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, good moving everybody there you are. 4 00:00:14.640 --> 00:00:17.320 Yeah, Hey, my name is Chris and I'm Jeff, and 5 00:00:17.359 --> 00:00:19.239 we are the Bible Guys together. 6 00:00:19.640 --> 00:00:22.879 We're together together doing it, yes, and otherwise it'd be 7 00:00:22.879 --> 00:00:24.199 the Bible Guy right, and. 8 00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:27.719 That fun because one is the loneliest number that you'll 9 00:00:27.760 --> 00:00:28.440 ever see. 10 00:00:29.199 --> 00:00:31.800 But together it's amathing, right, We're better together. 11 00:00:31.879 --> 00:00:34.039 That's the Bible Guys. That's me, that's correct. 12 00:00:34.119 --> 00:00:36.880 Yes, And so today we are going to kick off 13 00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:39.560 a segment that is a brand new segment at least 14 00:00:40.039 --> 00:00:40.759 at least I think so. 15 00:00:40.799 --> 00:00:42.159 I don't think we've ever done it before. I don't 16 00:00:42.159 --> 00:00:44.679 think so either. Deira, I don't know. 17 00:00:44.719 --> 00:00:45.679 I haven't been paying attention. 18 00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:46.520 Good. 19 00:00:46.759 --> 00:00:52.560 Good, that's really good to know. Desirae said, Oh, by 20 00:00:52.600 --> 00:00:53.640 the way, somebody told me. 21 00:00:54.439 --> 00:00:56.840 Somebody told me that we need to be done with 22 00:00:57.079 --> 00:00:59.320 the bad transitions, or. 23 00:00:59.240 --> 00:01:01.600 At least somebody else that they love them really. Yeah, 24 00:01:01.640 --> 00:01:04.239 they actually posted So somebody just came and told you 25 00:01:04.280 --> 00:01:06.840 personally they didn't love us enough to actually post it online. 26 00:01:06.840 --> 00:01:09.079 Then we don't. It doesn't matter doesn't count. Here's my wife. 27 00:01:15.079 --> 00:01:16.000 I feel like I'm in trouble. 28 00:01:16.079 --> 00:01:17.879 Yeah, she goes, she goes. You probably need to be 29 00:01:17.879 --> 00:01:20.599 done with the cheesy tand okay, but we'll try it 30 00:01:20.680 --> 00:01:22.560 this week and then moment okay, you know what, Hey 31 00:01:22.599 --> 00:01:24.920 about this. We'll do this week as a test run, 32 00:01:25.239 --> 00:01:27.599 and we'll tell people people to vote. Yeah, okay, if 33 00:01:27.599 --> 00:01:28.719 you want to get rid of them, let us know. 34 00:01:28.799 --> 00:01:29.560 Okay, how about there. 35 00:01:30.120 --> 00:01:33.280 Okay, so this segment is called a time capsule. As 36 00:01:33.319 --> 00:01:35.920 we explore the history of the Old Testament, let's consider 37 00:01:36.319 --> 00:01:39.439 what you would want future generations to remember from our time. 38 00:01:40.040 --> 00:01:42.280 If you were creating a time capsule for them to discover, 39 00:01:42.359 --> 00:01:44.920 what items would you include? First of all, this is 40 00:01:44.959 --> 00:01:48.680 a pretty massive question. This is not like a fun question. 41 00:01:48.760 --> 00:01:49.480 This is actually like. 42 00:01:49.439 --> 00:01:52.040 A serious question. I think it's kind of fun unless, well, 43 00:01:52.159 --> 00:01:54.640 unless we treat it goofy. Well, how big is the 44 00:01:54.680 --> 00:01:57.319 time capsule? For one? Oh? Yeah, well use it? 45 00:01:57.359 --> 00:02:02.560 Infinite is infinitely large, because that's because I just put 46 00:02:02.560 --> 00:02:04.760 the planet. I'd put the planet in there and say, hey, 47 00:02:04.879 --> 00:02:09.120 check this out. Okay, that's not so, it's not infinitely large. 48 00:02:09.199 --> 00:02:12.599 No, most time capsules you can fit under a statue, okay, 49 00:02:13.240 --> 00:02:14.199 like the statue Liberty. 50 00:02:15.039 --> 00:02:18.680 No, usually like a statue of George Washington. Oh okay, 51 00:02:18.919 --> 00:02:19.840 unless they tear it down. 52 00:02:19.879 --> 00:02:24.439 So George Washington sized statue, yes, okay, we have to 53 00:02:24.479 --> 00:02:25.919 have a capsule that can fit under that. 54 00:02:26.080 --> 00:02:28.400 Yeah, and it's like, you know, like it looks like a. 55 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:31.520 Big okay, so reasonable container. Because I was going to 56 00:02:31.560 --> 00:02:34.639 put a Tesla in there. Oh that's what I wanted 57 00:02:34.639 --> 00:02:35.159 to put in there. 58 00:02:35.199 --> 00:02:37.560 Oh, well, you know what, that's not a bad thought. 59 00:02:37.719 --> 00:02:41.719 I know, what about a Matchbox Cars Tesla? Okay, okay, okay, 60 00:02:41.759 --> 00:02:42.479 so that was mine. 61 00:02:42.639 --> 00:02:45.680 Okay, I'm going to say, obviously an iPhone iPhone is 62 00:02:45.680 --> 00:02:48.479 a must, it's a must. And not a Samsung though. No, 63 00:02:48.840 --> 00:02:50.919 because by the time we get to the future, Samsung 64 00:02:50.960 --> 00:02:51.439 to be obsolate. 65 00:02:51.520 --> 00:02:54.080 Nobody cares about Samsung. No, nobody, nobody cares at all 66 00:02:54.240 --> 00:02:55.759 about androids. 67 00:02:56.000 --> 00:02:58.520 No, because if you are an Android person. 68 00:02:58.280 --> 00:03:02.120 You're not a Christian Android listen. Uh, owners wouldn't be 69 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:02.840 listening to the Bible. 70 00:03:02.840 --> 00:03:05.840 Guys. That's that's correct, unless just to be critics and complain. 71 00:03:07.039 --> 00:03:08.919 That they're not going to be in heaven. We know that. 72 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:16.240 Gus, Wow, that's so great. Actually, actually actually, like you're 73 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:17.039 a hostage joke. 74 00:03:17.800 --> 00:03:20.560 Actually, do you know who you know who is a 75 00:03:20.560 --> 00:03:24.599 big Android fan? Wesley Woods? Yeah, I know he's a 76 00:03:24.719 --> 00:03:28.199 He's an occasional. He used to be an occasional co 77 00:03:28.319 --> 00:03:32.319 host on the Bible Guys used to Now now that 78 00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:35.159 we've brought to light, Yeah, that's right, we've exposed him. 79 00:03:35.159 --> 00:03:37.879 Now he can't come back. We've ruined his reputation. Okay, 80 00:03:37.919 --> 00:03:40.680 So you did an iPhone? Yeah, I think that's a standard. 81 00:03:40.719 --> 00:03:41.520 We have to do that one. 82 00:03:41.639 --> 00:03:48.120 Yeah. What else should we put under there? Uh? Times cap? 83 00:03:48.400 --> 00:03:50.919 Time capsule for this generation? Yeah, I don't know. Should 84 00:03:50.919 --> 00:03:54.400 we put a red baseball hat? Wow? Yeah? 85 00:03:54.439 --> 00:03:57.240 Well, I mean I'm just saying it had an effect 86 00:03:57.280 --> 00:03:57.960 on society. 87 00:03:58.159 --> 00:04:00.520 Oh yeah, I was just gonna say it is one 88 00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:02.879 of the things that defines. 89 00:04:02.919 --> 00:04:04.159 The age that I'm saying. 90 00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:07.680 Okay, okay, yeah, red red baseball cap? What else I 91 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:12.000 think I'm going to put in a Detroit Lions. 92 00:04:13.039 --> 00:04:17.120 Yes, sir, Yes, yes, Okay, finally the curses? Well, yeah, 93 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:18.279 we believe, we believe. 94 00:04:18.399 --> 00:04:22.879 Hey, listen, twenty twenty five, the twenty four season, twenty five, 95 00:04:23.240 --> 00:04:24.920 remember that was the year that we won the Super Bowl. 96 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:28.319 Yeah, okay, that is it is the year. Yes, back 97 00:04:28.360 --> 00:04:30.759 at it. It was the first year. It was that 98 00:04:30.839 --> 00:04:32.519 we look at you. That was the first in. 99 00:04:32.480 --> 00:04:33.879 Our first in our streak. 100 00:04:35.480 --> 00:04:37.439 I would say, I would add so I love that 101 00:04:37.480 --> 00:04:40.079 in Detroit, Lions Jersey would be great. I would put 102 00:04:40.120 --> 00:04:40.879 in a bitcoin. 103 00:04:41.759 --> 00:04:46.000 Oh yeah, bitcoin. There's not a physical bitcoin. Did you 104 00:04:46.040 --> 00:04:47.680 know that. I'm not sure you know how it works? 105 00:04:47.720 --> 00:04:51.680 Yeah, yeah, there's no actual coin to put in a yeah. 106 00:04:51.720 --> 00:04:54.399 Yeah, yeah, I know that there used to be used 107 00:04:54.399 --> 00:04:56.360 to be you used to be able to get bitcoins. 108 00:04:56.360 --> 00:04:58.160 But did you take out a napcin and just write 109 00:04:58.160 --> 00:04:59.079 the word bitcoin? 110 00:04:59.199 --> 00:05:01.439 Yeah, I would just a little symbol for bitcoin. I 111 00:05:01.480 --> 00:05:03.920 put it symbol an explanation of bitcoin. 112 00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:08.959 Yeah, yeah, bitcoin. All right, and are we done? I 113 00:05:08.959 --> 00:05:11.639 don't know. That was my third one, okay, and I 114 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:12.199 have to come up with a. 115 00:05:12.199 --> 00:05:13.720 Third one, okay, all right. 116 00:05:14.199 --> 00:05:16.240 Uh And by the ways, this is a good time 117 00:05:16.240 --> 00:05:16.920 capsule so far. 118 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:17.879 I know it's a good one. 119 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:18.560 I like it. 120 00:05:18.600 --> 00:05:22.040 We covered politics, we covered sports, we covered technology. 121 00:05:21.519 --> 00:05:24.560 That's right, we covered finance. Yes, I know, Christmas, I 122 00:05:24.600 --> 00:05:25.720 know it's amazing. 123 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:28.680 Wow, and uh gee, what else is left? Well? 124 00:05:28.680 --> 00:05:30.399 You got to put in something about faith? That's something 125 00:05:30.439 --> 00:05:33.439 we've missed in society, medicine. 126 00:05:33.439 --> 00:05:37.720 Faith or medicine. Wow, oh I got it, ozempic pen. 127 00:05:41.240 --> 00:05:42.240 Yeah, yeah, there you go. 128 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:44.120 It is okay, completely taking over the world. 129 00:05:44.199 --> 00:05:46.519 Okay, and by faith everybody's. 130 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:50.199 Using that's medicine, you said, and medicine. 131 00:05:49.800 --> 00:05:53.199 Okay, yep. And then we put in uh uh. This 132 00:05:53.279 --> 00:05:56.639 week on Friday, it will be our six hundredth Bible 133 00:05:56.639 --> 00:05:58.920 Guy episode. We'll just put in a little thing of 134 00:05:58.959 --> 00:06:00.279 all of the Bible guys. 135 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:02.839 Yes, I was just gonna say, I'm a thumb drive. Yes, 136 00:06:02.920 --> 00:06:06.759 transformative for twenty five Yes, what a great way to 137 00:06:06.959 --> 00:06:08.519 end this segments. 138 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:09.600 We got them all. 139 00:06:09.639 --> 00:06:10.639 We've covered everything. 140 00:06:10.680 --> 00:06:14.199 We covered it all sports and politics and medicine and money, 141 00:06:14.279 --> 00:06:15.160 and so twenty. 142 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:17.759 Years from now, they're gonna look back and say, these 143 00:06:17.800 --> 00:06:24.160 are the Bible guys. That's right. Wow, the Bible guys. 144 00:06:25.480 --> 00:06:30.680 So I got to meet four girls that are fans 145 00:06:31.519 --> 00:06:34.879 from thirteen down to four, four sisters and they listen 146 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:39.480 every day. They're the daughters of one of the girls 147 00:06:39.480 --> 00:06:41.839 that was in my former youth group back twenty years ago, 148 00:06:42.120 --> 00:06:46.079 and she married the bass player in my Young Adults 149 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:48.839 ministry back then. Okay, they brought them and the little girls. 150 00:06:48.879 --> 00:06:51.199 We finally we got to meet their daughters and it 151 00:06:51.279 --> 00:06:54.480 was so great and they're huge fans and they just 152 00:06:54.560 --> 00:06:58.480 kept asking about Chris. So they were like, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 153 00:06:58.519 --> 00:06:59.240 where's Chris. 154 00:06:59.480 --> 00:07:03.639 So that was that's very sweet. That's very nice. Well, 155 00:07:03.639 --> 00:07:08.000 hey daughters, yes, Jeff's friends daughters. That's right. 156 00:07:09.480 --> 00:07:10.279 The girls. 157 00:07:10.519 --> 00:07:12.680 Oh, it's nice to meet you preuit girls. There you go, 158 00:07:12.839 --> 00:07:15.439 and that's very sweet. That's it. So I feel like 159 00:07:15.519 --> 00:07:18.000 I would like to say hi to you and meet you. 160 00:07:18.120 --> 00:07:19.560 That's right. It's going to be fun. 161 00:07:19.680 --> 00:07:23.480 Yeah, okay, so next time they come back to Heritage churchy. 162 00:07:22.839 --> 00:07:24.439 They live on the other side of the city. 163 00:07:24.439 --> 00:07:28.439 But yeah, okay, Well hey, uh, what's your goofy transition 164 00:07:28.519 --> 00:07:33.000 for the day? Well, did we ruled? We ruled that segment? 165 00:07:33.199 --> 00:07:37.800 Speaking of time, we are flying through chronicles, we are 166 00:07:38.199 --> 00:07:40.879 the time is going by in a blink, yes, and 167 00:07:40.959 --> 00:07:44.240 so we are already in second chronicles, not just first 168 00:07:44.319 --> 00:07:45.319 in chapter thirteen. 169 00:07:46.519 --> 00:07:49.079 Well, I was going to mention how we just totally 170 00:07:49.199 --> 00:07:52.160 ruled that last segment. Oh I interrupted you and a 171 00:07:52.240 --> 00:07:55.360 bijam rules judah. 172 00:07:55.399 --> 00:08:00.879 Wow, I like friends, I like my way better. Wow. 173 00:08:01.600 --> 00:08:04.439 Well that was a two for he's because since people 174 00:08:04.480 --> 00:08:04.959 are voting. 175 00:08:05.199 --> 00:08:06.879 See, I had no idea that when you said we 176 00:08:06.959 --> 00:08:08.600 ruled that segment that you were transitioning. 177 00:08:09.199 --> 00:08:11.279 I thought you were just saying making a comment like bragging. 178 00:08:11.399 --> 00:08:14.560 We ruled it, we killed it. 179 00:08:15.560 --> 00:08:18.480 Okay. So anyways, here we are Second Chronicles, chapter thirteen, 180 00:08:19.240 --> 00:08:22.560 and it says this in verse one, a baie Joe 181 00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:24.959 began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of 182 00:08:25.000 --> 00:08:29.759 Jeroboam's reign in Israel. Remember the Israel and Judah are separate. Now, Yes, 183 00:08:30.600 --> 00:08:34.159 he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maka, 184 00:08:34.399 --> 00:08:36.360 the daughter of Uriel Gibba. 185 00:08:36.639 --> 00:08:39.000 Let's just pause here. How do you pronounce it? 186 00:08:39.120 --> 00:08:41.879 I said, Maka, Maka Maaka. 187 00:08:42.360 --> 00:08:44.720 That is one of the strangest names in the Bible. 188 00:08:44.759 --> 00:08:47.440 I'm so sorry to interrupt. Yeah, I rarely do that, and 189 00:08:47.480 --> 00:08:48.120 I apologize. 190 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:50.799 No, no, no, I appreciate it because it's worth pointing out. 191 00:08:51.039 --> 00:08:55.639 I wanted to giggle. So okay, anyways, she's the daughter 192 00:08:55.679 --> 00:08:59.120 of Uriel from Gibea. Then war broke out between a 193 00:08:59.159 --> 00:09:02.320 Bijah and Jereboe Judah, led by King of Bijah, fielded 194 00:09:02.360 --> 00:09:05.759 four hundred thousand select warriors, where Jeroboam mustered eight hundred 195 00:09:05.759 --> 00:09:08.679 thousand select troops from Israel. When the army of Judah 196 00:09:08.720 --> 00:09:11.559 arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Abijah stood on 197 00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:15.919 Mount Zemaraeum, I guess and shouted to Jereboam and all Israel, 198 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:18.480 listen to me. Don't you realize that the Lord, the 199 00:09:18.480 --> 00:09:21.000 God of Israel, made a lasting covenant with David, giving 200 00:09:21.080 --> 00:09:24.399 him and his descendants the throne of Israel forever. Yet Jereboam, 201 00:09:24.519 --> 00:09:27.120 son of Nebat, a mere servant of David's son Solomon, 202 00:09:27.440 --> 00:09:30.799 rebelled against his master. Then a whole gang of scoundrels 203 00:09:30.879 --> 00:09:33.320 joined him, defying Solomon's son Raya Baham when he was 204 00:09:33.360 --> 00:09:36.080 young and inexperienced and could not stand up to them. 205 00:09:36.559 --> 00:09:38.440 Do you really think you can stand against the kingdom 206 00:09:38.480 --> 00:09:40.559 of the Lord that is led by the descendants of David. 207 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:42.919 You may have a vast army, and you have those 208 00:09:42.960 --> 00:09:45.679 gold cabs that Jereboam made as your gods, but you 209 00:09:45.720 --> 00:09:47.840 have chased away the priests of the Lord, the descendants 210 00:09:47.879 --> 00:09:49.840 of Erin and the Levites, and you have appointed your 211 00:09:49.879 --> 00:09:53.759 own priests just like the pagan nations. You let anyone 212 00:09:53.799 --> 00:09:56.639 become a priest. These days, whoever comes to be dedicated 213 00:09:56.639 --> 00:09:58.440 with a young bull and seven rams can become a 214 00:09:58.480 --> 00:10:01.519 priest of these so called gods of yours. But as 215 00:10:01.559 --> 00:10:03.320 for us, the Lord is our God, and we have 216 00:10:03.399 --> 00:10:05.879 not abandoned him. Only the descendants of Aaron serve the 217 00:10:05.919 --> 00:10:09.000 Lord as priests, and the Levites alone may help them 218 00:10:09.039 --> 00:10:12.480 in their work. They present burnt offerings and fragrance incense 219 00:10:12.519 --> 00:10:14.799 to the Lord every morning and evening. They placed the 220 00:10:14.799 --> 00:10:16.720 bread of the presence on the holy table, and they 221 00:10:16.799 --> 00:10:19.840 light the gold lamp stand every evening. We are following 222 00:10:19.840 --> 00:10:21.799 the instruction of the Lord, our God, but you have 223 00:10:21.879 --> 00:10:24.440 abandoned him. So you see, God is with us. He 224 00:10:24.559 --> 00:10:26.799 is our leader. His priests blow their trumpets and lead 225 00:10:26.879 --> 00:10:29.200 us into battle against you, O people of Israel, do 226 00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:31.360 not fight against the Lord, the God of your ancestors, 227 00:10:31.399 --> 00:10:35.200 for you will not succeed. Meanwhile, Jeroboam had secretly set 228 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:37.039 part of his army around behind the men of Judah 229 00:10:37.120 --> 00:10:40.120 ambushed them. When Judah realized that they were being attacked 230 00:10:40.120 --> 00:10:41.720 from the front and the rear, they cried out to 231 00:10:41.720 --> 00:10:44.279 the Lord for help. Then the priests blew the trumpets 232 00:10:44.279 --> 00:10:46.480 and the men of Judah began to shout at the 233 00:10:46.519 --> 00:10:49.120 sound of their battle cry. God defeated Jeroboam and all 234 00:10:49.159 --> 00:10:51.279 of it Is and routed them before Abijah and the 235 00:10:51.360 --> 00:10:54.639 army of Judah. The Israelite army fled from Judah, and 236 00:10:54.679 --> 00:10:57.519 God handed them over to Judah. In defeat, a Bijah 237 00:10:57.519 --> 00:10:59.919 and his army inflicted heavy losses on them. Five hundred 238 00:11:00.000 --> 00:11:03.200 thousands of Israels select troops were killed that day, So 239 00:11:03.320 --> 00:11:06.000 Judah defeated Israel on that occasion because they trusted in 240 00:11:06.039 --> 00:11:08.960 the Lord, the God of their ancestors. Abijah and his 241 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:12.399 army pursued Jereboam's troops and captured some of his towns, 242 00:11:12.600 --> 00:11:16.799 including Bethel, Jashana, and Ephron, along with their surrounding villages. 243 00:11:17.279 --> 00:11:21.159 So Jereboam of Israel never reigned his power, never regained 244 00:11:21.159 --> 00:11:24.159 his power during Abijah's lifetime, and finally the Lord struck 245 00:11:24.240 --> 00:11:27.320 him down and he died. Meanwhile, Abijah of Judah grew 246 00:11:27.360 --> 00:11:30.279 more and more powerful. He married fourteen wives and had 247 00:11:30.279 --> 00:11:33.120 twenty two sons and sixteen daughters. The rest of the 248 00:11:33.120 --> 00:11:35.519 events of Abija's ran, including his words and deeds, are 249 00:11:35.559 --> 00:11:39.679 recorded in the commentary of Idoh the Prophet Well there 250 00:11:39.679 --> 00:11:40.120 you go. 251 00:11:40.399 --> 00:11:45.480 Wow, Abijah of Judah, a budget of Judah. Wow. 252 00:11:47.080 --> 00:11:50.000 I think I think Kings calls him a Baijam, a 253 00:11:50.039 --> 00:11:51.559 bijam Abijah the same guy. 254 00:11:51.840 --> 00:11:53.360 Well, I told you before. 255 00:11:53.399 --> 00:11:55.600 I made a joke last week and said I'm angry 256 00:11:55.679 --> 00:11:57.519 at these names because they're so close. 257 00:11:57.720 --> 00:12:01.679 Yes, right, and so I I don't like that. But 258 00:12:02.080 --> 00:12:04.480 then again, I proved you want to file a complaint. 259 00:12:05.440 --> 00:12:09.759 I like the complaint. Well it's almost it's almost humorous, right, 260 00:12:09.840 --> 00:12:12.440 because but if you really think about it, some of 261 00:12:12.440 --> 00:12:14.720 the names that we come up with today, right, they're 262 00:12:14.759 --> 00:12:15.480 pretty crazy. 263 00:12:15.639 --> 00:12:18.000 Well, at one time we had what for Chris Is 264 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:18.600 on our staff. 265 00:12:19.360 --> 00:12:21.279 Oh yeah, yeah, for sure, for sure. 266 00:12:21.559 --> 00:12:23.919 But even like, but names that are like super close 267 00:12:23.960 --> 00:12:28.200 and weird, right, like they exist today. It's no different, right, 268 00:12:28.240 --> 00:12:30.200 It's just that back then they just were different than 269 00:12:30.240 --> 00:12:33.919 they are today. Yeah, but so so could you please 270 00:12:34.039 --> 00:12:38.240 remind listeners? Uh so, uh, let's try to remind them. 271 00:12:38.600 --> 00:12:43.320 So the Northern Israel and Southern Israel, they're they're dividing kingdoms. 272 00:12:43.360 --> 00:12:45.120 They were once all of Israel. 273 00:12:44.919 --> 00:12:48.679 That's right, and under under Saul David and Solomon. 274 00:12:48.279 --> 00:12:50.720 And Solomon, right, and then what ended up happening was 275 00:12:51.000 --> 00:12:54.519 there was a division, and uh, the division took place, 276 00:12:54.799 --> 00:12:57.960 it was actually just Judah and Benjamin. Uh, and Judah 277 00:12:58.039 --> 00:13:01.360 is by far the largest, and so Judah and Benjamin 278 00:13:01.919 --> 00:13:03.320 are on the southern part. 279 00:13:03.399 --> 00:13:04.000 That's correct. 280 00:13:04.159 --> 00:13:09.360 And it also contains Jerusalem, yes, right, So and so therefore, 281 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:13.240 when he's sitting there bragging and saying, hey, we go 282 00:13:13.279 --> 00:13:15.519 into the temple and we light the lamp stands, and 283 00:13:16.159 --> 00:13:18.840 he's talking about the bread, the show bread, the table 284 00:13:18.879 --> 00:13:22.919 and everything else, he's really referring to their traditions in 285 00:13:22.960 --> 00:13:26.039 the temple. Right, that's right, because they have the temple 286 00:13:26.720 --> 00:13:29.639 and then the northern ten other tribes. 287 00:13:29.759 --> 00:13:29.919 Right. 288 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:33.639 And by the way, the tribes were established under Jacob. Right, 289 00:13:33.720 --> 00:13:38.320 Jacob had twelve sons and these tribes were named after him. 290 00:13:38.679 --> 00:13:42.360 So the other ten tribes combined are the northern side, 291 00:13:42.519 --> 00:13:46.240 and they didn't have the Temple of Jerusalem. So what 292 00:13:47.120 --> 00:13:49.960 he did was he went ahead and created his. 293 00:13:50.120 --> 00:13:54.360 Own religion, I guess religion, yeah, right. 294 00:13:54.720 --> 00:13:59.559 And he had and he had false calves, golden golden calves. 295 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:02.799 So Jared Boham made golden calves. 296 00:14:03.000 --> 00:14:04.919 And uh, he set him up in the temple in 297 00:14:05.039 --> 00:14:07.840 Dan and Dan that's right, that's right, because you said 298 00:14:07.840 --> 00:14:09.799 you've been to day I was in Dan. Yeah, and 299 00:14:10.279 --> 00:14:13.000 the foundation for that temple is still there. Yeah, that's 300 00:14:13.039 --> 00:14:13.720 that's crazy. 301 00:14:14.200 --> 00:14:17.360 And uh anyway, it's just just as a reminder to 302 00:14:17.399 --> 00:14:21.960 all of our listeners. So so here comes you know, here, 303 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:24.440 here's jeroboem you know, and he's he's he has you know, 304 00:14:24.559 --> 00:14:28.080 these golden calves marching with his army. And then I 305 00:14:28.120 --> 00:14:31.759 can't get the names right again, what is Bijah? Bijah 306 00:14:32.080 --> 00:14:34.879 the king of just making this speech? He's the king 307 00:14:34.919 --> 00:14:39.360 of Judah. But other places in the Bible, a Baija 308 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:44.279 was actually like a wicked king, right, wasn't he a 309 00:14:44.279 --> 00:14:44.879 wicked king? 310 00:14:46.679 --> 00:14:49.240 Oh? Man, that's a good question, because. 311 00:14:49.000 --> 00:14:51.000 Like I think what he's doing here is he's making 312 00:14:51.039 --> 00:14:57.159 a speech, and I think Chronicles is recording him as. 313 00:14:55.600 --> 00:14:56.480 Like the good side. 314 00:14:56.559 --> 00:14:58.440 You know, you know, people, even even the worst of us, 315 00:14:58.519 --> 00:15:02.120 have great moments, right, moments of repentance are coming to 316 00:15:02.159 --> 00:15:04.919 ourselves or right. But I think I think a Baijo 317 00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:09.799 was for the most part a wicked king. But here 318 00:15:09.799 --> 00:15:12.320 he is, there's here's the good the good side of him. 319 00:15:12.759 --> 00:15:14.960 I'm gonna look it up. Yeah, but I but I 320 00:15:15.000 --> 00:15:17.600 but I'm welcome I'm welcome to be wrong here, I hope. 321 00:15:17.639 --> 00:15:21.360 So yeah, because I like the speech. Oh, his speech 322 00:15:21.440 --> 00:15:24.639 was fantastic. That's right. Oh oh my goodness. Listen, you're 323 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:25.240 never to believe this. 324 00:15:25.279 --> 00:15:25.879 Look at us. 325 00:15:26.360 --> 00:15:28.480 Here is a note from the Application study Bible. 326 00:15:28.759 --> 00:15:32.200 According to one King's fifteen three, a Baijah committed many sins, 327 00:15:32.519 --> 00:15:36.159 but the Chronicles account has only it's almost like they're 328 00:15:36.200 --> 00:15:40.000 reading my mind, has only positive comments about him. For 329 00:15:40.039 --> 00:15:43.600 the most part, Abijah was a wicked king. The writer 330 00:15:43.840 --> 00:15:47.679 of Chronicles chose to highlight the little good he did 331 00:15:47.679 --> 00:15:49.519 in order to show that he was still under the 332 00:15:49.559 --> 00:15:53.399 Covenant promises of date. Because of a Bijah's fiery speech 333 00:15:53.440 --> 00:15:56.679 to Jerreboam that we just read, he was spared the 334 00:15:56.679 --> 00:15:58.720 immediate consequences of his sin. 335 00:15:59.480 --> 00:16:03.200 So it's interesting because I was pulling that up. You know, 336 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:07.080 we're still reading from the chronological that's right Bible. I 337 00:16:07.120 --> 00:16:11.480 don't necessarily recommend the chronological Bible all the time to everybody. 338 00:16:11.600 --> 00:16:14.720 No, it was actually really helpful, super useful. In the Gospels. 339 00:16:14.799 --> 00:16:15.679 We were doing the Gospel. 340 00:16:15.799 --> 00:16:17.480 Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's why we did it. But for 341 00:16:17.559 --> 00:16:19.159 whatever that's the one we still have here in the 342 00:16:19.720 --> 00:16:23.080 off air in the studio. Right. But the life application 343 00:16:23.159 --> 00:16:25.720 study Bible is amazing because it gives you those cross 344 00:16:25.759 --> 00:16:28.000 references like that, Right, that's what you want. So this 345 00:16:28.080 --> 00:16:30.879 is a life application study Bible that's chronological. But it 346 00:16:30.919 --> 00:16:33.360 is interesting because just as you were asking that verse 347 00:16:33.399 --> 00:16:35.960 three in First Kings fifteen, which is right above where 348 00:16:35.960 --> 00:16:38.200 we just read, Oh yeah, because we have the chronological Bible, 349 00:16:38.200 --> 00:16:40.399 it says he committed the same sentence as his father 350 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:43.320 before him and was not faithful to the Lord his 351 00:16:43.399 --> 00:16:46.879 God as his ancestor David had been. It's the NIV 352 00:16:47.080 --> 00:16:51.639 says was not fully devoted. Remember we talked about that 353 00:16:51.759 --> 00:16:56.120 how his father was not fully devoted, Ray Boham, Yeah, 354 00:16:56.159 --> 00:16:59.559 he was kind of mixed, right, and he kind of 355 00:16:59.600 --> 00:17:03.399 mixed commitment to God. And then the same thing with 356 00:17:03.960 --> 00:17:07.759 even Solomon. Solomon was fully devoted for a while and 357 00:17:07.799 --> 00:17:11.240 then began to kind of blend his faith a little bit. 358 00:17:11.519 --> 00:17:14.839 Only David was fully devoted to God. David sinned as 359 00:17:14.880 --> 00:17:18.400 people do, but David was only and completely fully devoted 360 00:17:18.400 --> 00:17:18.680 to God. 361 00:17:18.920 --> 00:17:22.119 David never strayed, He never had multiple gods, he never 362 00:17:22.599 --> 00:17:25.039 he never was straight in his belief right, he was 363 00:17:25.200 --> 00:17:27.319 you know, he may have you know, not necessarily always 364 00:17:27.319 --> 00:17:31.359 been the most obedient throughout his whole life, but at 365 00:17:31.519 --> 00:17:33.599 any given time, And think about this, this is a 366 00:17:33.599 --> 00:17:34.200 true statement. 367 00:17:34.519 --> 00:17:35.400 Any time that he. 368 00:17:35.319 --> 00:17:38.839 Was ever approached or challenged with what he knew to 369 00:17:38.839 --> 00:17:41.319 be true about himself. Hey, this is what God says, 370 00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:42.200 here's how you're behaving. 371 00:17:42.480 --> 00:17:45.440 He immediately went, you're right, you're right, you're right. Absolutely. 372 00:17:45.599 --> 00:17:48.000 It was quick to fess up and admit. Yes, always 373 00:17:48.039 --> 00:17:52.079 quick to fis so with Abaijah. Here verse four says, 374 00:17:52.119 --> 00:17:54.279 but for David's sake, the Lord has God allowed his 375 00:17:54.359 --> 00:17:57.519 descendants to continue ruling, shining like a lamp, and he 376 00:17:57.559 --> 00:17:59.759 gave up by just under rule after him in Jerusalem. 377 00:18:00.240 --> 00:18:04.759 So remember the kings in Jerusalem were still so for 378 00:18:04.880 --> 00:18:08.119 Judah and Benjamin were still the direct descendants of King 379 00:18:08.200 --> 00:18:13.720 David right. And Jerebaeum was the usurper. And that's why 380 00:18:13.759 --> 00:18:17.720 he created a He created a fake religion. He led 381 00:18:17.759 --> 00:18:20.480 the people away. So here he is, he's got twice 382 00:18:20.519 --> 00:18:27.400 as many fighters to show up to fight, and a 383 00:18:27.519 --> 00:18:30.160 Baijah just stands up and says, in that moment he 384 00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:32.640 has confidence knowing, Hey, we have God on our side, 385 00:18:33.720 --> 00:18:37.680 and you have come worshiping evil gods, wicked gods, and 386 00:18:37.720 --> 00:18:40.200 we have not now we know later on in his 387 00:18:40.240 --> 00:18:43.039 life he also blends all these things together too, which 388 00:18:43.119 --> 00:18:45.279 is absurd to me. It just doesn't make any sense. 389 00:18:45.319 --> 00:18:48.000 But that's what they do, and God gives a great 390 00:18:48.200 --> 00:18:51.680 victory even though they were completely outnumbered. And one of 391 00:18:51.720 --> 00:19:01.200 his complaints to it Jeroboum. One of a Bijes's complaints 392 00:19:01.200 --> 00:19:04.039 to Jeroboam was you just let anybody be a priest. 393 00:19:04.119 --> 00:19:06.559 They can buy their priesthood right. And this was a 394 00:19:06.559 --> 00:19:09.240 big issue because God had set it up that the 395 00:19:09.759 --> 00:19:12.400 Levites serve in the Temple and the Sons of Aaron 396 00:19:12.519 --> 00:19:15.640 are the only priests. They were consecrated. As a matter 397 00:19:15.680 --> 00:19:20.519 of fact, when God set that up, he made the 398 00:19:20.519 --> 00:19:23.960 Sons of Aaron holy, meaning God set them aside for 399 00:19:24.039 --> 00:19:28.359 his own use. And then when Solomon consecrated the temple, 400 00:19:28.680 --> 00:19:32.599 he also announced again that the you know, the Sons 401 00:19:32.599 --> 00:19:34.640