WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.800 --> 00:00:03.680 You're listening to The Bible Guys, a podcast where a 2 00:00:03.720 --> 00:00:06.440 couple of friends talk about the Bible in fun, in 3 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:13.599 practical ways. Hey, everybody, welcome to the Bible Guys. I'm Chris, 4 00:00:13.640 --> 00:00:15.759 this is Jeff, and we are super glad to be here. 5 00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:17.000 It is so good to be back. 6 00:00:17.120 --> 00:00:20.160 We are yes to be back from what yesterday, yes, 7 00:00:20.399 --> 00:00:22.039 which we recorded ten minutes ago. 8 00:00:22.160 --> 00:00:25.800 Well, but for our listeners, we're back today. We're back, baby, 9 00:00:25.839 --> 00:00:28.640 We're back today. So we get what we. 10 00:00:28.519 --> 00:00:31.039 Do is we we meet at nine in the morning. 11 00:00:31.199 --> 00:00:33.479 Some people have asked me about this, so I'm just 12 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:34.119 gonna come out. 13 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:36.640 With Okay, here comes So here's here's how we make 14 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:37.759 the sausage here right here. 15 00:00:37.799 --> 00:00:39.399 So we come at nine in the morning, and it's 16 00:00:39.399 --> 00:00:42.600 always at nine. Then we go to about noon and 17 00:00:43.159 --> 00:00:46.359 we record five episodes sitting back to back to back, 18 00:00:46.479 --> 00:00:48.520 back to back to back to back to back to back, because. 19 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:49.960 We have a hard time being in the same room 20 00:00:50.799 --> 00:00:52.799 more than one day. Anyways, let's get let's just get 21 00:00:52.799 --> 00:00:54.520 it over. It's like taking off the bandit. 22 00:00:54.560 --> 00:00:55.960 You know. Some people do do you wade into the 23 00:00:56.039 --> 00:00:57.439 water or do you dive in the water. They want 24 00:00:57.479 --> 00:01:04.599 to see it not even my peripher so anyway, So anyway, 25 00:01:04.680 --> 00:01:05.239 that's what we do. 26 00:01:05.319 --> 00:01:07.920 So we always we're in the habit now of saying, oh, yesterday, 27 00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:10.239 but we mean by yesterday is the last recording. 28 00:01:11.159 --> 00:01:13.079 Yeah, that's why we're in the same clothes, which is 29 00:01:13.400 --> 00:01:15.159 we don't wear all the same clothes for the whole week. 30 00:01:15.400 --> 00:01:17.280 No, which by the way, is very often is what 31 00:01:17.319 --> 00:01:19.760 happens on the voice. Yes, I always think of the 32 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:20.640 voice the voice. 33 00:01:20.439 --> 00:01:22.760 Because I always try to figure out like, oh, this 34 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:25.719 was this outfit. You know, this was recorded this day. 35 00:01:25.959 --> 00:01:27.640 You could figure it out just by based on what 36 00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:28.000 they wear. 37 00:01:28.079 --> 00:01:28.760 Yeah. 38 00:01:28.799 --> 00:01:32.640 So anyway, let's jump into the social media minute that 39 00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:33.680 Desiree has. 40 00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:35.200 Planned for us. Okay, this is awesome. 41 00:01:35.239 --> 00:01:37.359 We appreciate all of our listeners and we love when 42 00:01:37.359 --> 00:01:39.439 they take time to write in. So let's take a 43 00:01:39.439 --> 00:01:41.200 minute and give them a shout out. 44 00:01:41.359 --> 00:01:42.239 Okay, here we go. 45 00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:46.000 Sharman d Hi Sharmon, Hey, charm She says, I can't 46 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:50.200 imagine a world worth with either ones of you not 47 00:01:50.400 --> 00:01:51.599 laughing sad. 48 00:01:52.159 --> 00:01:56.319 Oh, it's a sweet centiment. It is a very nice thing. Sharmon. Yeah, 49 00:01:56.400 --> 00:01:58.879 either ones of you, Well, did you think she's a 50 00:01:58.879 --> 00:02:01.560 little Italian no, I think I think desiratus typed it. 51 00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:02.239 Do you think so? 52 00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:10.479 Okay, my mom your mom ever said YenS? Yeah, all 53 00:02:10.520 --> 00:02:11.319 of you's. 54 00:02:11.599 --> 00:02:13.960 No, no, no, That's why I was saying, I think 55 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:16.639 it's anyways, Well, that was wonderful Sharman. 56 00:02:16.759 --> 00:02:18.879 Yeah, we're going to keep trying to laugh. Yeah. We 57 00:02:18.919 --> 00:02:22.199 can't imagine a world without it either, I agree, Kelly R. 58 00:02:22.280 --> 00:02:26.000 Writes in this next one, Kelly, great episode, Jeff and Chris. 59 00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:27.800 I love the two of you together. It's not the 60 00:02:27.840 --> 00:02:29.439 same when one of you isn't there. 61 00:02:29.879 --> 00:02:32.960 Oh that's really nice. That's really nice. I don't know 62 00:02:32.960 --> 00:02:35.800 what I would do without Chris. Oh that's very sweet 63 00:02:35.800 --> 00:02:39.759 if you mean that. But I'd rather I'd rather do 64 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:46.919 without Chris. And there it is there this year. It's 65 00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:48.800 so much fun working together. I love it. 66 00:02:48.840 --> 00:02:51.240 We we really do. We laugh a lot when we're 67 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:53.439 not on a camera. It's all time. 68 00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:57.159 Yeah, yeah, although I do, I do love you know, 69 00:02:57.319 --> 00:02:59.599 like Wesley does a great job when he goes inky, 70 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:00.479 great job. 71 00:03:00.919 --> 00:03:03.520 We've had Dave Wilson once or twice. Who else do 72 00:03:03.599 --> 00:03:08.039 we have Tom Tom Blounce? Yeah, Tom Bloun we have it? Yeah? Cool? 73 00:03:08.560 --> 00:03:10.599 All right, and then you get the last one. 74 00:03:10.759 --> 00:03:13.680 My New Year's Oh, this is from Crystal, Crystal ge My. 75 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:18.039 Crystal says, my new Year's resolution is to watch Bible 76 00:03:18.039 --> 00:03:19.960 Guys daily every day. 77 00:03:20.199 --> 00:03:22.400 Well, here is day twenty two. That's what she wrote it, 78 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:23.800 which is pretty cool. 79 00:03:24.319 --> 00:03:26.639 It says the first thing I do every day and 80 00:03:26.719 --> 00:03:30.240 best part is Chris singing good morning. Well, then yesterday 81 00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:34.319 bus must have been amazing for her, amazingly. Well that 82 00:03:34.400 --> 00:03:36.800 was just for you, then, Crystal, thanks for getting my 83 00:03:36.800 --> 00:03:37.840 morning started in. 84 00:03:37.759 --> 00:03:39.960 The right direction. Oh that was really nice. 85 00:03:40.120 --> 00:03:41.840 Yes, we're getting it started. I don't know if it's 86 00:03:41.840 --> 00:03:43.439 in the right direction, but we're getting it started. 87 00:03:43.599 --> 00:03:46.719 Yes, well, she says, it is so, and it's because 88 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:48.080 we love talking about the Bible. 89 00:03:48.159 --> 00:03:49.840 That's right. It's one of our favorite things. 90 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:53.360 Yes, and so hence the name. Yes, we are the 91 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:55.599 the Bible Guys. Yes, which, by the way, not not. 92 00:03:55.639 --> 00:03:59.360 Just some Bible guys or a Bible guys. It's like 93 00:03:59.759 --> 00:04:03.360 the Ohio State University the Bible guys there. 94 00:04:03.639 --> 00:04:05.439 Yes, yeah, yeah, yeah, the always say so, there are 95 00:04:05.479 --> 00:04:09.080 other Bible guys, yes, but we are the Bible guys. 96 00:04:09.120 --> 00:04:10.639 And the way the way that you know that we 97 00:04:10.800 --> 00:04:13.240 are the Bible guys is because we have the Bible 98 00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:14.280 Guys dot com. 99 00:04:14.400 --> 00:04:17.120 Yes, that's how you know. That's how you know it's real. 100 00:04:17.240 --> 00:04:18.639 It's a legit right there. 101 00:04:18.759 --> 00:04:20.240 Yeah, it's By the way, you can go to the 102 00:04:20.279 --> 00:04:23.360 bibble dot com. You could email us at info at 103 00:04:23.439 --> 00:04:24.639 the Bible Guys dot com. 104 00:04:25.079 --> 00:04:28.120 Uh, and you can subscribe, so please do so. 105 00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:30.279 See it's just getting easier and easier. I threw you 106 00:04:30.360 --> 00:04:32.120 that softball right over the fence. 107 00:04:32.439 --> 00:04:36.720 Yeah. And and by the way, we love when you share. 108 00:04:36.839 --> 00:04:38.079 You know, like if if you. 109 00:04:38.000 --> 00:04:39.720 Were to just like take one of our video links, 110 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:42.040 post it and just say, hey, I love these guys, 111 00:04:42.240 --> 00:04:43.000 give them a listen. 112 00:04:43.560 --> 00:04:44.839 Uh, we would love that. 113 00:04:45.199 --> 00:04:48.480 So tell us what happened. You got a message and 114 00:04:48.759 --> 00:04:50.160 this happens, this happens often to us. 115 00:04:50.319 --> 00:04:53.360 Yeah, so I got I got a message instant message 116 00:04:53.519 --> 00:04:55.839 from a guy who I'm not going to say his name, 117 00:04:55.920 --> 00:04:58.600 but I knew him well in Bible College and he's 118 00:04:58.639 --> 00:05:03.519 a missionary in Russia. Okay, And so basically he inste 119 00:05:03.519 --> 00:05:04.959 messages me out of the blue. And I haven't heard 120 00:05:04.959 --> 00:05:07.160 from this guy or even honestly thought about. 121 00:05:07.000 --> 00:05:08.720 Him for like thirty years. Yeah, that's amazing. 122 00:05:08.920 --> 00:05:11.519 I worked with him at Automagic card. Do you tail 123 00:05:11.560 --> 00:05:14.519 a shop? He was my manager and also Bibble College. Anyway, 124 00:05:14.600 --> 00:05:16.680 so he goes playing. He's like, hey, how you doing. 125 00:05:16.879 --> 00:05:19.800 We're missionaries in Russia. I'm like, dude, I haven't heard 126 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:21.879 from you in thirty years. What's going on? And he said, 127 00:05:21.879 --> 00:05:25.639 I stumbled upon you guys in your podcast. He said, 128 00:05:25.639 --> 00:05:28.199 I was listening to Bibble podcasts and all of a sudden, 129 00:05:28.199 --> 00:05:29.800 I had you planning in the background. My wife walks 130 00:05:29.839 --> 00:05:31.000 by and goes, that's. 131 00:05:30.920 --> 00:05:33.079 Chris Arbo and she recognized your voice. 132 00:05:33.120 --> 00:05:35.519 She recognized my voice and me, so, thirty years ago 133 00:05:35.560 --> 00:05:37.160 you had this recipee voice. 134 00:05:38.480 --> 00:05:40.240 Yes, but also they were watching the video. 135 00:05:40.279 --> 00:05:42.720 Oh I see yeah, yeah, yeah, so she recognized me 136 00:05:43.600 --> 00:05:45.639 and she goes, that's Chris, and so he goes, so, 137 00:05:45.680 --> 00:05:47.040 I just, you know, instant message. 138 00:05:47.040 --> 00:05:47.720 You see how you doing? 139 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:50.360 So we caught up on thirty years because he stumbled 140 00:05:50.399 --> 00:05:51.879 upon the Bible guys in Russia. 141 00:05:52.079 --> 00:05:53.319 Yeah, so share with your friends. 142 00:05:53.319 --> 00:05:55.680 That's what happens, right, is the algorithms just kind of 143 00:05:55.839 --> 00:05:58.199 promote and push the things that your friends will be 144 00:05:58.240 --> 00:05:59.959 interested in when you let them know that you're interested. 145 00:06:00.120 --> 00:06:00.800 So that's cool. 146 00:06:01.600 --> 00:06:04.160 Well, the same time that happened, I was in East 147 00:06:04.199 --> 00:06:06.199 Africa and I had a guy from Tanzania tell me 148 00:06:06.199 --> 00:06:08.839 that he's been watching all watching all the podcasts too, 149 00:06:08.920 --> 00:06:09.680 So wow. 150 00:06:09.759 --> 00:06:12.360 It's crazy. It's just crazy how it happens. 151 00:06:12.800 --> 00:06:16.000 Yeah, but he's got a smartphone, so that's yeah, that's 152 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:16.720 isn't that crazy? 153 00:06:16.839 --> 00:06:17.680 That is crazy? 154 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:21.480 So uh anyways, Bible guys dot com share link right 155 00:06:21.519 --> 00:06:23.680 you hre link right here on the on the YouTube page. 156 00:06:23.680 --> 00:06:26.319 If that's what you're doing. If you listen on on 157 00:06:26.639 --> 00:06:29.240 any of the podcasting platforms, you can always grab that 158 00:06:29.360 --> 00:06:31.279 U r ol and send it, share it with your friends, 159 00:06:31.759 --> 00:06:34.040 and uh, hey, help us get some more listeners. 160 00:06:35.319 --> 00:06:38.519 Help us, help your friends, help us, help you. That's right, 161 00:06:38.639 --> 00:06:47.160 Jerry Maguire, help me help you there Cuba. I can 162 00:06:47.240 --> 00:06:49.120 never say his name. I love him though. I think 163 00:06:49.120 --> 00:06:50.680 you're the one doing transitions today. 164 00:06:50.920 --> 00:06:54.560 Oh you know what we slaughtered that segment? 165 00:06:55.639 --> 00:06:57.480 No, no, you did not. 166 00:06:58.199 --> 00:07:03.920 Hey, by the way, Jay, he was about the slaughter 167 00:07:04.480 --> 00:07:08.720 what seems like hundreds of priests and as they're trapped 168 00:07:08.759 --> 00:07:09.360 in a temple. 169 00:07:09.480 --> 00:07:11.079 So if this is your second time to listen to 170 00:07:11.160 --> 00:07:13.439 us this week, we kind of have a trend going right. 171 00:07:13.480 --> 00:07:16.199 This is a pretty pretty rough week. Yeah right. But 172 00:07:17.199 --> 00:07:18.079 here's what happens. 173 00:07:17.920 --> 00:07:20.680 That a great transition that was a yes, a great 174 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:22.480 terrible transition, great horrible transition. 175 00:07:22.959 --> 00:07:25.279 Saint King's Chapter ten says this in verse eighteen. 176 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:27.480 Then Jayhu called a meeting of all the people of 177 00:07:27.519 --> 00:07:30.399 the city and said to them, Ahab's worship of Bail 178 00:07:30.639 --> 00:07:34.240 was nothing compared to the way I will worship him. Therefore, 179 00:07:34.279 --> 00:07:36.319 some and all the prophets and worshippers of Bail and 180 00:07:36.360 --> 00:07:39.600 called together all his priests. See to it that every 181 00:07:39.639 --> 00:07:41.560 one of them comes, for I am going to offer 182 00:07:41.560 --> 00:07:43.959 a great sacrifice to Bail. Anyone who fails to come 183 00:07:44.000 --> 00:07:46.439 will be put to death. But jay Who's cunning plan 184 00:07:46.560 --> 00:07:49.079 was to destroy all the worshipers of Bail. Then jay 185 00:07:49.079 --> 00:07:52.399 Who ordered prepare a solemn assembly worship to worship Bail. 186 00:07:52.560 --> 00:07:53.120 So they did. 187 00:07:53.439 --> 00:07:56.480 He sent messengers throughout all Israel, summoning those who worshiped Bail, 188 00:07:56.480 --> 00:07:58.839 and they all came. Not a single one remained behind, 189 00:07:59.000 --> 00:08:00.639 and they filled the temple of Bait from one end 190 00:08:00.680 --> 00:08:03.639 to the other. Jayhu instructed the keeper of the wardrobe, 191 00:08:03.759 --> 00:08:05.720 be sure that every worshipper of Bail wears one of 192 00:08:05.720 --> 00:08:06.399 these robes. 193 00:08:06.600 --> 00:08:07.839 So robes were given to them. 194 00:08:08.160 --> 00:08:10.920 Then Jay who went into the Temple of Bail with Johannadabs, 195 00:08:10.959 --> 00:08:14.680 son of Rekib Jahu, said to the worshippers of Bail, 196 00:08:14.759 --> 00:08:17.040 make sure no one who worships the lord is here, 197 00:08:17.240 --> 00:08:19.920 only those who worshiped Bail. So they were all inside 198 00:08:19.920 --> 00:08:22.680 the temple to offer sacrifices and burn offerings. Now Jayhu 199 00:08:22.720 --> 00:08:25.319 was stationed, had stationed eighty of his men outside the 200 00:08:25.319 --> 00:08:27.720 building and warned them, if you let anyone. 201 00:08:27.519 --> 00:08:29.920 Escape, you will pay for it with your own life. 202 00:08:30.079 --> 00:08:32.440 As soon as Jahu had finished sacrificing the burnt offering, 203 00:08:32.519 --> 00:08:34.600 you commanded his guards and officers go in and kill 204 00:08:34.639 --> 00:08:37.360 all of them. Don't let a single one escape. So 205 00:08:37.399 --> 00:08:39.720 they killed them all with their swords, and the guards 206 00:08:39.720 --> 00:08:42.519 and officers dragged their bodies outside. Then Jay Whu's men 207 00:08:42.559 --> 00:08:44.799 went into the innermost fortress of the Temple of Bail. 208 00:08:45.120 --> 00:08:47.480 They dragged out the sacred pillar used in the worship 209 00:08:47.559 --> 00:08:50.120 of Bail and burned it. They smashed the sacred pillar 210 00:08:50.159 --> 00:08:52.279 and wrecked the Temple of Bail, converting into a public 211 00:08:52.279 --> 00:08:55.960 toilet as it remains to this day. In this way, 212 00:08:56.480 --> 00:08:58.519 it's amazing. I love the Bible. 213 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:01.440 People got get anything out of it. I'm like, are 214 00:09:01.440 --> 00:09:03.600 you serious? Or people telling me the Bible's kind of boring, 215 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:05.679 I'm like, are you serious. You haven't read it, then 216 00:09:06.399 --> 00:09:09.039 you haven't read Second Kings right for sure. 217 00:09:09.679 --> 00:09:12.919 In this way, Jayhu destroyed every trace of bail worship 218 00:09:13.000 --> 00:09:16.039 from Israel. He did not, however, destroy the gold calves 219 00:09:16.240 --> 00:09:19.080 at Bethel and Dan with which jereboeam' son and Niba 220 00:09:19.200 --> 00:09:22.399 had caused Israel to sin. Nonetheless, the Lord said to Jayhu, 221 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:24.600 you have done well in following my instructions to destroy 222 00:09:24.639 --> 00:09:27.120 the family they have. Therefore, your descendants will be kings 223 00:09:27.159 --> 00:09:29.919 of Israel down to the fourth generation. But Jayhu did 224 00:09:29.919 --> 00:09:32.480 not obey the law of the Lord, the God of Israel. 225 00:09:32.519 --> 00:09:34.960 With all his heart. He refused to turn from the 226 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:37.000 sins that Jereboam had led to Israel to commit. 227 00:09:37.399 --> 00:09:40.320 Wow, man, Jayhu, you were right there, buddy. Yeah. 228 00:09:40.360 --> 00:09:43.000 You know yesterday you had said there's something to be 229 00:09:43.080 --> 00:09:44.159 said about going all the way. 230 00:09:44.320 --> 00:09:46.279 Yeah, and make no mistake of it. 231 00:09:46.360 --> 00:09:49.240 When he wanted to get rid of Bail, out of 232 00:09:49.279 --> 00:09:51.679 the city or out of the region, he went all 233 00:09:51.679 --> 00:09:55.000 the way, buddy. He did everything he could to the 234 00:09:55.120 --> 00:09:57.679 nth degree. But he did not go all the way 235 00:09:57.759 --> 00:10:01.120 when it comes to all false worship, which, by the way, 236 00:10:01.759 --> 00:10:05.039 if we remember these things, what's the reason why, what's 237 00:10:05.080 --> 00:10:09.399 his name, Jerbom, what's the reason why Jerreboem decided to 238 00:10:09.440 --> 00:10:09.840 set up. 239 00:10:09.799 --> 00:10:12.360 Golden calves in the north. Anyway? Why did he set 240 00:10:12.399 --> 00:10:13.360 them up in the north. 241 00:10:13.279 --> 00:10:14.799 Was because he was afraid that people go down to 242 00:10:14.879 --> 00:10:16.960 Jerusalem to worships. Yes, give him something else. 243 00:10:17.320 --> 00:10:20.879 Yes, because the temple is located in Jerusalem, which is 244 00:10:20.919 --> 00:10:24.039 the region of Judah. And so remember there's the king 245 00:10:24.200 --> 00:10:27.440 of the Northern Tribes of Israel, which is ten of 246 00:10:27.480 --> 00:10:29.759 the twelve tribes of Israel, which is what we're talking 247 00:10:29.759 --> 00:10:33.600 about here, Jehu. And then there's the two kings of 248 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:37.240 Judah and Benjamin. And by the way, both were large. 249 00:10:37.320 --> 00:10:41.519 Judah by far was the largest region, the largest tribe anyway, right, 250 00:10:41.679 --> 00:10:47.000 but the Northern Kingdom was larger in terms of totality, Yeah, totality. 251 00:10:47.440 --> 00:10:51.279 But anyway, the point is is that everybody in Israel 252 00:10:51.399 --> 00:10:54.679 had been trained, and you know, they knew that he 253 00:10:54.759 --> 00:10:56.600 was supposed to go down the temple to worship. Well, 254 00:10:56.720 --> 00:10:59.240 Jeribom set up the golden calves because he didn't want 255 00:10:59.240 --> 00:11:01.559 them to go down there because he was afraid if 256 00:11:01.559 --> 00:11:03.759 they went down there, they would stay down there. Right, 257 00:11:04.279 --> 00:11:07.480 So I guess I can, you know, at least it 258 00:11:07.559 --> 00:11:10.480 makes sense to me. It's awful, right. He should have 259 00:11:10.519 --> 00:11:13.000 he should have getten rid of them. But I think 260 00:11:13.000 --> 00:11:16.120 I understand why he didn't because he's thinking, hey, I can't. 261 00:11:15.960 --> 00:11:19.039 Get rid of those. Number one, they were ingrained in culture. 262 00:11:19.039 --> 00:11:21.919 But at this point, yeah, yeah, I wonder if Jeroboehm 263 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:25.679 had some kind of a hybrid. We're not really worshiping 264 00:11:25.759 --> 00:11:30.000 these calves. We're worshiping they worship the true God or something. 265 00:11:29.759 --> 00:11:32.440 Right, because what they were supposed to represent. 266 00:11:32.399 --> 00:11:33.919 Right, there's some kind of a you know, the power 267 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:35.399 of the true God or whatever. But God says, don't 268 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:36.360 make any graven images. 269 00:11:36.639 --> 00:11:37.559 That's what he says. Right. 270 00:11:37.919 --> 00:11:42.600 Sometimes I'll hear people who even participate in Christian religious 271 00:11:42.600 --> 00:11:45.240 things that also have little statues that they pray to, say, well, 272 00:11:45.279 --> 00:11:47.000 not praying to that statue, I'm praying to what that 273 00:11:47.039 --> 00:11:49.960 statue represents. It's kind of very similar, I think, to 274 00:11:50.080 --> 00:11:55.559 these gods. Right, and so there's that. I feel bad 275 00:11:55.720 --> 00:11:59.039 for j Hugh, And I think from the very get go, 276 00:11:59.120 --> 00:12:01.759 we know Jay he was very ambitious. He was very 277 00:12:01.759 --> 00:12:05.200 ambitious guy. God speaks to him, which blows my mind 278 00:12:05.240 --> 00:12:08.200 that God gives him these instructions. And then he still 279 00:12:08.240 --> 00:12:11.200 worships an idol right at the end, right, or leads 280 00:12:11.240 --> 00:12:13.200 the people to doesn't say he worships idle. He lets 281 00:12:13.200 --> 00:12:13.919 the people worship that. 282 00:12:14.159 --> 00:12:17.240 I sort of realized. He allowed the people, yes to 283 00:12:17.360 --> 00:12:18.600 have yeah, keep it. 284 00:12:19.440 --> 00:12:22.600 They kept those there in Bethel and Dan and and 285 00:12:23.399 --> 00:12:25.039 what you see is he does a lot of very 286 00:12:25.039 --> 00:12:29.919 politically expedient things, taking advantage of God's orders right right, 287 00:12:29.960 --> 00:12:33.840 and so he he wipes out ab ahab sons. I mean, 288 00:12:33.879 --> 00:12:36.879 he wipes out all AaB sons and all the prophets 289 00:12:36.879 --> 00:12:38.639 of Bail. And oh, by the way, let's just get 290 00:12:38.919 --> 00:12:43.559 rid of Ahab's buddies too. He kills he kills a Haziah. 291 00:12:43.799 --> 00:12:45.480 Doesn't he's not commanded to, but he does. 292 00:12:45.960 --> 00:12:46.320 Right now. 293 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:49.039 He wipes out his competition to the south. But he 294 00:12:49.120 --> 00:12:52.200 leaves these these calves because politically it's probably gonna cost 295 00:12:52.279 --> 00:12:52.639 him a lot. 296 00:12:53.159 --> 00:12:56.559 Right. He gets rid of Bail because Bail's the bad guy. Bail. 297 00:12:56.840 --> 00:13:01.600 Bail worship was full on w kid evil beyond. I 298 00:13:01.600 --> 00:13:03.639 think our modern comprehension of how evil. 299 00:13:03.480 --> 00:13:04.840 The worship the worship of Bail was. 300 00:13:04.960 --> 00:13:07.399 Yeah, whereas bombing down to a couple of gold calfs 301 00:13:07.399 --> 00:13:09.519 and leaving a little cash offering every once in a while, 302 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:11.080 probably to Jay who didn't seem like it was that 303 00:13:11.120 --> 00:13:11.639 big of a deal. 304 00:13:11.759 --> 00:13:15.799 Well, and it served the same purpose. Like you said, 305 00:13:15.840 --> 00:13:19.960 it was there to represent the true God or Israel. 306 00:13:19.679 --> 00:13:23.000 Right, and so they had this, Well, it was to 307 00:13:23.039 --> 00:13:25.399 represent the God of Israel. It didn't represent the true God. 308 00:13:25.399 --> 00:13:27.320 But that's kind of what how Jerebohm was setting it 309 00:13:27.399 --> 00:13:27.639 up for. 310 00:13:28.200 --> 00:13:31.360 Oh yeah, yeah, well represent meaning meaning you're praying to 311 00:13:31.480 --> 00:13:34.320 that same god. Yeah yeah, but yeah, you're not supposed 312 00:13:34.360 --> 00:13:36.960 to have an image representing him as what. 313 00:13:37.000 --> 00:13:39.519 Yeah, yeah, either way, I don't know if he was 314 00:13:39.519 --> 00:13:41.279 trying to say this is the exact same God. I 315 00:13:41.279 --> 00:13:43.159 think he's trying to say it's the same thing, just 316 00:13:43.200 --> 00:13:46.919 as good is perhaps what he was doing there. But anyways, 317 00:13:47.559 --> 00:13:49.679 the Lord told him to do these things, and he 318 00:13:49.720 --> 00:13:52.759 does them. And as I mentioned, he literally cleans house 319 00:13:53.120 --> 00:13:55.200 when it comes to Bail. I love that about it him, 320 00:13:55.320 --> 00:13:57.759 like go jau right yep, And not that I love 321 00:13:57.799 --> 00:13:59.960 the slaughter side of it, but these are the consequence 322 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:02.200 is that God had set up for these people, and 323 00:14:02.480 --> 00:14:04.360 it was really clear, and it's not like they had 324 00:14:04.399 --> 00:14:07.639 to go do this. These are these prophets are Israelites. 325 00:14:08.159 --> 00:14:10.360 They're not strangers that got brought in that didn't know 326 00:14:10.399 --> 00:14:13.759 God's laws. They knew God's laws. They rejected God's laws, 327 00:14:13.919 --> 00:14:16.080 and they led the people for the sake of the 328 00:14:16.639 --> 00:14:19.559 perversion or for the sake of the money or whatever, 329 00:14:20.039 --> 00:14:22.600 they led the people astray away from God to these 330 00:14:22.759 --> 00:14:25.799 these this false God. And so God had said, this 331 00:14:25.840 --> 00:14:27.559 is going to be the consequence. You're gonna you're gonna 332 00:14:27.559 --> 00:14:30.840 you're gonna be executed for this, and he uses Jahu 333 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:31.559 for that purpose. 334 00:14:31.600 --> 00:14:32.399 So that's great. 335 00:14:32.440 --> 00:14:36.759 But then, man, every one of these kings almost gets there, 336 00:14:36.799 --> 00:14:37.720 don't they almost? 337 00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:40.720 Yep? Almost, Which, by the way, have you ever heard 338 00:14:40.759 --> 00:14:42.639 Brian Reagan talk about the word manslaughter? 339 00:14:43.159 --> 00:14:44.039 Yeah? I love that. 340 00:14:44.039 --> 00:14:46.759 Brian Regan is a famous community he was one of 341 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:48.720 our favorite and he says, you know, a lot of 342 00:14:48.759 --> 00:14:51.159 times people get charged with manslaughter, but it's not murder. 343 00:14:51.200 --> 00:14:53.600 It's a it's like it's like with the intent to harm, 344 00:14:53.840 --> 00:14:54.840 and they call it manslaughter. 345 00:14:55.039 --> 00:14:58.200 And he goes, he is without the intent manslaughter is 346 00:14:58.200 --> 00:15:00.000 without the intent. You killed the person, but you didn't 347 00:15:00.039 --> 00:15:01.679 mean to kill it. Yeah, yeah, that's right, that's right. 348 00:15:01.799 --> 00:15:03.200 And he goes, he goes, but he goes, but he goes, 349 00:15:03.240 --> 00:15:03.639 think about that. 350 00:15:03.679 --> 00:15:05.440 It's a horrible word. It's a horrible word. He goes, 351 00:15:05.440 --> 00:15:08.000 what are you inford, He goes, I slaughtered. 352 00:15:07.440 --> 00:15:13.759 Them, man, But yeah, without the intent, that's right. But 353 00:15:13.759 --> 00:15:17.120 but anyway, uh yeah, so let's not overlook this fact 354 00:15:17.519 --> 00:15:21.919 that Jayhu has a pretty good plan. He's like, okay, 355 00:15:21.919 --> 00:15:23.919 make sure there's not a single one left. So he 356 00:15:24.200 --> 00:15:26.559 so he makes sure that that's that happens, and then 357 00:15:26.600 --> 00:15:29.080 he says, make sure they all wear the same robes. Now, 358 00:15:29.559 --> 00:15:31.559 can you imagine being in the middle of this cattle. 359 00:15:31.799 --> 00:15:33.879 You know, I'm sure these people felt like cattle. 360 00:15:33.919 --> 00:15:34.320 Right. 361 00:15:34.519 --> 00:15:36.840 They're all the worshipers of Bail, they're all in the temple, 362 00:15:36.879 --> 00:15:38.600 they're all packed together. 363 00:15:38.279 --> 00:15:38.919 In this one room. 364 00:15:39.080 --> 00:15:42.159 Hey, everybody, put on this robe. And you're thinking, you're thinking, oh, okay, 365 00:15:42.159 --> 00:15:45.320 shop put on this robe and uh and uh, you know, 366 00:15:46.519 --> 00:15:49.000 probably not even thinking like this was the way to 367 00:15:49.080 --> 00:15:50.320 identify who to kill. 368 00:15:50.320 --> 00:15:54.720 Look at this fancy, bright yellow robe right right right. 369 00:15:54.919 --> 00:15:58.120 This is really nice and and everybody's wearing the exact 370 00:15:58.159 --> 00:15:58.799 same clothes. 371 00:15:58.960 --> 00:16:01.120 Well think about that. The what the cleverness of Jay 372 00:16:01.120 --> 00:16:03.679 who This is my point. My point is is he says, Hey, 373 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:06.559 you think you think a have worshiped Bail. Wait, you 374 00:16:06.600 --> 00:16:11.360 see my worship of Bail so so so he's convincing. 375 00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:15.600 He's tricking all the prophets of Bail. Wow, there's never 376 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:18.720 been a worship experience like this. And we all got 377 00:16:18.759 --> 00:16:24.279 fancy robes. We're all in here, dude, everybody's here. That 378 00:16:24.320 --> 00:16:27.279 guy's here, that guy's here, all the famous words, they're. 379 00:16:27.120 --> 00:16:29.320 All every one of us. We're all here, and he's 380 00:16:29.320 --> 00:16:31.279 and he's building it up. Jay who's building it up? 381 00:16:31.360 --> 00:16:32.480 Like and none of that. 382 00:16:32.519 --> 00:16:35.559 But he's like, make sure there's not a single actual 383 00:16:35.600 --> 00:16:37.559 worshiper of the Lord in this place. 384 00:16:37.639 --> 00:16:41.200 Right. Well, they interpreted as wow, but we don't have 385 00:16:41.240 --> 00:16:43.240 to deal with anybody else. This is just this is 386 00:16:43.279 --> 00:16:47.159 a pure Bail worshiping moment. I mean everything that Jah 387 00:16:47.320 --> 00:16:47.960 was doing is. 388 00:16:47.919 --> 00:16:54.000 So clever, rightfu, Yes, yes, so uh this just I 389 00:16:54.120 --> 00:17:00.080 was in Nairobi last week and we had all the 390 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:02.240 guys from around the world. About three hundred leaders came 391 00:17:02.240 --> 00:17:04.839 in from forty something different countries around the world for 392 00:17:04.839 --> 00:17:09.799 this gathering, and they're all, you know, none of them 393 00:17:09.799 --> 00:17:13.640 are prosperous, wealthy people. So we decided on the last 394 00:17:13.680 --> 00:17:16.160 day to take everybody on a safari. And it turns out, 395 00:17:16.200 --> 00:17:18.680 believing or not, they live in the countries where safaris 396 00:17:18.720 --> 00:17:20.079 are and almost none of them have been on a 397 00:17:20.119 --> 00:17:23.440 safari ever. Wow, So we have three hundred people going 398 00:17:23.440 --> 00:17:25.160 on safari at one time. 399 00:17:25.279 --> 00:17:28.400 Yeah, yeah, yeah, it was crazy. WHOA, so that's going 400 00:17:28.440 --> 00:17:28.559 to be. 401 00:17:29.519 --> 00:17:33.119