,600 follow me. You need to drop everything and 419 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:48,200 understand that if you don't do this, now, there may never be a 420 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,400 chance for you to do it again. We don't understand it that way. 421 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:54,000 We kind of we kind of just are you? 422 00:27:54,100 --> 00:27:57,000 I think you need this. No, you do need this and you 423 00:27:57,000 --> 00:28:00,500 need it now. I want you to now put yourself 424 00:28:00,500 --> 00:28:04,400 in the sandals of an Israelite of this time, okay, I want you 425 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,000 to imagine. Now, you're there in ancient 426 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:10,500 Israel, in your home. And on a random afternoon, a 427 00:28:10,500 --> 00:28:14,500 sibling brother and sister runs through the door, huffing, and 428 00:28:14,500 --> 00:28:16,800 puffing, and tells you I was at work. 429 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:21,700 Today was cutting a tree and the tree fell upon another employee. 430 00:28:21,700 --> 00:28:24,000 And that guy is a goner. He's dead. 431 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:30,200 And I just just talked myself out of work and I came home. 432 00:28:30,500 --> 00:28:32,500 What are you doing later on? You want to hang out? 433 00:28:33,700 --> 00:28:37,900 If any plans tonight. Imagine your that Israelite 434 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:41,900 hearing this and you know the law of God, how ridiculous does 435 00:28:41,900 --> 00:28:45,700 that sound? What do you mean? 436 00:28:45,700 --> 00:28:47,600 Do you want to do something tonight? 437 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:55,100 You need to get out of here. You forget the meal not making 438 00:28:55,100 --> 00:28:57,400 you anything. You need to run to the City of 439 00:28:57,400 --> 00:28:59,300 Refuge. Where's the nearest one? 440 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,400 Get there right away? Yeah I get. 441 00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:05,400 I know God set up a listen. I can just I can do it two weeks 442 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:07,000 from now. I got plans with my buddies. 443 00:29:07,000 --> 00:29:08,500 We're going on a camping trip this weekend. 444 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,100 So listen do you want to do something tonight or not? 445 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:14,000 Yeah. What does that translate that? 446 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:18,600 Here's a word for that foolish. Reckless. 447 00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,900 What's the matter with you? And yet? 448 00:29:22,900 --> 00:29:25,900 If we see it in that context? How much more in understanding 449 00:29:25,900 --> 00:29:30,600 salvation in Jesus Christ? What are you waiting for? 450 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:34,100 Exactly. Because that Israelite who would 451 00:29:34,100 --> 00:29:37,900 delay like Abner delayed had to understand that at any moment 452 00:29:37,900 --> 00:29:40,500 the Avenger could come and take your life from you. 453 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:45,400 Like it did with joy that at any moment, despite your plan 454 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:47,800 despite the peace and The Mending and the networking and 455 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,900 all the things that you're doing, just like Abner with 456 00:29:49,900 --> 00:29:51,700 David. Everything can be taken from you 457 00:29:51,700 --> 00:29:54,100 in a moment. This is not something to risk 458 00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:57,000 but it's not that a with play around with listen to me. 459 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:00,200 If you're a person in here, that does not know if you're saved, 460 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:04,500 get saved. Like, put your trust in Jesus 461 00:30:04,700 --> 00:30:08,000 tonight. Don't delay for next Bible. 462 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:11,700 Study don't even delay for your Taco Bell later on tonight. 463 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:17,500 Give your life to Jesus tonight. Surrender to his lordship 464 00:30:17,500 --> 00:30:22,700 surrender to his provision of Salvation through his blood on 465 00:30:22,700 --> 00:30:26,500 that cross on your behalf. There is no reason to wait. 466 00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:31,500 There's no reason to delay. And there are many things about 467 00:30:31,500 --> 00:30:34,200 the City of Refuge that points. So clearly the Jesus Christ in 468 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:37,000 some people Express, two weeks ago, how they were blessed by 469 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:40,100 seeing just one parallel. The one parallel, the City of 470 00:30:40,100 --> 00:30:43,000 Refuge, you can have a series on the Cities of Refuge and how it 471 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:45,300 points to Jesus. Remember The Parallel that there 472 00:30:45,300 --> 00:30:48,800 were six cities, we just read and there were strategically 473 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:52,000 placed around the land of Israel. 474 00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:55,300 So that why? No matter where somebody was 475 00:30:55,300 --> 00:30:59,000 across the land, they would have easy access to one of those 476 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:01,100 cities and be safe and fine. Huge. 477 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:05,900 And that is a picture of this, that no matter where you are, no 478 00:31:05,900 --> 00:31:10,400 matter how far you think you are salvation is available for you, 479 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:14,100 no matter where, no matter how far you think you are from 480 00:31:14,100 --> 00:31:16,900 Holiness from Perfection, all have fallen short of the glory 481 00:31:16,900 --> 00:31:19,000 of God. And here's the beauty about it. 482 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:24,900 God can save you. God can save you now, not when 483 00:31:24,900 --> 00:31:27,900 you enter, self closer to the standard of what you think is 484 00:31:27,900 --> 00:31:31,700 good. Now, it can all change, but 485 00:31:31,700 --> 00:31:34,000 there's more. I mean, I'm so passionate about 486 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:35,000 this subject, let's just stay here. 487 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:36,500 A little bit, will come back to 2nd Samuel. 488 00:31:37,700 --> 00:31:39,300 What are we just reading numbers, 3515. 489 00:31:39,300 --> 00:31:41,700 Let's see, if anybody notice another prophetic hint to the 490 00:31:41,700 --> 00:31:45,700 gospel, and just this one verse These, six cities shall be for 491 00:31:45,700 --> 00:31:48,600 refuge for the people of Israel, and for the stranger, and for 492 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:51,300 the Sojourner, among them, that anyone who kills any person 493 00:31:51,300 --> 00:31:53,900 without a tent, May flee there. Anybody else notice the gospel 494 00:31:53,900 --> 00:31:59,400 truth in there? Beautiful. 495 00:31:59,500 --> 00:32:03,700 Did you hear it? It's really again these six 496 00:32:03,700 --> 00:32:06,700 cities shall be for the Refuge for the people is your and for 497 00:32:06,700 --> 00:32:11,300 the stranger and for the soldier among them, did you catch it? 498 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:15,000 The Cities of Refuge did not discriminate? 499 00:32:16,700 --> 00:32:19,200 It was not just for the Jews, not just for the chosen people 500 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,100 of God. It was not for the elect among 501 00:32:21,100 --> 00:32:23,700 all the nations. If you are a Sojourner fewer 502 00:32:23,700 --> 00:32:26,900 Gentile, if you're traveling by the Cities of Refuge work for 503 00:32:26,900 --> 00:32:31,600 you as well, Jew and Gentile have salvation, and Jesus 504 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:36,300 Christ, All Nations, all tribes, all tongues have available to 505 00:32:36,300 --> 00:32:39,000 the same Grace that is found in him. 506 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,600 And so you see? It's so obviously here that 507 00:32:42,600 --> 00:32:45,400 anybody no matter where they are, no matter how far, they 508 00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:47,200 think they are no matter. Background. 509 00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:51,800 Ethnicity culture. They can come and be safe in 510 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:55,600 these cities and I think to myself this is glorious. 511 00:32:56,100 --> 00:32:57,800 But here's what's so true. I mean, we can spend the rest of 512 00:32:57,808 --> 00:32:59,600 this Bible study talking about these things, but I want to 513 00:32:59,608 --> 00:33:01,900 finish this chapter. Let me add one more thing. 514 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:06,000 whenever you see a type or shadow of Jesus in the Old 515 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:10,400 Testament, You will find similarities, you'll find 516 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:14,300 differences, but no matter how things may seem so close to the 517 00:33:14,300 --> 00:33:18,300 person and work of Christ. What we believe what we see. 518 00:33:18,300 --> 00:33:21,300 So obviously, what we sing about is that Jesus is always the 519 00:33:21,300 --> 00:33:25,400 greater than always. So you see him in David, but 520 00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:27,600 he's greater than they've, he's a greater David, he's a greater 521 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:29,400 Samson. He's the greater Moses. 522 00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:32,700 And that is true for the City of Refuge as much as there. 523 00:33:32,700 --> 00:33:35,000 Are so much things that parallel with Christ. 524 00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:40,800 Jesus is the Great. City of Refuge Hebrews 6:18 525 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:44,000 tells us that he is the City of Refuge in a very clear way when 526 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,300 you understand the language of fleeing their but let me ask you 527 00:33:47,300 --> 00:33:50,100 this. How is Jesus the greater City of 528 00:33:50,100 --> 00:33:55,300 Refuge anybody know? How is Jesus the greater City of 529 00:33:55,300 --> 00:34:00,000 Refuge? Did you hear it? 530 00:34:01,200 --> 00:34:03,100 Did you hear it? This is where you get mutually 531 00:34:03,100 --> 00:34:09,800 encouraged. The City of Refuge, was for 532 00:34:10,199 --> 00:34:15,400 those who were innocent. so those who unintentionally 533 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,900 murdered, those who accidentally killed somebody, if you were 534 00:34:18,900 --> 00:34:25,500 found guilty upon trial, You, you could not have residents in 535 00:34:25,500 --> 00:34:28,400 these unique boundaries you had to be expelled and you are left. 536 00:34:29,500 --> 00:34:34,300 To the Vengeance of a relative. Jesus is a greater City of 537 00:34:34,300 --> 00:34:36,900 Refuge because he's not just refuge for those who 538 00:34:36,900 --> 00:34:40,900 accidentally send, but those who intentionally send those who 539 00:34:40,900 --> 00:34:43,699 have transgressed, who those with deliberately broke God's 540 00:34:43,699 --> 00:34:48,300 law, the gates of his salvation are made available even for 541 00:34:48,300 --> 00:34:53,000 them, that's why he's greater Exciting. 542 00:34:53,900 --> 00:34:55,500 Yes. Amen. 543 00:34:56,300 --> 00:35:00,300 I hope so. Some of us have lived so long in 544 00:35:00,308 --> 00:35:03,200 the City of Refuge, we've forgotten how glorious it is. 545 00:35:03,900 --> 00:35:06,600 Yes night, not for unintentional, not for 546 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:11,400 accidental for deliberate. Willful perverted scheming 547 00:35:11,500 --> 00:35:16,300 wicked men and women he saves. He says, you can come and 548 00:35:16,300 --> 00:35:21,900 receive safety. In my blood, I rejoice in that 549 00:35:21,900 --> 00:35:25,200 this book is Supernatural. This is not an ordinary 550 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:27,800 classroom tonight. This book is Supernatural. 551 00:35:28,900 --> 00:35:30,700 And so we come back to 2nd Samuel now. 552 00:35:33,100 --> 00:35:36,600 And so, yes, Abner, why did he dies a fool? 553 00:35:37,500 --> 00:35:40,200 He didn't deserve it, but there was some element of foolishness 554 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:43,100 in him. Now, verse 35, what do we see? 555 00:35:45,300 --> 00:35:47,400 Then all the people, I want you to pay attention. 556 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:50,500 As I read these three verses what reoccurs then. 557 00:35:50,500 --> 00:35:54,000 All the people came to persuade David to eat bread while it was 558 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:57,000 yet day. But David's War saying God, do 559 00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:00,900 so to me and more also, if I taste bread or anything else, 560 00:36:00,900 --> 00:36:04,700 till the sun goes down, and all the people took notice of it and 561 00:36:04,700 --> 00:36:07,700 it, please them as everything that the king did, please. 562 00:36:07,700 --> 00:36:11,500 All the people saw the people and all Israel understood that 563 00:36:11,500 --> 00:36:15,000 day that had not been the Kings will to put the death Abner. 564 00:36:15,200 --> 00:36:18,900 Son of Nur. What phrase repairs over and 565 00:36:18,900 --> 00:36:25,900 over. Very good, four times in three 566 00:36:25,900 --> 00:36:28,500 verses. We see that for some reason, the 567 00:36:28,508 --> 00:36:31,800 Holy Spirit wants to bring to our attention about all the 568 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:33,800 people. And I believe the reason why he 569 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:38,500 is trying to draw our attention to, this is to communicate to us 570 00:36:38,700 --> 00:36:42,300 that the actions and the attitude of David had made a 571 00:36:42,300 --> 00:36:45,300 great impression on those who observed him. 572 00:36:46,500 --> 00:36:50,600 I made a great impression and in his King case, as the king of 573 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:53,700 Judah, David's audience was the nation of Israel. 574 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:56,300 Talking about millions of people. 575 00:36:57,100 --> 00:37:01,600 Now, here's the point, David did not have to honor Abner and the 576 00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:05,700 way he did but it was very wise for him to do so. 577 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:11,100 Not that what his grief was not genuine that's not the case. 578 00:37:11,100 --> 00:37:14,400 It was very genuine but strategically what he is doing 579 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:19,900 here is dispelling, all rumors all potential divisive theories 580 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:24,700 that would bring hindrance to the advancement and development 581 00:37:24,700 --> 00:37:29,800 of his kingdom. And here is the lesson for all 582 00:37:29,800 --> 00:37:33,400 of us. Though we may not be Kings as 583 00:37:33,400 --> 00:37:37,100 David was a king that we may not be queens that we may not have 584 00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:40,400 high positions. Each of us has a calling like 585 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:44,100 David had a calling Okay, every I don't care what you believe 586 00:37:44,100 --> 00:37:46,200 about yourself. I don't care what level of 587 00:37:46,200 --> 00:37:49,200 self-esteem, you may have according to this book, God has 588 00:37:49,200 --> 00:37:52,100 deposited gifts and he has works that he's prepared beforehand. 589 00:37:52,100 --> 00:37:55,000 That you should walk in them, whether that's on a great 590 00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:58,000 platform or to Hidden platform. It's true nonetheless. 591 00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:00,700 And here's what's important to understand about that. 592 00:38:00,800 --> 00:38:04,900 The effectiveness of our individual callings is greatly 593 00:38:04,900 --> 00:38:10,700 dependent upon Our conduct as citizens of the Kingdom, that we 594 00:38:10,700 --> 00:38:14,100 want to see advance. The effectiveness of our 595 00:38:14,100 --> 00:38:16,900 individual callings in the advancement of the kingdom of 596 00:38:16,900 --> 00:38:21,200 God is greatly dependent upon our conduct as citizens, who 597 00:38:21,200 --> 00:38:25,800 represent that Kingdom. I know what people mean when 598 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:27,400 they say, I don't care what people think. 599 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,000 I have you heard it? I mean I've said it have you 600 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:32,000 said it? I don't care what people think, 601 00:38:32,900 --> 00:38:37,200 I understand what you mean by that, but some people have a 602 00:38:37,207 --> 00:38:40,100 different motive and saying that and we have to, we have to 603 00:38:40,107 --> 00:38:43,600 understand there's a fine line with with convincing ourselves 604 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:46,200 and even telling others, I don't care what people think. 605 00:38:46,500 --> 00:38:49,200 Now, if what you mean by saying that is that in your pursuit of 606 00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:51,900 righteousness and obedience to God's word, you are not 607 00:38:51,900 --> 00:38:54,600 concerned about the repercussions or about the 608 00:38:54,600 --> 00:38:57,600 ramifications of your decisions. You're not concerned about 609 00:38:57,600 --> 00:38:59,900 criticism. Or punishment or anything that's 610 00:38:59,900 --> 00:39:02,300 taken away from you. Then we applaud that kind of 611 00:39:02,300 --> 00:39:04,400 attitude. But if what you mean by saying, 612 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:08,100 I don't care what people think about me is that you believe 613 00:39:08,100 --> 00:39:11,500 that people should tolerate your unsanctified personality, you're 614 00:39:11,500 --> 00:39:16,300 wrong. Okay, that's not godly because 615 00:39:16,300 --> 00:39:21,000 the scripture is loaded with the admonition that you and I should 616 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:25,700 care what people think, as ambassadors of Jesus Christ that 617 00:39:25,700 --> 00:39:29,500 we should be very careful and how we portray ourselves since 618 00:39:29,500 --> 00:39:34,400 we are tied to. And we represent a king and a 619 00:39:34,408 --> 00:39:38,700 kingdom a culture, a Heavenly one, And so we have to 620 00:39:38,700 --> 00:39:41,500 understand what David is doing here is righteous. 621 00:39:42,700 --> 00:39:46,900 He's making sure that he's blameless and he puts great 622 00:39:46,900 --> 00:39:51,100 effort and making sure that he is without reproach. 623 00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:53,800 Here's what's amazing. There are many things that David 624 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,200 gives completely to God. There many things that he says, 625 00:39:56,200 --> 00:39:59,000 God, I trust you I'm not even going to be able to participate 626 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:02,900 in this, I completely leave it to you but when it came to his 627 00:40:02,900 --> 00:40:05,400 behavior he put great energy into that. 628 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:11,300 He made great strides to ensure that there was no confusion 629 00:40:11,300 --> 00:40:15,300 about his convictions. And you. 630 00:40:15,300 --> 00:40:18,600 And I, as I said earlier, we may not have high positions in this 631 00:40:18,600 --> 00:40:21,700 world, okay? But according to the scriptures, 632 00:40:21,800 --> 00:40:26,900 identification of you, as a child of God, we are, royal we 633 00:40:26,900 --> 00:40:33,300 are royal You're not a churchgoer, a royal priesthood. 634 00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:37,000 A Tsar Peter says, in First Peter 2:9, you are a chosen 635 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:40,100 race. A royal priesthood, your what a 636 00:40:40,100 --> 00:40:44,600 holy nation, a people of my own possession, like, what a 637 00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:49,900 glorious way of crowning us. Undeserving, Sinners, if we were 638 00:40:49,900 --> 00:40:52,700 just saved, and that's all the Bible says about us in the New 639 00:40:52,700 --> 00:40:55,100 Testament. I'm happy with that but a royal 640 00:40:55,100 --> 00:40:58,800 priesthood, a holy nation, a people of God's possession. 641 00:40:59,200 --> 00:41:00,800 Later on. We are what? 642 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:05,200 Ambassadors of Jesus Christ. Rather before 1st Peter. 643 00:41:06,400 --> 00:41:10,100 But with the great reward of being crowned with such titles, 644 00:41:10,100 --> 00:41:13,200 listen with every reward comes responsibility and what's 645 00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:15,600 amazing about what Peter says there is that when you just look 646 00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:19,400 a couple of verses after that, you understand that this title 647 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:21,800 isn't just, it's not just like, poetry. 648 00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:24,000 Like it's not something that we just say to each other. 649 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:25,100 We memorize, I'm a royal priesthood. 650 00:41:25,100 --> 00:41:29,800 No, no, it has. It has real implications and how 651 00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:32,800 we conduct ourselves. So after he says, you're a royal 652 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:34,500 priesthood. Ivory says, you're a holy nation 653 00:41:34,800 --> 00:41:36,900 and all these wonderful things. Verse 12. 654 00:41:36,900 --> 00:41:39,700 That's first, Peter 2:9, and 10. And first 12, just listen, you 655 00:41:39,700 --> 00:41:42,700 have to turn the listen to what Peter says, keep your conduct 656 00:41:42,700 --> 00:41:46,400 among the Gentiles. Honorable If you are a royal 657 00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:49,600 priesthood, if you're a holy nation, well keep your conduct 658 00:41:49,700 --> 00:41:52,300 among the Gentiles. Honorable so that when they 659 00:41:52,300 --> 00:41:57,200 speak against you as evildoers they may see your good deeds and 660 00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:59,100 glorify God on the day of visitation. 661 00:42:01,100 --> 00:42:04,800 Now, that would have meant a lot to the early church, and it will 662 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:09,600 mean a lot to Christians in the west very soon if not already. 663 00:42:11,100 --> 00:42:16,900 There was already a list of strange accusations going around 664 00:42:16,900 --> 00:42:20,700 in the culture during the times of Peter, and the early church, 665 00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:26,900 very weird, slanderous comments and rumors about Christians 666 00:42:27,700 --> 00:42:30,300 followers of the way. Let me give you a few. 667 00:42:30,700 --> 00:42:32,600 They practice camera to cannibalism. 668 00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:36,800 They eat his blood drink, his drink, his blood eat his flesh. 669 00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:39,300 What is this? They practice Kent. 670 00:42:39,300 --> 00:42:43,700 This is what they were saying. They break up families. 671 00:42:44,900 --> 00:42:46,900 When people join this, it just shatters fans. 672 00:42:46,900 --> 00:42:49,900 They don't honor the emperor. They don't acknowledge Caesar, 673 00:42:50,100 --> 00:42:52,300 they don't acknowledge Nero, they don't acknowledge these 674 00:42:52,300 --> 00:42:56,400 men, they're Rebels. You know, they have these things 675 00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:58,300 called these love feasts. You know what they do that? 676 00:42:58,300 --> 00:43:02,600 They perform orgies. There's sexually strange, 677 00:43:02,600 --> 00:43:06,800 people, there are moral, this is what was swirling around in the 678 00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:10,900 culture and the unbelieving world in the offices of that 679 00:43:10,900 --> 00:43:14,500 day. About Christians. and Peter 680 00:43:14,500 --> 00:43:17,500 comes in and he gives these instructions and he says, this 681 00:43:17,500 --> 00:43:20,000 is what God says about you, your royal priesthood, your holy 682 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:22,300 nation, all these wonderful things, but let me take it 683 00:43:22,300 --> 00:43:26,900 further, prove them wrong, Prove them wrong. 684 00:43:27,900 --> 00:43:31,500 Like let them encounter you. And as they encounter you, let 685 00:43:31,500 --> 00:43:34,600 your conduct contradict. What they've heard from other 686 00:43:34,600 --> 00:43:39,800 people mess with their thinking in a holy way cause them to be 687 00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:42,200 conflicted. And Peter did you just want the 688 00:43:42,300 --> 00:43:43,800 people to stop saying bad things? 689 00:43:43,900 --> 00:43:47,300 He says, it can be so impressionable that on the day 690 00:43:47,300 --> 00:43:49,200 of visitation they can glorify God. 691 00:43:50,500 --> 00:43:53,300 In other words, they can they can actually be saved. 692 00:43:54,400 --> 00:43:56,600 Because you walk honorably among them. 693 00:43:57,700 --> 00:43:59,600 As the people that God calls you to be. 694 00:43:59,700 --> 00:44:01,900 Now, I want you to think about it and David situation. 695 00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:07,100 What is David do? This murder of Abner could have 696 00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:11,500 easily cause the different tribes to come up with ideas 697 00:44:11,500 --> 00:44:15,000 that David was behind all of us. If there was any tribe who would 698 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:16,800 have built that theory up, it would have been The Tribe of 699 00:44:16,808 --> 00:44:19,900 Benjamin. But even The Tribe of Benjamin 700 00:44:20,400 --> 00:44:23,400 could not come up with anything. Nobody can bring up any 701 00:44:23,400 --> 00:44:27,100 accusation any slander, anything of the sort because David's 702 00:44:27,100 --> 00:44:31,600 attitude in this public space would have directly fought 703 00:44:31,600 --> 00:44:34,400 against all these Fierce Concepts. 704 00:44:34,600 --> 00:44:38,900 I would try to smeared him as a true man of God and that is 705 00:44:38,900 --> 00:44:41,300 encouraging. That is encouraging. 706 00:44:41,300 --> 00:44:45,800 He was blameless from head to toe. and there is many things 707 00:44:45,800 --> 00:44:51,100 that David put his complete trust in, as I said earlier, But 708 00:44:51,100 --> 00:44:55,700 he made the conscious effort and pursuing blamelessness and 709 00:44:55,700 --> 00:44:58,300 what's encouraging about that is that he did it in a sense. 710 00:44:58,300 --> 00:45:00,700 Yes for God. But also for his kingdom, we do 711 00:45:00,700 --> 00:45:03,800 it for God's kingdom by the help of the Holy Spirit. 712 00:45:04,100 --> 00:45:06,600 By the help of the Holy Spirit, he will help us be. 713 00:45:06,600 --> 00:45:11,900 Honorable people, be honest, people and listen, I'm and it 714 00:45:11,900 --> 00:45:16,600 here This is where it gets hard. This is where this is where we 715 00:45:16,600 --> 00:45:18,600 go. Thank you for the holy spirit 716 00:45:19,000 --> 00:45:22,000 because as Believers, the high standard of it is much more than 717 00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:25,300 just making sure that we're blameless, more than that. 718 00:45:25,400 --> 00:45:28,900 God through his word in the New Testament, even calls us to be 719 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:34,600 intentional to be offensive in the sense of moving forward. 720 00:45:34,600 --> 00:45:38,100 Not always being defensive, but moving forward and actually 721 00:45:38,100 --> 00:45:42,000 making things happen as that royal priesthood. 722 00:45:42,000 --> 00:45:44,000 An holy nation. So let me give you one example, 723 00:45:44,500 --> 00:45:48,200 go to Romans chapter 12 and notice this, this is this is 724 00:45:48,200 --> 00:45:53,600 just one example of how as Believers we go, the extra mile, 725 00:45:55,300 --> 00:46:03,900 We go, the extra mile. And Romans 12:18. when I was 726 00:46:03,900 --> 00:46:07,200 thinking about David, when I said all people, all people, all 727 00:46:07,200 --> 00:46:11,000 people that connection came to Romans 12:18, another kind of 728 00:46:11,000 --> 00:46:14,500 all men, but in a different context, look what he says to 729 00:46:14,500 --> 00:46:19,700 the Believers in Romans 12:18, if possible so far, as it 730 00:46:19,700 --> 00:46:26,500 depends on, you live peaceably with all How wonderful it's 731 00:46:26,500 --> 00:46:30,100 wonderful in theory, but it's very hard and practicality and 732 00:46:30,100 --> 00:46:33,400 get I love this. God is so realistic. 733 00:46:33,500 --> 00:46:37,200 Look what he says. So far as it depends on you, if 734 00:46:37,200 --> 00:46:41,700 it's possible, make it happen. The reason is because peace in 735 00:46:41,700 --> 00:46:45,300 relationships, two way thing. I could be a peaceful person, 736 00:46:45,300 --> 00:46:47,400 but if you're not a peaceful person, this can, this isn't 737 00:46:47,400 --> 00:46:50,300 going to work. But look at where the burden is. 738 00:46:50,300 --> 00:46:54,000 The burden is on the believer to ensure that you are the 739 00:46:54,000 --> 00:46:57,600 initiator and you were the manager of your relationships. 740 00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:00,100 So that if there's any tension or friction you would deal with 741 00:47:00,107 --> 00:47:02,500 that immediately. So that even with your enemies, 742 00:47:02,500 --> 00:47:04,900 there can be some kind of level of peace and understanding. 743 00:47:05,500 --> 00:47:08,700 That's our calling among many other things, right? 744 00:47:08,700 --> 00:47:11,800 That's how we pursue. To blame the successor we pursue 745 00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:16,600 a certain conduct that can dismantle false ideas of who we 746 00:47:16,600 --> 00:47:20,100 are as those who wear the badge of Jesus Christ. 747 00:47:21,100 --> 00:47:23,200 And I want to end it here. I'm really ending it here. 748 00:47:25,300 --> 00:47:28,600 David went the extra mile, I mean, you can say he went the 749 00:47:28,600 --> 00:47:31,800 extra mile by doing all of this, but this was just, this is what 750 00:47:31,800 --> 00:47:36,000 he should have done, he should have done for many reasons, but 751 00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:38,100 David goes, the extra mile and I want to prove that to you. 752 00:47:38,600 --> 00:47:42,100 I want to prove it to you in an obscure texts that If we're 753 00:47:42,100 --> 00:47:44,300 honest we would often skip over because we want to get to the 754 00:47:44,300 --> 00:47:47,500 meteor stuff. But when you take the time to 755 00:47:47,500 --> 00:47:51,200 actually read the Bible from cover to cover, you find these 756 00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:57,700 gems and you go no way. Really right here it is. 757 00:47:58,100 --> 00:48:01,200 Go to 1st Chronicles, 27. This is our final verse for the 758 00:48:01,200 --> 00:48:10,100 night First Chronicles 27. What's happening in first 759 00:48:10,100 --> 00:48:16,400 Chronicles, 27? We just really have a record of 760 00:48:16,900 --> 00:48:20,400 different leaders and administrative things during 761 00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:26,500 David's Rule, and Reign military divisions, and leaders of 762 00:48:26,500 --> 00:48:30,800 certain tribes, And when you come to verse 16, that's what we 763 00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:33,000 really see. We see the names of different 764 00:48:33,000 --> 00:48:38,200 representatives of the tribes of Israel during David's Dynasty. 765 00:48:38,300 --> 00:48:42,400 So we had set up these local governments in the tribes that 766 00:48:42,400 --> 00:48:45,700 each tribe would have a civil Authority, that would in a sense 767 00:48:45,700 --> 00:48:49,100 represent that people group within the nation of Israel. 768 00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:52,500 And you look at that and be honest, be honest in the 769 00:48:52,500 --> 00:48:55,200 immediate sense, it doesn't seem appealing. 770 00:48:56,500 --> 00:48:59,400 Names, that are hard to pronounce one after the other. 771 00:49:00,400 --> 00:49:04,800 This would tempt us to drift. But as you read and you see 772 00:49:05,900 --> 00:49:09,200 these names and you have an understanding of what we are 773 00:49:09,200 --> 00:49:12,300 doing, every Friday, the Old Testament, scroll down quickly 774 00:49:12,300 --> 00:49:16,700 and look at verse 20. For the Ephraim mites hoshea, 775 00:49:16,700 --> 00:49:21,300 the son of as Isaiah. For the half tribe of Manasseh, 776 00:49:21,300 --> 00:49:25,600 Joel, the son of petia verse 21 for the half tribe of Manasseh 777 00:49:25,600 --> 00:49:27,800 and Gilead. Either the son of Zechariah for 778 00:49:27,800 --> 00:49:38,200 Benjamin jostle, the son of, who Abner, Think about this. 779 00:49:39,400 --> 00:49:46,000 Years after Abner's death. David goes, the extra mile. 780 00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:50,600 And takes one of Abner sons and makes him a leader in Israel. 781 00:49:53,600 --> 00:49:59,100 That's Grace. How much more can you do after 782 00:49:59,100 --> 00:50:02,200 what you did in Chapter 3 of calling him? 783 00:50:02,200 --> 00:50:05,700 A great Prince and calling man on my herbal man and honoring 784 00:50:05,700 --> 00:50:07,800 him with an elegy and mourning and weeping in. 785 00:50:07,800 --> 00:50:10,200 Not even eating until the sun goes down. 786 00:50:10,200 --> 00:50:13,800 On top of that. He takes one of Abner sons and 787 00:50:13,808 --> 00:50:16,600 he says I'm going to make you a leader Over The Tribe of 788 00:50:16,600 --> 00:50:19,600 Benjamin. I'm going to recognize you as a 789 00:50:19,600 --> 00:50:21,100 leader Over The Tribe of Benjamin. 790 00:50:23,700 --> 00:50:28,300 And we look at that and we see that this is a hint that David 791 00:50:28,300 --> 00:50:30,800 wasn't doing what he was doing in chapter 3, as a political 792 00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:34,400 stunt, he wasn't trying to save face, he wasn't caught up with 793 00:50:34,400 --> 00:50:38,400 his reputation and just see me to be righteous and you know, 794 00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:42,800 fake tears. It was real, it was real and the 795 00:50:42,800 --> 00:50:46,100 best way to be holy my brother, my sister is to be real. 796 00:50:47,700 --> 00:50:52,500 Really. If you leave here saying well 797 00:50:52,600 --> 00:50:55,200 you know I go to Maranatha Bible Church and the pretty serious 798 00:50:55,200 --> 00:50:57,400 about Holiness. And the pretty serious about 799 00:50:57,400 --> 00:51:00,700 church discipline. I better not mess up so I'm 800 00:51:00,700 --> 00:51:04,700 going to be chameleon. I'm gonna here I'm going to 801 00:51:04,707 --> 00:51:08,100 speak one way and here I'm going to speak another way you're 802 00:51:08,100 --> 00:51:10,800 going to fail man. You're gonna fail. 803 00:51:12,500 --> 00:51:18,300 Just be real, be a real holy spirit, filled Christian and 804 00:51:18,300 --> 00:51:20,900 this pursuit of blamelessness is effortless. 805 00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:24,400 When you actually walk with a Consciousness that you want to 806 00:51:24,400 --> 00:51:28,900 please, the Lord Jesus Christ. Now, your elders, not because 807 00:51:28,900 --> 00:51:31,600 you want to maintain your ministry, but you really love 808 00:51:31,600 --> 00:51:35,200 the Lord, your heart is really soft and by him and you like 809 00:51:35,200 --> 00:51:37,800 David understand the grace of God, so you can extend it to 810 00:51:37,800 --> 00:51:41,600 others. That is the easiest way of being 811 00:51:41,600 --> 00:51:46,900 energized for holiness. I look at some people and they 812 00:51:48,400 --> 00:51:52,500 liked us trying so hard to be spiritual and it's cringe. 813 00:51:54,400 --> 00:52:00,700 Stop doing it in the flesh. Stop, you're not going to get it 814 00:52:00,700 --> 00:52:03,200 by reading certain books, you're not going to get it by getting 815 00:52:03,200 --> 00:52:05,400 certain terminology there. You're not going to get it by 816 00:52:05,400 --> 00:52:08,200 dressing a certain way or posting certain stuff. 817 00:52:08,300 --> 00:52:10,600 You're gonna get it. When you really understand who 818 00:52:10,600 --> 00:52:14,000 Christ is, and you're going to get it when you really 819 00:52:14,000 --> 00:52:17,800 understand it, only, he can put that desire in your heart and 820 00:52:17,800 --> 00:52:22,400 make you the real deal. And so, what I present to you is 821 00:52:22,400 --> 00:52:25,700 simply this fall in love with Jesus Christ. 822 00:52:26,800 --> 00:52:31,800 And Holiness will be much easier to pursue this man, David. 823 00:52:33,200 --> 00:52:37,000 With a little verse like that in first Chronicles, silence is all 824 00:52:37,000 --> 00:52:40,200 other arguments about what he did in chapter 3, being 825 00:52:40,200 --> 00:52:44,300 something that was just for his kingdom and his throne and his 826 00:52:44,300 --> 00:52:49,300 political agenda wrong. He was the real deal and only 827 00:52:49,300 --> 00:52:52,000 you and I will be truly successful for real with god. 828 00:52:52,600 --> 00:52:54,900 Well we thank you for this Bible study. 829 00:52:56,500 --> 00:53:00,700 We thank you for the rich insights and just eight verses, 830 00:53:00,800 --> 00:53:02,200 and we didn't even cover all of them. 831 00:53:02,200 --> 00:53:06,400 We thank you, Lord, that your word is so alive and 832 00:53:06,400 --> 00:53:10,600 Supernatural. Lord with all that we heard we 833 00:53:10,600 --> 00:53:16,100 end with that final thought help us be real help us be true help 834 00:53:16,100 --> 00:53:20,000 us be sincere. Thank You O Lord that you've 835 00:53:20,000 --> 00:53:23,900 made it all possible with a power in the person of the holy 836 00:53:23,900 --> 00:53:25,800 spirit. Thank you, Lord. 837 00:53:25,800 --> 00:53:29,400 Jesus that we don't have to strive because your word says in 838 00:53:29,400 --> 00:53:33,100 first, John 5 that your Commandments are not burdensome 839 00:53:33,700 --> 00:53:35,500 Lord. We just pray for those who 840 00:53:35,500 --> 00:53:39,800 really want to be Godly but are Being of seeing it come about, 841 00:53:40,100 --> 00:53:42,100 they feel like they fall back into the flesh. 842 00:53:42,200 --> 00:53:46,800 They feel like they, they can't maintain that consistently in 843 00:53:46,800 --> 00:53:50,700 different context, they fall too easily into the pressures of 844 00:53:50,700 --> 00:53:55,000 certain crowds. Lord let tonight be the turning 845 00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:57,700 point. Let it change tonight. 846 00:53:58,900 --> 00:54:02,900 Lured by the spirit. Do such a work in us that 847 00:54:02,900 --> 00:54:07,200 wherever we go, Jesus goes whoever were with, Jesus comes 848 00:54:07,200 --> 00:54:13,700 with us, whether in secret or in public that we have Christ in 849 00:54:13,700 --> 00:54:17,600 mind Christ in our affections Christ, in our meditations 850 00:54:17,600 --> 00:54:21,000 Christ, in our planning, Lord, only you can Inspire such a 851 00:54:21,000 --> 00:54:24,300 thing and we long for that. Thank you for calling us, a 852 00:54:24,308 --> 00:54:27,200 royal priesthood. Thank you for calling us a holy 853 00:54:27,200 --> 00:54:28,900 nation, a people for your own possession. 854 00:54:29,200 --> 00:54:31,300 Now, Lord help us be honorable and all places. 855 00:54:31,500 --> 00:54:34,800 At all times, we give you glory and thanks in Jesus name we 856 00:54:34,800 --> 00:54:35,900 pray. Amen.